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The Smashing Pumpkins will perform at the Winter Classic

December 5, 2024 | bphillips

The Pumpkins will play a pre-game set before the Blackhawks/Blues game at Wrigley on New Year’s Eve.

Vinyl record sales continue to grow, outpacing streaming growth

December 4, 2024 | clowe

You can thank Lauren O’Neil and her Linkin Park vinyl collection for this.

“Brain rot” is the 2024 word of the year

December 3, 2024 | clowe

Is this a sign of the end of times?

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ viewers complain about Knocked Loose’s raucous performance

December 2, 2024 | clowe

This is the best performance on late night TV of 2024.

12.1.2024 History Of Alternative

December 1, 2024 | bphillips

Pearl Jam, The Ramones, STP and Veruca Salt in this set, album anniversaries for Incubus, Sum 41 and Rage Against The Machine, cool covers from Social D and The Soup Dragons, plus Blink-182, Nine Inch Nails, Bjork, Blind Melon and Dashboard Confessional.

Steve Albini Way officially unveiled on Monday

November 27, 2024 | bphillips

The corner of W Belmont Ave and N Rockwell St, near Albini’s famous Electrical Audio, is now officially “Steve Albini Way”. WATCH the ceremony video here.

Sum 41 to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame

November 26, 2024 | bphillips

The event will happen March 30th during a special performance/ceremony at the Juno Awards in Vancouver.

Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker invents a new instrument: The Orchid

November 25, 2024 | bphillips

The Orchid is an advanced chord generator promising to be a easy to use, portable piece for all types of musicians. Check it out here.

11.24.2024 History Of Alternative

November 24, 2024 | bphillips

Beck, The Smiths, Alanis and Oingo Boingo in this set along with Radiohead, The Gaslight Anthem, Belly and The Breeders, album anniversaries for U2, Bad Religion and Pearl Jam, plus New Order, The Stone Roses, Buffalo Tom, Jimmy Eat World and PJ Harvey