Q107 Toronto

The list of rock stars who were murdered is shorter than you might think. That doesn’t make these deaths any less tragic. It’s murder most foul.

Ongoing History Daily: The near-death of Josh Homme

When Josh Homme went in for a routine knee operation, something went very wrong.
Ongoing History Daily: The squeaks in Nirvana’s Drain You

Listen to Drain You closely. Something weird is going on.
Undiscovered Gem: Bring the Storm and Trainwreck

Time for some punk rock, Calgary style. Behold Bring the Storm.
Throwback Thursday: Matthew Sweet and Sick of Myself (1995)

This week’s Throwback Thursday track offers some middle-90s power pop.
Ongoing History Daily: Why do so many people hate nu-metal?

Nu-metal was a thing for a minute. Then it wasn’t. What happened?
London Calling: Villagers and You Lucky One

This week’s London Calling isn’t from London but from Dublin courtesy Villagers
Ongoing History Daily: The weird world of library music

Library music is the new crate-digging.
Ongoing History Daily: This alt-rocker almost sang for AC/DC

Axl Rose ended up taking over for Brian Johnson in AC/DC for a while. But for a minute, it looked like the job was going to this guy.
The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1018: Stars'n'Cars'n'Rock'n'Roll

Rock and cars have always gone together like peanut butter and chocolate. It’s a fun history.
New Music Friday: 10 releases for the May long weekend (17 May 2024)

Billie Eilish’s new record will take up most of the attention for this week’s New Music Friday, but there’s plenty more worth checking out.