Weekly survey: Is rock going to have a good year in 2023?
For years, rock and pop marched in lockstep in a cycle that ran 12-13 years. When rock was on the
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Ongoing History Daily: Music and economics
Those who study these things notice that there’s a correlation between music and the economy. It basically boils down to
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What’s the most-used word in rock lyrics?
I received this email from reader Ted over the weekend: “My wife and I were sitting at the dinner table
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Ongoing History Daily: Who invented rock?
So here’s a question: who invented rock’n’roll music? Was it Elvis? Was it Bill Haley and the Comets? Was it
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Weekly survey: Is guitar rock making a comeback?
While it’s never gone away, guitar-based music–especially on the alt-rock side of the leger–hasn’t been as popular as it once
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Rock is dead? Not according to the new doc Long Live Rock.
Damn, I got chills watching just watching the trailer. I can’t wait to get back to this in real life.
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UPDATE: If we’re going to be honest, the 2010s were terrible for rock (Part 2: The Fallout)
At the dawn of the 2010s, alt-rock was still, well, rockin’. The top tracks of that first year came from
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Prediction: Rock’n’Roll will be dead by 2060. The only thing that will preserve it is holograms.
Like I just said, there’s always someone out there predicting the death of rock. Just like the End-of-the-Worlders who are
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Rock is NOT dead or dying. These global stats prove it.
A new music industry study called the IMS Business Report took a look at a wide range of stats to
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Grammy Award predictions? Okay, if I must. [UPDATED with the actual winners in the rock categories, too.]
Let’s be very, very clear about what the Grammys are. First and foremost, they’re a prime time network TV show
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The Grammys are tonight. Could this be the start of a big year for rock?
The only reason I’m going to watch the Grammys tonight is because it’s my job. Okay, maybe there’s one other
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