Rock 101

If you’re going to play vinyl properly, your turntable must be connected in the right way.

A vinyl record consists a long, continuous spiral groove. How does that work?

The world of music in not immune to tinfoil hat thinking. This is the first of a four-part series on music’s greatest conspiracies.

When it comes to vinyl, does rotational speed matter when it comes to sound quality?

Some deep discovery with this week’s Five Songs You Must Hear list. You will be the first among your friends to hear this stuff.

When it comes to vinyl, is heavier better?

New Music Friday comes a couple of days after an awkwardly falling Canada Day and on the eve of America’s 250th birthday. How did the calendar have an effect on this week’s release schedule?  Oh, and Madonna is sucking up a lot of oxygen this week with her first album since 2019. Let’s see how…

What kind of music works best in the operating room? Let’s find out.

Band names originate in some of the most interesting places.

A famous Bruce Springsteen song was originally destined for The Ramones.