Ongoing History Daily: Who was the first punk band?
Punk rock exploded into the world in 1976, but that attitude had been gestating for a while. Is it possible to trace the origins of punk back to one specific band that came
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Random music news for Monday, June 10, 2024
This new map plots penis and breast sizes around the planet–and where they’re getting bigger and smaller. Moving on to music news for June 10, 2024… BONUS: Geography can be fun! (NSFW)
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RIP Wayne Kramer of the MC5
We lost another one this week. Back in 1969, most of North America was wrapped up in the peace’n’love hippie ethos. In Detroit, though, something different was happening. Iggy Pop and The Stooges
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, November 27, 2020
Will in-person Black Friday shopping add to our COVID-19 problems? I’d bet on it. Stay home, shop online, and enjoy some music news for November 27, 2020. Nominations for the 2021 Juno Awards
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Random music news for Saturday, December 15, 2018
Returning today from the NE Caribbean Command Centre. There’s just enough time to report on some music news for December 15, 2018, before the plane leaves. Paul McCartney’s home got burgled. This guy
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Encore Presentation: Songs of Protest and Dissent
Sometimes people get so pissed off or so inspired by something that they just have to sing about it. This is the protest song, an artform that has been with us for centuries.
Read MoreThe Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 768: 10 Great Proto-Punk Acts
This week we’re going to talk about 10 proto-punk acts, artists both came before punk and who created the most basic foundations for all the alt-rock we hear today. This is deep history.
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Top Ten Rock and Roll Hall Of Famers (for 2015)
Another year of Rock n Roll Hall Of Famers have been inducted and as in the past few years there was a fair amount of drama revolving around one of the inductions (Kiss
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