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A report from Jamaica’s Reggae Sumfest 2023Reggae Sumfest is one of Jamaica's biggest annual music events. It's a great excuse for heading to the Caribbean in the middle of summer.EntertainmentJul 29, 2023
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London Calling: Yard Act and Trench Coat MuseumWho else sounds like Yard Act? Practically no one.EntertainmentJul 25, 2023
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Ongoing History Daily: A fortuitous typoThe Cranberries may not have become what they were had it not been for a typo.EntertainmentJul 25, 2023
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5 songs you must hear this week (24 July 2023)Lots of familiar names in this week's 5 Songs You Music Hear music recommendations as things are setting up for the fall.EntertainmentJul 24, 2023
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Ongoing History Daily: The David Bowie-Lou Reed fistfightDavid Bowie and Lou Reed were friends and collaborators. But that didn't stop them from getting into a very public fistfight.EntertainmentJul 24, 2023
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5 songs you must hear this week (17 July 2023)On this edition of the 5 songs you must hear this week, Metric Returns, Bend Sinister and The Struts channel the 70s, and the son of a famous ska-punk musician does his own thing.EntertainmentJul 17, 2023
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Fun with music studies, polls, and surveysNot a week goes by without my inbox being filled by the results of music-related studies and surveys. Some are rather useful. Others, not so much.EntertainmentJul 16, 2023
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5 songs you music hear this week: 03 July 2023The Canada Day long weekend comes with a number of Canadian song recommendationsEntertainmentJul 3, 2023
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What do you do when the music stops? There is life after rock.Not everyone can be The Rolling Stones or U2. What do musicians do when faced with the rest of their lives? Is there life after rock? Turns out there can be.EntertainmentJul 2, 2023
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Roots of the 90s CanRock explosionThe 1990s marked a turning point for Canadian rock. A big, big turning point.EntertainmentJul 1, 2023
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New Music Friday: 9 releases worth a listen this long weekend (30 June 2023)You'll notice a common thread going through this week's music recommendations. Behold New Music Friday.EntertainmentJun 30, 2023
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Throwback Thursday: Rusty and Mysogyny (29 June 2023)This week's look throwback track looks at a Canadian band who was part of the CanRock revolution.EntertainmentJun 29, 2023
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Ongoing History Daily: Keeping Nirvana focusedNirvana needed to record without distractions. Here's what they did.EntertainmentJun 26, 2023
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Can we use neuroscience and AI to predict hit songs? Maybe.The Holy Grail for the recorded music industry has always been a method of creating a surefire, can't-miss way of predicting which songs will be hits. We might be a step closer.EntertainmentJun 25, 2023
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New Music Friday: 9 releases worth a spin this weekend (23 June 2023)Even though we're only a couple of days into summer, it's time to start thinking about what's coming out in the fall. Sorry about that.EntertainmentJun 23, 2023
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Throwback Thursday: Level 42 and Running in the Family (22 June 2023)Slap-happy bass courtesy Mark King and company.EntertainmentJun 22, 2023
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London Calling: Art School Girlfriend and Heaven Hanging Low (19 June 2023)Ryan Reynolds' Cinderella soccer team is from Wrexham in North Wales. So is Art School Girlfriend.EntertainmentJun 20, 2023
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Ticketmaster is moving to all-in pricing. This will affect how you think of concert tickets.All those surprise service charges, fees, and taxes, that have been tacked on when you check out? Well, soon there will be no more surprises.EntertainmentJun 19, 2023
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Your car’s dashboard is about to get a lot more expansive — and expensiveHere's an update on the kind of things we'll soon be seeing with car dashboards. Say goodbye to a lot of free conveniences.EntertainmentJun 18, 2023
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London Calling: This is the Kit and Inside Outside (13 June 2023)What's new and cool from the UK this week? A little alt-folk from This is the Kit.EntertainmentJun 13, 2023
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Gen Z isn’t big into drinking alcohol and this has an impact on live musicAlcohol sales — especially beer — have fuelled the live music industry for decades. That money is drying up because many younger music fans just aren't into booze.EntertainmentJun 11, 2023
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The story of the electric guitar, part 3It's the summer hiatus, a chance to catch up on programs you may have missed. Don't worry, though. New programs already in production for the fall.EntertainmentJun 9, 2023
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New Music Friday: 8 releases worth your time (09 June 2023)Our weekly roundup of singles and albums is here. Hopefully there's something on this list that you'll want to blast this weekend.EntertainmentJun 9, 2023
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Throwback Thursday: The Alarm and Rain in the Summertime (1987)Sometimes the best songs come out of intra-band squabbles.EntertainmentJun 8, 2023
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London Calling: Clark feat. Thom Yorke and MedicineWhat's new and cool from the UK this week? Something new featuring Thom Yorke that should be very appealing to Radiohead fans.EntertainmentJun 6, 2023
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