Blur has returned with a new single and a promised world tour. Time to review some facts from the past.
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5 songs you must hear this week: 29 May 2023
Now that the American Memorial Day weekend has arrived, the race to have summer songs is on.
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Official pictures from the Foo Fighters live debut with new drummer Josh Freese
The Foo Fighters returned to being headliners for the first time since the death of Taylor Hawkins this past week.
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New Music Friday: 8 releases worth your attention this weekend (20 May 2023)
It’s the American Memorial Day long weekend. The race to be the most popular act of the summer has begun. Lots of big names with new releases this week.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The story of the electric guitar, part 1
The electric guitar has a storied history that goes back a lot further than you may realize. This is the first of a three-parter on where it came from.
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Ongoing History Daily: When it comes to music vs. tech, tech almost always wins (part 4)
In the early 80s, a musicians’ union was outraged at this new job-killing thing called a “synthesizer.” It didn’t end well.
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Throwback Thursday: M|A|R|R|S and Pump Up the Volume (1987)
This Frankenstein monster of a song showed the power and potential of sampling at time when people though it would be the death of creativity.
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Ongoing History Daily: When it comes to music vs. tech, tech almost always wins (part 3)
For a couple of years in the 1940s, musicians stopped making music because of tech advancements.
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Tina Turner, The Queen Of Rock ‘N’ Roll, Dies At 83
Legendary singer Tina Turner died on Wednesday, her representative confirmed. A post shared on Turner’s Instagram page read: “It is with great sadness that we announce the…
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Stevie Nicks Thanks Taylor Swift For Writing ‘You’re On Your Own, Kid’
Stevie Nicks is thankful for Taylor Swift’s music. At her concert in Atlanta on Tuesday, the Fleetwood Mac singer shared how Swift’s song “You’re On Your Own, Kid” helped her…
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Undiscovered Gem: Shoemaker Levee
This week, we venture north of Toronto for a group I’ve been keeping an eye on for a couple of years now.
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