Happy Hump Day everyone! We’re back with another round up of awesome TuneCore Artist music videos and some random and often meaningless fun facts in the realm of music history. On this day in 1974, a young Joe Strummer and his rock group the 101ers made their live debut at the Telegraph in London. A […]
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We’ve arrived at another Wednesday and it’s once more met with a sleepy lack of enthusiasm. But did you know that on this day back in 1970, legendary proto-punkers Velvet Underground played their last gig together at the also legendary Max’s Kansas City in Manhattan? A sad day for even those of us that weren’t […]
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Happy Fifth of July everyone! Checking in with your weekly excuse to turn off whatever you’re doing and indulge in some awesome TuneCore Artist Music Videos: Alfred Jackson, “Closer” Cornelius, “Free Fall” Lowland Hum, “Folded Flower” Bizie, “I Didn’t Know (feat. Elxse)” MADYX, “Some Kisses” Dagny, “Wearing Nothing” Croosh, “Mind” Andrew Belle, “Down” The Dukes, […]
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Ever hear Ray Stevens’ “The Streak”? No? Doesn’t ring a bell? What’s about, you ask? STREAKING. Like, running nude in public. Which apparently became such a craze in the early 1970s that our boy Ray had a #1 UK Pop Hit dedicated to it! In fact it jumped to that spot on this day in […]
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Happiest of Wednesday Video Diversion Birthdays to the King of Cool Dean Martin and the legendary Tom Jones! Let’s do right by these two trail blazers and drop everything, take our eyes off the clock (that will. not. move.) and enjoy a random round-up of TuneCore Artist music videos! UCHe, “Mob Luxuries” OOLALA, “Get […]
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On May 31st back in 1975, the Rolling Stones were set to make an announcement at the 5th Avenue Hotel in New York City by holding a press conference. They’d be announcing their upcoming U.S. tour, but instead of a traditional press conference, they made rock ‘n roll history by showing up on the back of […]
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It may seem like just yesterday, but in fact 20 years ago on this day, brotherhood boy band (and purveyors of some pretty serious blonde locks) Hanson kicked off their three-week run at Number 1 on the US Singles Chart with their infectious hit “MMMBop”. And for those of you who were around to remember […]
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Today commemorates the first-ever Monterey Folk Festival, which took place back in 1963 and featured a couple of no-names like Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Peter Paul and Mary. Wishing you were rocking out to that festival line-up instead of counting down the remaining hours of the day/week? Yeah, us too. But hey! Enjoy these wonderfully […]
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Did you know that the Beatles were originally called The Silver Beetles? Terrible band name, right? Well, they were! And today back in 1960 they auditioned to be Billy Fury’s backing band. Obviously they did bigger things, but it’s important to know these other not-so-great names they considered: The Beatals and Long John and the […]
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Bing Crosby. James Brown. Frankie Valli. What do these three American music icons have in common with one another? Well, unfortunately it’s not their shared love of using TuneCore, or a strange collaborative album between them dropping this Friday. However it is all three of their birthdays today! So plug those headphones in and celebrate […]
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