Music
5 Weirdly Awesome Ways People Play Music
Are you even a musician if you haven't at least tried turning an old electrical appliance into a bass guitar?
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- By Oona O'Brien
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20 Painfully Embarrassing Prom Songs (You Secretly Love)
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- By Ryan Menezes, Cracked Readers
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14 Petty Reasons Your Favorite Bands Broke Up
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- By Jesse
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Jimi Hendrix's 'Purple Haze' Is About Aliens, Not Drugs
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- By Eirik Gumeny
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
23 Criminally Underrated Albums You Should Listen To Right Now
Bands have recorded enough good stuff to entertain you all day, every day -- but no one's ever played it for you.
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- By Ryan Menezes, Cracked Readers
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15 Bizarre Early Names Of Famous Bands
It's almost like Nickelback wanted everyone to hate them.
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- By Jesse
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20 Classic Guilty Pleasure Songs By Artists You Otherwise Can't Stand
Musicians you'd otherwise refuse to share an airplane with put out one song that you just can't help liking.
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- By Ryan Menezes, Cracked Readers
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The Beatles' Forgotten Punk Rock Origin Story
It's been a hard day's night and I've been working like a meth head.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Why Was The 90s So Obsessed With Swing?
Right between grunge and nu-metal, there was a time when swing swung in.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Celebrated Composer Hans Zimmer Now Apparently Makes Ringtones, Likely Delighting Telemarketers
“Zimmer’s simple yet epic notes [to] inspire optimism and joy with every alert" – apparently, even when you see you've missed four calls from your mom.
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- By Carly Tennes
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The Wiggles Were '80s Rock Gods?!
They were kind of like Hall and Oates if they had a breakdown and pivoted to Nick, Jr.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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It Turns Out We’re Right to Judge People By Their Taste in Music
The kind of music we like is actually a pretty reliable reflection of how we think, feel, and our personalities -- and sometimes a strong influence over it.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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6 Shallow Songs That Are Surprisingly Smartly Put Together
Just cause it's easy on the ears, doesn't mean it was easy to make.
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- By Chris Corlew
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Do You Like Sax Music? Bigfoot Sure Does
Let the Saxsquatch abduct you with his mellow sax grooves.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Music Mystery: What Was The 'Secret Chord' In Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah?'
No wonder the king was so baffled.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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