Before he was in Jane’s Addiction, guitarist Dave Navarro lived through the trauma of his mother’s murder. This is her story.
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Ongoing History Daily: The Dancing Plague of 1518, part 2
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Five Songs You Must Hear This Week (15 Sept 2025)
This week’s Five Songs You Must Hear has been distilled from close to 500 submissions. Lemme know what you think.
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Ongoing History Daily: The Dancing Plague of 1518, part 1
In the early 16th the mysterious Dancing Plague descended on a town in Germany, It was…werid.
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The history behind all of your band T-shirts and swag
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New Music Friday: 15 new releases for your weekend (12 Sept 2025)
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1054: 60 More Band Name Origins in 60 Minutes
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Ongoing History Daily: The first Nirvana
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Ongoing History Daily: Tony Wilson's FAC-numbered coffin
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Coldplay Once Hit Pause On Touring, But Their Comeback is Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen
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