Ongoing History Daily: The David Bowie-Lou Reed fistfight.
On April 10, 1979, Lou Reed played a sold-out show in London. After the gig, he went over to a restaurant called Chelsea Rendezvous in South Kensington to have a bite with David
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The early days of LGBTQ+ music
Once upon a time not so long ago, it was illegal–criminal!–to be anything other than heterosexual. Any hint that you may be something other than straight could get you into all sorts of
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Ongoing History Daily: The worst album ever made?
Think about this for a second: What is the worst album ever made? For years–and for years to come–the answer (for me, anyway) has to be Metal Machine Music, the double album released
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Random music news for Wednesday, July 20, 2022
I want this TV. I have no idea where I’d put it, but I still want it. Let’s try some music news for July 20, 2022. Drake vs. the Swedish police: The truth
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Which singer has the greatest vocabulary?
Writing lyrics is hard. Whenever I tried doing something like that, my creations as weaker than rhyming “gin” and “sin,” probably the lowest of all couplets. Compare that to the facility some contemporary
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Random music news for Thursday, June 3, 2021
This car can go from 0-60 mph in 1.85 seconds. Want. And now, music news for June 3, 2021. These songwriters are doing okay when it comes to revenue. Who knew that Lou
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Ongoing History of New Music Daily: A quaint internet story
Today we get so much of our music online. But twenty-five years ago, the Internet was still an unknown commodity populated by nerdy early adopters. In the mid-90s, it was considered to be
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Random music news for Monday, July 16, 2018
Halfway through July. Why does summer speed by faster than winter? Distract yourself from that with some music news for July 16, 2018. Well, this was an awkward #1 single in the UK
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Interesting Opinion: Was Lou Reed Alt-Rock’s First Sellout?
It’s a generally accepted fact that the Velvet Underground was the first-ever alternative band. Now the Daily Beast brings up the idea that Lou Reed was the first alt-rock artist to sell out.
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The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: 10 Terrible Career Moves
Ah, the career-limiting move. Coming to work drunk or high. The use of the “reply all” button at an inappropriate time. Getting as mad as hell and swearing not to take it anymore
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Random Music News for Monday, May 22, 2017
It’s a holiday Monday for us in Canada, but since this site has readers around the world, I feel obligated to offer up some music news for May 22. Chris Cornell’s funeral has
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