Ongoing History Daily: The birth of the fuzz pedal
Before the middle 60s, the preferred sound for electric guitars was clean and pure. Sure, there were exceptions–Link Wray, Dick Dale, the Kinks–but they were the crazy ones, people who
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Random music news for Saturday, August 17, 2024
A Coca-Cola-flavoured Oreo? No thanks. Instead, let’s chow down on some music news for August 17, 2024. More music news? Go here. BONUS: Was heavy metal invented in the late
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Extreme blood transfusions
One of the most infamous rock-and-medicine tales involves Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones checking into a European clinic to have all the drugs filtered out of his system. The
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, October 27, 2023
How many of these retro toys do you remember? CAUTION: Clicking that link may make you feel your age. Moving on to music news for October 27, 2023… More music
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This is a handy map that shows the cheapest prices for Apple products around the world. And this is a handy roundup of music news for August 3, 2023. More
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Electrocuting Dave Grohl
Musical instruments and PA gear is much, much safer than they used to be. George Harrison, Moby, and Keith Richards all report having received strong electrical shocks onstage. In 1972,
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, March 21, 2022
Science has discovered The Most Boring Person in the World. Meanwhile, music news for March 21, 2022, is anything but. Here’s a story on Ukraine’s Radio Station of National Resistance.
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, August 19, 2021
This is why some people shouldn’t have nice things. That’s not gonna buff out. Moving to music news for August 19, 2021… Here’s a scorecard of famous musicians who have
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, June 18, 2021
Damn. I was really hoping for a supernova in our lifetime, but it’s not going to happen. Assuage yourself with music news for June 18, 2021. RIP Frank Bonner, the
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, November 7, 2020
Santa’s Yumnut. Next, music news for Saturday, November 7, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Virus? What virus, eh Diddy? Coronavirus update 2: Expect a deluge of radio stations to flip to
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, August 13, 2020
I apologize for the dearth of postings yesterday but the website was feeling a little ill. All better in time for delivering music news for August 13, 2020. Coronavirus update
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