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A famous Bruce Springsteen song was originally destined for The Ramones.

Day jobs are sometimes (often!) required to finance a music career.

This week’s Five Songs You Must Hear runs the gamut from twee-pop to a couple of fascinating post-punk tracks out the UK and Ireland. Thoughts?

The universe is connected in interesting ways, including this link between guitars and elephant poop.

New Music Friday covers a lot of ground this week. In the case of one song, about 25 billion miles

We often refer to a live music performance or concert as a “gig.” Why?

There is a shrine in Japan where people go to pray for concert tickets.

Alan Cross shares the research behind why both musicians and music lovers listen to music with their eyes closed. 

Skiantos was an Italian band who may have played the weirdest punk gig ever.

A conversation about Michael Jackson 17 years after his passing, his new biopic, and what’s next in part two.