Rock in the Eastern Block: A short history of Western music concerts in Moscow via @cam_gordon
Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored recently spent time listening to the Winds of Change podcast, the investigation into whether the
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Random music news for Friday, June 7, 2019
On this day in 1982, Graceland opened to the public. The bathroom where Elvis died was kept off-limits. On to
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Random music news for Friday, May 25, 2018
On a day just like this long, long ago–1977, to be exact–Star Wars opened in theatres. Now let’s move to
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Random Music News for Monday, September 25, 2017
According to a Christian numerologist, the world was supposed to have ended this past Saturday. I hope you didn’t max
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Random Music News for Saturday, March 18, 2017
American Express was founded on this day 1850. Which reminds me: I’ve got a bill to pay. And now, the
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Revisiting the Awful State-Approve Pop of the USSR
Back in the USSR, western pop and rock music was considered to be nothing more than tools of capitalist stooges.
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Random Music News for Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Anyone famous die today? Please let the answer be “no.” RIP Carrie Fisher. And now, in other music news… Eddie
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 765: CONSPIRACY!
I love me a good conspiracy. Who really shot JFK? Is the British royal family actually lizard people? Did NASA
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Random Music News for Wednesday, September 7, 2016
I haven’t had a first day of school in a long, long time but you never get over that feeling
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Flashback: The Soviets Really Hated Rock Music
Back in the USSR, it was tough to be a rock fan. Regarded with suspicion and fear, the authorities did
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The Singing Soviet Spacecraft
There’s a surprising amount of music in space. Both Voyager probes carry the famous Golden Record, an old-school phonograph record
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