Random music news for Friday, January 9, 2026
A TV as thin as wallpaper? Yes! Want. I’m also lusting after this computer monitor. But I can probably do without this purse that comes with a OLED screen. Moving
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Random music news for Wednesday, June 26, 2024
In science news, we learn today that pooping on the moon is a serious and messy business. You’re welcome. Now let’s do some music news for June 26, 2024. More
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Ongoing History Daily: Interesting career alterations
It’s interesting how some very successful mainstream musicians started out doing something very different before changing directions. Just because you start off in one genre doesn’t mean you have to
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Foo Fighter guitarist Pat Smear started out in an LA punk band called The Germs. But when that fell apart, he didn’t know what to do. He tried acting, getting
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Ongoing History Daily: Pat Smear’s history
The most famous member of the Foo Fighters is, obviously, their leader and singer, former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. But their second most-famous member is guitarist Pat Smear. Pat used
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Pseudonyms of Musicians and Their Origins
[Another assignment from the current intern-in-resident, Dorothy Lee. What are the stories behind some rock’n’roll stage names?- AC] 1. Black Francis, Pixies Born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV. I In
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Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Almost As Busy As His Boss
No one knows more about the drummer-as-a-frustrated-frontman syndrome more than Dave Grohl, so when his chief timekeeper says that he wants to stretch his legs, he’s not going to get
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