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- Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox goes Swedish
Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox are back in the kitchen for their take on “My Favourite Game” by The Cardigans. Lots of lipstick was required for this one. Read more » - Our adorkable opera singer discovers “Lightning Crashes” by Live
Elzabeth Zharoff’s reaction videos–posted under the name The Charismatic Voice–have attracted nearly two million subscribers. Her whole thing is recording the moments she discovers songs we all know for the first time. That’s Read more » - Have you got an old cassette player at home? You might want to try this.
I think I have some cassette players around the house somewhere, but I can’t be sure. I haven’t needed one for years. But if I ever did stumble across an old portable machine, Read more » - The man who went on a stabbing spree at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class for kids has been sentenced
From all the accounts I’ve heard, the attack 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana carried out on a bunch of children who just wanted to dance to Taylor Swift songs is beyond horrific. The attack took Read more » - ICYMI: Things I posted elsewhere this week (25 Jan 2025)
If you follow this website and/or get the newsletter, you should know that I also publish material elsewhere as part of various contractual arrangements. Here, for example, is what you’ll find in other Read more » - Time to start talking about the Super Bowl halftime show. There’s now a trailer.
This year’s Super Bowl halftime show is again a production of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, part of a long-term deal with the NFL. Kendrick Lamar has been tapped for the gig in Las Vegas Read more » - Random music news for Saturday, January 25, 2025
This new AI-powered search engine has a backup: Humans. Checking in with music new for January 25, 2025… More music news? Go here. BONUS: Um, okay… Read more » - Ongoing History Daily: Into cassettes? Good luck finding a cassette player
For some people, cassettes are enjoying a tiny comeback. A few artists release albums on cassette as well as digitally and on CD and vinyl, but not many of these cassettes are heard Read more » - Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 032: A compendium of bizarre rock crimes
The world of rock’n’roll can be very, very strange. It’s loaded with strange creatures: performers, managers, fans, and various hangers-on. People get into the scene because there are (allegedly) no rules and rebellious Read more » - It’s awards season. The Brits have released their nominations.
The Brits, the UK equivalent of the Junos and the Grammys, have released their nominees for this year’s ceremony on March 1. Album of the Year Artist of the Year Group of the Read more »
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