When Sony introduced the Walkman in 1979, the company had no idea they would spawn today’s sound zombies.
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 52: Gigs for dictators, oligarchs, and criminals
A promoter calls and offers you a gig for BIG money. Who’s paying? Sometimes it might be a dictator or some kind of criminal. And it happens a lot.
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Ongoing History Daily: Florence Welch's near-death experience
Florence Welch really dodged a bullet.
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Five Songs You Must Hear This Week (27 Oct 2025)
This week’s Five Songs You Must Hear includes a couple of interesting collaborations.
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Ongoing History Daily: What was the first musical score written for a movie?
Virtually every movie comes with a musical score. But which movie was first?
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New Music Friday: 11 releases for your weekend (24 Oct 2025)
This week’s New Music Friday is pretty meaty with new singles from the Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, and Nick Cave along with albums from Big Wreck and The Lemonheads
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1060: Rock Explainer 6
There are things about rock music that we just accept, no questions asked. But maybe we should be asking them. This is another edition of The Rock Explainer.
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Ongoing History Daily: The "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)" story
There are all kinds of things about “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)” from the Beasties Boys that are worth remembering.
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Ongoing History Daily: Radiohead's Israeli adventure
Going through customs can be a traumatic thing. Just ask Radiohead about their first trip to Israel.
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Ongoing History Daily: The French LOVE Iggy Pop
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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