Trivia
Read up on the coolest music trivia
30 years of grunge rule
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It's been 30 years to the day since seminal Seattle band Nirvana released their equally seminal second album Nevermind. And it hasn't aged a bit...
24 September 2021
Use your illusions
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On the 30th birthday of the Use Your Illusion combo, let's take a bit of a deep dive in the fascinating world Guns N' Roses created for themselves before, during and after that remarkable era...
17 September 2021
The godfather of producing
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We've been mentioning a lot of producers before — Rick Rubin, Max Martin, Babyface, Timbaland... But none are as essential to the history of contemporary popular music as one man: and that man was Jerry Wexler.
10 September 2021
Abba Platinum
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You might have heard that legendary Swedish disco band is back after 40 years... and whether or not you do, here are a few tidbits about one of the greatest Swedish bands ever — and one of the greatest bands period!
3 September 2021
All hail the great Charlie Watts...
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Legendary Rolling Stones drummer passed away this week at the age of 80. Seems imperative to spend a moment celebrating this monumental figure in modern music...
27 August 2021
The Robert Plant effect
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Today is iconic singer Robert Plant's 73rd birthday on this earth. To celebrate an artist who helped shape popular music, we figured we'd delve into the humble beginnings of a band called Led Zeppelin he was once involved in...
20 August 2021
Not another Les Paul
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Les Paul passed away on this day in 2009, yet his name is still very much everywhere. And that still doesn't take into account nearly as much as it should...
13 August 2021
Welcome 2 Prince's America
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Prince's first posthumous album consisting of fully unreleased material, Welcome 2 America, comes out today. A great occasion to delve into the incredible world of the late legend...
30 July 2021
Chasing Amy
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Amy Winehouse passed away 10 years ago today. One of the most recent members of the infamous 27 Club, she managed to carve out a piece of music history in her tragically short life...
23 July 2021
The life and death of the Karajan sound
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Today marks the 32d anniversary of Herbert von Karajan's passing. One of the few classical musicians of the 20th century to become a bona fide celebrity, his legacy shines bright to this day...
16 July 2021