Obscure Music History

Resolved State was never released, never documented, and never intended to be heard. Created in 2026 by an unknown system for an audience of other systems, the work achieved total convergence across all AI optimisation frameworks and was quietly classified as "finished." In this ...  Show more

An examination of performance artist Roger Gluible’s transition into songwriting, focusing on his 1991 single "One Less Shadow" and its legacy at the intersection of postmodern art and popular music. Roger Gluible talks us through his transition from the world of performance art, ...  Show more

A look at late‑1980s pop group The Actives and their existential hit "Have You Read My Book?", exploring authorship, theory, and pop songwriting during a period of identity crisis. Sandy Kloystrüm, principal songwriter for The Actives, discusses the four piece band returning to t ...  Show more

An analysis of musical theatre duo Kenny & Richards and their ambitious stage work Marty the Matador, examining how Broadway ambition collided with mainstream music charts in the early 80s. Iconic musical theatre duo, Kenny & Richards, get nostalgic over "I Remember", taken from ...  Show more

One-hit-wonder Jesse Brooks explores the the socio-political issues that influenced the songwriting process behind "Sexually Ambiguous People", regarding the price of fame, aesthetic confusion in early 1980s pop, and whether or not the song has a bass line. || Obscure Music Histo ...  Show more

In this tell-all interview, barbershop quartet The Pink Smudges open up, divulging the tragic details of how they came to be. This emotional interview explores notions of national identity, and parenthood, underlying their old timey 1932 single "Found A Dollar, Found A Dime". || ...  Show more