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Could you work fulltime with your spouse or partner? How about if you were both in a band? This is a look at couples in music.

Ongoing History Daily: The first legal download, part 3

Aerosmith started something in 1994. Then came all the other legal downloads.
Throwback Thursday: Ministry and Jesus Built My Hotrod (1992)

This week’s Throwback Thursday is not for the timid. Behold Ministry’s hotrod anthem.
Ongoing History Daily: The first legal download, part 2

We can thank Aerosmith for pioneering the first legal download.
Undiscovered Gem of the Week: Verttigo and Autumn

This week’s undiscovered gem is a little shoegaze from Edmonton.
Ongoing History Daily: The first legal download, part 1

The first legal music download happened a lot earlier than you might realize.
London Calling: Divorce and My Room

Looking for something really heartfelt? Try Divorce. And no, it’s not as final as it sounds.
Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 20: The Great American Payola Scandal (Part 1)

Payola–the practice of bribing someone to play your record–has been an American issue for the better part of 100 years. It refuses to be stamped out.
Five Songs You Must Hear This Week (22 July 2024)

This week’s Five Songs You Must Hear features the return of Ill Scarlett, an ex-Pixie, and a new incarnation for one-half of USS.
New Music Friday: 10 releases for a July weekend (19 July 2024)

We’re about to enter a quiet period before things explode for the fourth quarter. Still, there’s freshness to be found out there.
The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Musicians battling disease, part 2

Rock stars are just bags of water and chemicals like the rest of us and fallible to the failings of the body. Here are more stories of battles against disease and ill health.