107.5 Dave Rocks

Kurt Cobain decided to answer some rumours about his health with a little fake-out.

It’s another week when New Music Friday could be dedicated to just new Christmas releases. But we won’t do that.

Pour yourself a pint and raise a glass to the complete history of Celtic-influenced alt-rock.

Once upon time rock guitarists had to do without a fuzz pedal.

At the end of the 70s, it looked like The Boomtown Rats were going to be the biggest rock band to come out of Ireland. It didn’t quite turn out that way.

Conversely, if you’re going to each, take into consideration your lover’s taste in music.

If there’s a British sound from the last 30 years that you loved, Soft Set touches on almost all of them. That makes them this week’s Undiscovered Gem.

What makes a music snob? What contributes to musical snobbery? This is worth serious study.

It’s a bit tricky googling this week’s London Calling band. Be careful to expand your search terms.

The early days of digital music were met with both optimism and missteps.