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If you’re at all interesting in the electronic side of rock, you owe a debt of thanks to Daphne Oram. Who? She was born in 1925 and became a sound [...]

Some facts about Alice in Chains:  (1)  When he got his first credit card, singer Layne Staley maxed it during three months of shopping sprees at Toys R Us.  He [...]

When it comes to Goth culture, most people think that it’s a fairly modern development that came along in the wake of punk rock.  Actually, though, that was just another [...]

After releasing two of the most successful British albums of the decade–Definitely Maybe and (What’s the Story) Morning Glory–it was time for Oasis to come up with a third album.

When MGMT released their Oracular Spectacular album in 2008, they had no idea that it was going to be such a big hit.

When we go to a concert, we expect good sound. But it wasn’t always that way. In the 60s and early 70s, PA systems used by bands were awful.

One of the more esoteric electronic instruments of the 70s and very early 80s was a thing called the vocoder.

The most enduring form of storing recording music is the a spinning disc with grooves cut into both sides. The record dates back more than a hundred years and it still refuses to die.

In 2007, the White Stripes released and album called Icky Thump. A strange title, to be sure. Where did it come from?

If you’re a Tool fan and you’ve spent some time reading the liner notes of their albums, you may have noticed the obvious references to Bill Hicks. Who is this guy?