Now that we’ve gone through the top alt-rock one-hit wonders of the last 50 years, what’s next? The mistakes, that’s what.
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Ongoing History Daily: On-stage accidents
Workplace accidents can happen anywhere, even if that workplace is the concert stage.
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Ongoing History Daily: Right place, wrong time
When I say “right place, wrong time,” I mean guys who were in the right band but at the wrong time.
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Ongoing History Daily: The brief history of the PA system
PA systems have a long and interesting history. Here’s the quick version.
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Ongoing History Daily: The mystery of Mingering Mike
Mingering Mike was one weird dude. But that weirdness eventually paid off.
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Five Songs You Must Hear This Week (04 May 2026)
Our music discovery goes pretty deep with this week’s Five Songs You Must Here list. Trust me. It’ll pay off.
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Ongoing History Daily: A strange radio story
Germany once wanted to tax radios. They did, and the results were unexpected.
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Revisiting the days when the mob controlled the jukeboxes
For decades, the mob had its mitts in jukeboxes, an under-the-radar cash business that warped the music industry.
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Alan Cross Confirms Michael Jackson Biopic Claim as True
Alan Cross breaks down how the best-selling album ever earned its crown: sales, impact and the story behind it of all time in music history.
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Ongoing History Daily: Singing is good for antibodies
Feel a cold coming on? You might want to try singing.
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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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