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This weeks Five Songs You Must Hear list contains a couple of interesting collaborations and one beautifully sarcastic song.

Trent Reznor wasn’t always as intense a musician as he is today. Here’s proof.

It’s slim pickings for New Music Friday when it comes to non-Christmas songs. I did sneak one Christmas song in, though.

I remember where I was when I heard that David Bowie had died. It was 2:30 in the morning on Monday, January 11, 2016. I was already having a restless night, so instead of just staring at the ceiling for another hour, I picked up my phone. Maybe that would help me sleep. Instead, my…

If you’ve done any reading about the history of music, you’ve encountered the term Tin Pan Alley. Here’s what that means.

Bono really wanted to work with Frank Sinatra. And then…

Pearl Jam touring with Joe Strummer? Almost.

A church where the liturgy involves plenty of heavy metal? Oh, yes.

The Five Songs You Must Hear list this week is a mix of new and old. You’ll see what I mean.

The recorded music industry has been trying to sell us on different physical music formats over the decades. The failures outweigh the successes.