Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic In the 1990s, The Smashing Pumpkins showed that not every alternative rock song needed to be loud to be powerful.... read more
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The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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Think you know your Bob Dylan lyrics? Take this quiz to find out.
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Christopher Cross with Deep Purple? Kenny Loggins in Caddyshack? A Fact or Fiction all about yacht rock and those who made it.
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Today, with satellite radio, they would have to change the song to "XM." With XM radio you'll get "no static at all" but you will get dead spots instead!...