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At the end of the 70s, it looked like The Boomtown Rats were going to be the biggest rock band to come out of Ireland. It didn’t quite turn out that way.

Conversely, if you’re going to each, take into consideration your lover’s taste in music.

If there’s a British sound from the last 30 years that you loved, Soft Set touches on almost all of them. That makes them this week’s Undiscovered Gem.

What makes a music snob? What contributes to musical snobbery? This is worth serious study.

It’s a bit tricky googling this week’s London Calling band. Be careful to expand your search terms.

The early days of digital music were met with both optimism and missteps.

This week’s Five Songs You Must Hear is Canadian-heavy, but a couple of old international friends are back, too.

Bill Wyman, ex of The Rolling Stones, was one of the first to get on the digital music player bandwagon. Too bad his device was a flop.

It’s an album-heavy week for New Music Friday as both artists and labels get stuff out the door for Q4.

An artist manager can make or break a career. Herein lie examples of both.