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…
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Ongoing History Daily: What was "Tin Pan Alley?"
If you’ve done any reading about the history of music, you’ve encountered the term Tin Pan Alley. Here’s what that means.
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Ongoing History: Bono vs. the Sinatra family
Bono really wanted to work with Frank Sinatra. And then…
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Ongoing History Daily: Imagine if this tour had happened
Pearl Jam touring with Joe Strummer? Almost.
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Ongoing History Daily: The heavy metal church
A church where the liturgy involves plenty of heavy metal? Oh, yes.
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Five Songs You Must Hear This Week (17 November)
The Five Songs You Must Hear list this week is a mix of new and old. You’ll see what I mean.
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Ongoing History Daily: A selection of dead music storage formats
The recorded music industry has been trying to sell us on different physical music formats over the decades. The failures outweigh the successes.
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New Music Friday: 7 releases for your consideration this weekend (14 Nov 2025)
New Music Friday is again devoid of Christmas songs, but that will change in the coming weeks. Until then, though, we have these new releases.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1063: Weird tales of rock'n'roll sex
This show looks at one of the main food groups of music. This involves some pretty weird rock’n’roll sex
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Ongoing History Daily: I hate touring
Touring can be rough and ugly. There’s even a psychosis that goes with it.
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Stevie Nicks: A look-back at the 50-year career of the ‘Reigning Queen of Rock n’ Roll’
A look back at Stevie Nicks’s legendary career: five decades of timeless hits, iconic style, and a lasting influence that continues to inspire generations.
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