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Undiscovered Gem of the Week: Free the Cynics and Matriarch
This week’s new-to-you (probably) band comes from Calgary and has probably listened to a few Interpol albums.
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Ongoing History Daily: A new book on hair metal
Hair metal was the biggest thing in the 80s until wasn’t. A new book explains what happened.
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Live Nation is selling $25 tickets to thousands of concerts — here's how to snag some
Live Nation is making it possible to see several of your favourite artists for cheap this summer with their newly launched Concert Week.
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London Calling: DEADLETTER and The Snitching Hour
This week’s new and cool track from the UK features Yorkshire accents and saxophones colliding in a song that brings back old New Wave feels.
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Ongoing History Daily: The Rhythmicon
In the race to invent a mechanical drummer, there were some setbacks.
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Tourists follow GPS directions — and drive right into a Hawaii harbour
The two women in the van appear unfazed at first, after they drove their van straight into the harbour in Kailua-Kona.
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Canadian rock band Sum 41 announces they're breaking up
Sum 41 announced that they will embark on one last worldwide tour to celebrate their 27-year career.
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5 songs you must hear this week: 08 May 2023
No algorithms were used in the creation of this suggested playlist. The human touch still has an important role to play.
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Ongoing History Daily: The first drum machine
Manufacturing a machine to keep time in music goes back a lot longer than you think.
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The Hollywood writers' strike caused Saturday Night Live to be canceled. Did this mess up some Foo Fighters drummer plans?
The Foo Fighters have often used late-night TV to introduce new music in the past. Did the writers’ strike mess up their plans to unveil a new drummer?
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