Sony tried to kill the CD with a memory stick. They failed.
102.1 the Edge
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 021: The Great American Payola Scandal (Part 2)
The US Government hearings into radio payola in 1960 were supposed to have stomped out the practice. Nope. Things just got worse.
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London Calling: Dog Race and The Leader
Dog Race has built a rep by being strange and enigmatic. This single continues in that tradition.
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Ongoing History Daily: Killing the CD, part 1
There have been many attempts to wipe out the CD. All have failed. Here’s part one of a look at those assassination attempts.
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Ongoing History Daily: The lost Taylor Hawkins album
Before Taylor Hawkins died, he helped record a non-Foo Fighter album. Will we ever hear it?
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New Music Friday: 8 releases for the August long weekend
Yes, we’re already up to the third of four summer long weekends. What does New Music Friday have for us this week?
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The history of the 2010s, part 1
As we prepare new episodes from the fall, here’s another look at the Ongoing History series detailing the history of alt-rock in the 2010s.
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Ongoing History Daily: The wandering gravestone of Joy Division's Ian Curtis
I’m all for music memorabilia, but stealing the gravestone of Ian Curtis?
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Throwback Thursday: Marvelous 3 and Freak of the Week (1999)
Marvelous 3 had a moment at the end of the 90s. Then their singer found other very lucrative work.
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Ongoing Daily: Weezer and the story behind their hit, Buddy Holly
What if Weezer had never recorded Buddy Holly? This almost happened.
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Undiscovered Gem of the Week: AntiSocial Surf Club and Head in the Sand
If you’re antisocial, why would you be in a club? And where’s the surf music? It’s all part of the punk rock humour of AntiSocial Surf Club
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