Random music news for Friday, March 8, 2024
If you’ve ever wanted a famous gold-plated robot, this may be the droid you’re looking for. And you’re also in luck if you’re looking for music news for March 8, 2024. More music
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Ongoing History Daily: Passing the Sublime torch
Sublime was all part of the ska-punk explosion that came out of Southern California in the mid-1990s. They did well but would have inevitably done even better had their singer, Bradley Nowell, not
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, January 22, 2024
We sure have come a long way with computers, haven’t we? What about music news for January 22, 2024? More music news? Look here. BONUS: Here’s an email I received last week from
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, December 6, 2023
A spin-off restaurant from McDonald’s? It looks like it. Can’t wait to see the menu. Moving on to music news for December 6, 2023… More music news? Check here. BONUS: The lineup for
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Musicians and their dogs
[Elisa F.G. is helping out whilst I purge some kidney stones from my system. – AC] “You never lie and you don’t cheat and you don’t have any baggage tied to your four
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, September 17, 2022
Shocking. Just shocking news from the world of streaming. (And yeah, The Smiths’ “The Queen is Dead” is on the list. So is the Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen.”) Meanwhile, Johnny Lydon
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 950: 18 bands who successfully changed lead singers
When someone in your band decides to leave, gets fired or, heaven forbid, dies, you have a problem. It’s an issue if any member leaves, but if we’re talking about your singer, that’s
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Ongoing History of New Music Daily: Sublime’s graphic novel
One of the leading bands of the mid-90s ska-punk and reggae-punk boom was Sublime, who came out of Long Beach, California. And that’s even though their singer died of a heroin overdose on
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Random music news for Monday, April 8, 2019
It was 25 years ago today that we heard the news about Kurt Cobain. Yes, it’s been that long. Here’s what it sounded like on the radio that day. And as for music
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The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: A not-so-brief history of ska, part 2
As I said in the preamble to part one, ska seems to be one of those immortal musical genres. And like metal, goth, punk and a few others, ska has a rich, rich
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 817: The 90s, Part 6: The Punk Rock Revival
The early 90s were an amazing time for music. Generation X, a powerful demographic force, reached the age where they were in a position to dominate music, demanding material that reflected their needs,
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