Random music news for Thursday, February 5, 2026
Meanwhile, in Florida, iguana-cicles. Everywhere else, it’s time for music news for February 5, 2026. BONUS: How to explain Trump. “Liberals read, conservatives watch TV.”
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Ongoing History Daily: Maynard in Rage Against the Machine? Almost.
Maynard James Keenan has had a long and successful career as the singer of Tool, the leader of Puscifer, and the maker of fine wines in the Arizona desert. Things would have been
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Zach de la Rocha’s lost solo album
When frontman Zach de la Rocha left Rage Against the Machine in 2003, he fully expected to release a solo album in short order. Twenty years later, we’re still waiting. What happened? Recording
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SXSW Update: Contract To Be Changed Following Immigration Controversy
It’s been a rough few days for the organizers of this year’s SXSW festival. First, attention was drawn to the contract by would-be performer Felix Walworth of Told Slant, who pointed out language
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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 23 September 2016
After two weeks of traveling through more than 180 degrees of longitude, I’ve had a chance to hear more music than usual, especially during long transpacific flights. Here are the songs that tweaked
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 714: Great Lost Albums
Just because you make a record doesn’t mean it’ll ever be released. Maybe you’ll abandon it before it’s finished. Maybe you do finish it but you decide it’s not good enough. Or it
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