Jay Gogan
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Delayed because of both my own health stuff and Jimmy Cliff's untimely death meaning I had to rework it substantially, here at last is the latest episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs. Roger Corman! George Melly! Charity records! It can only be the story of "Many Rivers to Cross"
Song 182: “Many Rivers to Cross” by Jimmy Cliff
This episode, we look at the song “Many Rivers to Cross”, the birth of reggae, and the career of the late Jimmy Cliff. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a tran…
500songs.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Delayed because of both my own health stuff and Jimmy Cliff's untimely death meaning I had to rework it substantially, here at last is the latest episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs. Roger Corman! George Melly! Charity records! It can only be the story of "Many Rivers to Cross"
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Congress Allocates $500 Million For Development Of Funkier Bass Lines https://theonion.com/congress-allocates-500-million-for-development-of-funk-1819579171/
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Congress Allocates $500 Million For Development Of Funkier Bass Lines https://theonion.com/congress-allocates-500-million-for-development-of-funk-1819579171/
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Every time I hear about how tv and movies need to be made for people who are also on their phones it makes me want to do the total opposite and write something where the action and dialogue only make sense if you’re watching and listening to them at the same time and are otherwise confusing!!!!
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Every time I hear about how tv and movies need to be made for people who are also on their phones it makes me want to do the total opposite and write something where the action and dialogue only make sense if you’re watching and listening to them at the same time and are otherwise confusing!!!!
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There’s also Episode 163: “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay”.
He produced, co-wrote and played guitar.
He produced, co-wrote and played guitar.
Episode 163: “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding
Episode 163 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay”, Stax Records, and the short, tragic, life of Otis Redding. Click the full post …
500songs.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
There’s also Episode 163: “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay”.
He produced, co-wrote and played guitar.
He produced, co-wrote and played guitar.
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Rest in peace, mighty Steve Cropper.
If you want to hear more about the fantastic guitarist, songwriter and producer he was, he features in two episodes of the podcast.
Below you can listen to Episode 105: “Green Onions” by Booker T and the MGs.
If you want to hear more about the fantastic guitarist, songwriter and producer he was, he features in two episodes of the podcast.
Below you can listen to Episode 105: “Green Onions” by Booker T and the MGs.
Episode 105: “Green Onions” by Booker T. and the MGs
Episode 105 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Green Onions”, and how a company started by a Western Swing fiddle player ended up making the most important soul …
500songs.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Rest in peace, mighty Steve Cropper.
If you want to hear more about the fantastic guitarist, songwriter and producer he was, he features in two episodes of the podcast.
Below you can listen to Episode 105: “Green Onions” by Booker T and the MGs.
If you want to hear more about the fantastic guitarist, songwriter and producer he was, he features in two episodes of the podcast.
Below you can listen to Episode 105: “Green Onions” by Booker T and the MGs.
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As an author whose work was part of the training data, all I have to say is--sucks for them.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
As an author whose work was part of the training data, all I have to say is--sucks for them.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Our politicians did more to regulate Prince and Twisted Sister songs than glacier melting chatbots that promote suicide
We had fucking congressional hearings over Mortal Kombat.
There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Our politicians did more to regulate Prince and Twisted Sister songs than glacier melting chatbots that promote suicide
There are very few times I wished I could believe in hell, Dick Cheney finally dying is one of those times. Do not rest in peace you sack of human excrement.
November 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
There are very few times I wished I could believe in hell, Dick Cheney finally dying is one of those times. Do not rest in peace you sack of human excrement.
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New episode just rolled out!
We’ve covered Tina; now it’s time for the steady, bluesy original. Andrew looks at “Proud Mary” and the brief but productive career of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Available to listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and via Andrew’s website: 500songs.com/podcast/2714/
We’ve covered Tina; now it’s time for the steady, bluesy original. Andrew looks at “Proud Mary” and the brief but productive career of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Available to listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and via Andrew’s website: 500songs.com/podcast/2714/
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
New episode just rolled out!
