Cracked Archive - Music

Chill To The Newest Musical Genre: Library Takeout Jams

Let's chill out to some loan-fi.

• By Cedric Voets
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• October 16, 2020

20 Surprising Reasons Behind Musicians' Stage Names

Could you imagine trying to Google their lyrics if they kept their real name?

• By Shea
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• October 13, 2020

All the '80s Rock Gods Were People of Color

Just because they went on to invent countless other genres of music doesn't mean they abandoned rock and roll.

• By Amanda Mannen
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• October 11, 2020

The '90s Cheesiest R&B Song's Sad, Sad Story

Lisa, if you’re out there: CALL THIS MAN. THE WORLD NEEDS THIS.

• By Amanda Mannen
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• October 03, 2020

Stop Informing The Green Day Dude September Has Ended

He knows.

• By Amanda Mannen
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• September 30, 2020

Train’s Led Zeppelin Cover Album Proves They Don’t Have to Suck

No one is more shocked than we are.

• By Amanda Mannen
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• September 17, 2020

5 Songs That Only Became Popular Because We Missed Their Meanings

• By Nathan Williams
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• September 17, 2020

A Shady Mailing Service Was Pre-Internet Spotify

All the unfair business practices, none of the bandwidth.

• By Cedric Voets
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• September 11, 2020

Andre 3000 Is Becoming Rap's Bigfoot

Legend says he appears only for those that are pure of heart, strong of will, and so fresh and so clean clean.

• By Dan Duddy
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• September 08, 2020

Rock Out To Disneyland (Short-Lived) Sexy Prog-Rock Band

Rock out with your Donald Duck out.

• By Cedric Voets
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• September 07, 2020

'Mr. Jones' By Counting Crows Had A (Ironic) Real-Life Lesson About Fame

How come Mr. Jones never got to be a big star, too?

• By Amanda Mannen
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• September 05, 2020

'I’m Too Sexy' is Way Darker Than You Think

If you listen closely, it’s clearly a cry for help.

• By Amanda Mannen
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• August 29, 2020

Why You Don’t Hear Nirvana in More Movies

They simply did too good of a job of defining an era.

• By Amanda Mannen
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• August 26, 2020

What The Falkor Is This Music Video?

If you thought tobacco the product was out to ruin childhoods, just wait until you hear TOBACCO the musician.

• By Dan Duddy
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• August 26, 2020

'Under Pressure' Was a Wild 24-Hour Improvised Coke Bender

In other words, it was a perfectly average Queen and/or Bowie party.

• By Amanda Mannen
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• August 22, 2020