102.1 the Edge

Punk didn’t suddenly emerge fully formed, but there were a couple of early sort-of punk bands who came close.

This week’s New Music Friday is features new singles from a couple of excellent Canadian artists along with the return of Manic Street Preachers and The Lumineers.

Chapter five of The 100 Moments series continues with the rise of podcasting, a very cold gig in a very remote place, and the closing of a legendary venue.

SHM stands for “super high material” and was an attempt to make CDs sound better.

How about a one-hit-wonder pop-rock band from 1979? Turns out there was nothing more to come after this one great song.

The head of CNN, Ted Turner, thought he could take on MTV. He was wrong.

Let’s head to Victoria for a Special Agent Sunshine, a group that will have more for us this year.

Mike Shinoda has been an integral part of Linkin Park from the beginning. Can you imagine if their label got what they wanted?

ADHD is a problem for many people. Could music help?

Some familiar names have made the Five Songs list this week along with some tasty nu-metal from India.