The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 951: Late bloomers
Look, it’s never too late to follow your dreams. Let me illustrate that with a few inspirational examples. Anna Mary Robertson was born in New York City in 1860. For
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Need a new bike? You can bid on bikes designed by the Foo Fighters, Radiohead, and more
Okay, so this is a long shot (not to mention expensive), but there’s a chance for music fans to bid on any of 14 one-of-a-kind bicycles designed by some seriously
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Wheels for Change: Brompton bike auction to help sidelined tour crews
If you’ve taken up cycling during the pandemic as a way to get some fresh air, check out this auction of music-inspired bikes to benefit touring crews for bands. With
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Wash your hands to your fave song lyrics using this lyrics-to-handwashing poster app
If COVID-19 wasn’t serious enough already, the cancelling of this year’s South by Southwest festival made the music industry stand up and take notice (with next month’s Coachella rumoured to
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Why So Many Indie Bands Never Really Break Up and are Lured Back Together
Breaking up is hard to do, especially in an age when no one makes any money selling music. All the cash is in live performances these days, so when promoters
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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 25 August 2017
This is the last normal weekend of the summer. Why do these months go by in such a blur? And what’s the rush getting the Christmas displays up in the
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Random Music New for Thursday, August 24, 2017
Summer colds are the worst. Just sayin’. And now, the music news for August 24. Rapper Joey Bada$$ bragged about staring directly at the sun during the eclipse–and then had
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Seventy years ago, something crashed at Roswell, New Mexico. Probably a stupid grey. And now, the music news for July 8. Dave Grohl is “a big bully.” Wait–what? Madonna is
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Back in 1970 on this day, Charles Manson went on trial for the Tate murders. He’s still in jail, of course. And now, the music news for June 15. Adele
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Death from Above 1979 Changes Their Name. Again.
When Sebastian Grainger and Jesse Keeler first launched their band in 2001, they chose the name Death from Above, which, you have to admit, is pretty cool. This, however, was
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NYC, Rock, & the 2000s: ‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’ Makes You Feel Like You Were There
Describing a music scene is really, really tough. The people that were there, how they were drawn together, the music they were making, why people cared, what came of it
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