Photo by Beth Gwinn/Redferns Beginning in October and throughout 2027, David Bowie will be celebrated with a multitude of events and releases coincid... read more
An excerpt from Greg Prato's new book The Great American Nightmare: An Oral History of the Howard Stern Show
Songs with chipper music that conceals painfully depressing lyrics
How they came up with their signature sound, and the stories behind hits like "Hold On Loosely" and "Caught Up In You"
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
How our favorite songs taught us about Champagne Problems, Dirty Work, Freak Flags, Soft Options and other useful phrases
Duran Duran's "Wild Boys" is based on the book of the same name by William Burroughs.
More facts about Wild BoysShe trained to be a classical pianist but found fame singing the blues. During the '60s, she gave voice to the anguish of oppression and inequality during the civil rights era with searing tracks like "Mississippi Goddam."
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Revisit the awesome glory of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees: cheesily-acted videos, catchy guitar licks, long hair, and lyrics that are just plain relatable.
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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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Does he have beef with Gaga? Is he Sean Lennon's godfather? See if you can tell fact from fiction in the Elton John edition.
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Moon (short for "Shoot the Moon") and 42 are domino games. Old folks and us "Sothrons" still play them....