Ongoing History of New Music

Where Did Oasis Get Their Name?

9/3/2010 7:00:47 AM

There seems to be a number of explanations as to where Oasis got their name. The most common story seems to be that they nicked it from the name of [...]

Mute Gavin

9/2/2010 7:00:23 AM

With the reunion of Bush, there’s a renewed interest in certain things about this band. Here’s a weird fact about singer Gavin Rossdale. He was practically a mute for the [...]

Rage Against the Machine’s Inspiration

9/1/2010 7:00:58 AM

Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine find inspiration in some very interesting places. If you ask him, he’ll tell you that his favourite guitarist of all time is Joe [...]

Be Careful with Tool

8/31/2010 7:00:42 AM

You gotta be careful when you’re dealing with the guys from Tool. You never know when they’re telling the truth and when they’re playing an elaborate joke on everyone. For [...]

With a Bullet

8/30/2010 7:00:47 AM

You may have heard a song described as rising on the charts “with a bullet.” Ever wondered what that means? This is a reference to an indicator on the Billboard [...]

Feed Stone to the Sharks

8/27/2010 7:00:16 AM

Here’s a question: when you finally go, what would like to see happen to your mortral remains. Traditional burial? Cremation? Shot into space? Stone Gossard, guitarist for Pearl Jam, once [...]

Oasis By Any Other Name

8/26/2010 7:00:05 AM

True or false: the Oasis we know is the only band to ever use that name. False. In 1984, a group called “Oasis” signed a deal with Warner Records and [...]

Creepiest. Recording Studio. Ever.

8/25/2010 7:00:36 AM

One of the strangest addresses for a recording studio was 10050 Cielo Drive in Beverly Hills. It’s a house, up on hill, where Trent Reznor recorded The Downward Spiral. When [...]

Damon’s Dog

8/24/2010 7:00:00 AM

When you sell millions of albums, there are untold ways to spend your money: big house, fancy cars, travel, guitars, drugs. But not Damon Albarn of Blur. Shortly after the [...]

Who the Hell is Daphne Oram?

8/23/2010 7:00:11 AM

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 [...]