Ongoing History Daily: The loudest concert of all time
For the longest time, bands competed to be the loudest when it came to playing gigs. I remember reading that The Who held the record when a gig was measured at 120 decibels.
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Our favourite trained opera singer gets introduced to The Who
On one hand, I feel sorry for opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff for living such a sheltered life and not having a chance to participate in rock’n’roll. On the other, she’s making a nice
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Random music news for Thursday, April 13, 2023
Looking for a unique place to hold your wedding? What about this? Moving on to music news for April 13, 2023… More music news? Check here. BONUS: Remembering the 8-track tape.
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Random music news for Thursday, May 19, 2022
Aliens may be living next to a star called 2MASS 19281982-2640123. It may be a while before we hear from them again. Moving to music news for May 19, 2022. Jesse Hughes of
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Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Tanya Willcox attempt a Who classic
“Won’t Get Fooled Again?” With just a guitarist and a singer? Well, then…
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Random music news for Wednesday, February 16, 2022
This is a pretty extreme sort of initiation ritual, don’t you think? While you try to keep your food down, ponder this music news for February 16, 2022. Kim Kardashian is honestly afraid
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Random music news for Wednesday, February 9, 2022
A 3-second exercise that makes a difference? Tell me more. Let’s then try some music news for February 9, 2022. Neil Young is urging Spotify workers to quit: “Get out of that place
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Ongoing History Daily: Concert tragedies
The deaths earlier this month at the Astroworld Festival are not the first at a music festival. We can go back as far as December 6, 1969, when the Rolling Stones played Altamont
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Random music news for Wednesday, August 11, 2021
My garden shed doesn’t look like this. And who knew there was a “Shed of the Year” competition? Now: about music news for August 11, 2021… The major music labels are generating US$2.5
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Sunday Lunch from Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox takes on The Who
Again, the traffic numbers from these videos stun me. But who am I to judge? Behold this week’s Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox. How long can they keep this up?
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Random music news for Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier is now 13. She’s a little hung over from the party but otherwise fine. Now some music news for May 25, 2021. One person was killed and
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