Ongoing History Daily: Tori Amos invented WHAT?
Each year around the end of August, pumpkin spice latte returns. It’s everywhere, and not just in lattes. And you gotta admit, it’s pretty tasty. Who came up with the
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Random music news for Monday, October 20, 2025
Once again, dogs are the best. See? Music news for October 20, 2025, is pretty good, too. BONUS: Murder and cannibalism on Gilligan’s Island? It almost happened.
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Daria: How a 90s Soundtrack Defined the Last Generation Before the Internet
Before Spotify playlists. Before Shazam. Before TikTok revivals. There was Daria. MTV’s cult classic wasn’t just a cartoon—it was the most brutally honest portrait of 90s teen life. Cynical, awkward,
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Midweek boredom set it? Try WikiToxk, Wikipedia articles delivered in a TikTok-style fashion. I’ve already learned a lot. Maybe you’ll also learn something from music news for February 12, 2025.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Piano heroes
Rock’n’roll is built on the electric guitar. Well…mostly. And not really in the beginning. In fact, the electric guitar as we know it didn’t have much to do with the
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Sermons gone wrong. Music news done right for July 26, 2022. Eddie Vedder’s voice is back. He’s recovered after damaging his vocal cords by singing in wildfire smoke in Paris.
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Ongoing History Daily: Synesthesia
Synesthesia is that interesting neurological condition where the senses overlap. Some musicians say that they can “see” musical notes in the forms of things like colours, and this can help
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, September 22, 2021
First day of fall. Autumnal equinox. Still dark in the morning, darker earlier at night. Leaves are changing. Winter’s coming. On that cheery note, here’s music news for September 22,
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Random music news for Friday, November 8, 2019
Gordon Ramsey turns 53 today. F**kin’ hell. Meanwhile, in music news for November 8, 2019… Looking to write a catchy song? Read this. Michael Jackson’s moonwalk socks are going up
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 811: The 90s, Part 2(a): A Decade of Influential Female Solo Performers
In a less-enlightened time, women were barely tolerated by the rock’n’roll establishment. They could sing, maybe shake a tambourine and look pretty, but that was about it. In retrospect, the
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, November 4, 2017
According to one group, a new US civil war is supposed to start today. Meanwhile, in music news for November 4… Is this the first North American radio station to
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