What do the following authors have in common: J.D. Salinger, Emily Brontë, and Oscar Wilde? They are famous for writing just one novel. J.D. Salinger? The Catcher in the Rye. Emily Brontë? Wuthering Heights. And Oscar Wilde? The Picture of Dorian Gray. Home runs. Classics. Enduring favourites. Lasting fame. Millions of copies sold around the…
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Ongoing History Daily: Dave Grohl's Gum
Gum is as essential to a Dave Grohl performance as his guitar.
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Ongoing History Daily: Movie cameos
Rock star movie cameos happen more often than you think.
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Ongoing History Daily: Kate Bush's crumbling house
Attention, Kate Bush: Never scrimp on a home inspection.
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 62: The life and craziness of Keith Moon
In the history of rock, there was no one crazier or more self-destructive than The Who’s Keith Moon. I’ll prove it, too.
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Ongoing History Daily: A computer music mistake
They had one job to make this computer music recording…
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Five Songs You Must Hear This Week (13 April 2026)
The Five Songs You Must Hear This Week list returns after a quick break with new songs from Foo Fighters, Arkells, Social Distortion, Rostam, and The Strokes.
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Ongoing History Daily: A disastrous Metallica audition
Les Claypool of Primus once auditioned for Metallica. It Did not go well.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1080: The 50 biggest all-time alt-rock one-hit wonders (30-21)
People love one-hit wonders. Let’s dive into more stories about OHWs from the 50 years of alt-rock.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1079: The 50 biggest all-time alt-rock one-hit wonders (40-31)
One-hit wonders are an endless source of, well, wonder more many people, We’re investigating that.
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Alice Cooper on His Origin Story: The Birth of His Music Career and Persona
In a 2011 archival interview, Alice Cooper shares how he began his music career and crafted his iconic stage persona.
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