It’s an odd with for New Music Friday. It’s a short week for Canadians, an even shorter week for Americas, and the Brits are suffering for a post-Glastonbury hangover.
Y108
The Feed
-
The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Piano heroes
Not all rock heroes play guitar, bass, and drums. We have piano heroes, too.
-
Ongoing History: Fake band names
These fake band names camouflaged wonderful surprises.
-
Throwback Thursday: The Wonder Stuff and Golden Green (1988)
The Wonder Stuff had a bunch of hit singles in the UK, Here’s one of them.
-
Ongoing History Daily: What did Plato know?
Plato was not a fan of new music.
-
Ongoing History Daily: The litigious states of America vs. The Cure
America likes to sue people for strange reasons. Just ask The Cure.
-
London Calling: Fontaines DC and Favourite
A slight cheek this week as we move London Calling out of the UK and across the Irish Sea for Dublin’s Fontaines DC.
-
Ongoing History Daily: David Bowie's white witch
David Bowie became untethered from reality for a while in the 1970s.
-
Ongoing History Daily: Jack White's guacamole problem
Backstage riders can be tricky things. Just ask Jack White.
-
The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Gord Downie, Canada's rock poet
Gord Downie wasn’t just the lyricist for The Tragically Hip. He was a poet for all of Canada.
-
Ongoing History Daily: New tinnitus treatments
Tinnitus, that squealing some people hear, is a stubborn thing to treat. But progress is being made.
Ad Choices
