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Knights A-Roving
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Jul 5, 2026
Peoria Riverfront Museum: Part 2
A trip to the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria, Illinois. Covering the Dan Fogelberg exhibit as well as Various & Sundry
travel
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museums and collections
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Aug 25, 2024
Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too
Pondering “You Get What You Give,” the one-hit wonder recorded by a guy smart enough to realize that it would be a one-hit wonder. It’s a survival story.
alternative rock
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radio
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Dec 27, 2023
Not The Name That You Call Me With
The year-end Tedium awards continue with an excellent, breathtaking feature on Elliott Smith’s high-school bands. Yes, multiple.
elliott smith
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pitchfork
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Jun 18, 2021
The 2021 Sparks Spectacular
As a new documentary on Sparks appears in theaters, let’s take a moment to celebrate the unique band's tremendous 50-year music career.
ron mael
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russel mael
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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May 28, 2021
A Tailgate for the Ages
In less than 20 minutes, two filmmakers captured a magnificent moment in music history. Heavy Metal Parking Lot is turning 35, and we’re ready to celebrate.
heavy metal
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metal
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Apr 23, 2021
The Other Q
The unusual state of affairs that may have helped to resurface a pop-music enigma left unsolved for nearly three decades.
the silence of the lambs
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q lazzarus
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Mar 31, 2021
They Might Be Trailblazers
One Brooklyn duo embraced a DIY aesthetic and technology to forge a successful musical career.
they might be giants
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tmbg
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Sep 11, 2020
Life After Death Metal
For people who have spent their youth touring the world in death metal bands, trying to transition to normalcy is where things get tough.
metal
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death metal
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Apr 14, 2020
Sunday Night Live
While Saturday Night Live might have had the laughs, its short-lived offshoot Sunday Night (aka Night Music) may have been the greatest music TV show ever made.
music
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music history
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Jan 9, 2020
Moldy Oldie Marketing
How the music industry’s TV-driven direct marketing strategies revived vintage hits, salvaged floundering careers, and brought us Zamfir’s epic pan flute.
music
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music history
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Aug 6, 2019
Rental Self-Own
How the music industry let the perfect solution to file-sharing fall through its fingers in the ’80s—or how record rentals bolstered Japan’s music industry.
music
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music history
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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May 21, 2019
The Great Novelty Songwriting Contest
The enduring role of the contests in the novelty songwriting world—a phenomenon that started with Dr. Demento and today reflects one of its late, great icons.
novelty
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novelty music
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Mar 28, 2019
Moondog’s Long Howl
The deep influence of Louis “Moondog” Hardin, a cult musician known for dressing like a viking, making his own instruments, and composing without limits.
moondog
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music
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Oct 29, 2018
Bizarro Mash
Around the time of “The Monster Mash,” another icon of horror was getting in on the music game—and John Zacherle had his own take on the graveyard smash.
dinner with drac
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halloween
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Oct 25, 2018
Doin’ The Mash
The history of the world’s favorite Halloween carol, Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s “The Monster Mash.” Here’s how a song about dead creatures came to life.
halloween
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holidays
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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May 1, 2018
Unsettled
Ticketmaster pulled a fast one on the concert-going public by making it impossible to redeem free tickets in a class-action settlement. We should boycott.
concerts
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lawsuits
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Mar 14, 2018
Mystic Knights of the Movie Soundtrack
How Danny Elfman's Oingo Boingo permeated popular culture, especially in the early '80s, thanks in no small part to the rise of movie soundtracks.
danny elfman
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music
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Mar 13, 2018
New Wave Titans
How Oingo Boingo, which began as a theatre troupe, forged an endearing legacy and launched the career of one of the most popular film composers of our time.
alternative rock
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oingo boingo
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Feb 13, 2018
A Beautiful Neighborhood
The story of Neighborhoods, one of the great unheralded albums of the private press era. Read the story of the album and its creator, a Portland jazz icon.
albums
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ernest hood
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Feb 6, 2018
Ban The Box
The defining debate of the early compact disc era centered around the longbox, a wasteful form of packaging pushed by retailers and paper manufacturers.
cd
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compact discs
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Feb 1, 2018
Oh? Haven’t You Heard?
How a single novelty song capture the public imagination, influenced punk rock and became a cultural institution. Yes, bird is, in fact, the word.
novelties
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music
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Jan 30, 2018
Primitive Streaming Gods
Lessons from the music industry’s initial consumer-hostile reaction to the Napster saga. Going from $16 CDs to unlimited streaming is really hard.
music
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music history
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Nov 20, 2017
The Wesley Willis WinAmp Connection
Pondering Wesley Willis’ greatest mainstream contribution—the inspiration for an audio file in the 20th century’s greatest digital musical player, WinAmp.
mp3
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music history
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Aug 30, 2017
Moore R. Stevie Moore
Outsider rocker R. Stevie Moore has a lot of albums, new and old, and his collection is a bit daunting to dive into. This quick guide should help.
diy
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music history
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