“How Soon is Now?” is among The Smiths’ biggest songs. But what’s it about?
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Five Songs You Must Hear This Week (08 Sept 2025)
We’re back in the swing of things after the summer season. Here are Five Songs You Must Hear to help you reorient yourself for the coming comings.
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Ongoing History Daily: Which tour has made the most money?
There can be big money in going on the road. But which tour has made the most money?
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I'll give up the iTunes Music Store — when you pry it from my cold, dead hands
I’ve been a heavy, diehard user of iTunes from the moment it was made available for Windows in 2003. I’ll never give it up, even though some claim streaming has made it obsolete.
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New Music Friday: 11 releases to help with back to school (05 Sept 2025)
New Music Friday shows that we’re almost ready for the avalanche of fall releases. In fact, it’s already started.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The history of the drum machine
This history of the drum machine is the final show of the summer encore season. New shows start next week!
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Ongoing History Daily: A disconnected brain?
What is it about the brain of a person who just doesn’t like music?
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Ongoing History Daily: Band names derived from other bands' songs
Sometime you have to look to other bands’ songs for inspiration.
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Ongoing History Daily: Why do we call it a "cover song?"
When someone performs or record another person’s material, why do we call it a cover song? The answer will surprise you.
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Ongoing History: The Three Days Grace on-stage heart attack
What do you do when you have a heart attack onstage? Finish the set, of course.
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 48: Morris Levy–Music’s Most Mobbed-Up Man, Part 2
Morris Levy was one of the most notorious record men ever. He got away with a lot–until he didn’t.
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