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You never know what weird concert things might come with the price of admission.

When Sony introduced the Walkman in 1979, the company had no idea they would spawn today’s sound zombies.

A promoter calls and offers you a gig for BIG money. Who’s paying? Sometimes it might be a dictator or some kind of criminal. And it happens a lot.

Florence Welch really dodged a bullet.

This week’s Five Songs You Must Hear includes a couple of interesting collaborations.

Virtually every movie comes with a musical score. But which movie was first?

This week’s New Music Friday is pretty meaty with new singles from the Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, and Nick Cave along with albums from Big Wreck and The Lemonheads

There are things about rock music that we just accept, no questions asked. But maybe we should be asking them. This is another edition of The Rock Explainer.

There are all kinds of things about “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)” from the Beasties Boys that are worth remembering.

Going through customs can be a traumatic thing. Just ask Radiohead about their first trip to Israel.