Cracked Archive - Music
6 Musicians Who Accidentally Crapped Out Masterpieces
The music industry spends millions trying to chart trends, isolate demographics and generally predict the necessary ingredients for a No. 1 single. But every now and then a song comes along that makes it all the way to the top end of the charts by sheer fluke.
- By Johnny Lepper
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- April 03, 2011
Gangstas vs. Rednecks: Weirdly Similar Subcultures [CHART]
Not as different as they think.
- By Bacter
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- March 31, 2011
5 Artistic Geniuses Who Only Became Great After Selling Out
The truth is that some of the greatest works of music, film and art have happened only because the artist agreed to compromise in the name of success.
- By Jason Iannone
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- March 08, 2011
How Jay-Z's Face Determines His Album's Success
There's a few things we've noticed about Jay-Z: he likes doing weird stuff with his hands, he's probably addicted to cigars, and people don't like his face.
- By Kristi Harrison, Caleb Wrobel
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- February 27, 2011
5 Most Terrifyingly Homoerotic Japanese Music Videos
Japan is to sanity what Australia is to life: You just don't go there if you want to keep it.
- By Robert Brockway
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- February 16, 2011
The 5 Weirdest Ways Music Can Mess With the Human Brain
The more science studies music's effect on the human brain, the more bizarre things we discover.
- By C. Coville, Kathy Benjamin
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- February 11, 2011
The Hard Hitting Questions Asked by Club DJs [CHART]
In the 80s, we had Def Leppard asking us if we looked in the mirror when we made love. In the 90s we had C&C Music Factory telling us they were going to make us sweat. And somehow, we've gotten worse from there ...
- By John Ray
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- January 29, 2011
6 Pieces of Music That Mean The Opposite of What You Think
If you're like most Cracked readers, you own an extensive collection of classical music that you listen to during one of your daily top hat parties or afternoon pipe appraisal sessions. This article isn't for you.
- By Geoffrey Cubbage
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- January 25, 2011
The 5 Most Badass Musical Instruments Ever Built
Whether it's rock and roll with its blistering solos, classical with its ominous overtones, or jazz with its black people, music is already pretty damn cool. The only way it could get cooler? These:
- By C.K.Bond
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- January 13, 2011
Why It's Time for YouTube to Ban Song Parodies
It has been several years since Weird Al Yankovic last reared his goofy head and released an album of popular song parodies. In his absence, everyone with a YouTube account has accepted Al's dare to be stupid. The result has been, at best, pretty horrible. At worst, the dare has resulted in countless parodies of The Lonely Island's I'm On A Boat.'
- By Cody Johnston
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- December 02, 2010
The 8 Things You Can Do With a Cover Song [COMIC]
From All Along the Watchtower to Madonna pretending to play the guitar.
- By Winston Rowntree
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- November 26, 2010
How to Deal With Things You Hate for No Reason [COMIC]
Be reasonable ... unless it's John Cougar Mellencamp, who is undoubtedly that spawn of satan.
- By Scott Meyer
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- November 07, 2010
How to Come Up With an Awesome Band Name [COMIC]
Don't get distracted by learning to play music.
- By Scott Meyer
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- October 17, 2010
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