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Ongoing History Daily: Nirvana's Unplugged performance was predicted to be a disaster
No one expected Nirvana to perform well, including Nirvana
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Ongoing History Daily: The name "Arctic Monkeys"
“Arctic Monkeys” isn’t exactly a conventional name. What’s the story?
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Five Songs You Must Hear This Week (12 Jan 2026)
This Five Songs You Must Hear list might make you think that rock isn’t dead after all.
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Ongoing History Daily: No drug dealer, no gig
Al Jourgensen of Ministry once refused to start a gig until his drug dealer showed up with his “medicine.”
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New Music Friday: 7 releases to help you ease deeper into January (09 Jan 2026)
After a few weeks of holiday hibernation, New Music Friday returns the first set of recommendations for 2026.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1069: 2025 in memoriam
We lost a lot of rock starts in the last twelve months. Here’s a list for the annual in memoriam program.
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Ongoing History Daily: Kurt Cobain's fingerprints
At one time, you could buy Kurt Cobain’s fingerprints.
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Ongoing History Daily: The biggest-selling album of all time
We’re pretty sure we know what the biggest-selling album of all time is. But there’s still uncertainty.
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Ongoing History Daily: The most important member of a band is...
The most important member of a band is not the singer. Science proves it.
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Ongoing History Daily: The first internet concert
Internet concerts as common today. But who was the first to do this?
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