Phoenix, the French band, was formed in Versailles in 1995, and started releasing singles in 1999. Their big international breakthrough came in 2009 with their fourth album, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. By this time,
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This guy shoved a two-foot eel where? (Hint: It started nibbling at his intestines.) What’s wrong with people? Moving to music news for August 9, 2024… More music news? Go here. BONUS: Elon
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[Ross MacDonald files this report from Ottawa. – AC] It is rare that a rock band can carry on when their lead singer departs, they are the vocal connection to the audience. In
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Here are a few things that you might need to know about Linkin Park. Before he found the right guys to form the right band, vocalist Chester Bennington worked at Burger King. If
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Too much? If so, the BBC would like to hear from you. If you’re a musician thinking about getting into the NFT game, read this first. Here’s another reason to be mad at
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John Mann, the frontman for Spirit of the West, continues to battle early-onset Alzheimer’s. He was diagnosed at 51 and at 56, this cruel, cruel disease continues to ravage his brain. John and
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[A guest post by reader John Duffy. -AC] If there were a time and place where U2 became the biggest band in the world it would be Phoenix, Arizona, in the arid spring
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For the last 20-plus seasons, the last Ongoing History show before the Christmas break has been devoted to playing seasonal music that’s definitely not traditional. Why break the streak? Songs on this week’s
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With Christmas coming up on Friday, here’s a playlist that will carry you through until it’s time to open your presents. Just remember that Grandma may not appreciate all everything that’s on this
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On this date in 1985, a small company called Microsoft released a new operating system called Windows. Version 1.0 was awful. With so many people expected to buy Adele’s 25, is it any
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There is only one song that’s been on every single iPod/iPhone I’ve ever owned: “Not Quite Sonic” from I Mother Earth. When Dig (and album from whence it came) arrived at the radio station
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