New Music Friday leans heavily on new singles this week, but there are also a few albums working considering.
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Ongoing History daily: The mad manure bomber of Calgary
A musician, a private plane, manure. What could go wrong?
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Ongoing History daily: When East Germany tried to kill rock music
The Stasi, the East German secret policed hated rock music and wanted it dead.
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Ongoing History daily: Concert tinnitus
Do your ears ring after a concert? That’s tinnitus–and it’s bad.
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Ongoing History daily: Teaching U2
A university in Nebraska offered a credit course on U2.
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Ongoing History: Rage Against the Machine's wild SNL appearance
Rage Against the Machine will never be on Saturday Night Live again.
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What is this 'blue dot fever' and why is the music industry afflicted with it?
The music industry has come down with a new malady known as ‘blue dot fever.’ Here are the causes and symptoms.
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Chris Cornell: Looking Back on His Life and Legacy
A look back at Chris Cornell’s legendary career. From Soundgarden and grunge to Audioslave and his lasting legacy.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1084: A triple Ramones anniversary
There are many godfathers in music. The Godfather of Rock? Well, there’s the King, Elvis Presley, but Chuck Berry is probably a more accurate choice…the Godfather of Funk and Soul? James Brown. The godfathers of hip-hop? DJ Kool Herc was the O.G. Run-D.M.C. should be in there, too, along with Afrika Bambaataa, Spoonie Gee, and…
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New Music Friday: 10 New Releases for the May Long Weekend (15 May 2026)
The Friday of the May long weekend is my favourite day of the year. Not only do we get an extra day off, but this marks the unofficial beginning of the Canadian summer, meaning that months of possibilities stretch in front of us. New Music Friday will hopefully make things even better. Singles 1. Featurette,…
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Ongoing History Daily: A lesson in radio frequencies (part 5)
Our last look at radio frequencies involves looking up. WAY up.
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