Music History, Genre Deep Dives & Artist Profiles

Music history guides and genre breakdowns covering experimental music, jazz, krautrock, no wave, drum and bass, and the influential artists and albums that shaped each movement. For curious listeners building their musical knowledge and record collection.

History of the Gramophone (Phonograph)

Jay Sandwich

History of the Gramophone or Phonograph

The gramophone is a record player that you’ve probably seen – the one with the horn on the side. Even if you’ve never seen one up close and personal, you know exactly what it is. They were the first devices invented to play back music and other forms of s... [read more]

Napster: The Rise and Fall of P2P File Sharing

Jay Sandwich

Napster – P2P’s Sacrificial Lamb

Napster was a pioneer in peer-to-peer file sharing services. The service specialized in sharing audio files, especially music files encoded in the still-popular MP3 format. The service allowed its users to easily exchange songs through a decentralized fil... [read more]

The Smiths – A Brief History of the Legendary English 80s Rock Band

Jay Sandwich

The Smiths – A Brief History of the Legendary English 80’s Rock Band

The Smiths is an English rock band that formed in 1982 and separated in 1987. It was a musical quartet of lads from Manchester, originally founded by two people – Steven Patrick Morrissey (born on May 22 , 1959), the flamboyant and controversial singer an... [read more]

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