Ongoing History Daily: Eddie Vedder’s bad bar brawl
On November 18, 1993, Eddie Vedder went out for some drinks with Chicago White Sox pitcher, Jack McDowell. They were in New Orleans and decided to light up the town.
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Random music news for Saturday, March 13, 2021
Fun fact: Chinese couples are clamoring to get married next Sunday because the Chinese characters for that date (20210314) look like those for the phrase “Love you my whole life.”
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Yet another rock biopic, this time focusing on Johnny Thunders
It’s about bloody time someone had the sense to make a biopic about one-time New York Dolls guitarist, Johnny Thunders. While he, The Dolls, and The Heartbreakers all factored into
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Random Music News for Thursday, December 7, 2017
The air here in Hanoi tastes funny. Diesel fume, lead, cadmium. Probably not wise to go for a jog, then. But we can talk about music news for December 7.
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Can New Orleans’ Famous Dew Drop Inn Be Saved?
The well-known historical R&B venue in New Orleans has fallen on the hardest of times. Vice reports: In 1955, legendary producer Allen Toussaint was just another young pianist looking for
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Arcade Fire Shares a Mini-Doc on their New Orleans Funeral Parade for David Bowie
Arcade Fire was one of David Bowie’s favourite bands. When he died, the group decided to give the Thin White Duke a proper New Orleans funeral send-off. Watch.
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Friday’s Roundup of Bowie’s-No-Longer-With-Us News (And Bowie Goes #1)
If you’re still confused by why the world has lost its mind over the death of David Bowie, I can’t help you. But the news keeps coming. Blackstar finished the
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“Sweet Child O’ Mine” Done New Orleans Style
Another example of how a great song lends itself to multiple interpretations. (Via Huffington Post)
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