Random music news for Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Here is another reason to absolutely love South Park. Good one, dude! And now, music news for December 31,2025. BONUS: There may be a new way to diagnose autism: Butt size.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1031: A history of dream pop
Music is always just downstream of what’s happening in popular culture. The early 80s were a volatile time for politics and society was shifting, too. The Cold War was dangerously close to turning
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, May 29, 2023
It’s a stat in both the US and the UK today, but if you look hard enough, there’s still music news for May 29, 2023, to be found. BONUS: Tina Turner was big
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 818: The 90s, Part 7: The genres beyond grunge and punk
One of the great things about the alt-rock revolution of the 1990s was its seemingly endless diversity. The sounds from this part of the rock universe had always been varied because the idea
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Random Music News for Thursday, September 14, 2017
It was on this day in 2000 that Microsoft released Windows ME. I know I installed it, but I just don’t remember it. Reflect on your favourite operating systems while browsing through the
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Random Music News for Friday, December 2, 2016
Gotta set up the Christmas tree this weekend. No point in putting it off anymore. Meanwhile, here’s some music news to ponder. This a capella singer is making a KILLING online. Would you
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Hey, 90s Kids! Lush is Back Together
As a sucker for shoegaze and miasmic music, I’ve always had a soft spot for Lush, the London band that flared briefly in the late 80s and early 90s before they were drowned
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I Like This: Silver Shields
More modern shoegaze from London UK. I’m a sucker for this story of stuff. The album is due August 21.
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I Like This: Tamaryn
Entertainment writer Pamela Chelin alerts us to Tamaryn. If you close your eyes, you can pretend you’re listening to something from the 4AD record label in 1985. I LOVE this.
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Are You a Fan of Shoegaze? Slowdive Explains the Souvlaki Album
This comes via Trevor and Pitchfork. And wait a sec: who’s voice is that at the 13:40 mark? Damn, that fellow sounds familiar…
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An Oral History of Shoegaze
Earlier this year, there was an Ongoing History of New Music episode on the history of shoegaze (review it here) that generated a tremendous amount of email. Picking up on that topic, here’s
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