Canadian punk bands had more impact in the early days than you might realize. Here are 14 we couldn’t have done without.
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Ongoing History Daily: Bootlegs, part 2
Someone must have invented the concept of music bootlegs. This was the guy.
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Throwback Thursday: The Sugarcubes and Hit (1991)
The Sugarcubes had a major hit with this song, but…
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Ongoing History Daily: Bootlegs, part 1
Bootlegs, both vinyl and on CD, are usually illegal, but they hold treats for fans.
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Undiscovered Gem: I Hate Computers and You and I
I Hate Computers is an electronic group. Gotta love that, right?
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Ongoing History Daily: The name "Rage Against the Machine"
The lore behind the name “Rage Against the Machine” may be more complicated than we first thought.
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 043: Missing and presumed dead.
How can you disappear completely? Here’s what happened with a list of musicians, all missing and presumed dead.
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London Calling: Shame and Cutthroat
Shame has returned after a break with something a little on the experimental side.
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Ongoing History Daily: Weezer in space!
A Weezer song went to Jupiter and died.
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Five Songs You Must Hear This Week: 23 June 2025
A fresh Five Songs You Must Hear list features plenty of Vancouver and something from beneath Paris.
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Ongoing History Daily: The first person ever arrested for selling a record
Arrested for selling a record? Yes. And in American, land of the First Amendment.
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