The French love Iggy Pop so much they gave him one of the country’s highest civilian awards.
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Kenny Loggins demands Trump remove his song from AI 'poop' video
U.S. President Donald Trump used the song in a now-infamous AI video posted to his Truth Social account in response to the ‘No Kings’ protests.
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Ongoing History Daily: One band, two names. The world of pseudonyms.
Pseudonyms offer some nice cover when a band wants to do something different. Here are some examples.
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Five Songs You Must Hear This Week (20 Oct 2025)
This week’s Five Songs You Must Hear list features more great Canadian content plus a couple of songs just in time for Halloween.
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Ongoing History Daily: The fascinating world of on-hold music
We’ve all had to listen to boring on-hold music. But what if there was a way to make it more interesting?
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1059: Peaked Too Soon - Bands That were Before Their Time.
Ever hear of Jeremy Bentham? He was an Englishman, a political philosopher who lived in the 18th and 19th centuries—and he was, by all measures of his time, a radical. He was against slavery when it was still very much a thing for the British Empire. He promoted animal welfare. He believed that everyone over…
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New Music Friday: 15 new releases for a mid-October weekend (17 Oct 2025)
We’re now in the thick of the fourth quarter, which means there are plenty of things to check out with this week’s New Music Friday.
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Ongoing History Daily: Another reason concert tickets cost so much
Few people talk about the insurance problem when it comes to the price of concert tickets.
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Ongoing History Daily: Metallica vs. Spinal Tap
Metallica’s “black” album was pretty cool. But so was Spinal Tap’s “black” album,
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Ongoing History Daily: Rock stars checking into hotels
When rock stars check into hotels, they have to sign the register. They’re not always honest.
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 51: The horrific rap sheet of R Kelly
The crimes of R. Kelly went on for decades. When they were finally exposed, there was shock–and plenty of questions.
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