We’ve covered Tina; now it’s time for the steady, bluesy original. Andrew looks at “Proud Mary” and the brief but productive career of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Available to listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and via Andrew’s website: 500songs.com/podcast/2714/
We’ve covered Tina; now it’s time for the steady, bluesy original. Andrew looks at “Proud Mary” and the brief but productive career of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Available to listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and via Andrew’s website: 500songs.com/podcast/2714/
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Cocaine is here to stay! No use fighting it! And really, everyone else is already using cocaine to make their movies. So you should too! And you should stop giving people a hard time about it! Cocaine is just a TOOL! Anyway, even if you don’t like it you can’t put the cocaine back in the tube.
August 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Cocaine is here to stay! No use fighting it! And really, everyone else is already using cocaine to make their movies. So you should too! And you should stop giving people a hard time about it! Cocaine is just a TOOL! Anyway, even if you don’t like it you can’t put the cocaine back in the tube.
Playing a solo brunch concert this Sunday August 10th from 12h00 to 15h00 at Les Halles De La Transition, Toulouse France. Great food and good vibes.
August 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Playing a solo brunch concert this Sunday August 10th from 12h00 to 15h00 at Les Halles De La Transition, Toulouse France. Great food and good vibes.
July 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
So now robots are making music, then robots are listening to that music and someone is making more money from this than I make playing real music to real people. This is not the future we were hoping for. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Up to 70% of streams of AI-generated music on Deezer are fraudulent, says report
According to the French streaming platform’s analysis, fraudsters use bots to listen to AI-generated music and take the royalties
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:01 AM
So now robots are making music, then robots are listening to that music and someone is making more money from this than I make playing real music to real people. This is not the future we were hoping for. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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April 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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“Nothing that is happening right now is a shock. It's just a shock to so many white people because it's never happened to them.”
Christina Greer speaks with Democracy Now! about her new op-ed "Black Americans Are Not Surprised."
Christina Greer speaks with Democracy Now! about her new op-ed "Black Americans Are Not Surprised."
April 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“Nothing that is happening right now is a shock. It's just a shock to so many white people because it's never happened to them.”
Christina Greer speaks with Democracy Now! about her new op-ed "Black Americans Are Not Surprised."
Christina Greer speaks with Democracy Now! about her new op-ed "Black Americans Are Not Surprised."
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New study predicts that AI will steal almost a quarter of musicians’ income within the next 4 years (Source: CISAC).
The gaslighting is over. Artists now fully grasp the AI business model—which is to destroy their livelihood and replace human music with bot slop.
The gaslighting is over. Artists now fully grasp the AI business model—which is to destroy their livelihood and replace human music with bot slop.
December 5, 2024 at 4:45 AM
New study predicts that AI will steal almost a quarter of musicians’ income within the next 4 years (Source: CISAC).
The gaslighting is over. Artists now fully grasp the AI business model—which is to destroy their livelihood and replace human music with bot slop.
The gaslighting is over. Artists now fully grasp the AI business model—which is to destroy their livelihood and replace human music with bot slop.
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Lakota Historian Nick Estes on Thanksgiving, Settler Colonialism & Continuing Indigenous Resistance
Lakota Historian Nick Estes on Thanksgiving, Settler Colonialism & Continuing Indigenous Resistance
Lakota historian Nick Estes talks about the violent origins of Thanksgiving and his book Our History Is the Future. “This history … is a continuing history of genocide, of settler colonialism and,...
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November 28, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Lakota Historian Nick Estes on Thanksgiving, Settler Colonialism & Continuing Indigenous Resistance
I highly recommend this book. It helped me to understand what the world is up against as these tech bro billionaires try to escape the disasters that they are creating. rushkoff.com/books/surviv...
rushkoff.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:01 PM
I highly recommend this book. It helped me to understand what the world is up against as these tech bro billionaires try to escape the disasters that they are creating. rushkoff.com/books/surviv...
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Thanks to Trump's tariffs and mass deportation, next year the grocery store is going to get a lot more expensive. A new study suggests that going vegan (or at least eating less meat) will help your wallet 🧪 skepchick.org/2024/11/stud...
Study: Ditch the Turkey this Thanksgiving & Save Money
Transcript: I know that the re-election of Donald Trump has a lot of people very worried about things like more people dying due to lack of abortion care, more LGBTQ+ people dying due to rampant bi…
skepchick.org
November 27, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Thanks to Trump's tariffs and mass deportation, next year the grocery store is going to get a lot more expensive. A new study suggests that going vegan (or at least eating less meat) will help your wallet 🧪 skepchick.org/2024/11/stud...