The MP3 was once the most disruptive thing in music. Now? Not so much. Here’s the story of the rise and fall of the MP3
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Ongoing History Daily: Union problems over the synthesizer
The British Musicians’ Union was no fan of the synthesizer
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Ongoing History Daily: The most collectible Christmas record in the world
Even Christmas releases can be collectible records–but not quite like this one.
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Ongoing History Daily: Long, LONG waits between albums
Some people just can’t get around to making that next album.
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Ongoing History Daily: Why do live drums sound different?
Drum machines and live drums are two different animals for many reasons, including this one.
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Five Songs You Must Hear This Week (22 Dec 2025)
Need a break from all the Christmas music? The Five Songs You Must Hear This Week is here for some respite.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1068: The 29th annual Christmas show
Yes, it’s the annual Christmas show for the 29th time. And it’s no better than the other 28.
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Ongoing History Daily: How long did it take to pull the Oasis reunion together?
Organizing the Oasis reunion tour was a massive undertaking. I can’t wait for the documentary.
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Ongoing History Daily: Loathing recorded music
Record music was once seen as the epitome of evil.
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Ongoing History Daily: How Bob Marley fed the poor
Bob Marley is especially revered in his home country of Jamaica. Here’s another reason why.
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Ongoing History Daily: Your music choices reshape your brain (part 2)
It’s possible that drummers have a bigger brain.
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