Ever hear of something called “inner groove distortion?” It’s an unsolvable problem with vinyl
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Ongoing History Daily: More interesting facts about vinyl, part 1
Vinyl doesn’t have to be black. But is coloured vinyl okay to play?
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Ongoing History Daily: The real woman at the heart of "Mr. Brightside"
At the heart of “Mr. Brightside” is a real woman and real heartbreak.
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Ongoing History Daily: Another hazard of AI
You do NOT have to be polite to AI chatbots. In fact, that’s bad for the planet
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Five Songs You Must Hear This Week (13 July 2026)
Need a musical palate cleansing. This week’s Five Songs You Must Hear list will definitely provide.
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Ongoing History Daily: The origin of the title OK Computer
Is a random kid in a Japanese music store responsible for the title OK Computer?
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New Music Friday: 16 releases for your weekend (10 July 2026)
This week’s New Music Friday is jam-packed, and with plenty (and I mean a LOT) of big names. Set aside a few minutes for this.
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Ongoing History Daily: How long should you listen to loud music?
Loud music can sound great. But how loud is too loud?
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Ongoing History Daily: Facts about vinyl everyone should know (part 4)
If you’re going to play vinyl properly, your turntable must be connected in the right way.
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Ongoing History Daily: Facts about vinyl everyone should know (part 3)
A vinyl record consists a long, continuous spiral groove. How does that work?
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 068: Music's greatest conspiracies, part 1
The world of music in not immune to tinfoil hat thinking. This is the first of a four-part series on music’s greatest conspiracies.
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