Cracked Archive - Music
6 Songs To Upgrade Your Lame Halloween Playlist
Time to put 'Thriller,' 'Time Warp,' and 'Monster Mash' out to the playlist pasture.
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- By Nathan Williams
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21 The Most Recorded Artist Of All Time (Isn't Who We Thought)
It was 19th-century singer George W. Johnson, who made hundreds of recordings each day.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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After Nirvana Baby Lawsuit, Nevermind May Get New Cover, Dave Grohl Implies
the iconic grunge album may have a new look soon.
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- By Carly Tennes
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4 Iconic Movie Characters (Who Had Bizarro Music Video Side Quests)
Most of the time, they’d throw together a hodgepodge of the artist performing the song with clips of the movie and call it a day. But other times, things got nuts.
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- By Dan Fritschie
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The Insane Clown Posse, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Good Charlotte D&D Alignment Chart, Explained
From "Insane Milk Hotel" to "Neutral Clown Posse," here's everything you need to know about these placements.
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- By Carly Tennes
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The Time Cher Took On Censorship And The U.S. Navy (And Won)
And the song that’ll now be stuck in your head for the rest of the day.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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The Music Industry Doesn't Understand Music; It Never Did
As long as humans have been judging art, they've been screwing it up. And no medium is quite so noteworthy for its lack of self-awareness as the music world.
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- By Nathan Williams
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'Louie, Louie' Cheated The Songwriter—But In The End, Everything Turned Out OK
Sell the rights for $750, it becomes a huge hit ... what can you do about it?
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- By Ryan Menezes
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WWII's Factory Women Who (Secretly) Made Gibson's Legendary Guitars
These Banner guitars were branded “Only a Gibson is good enough,” but somehow didn't mention who was making them.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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A Billion Human Beings Have Been 'Rickrolled'
You know the meme and so do I.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 Are Back and Smoother Than Ever With New Single
Man, it's a hot one ...
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- By Carly Tennes
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Music's Journey To Electric Guitars Took Some Weird Detours
From 'logs' to 'frying pans.'
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- By Tara Marie
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4 Weird, Unexpected Collaborations Of Famous Musicians
Sometimes, people you never thought would even end up in the same room join forces, with decidedly mixed results.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Surprising Legacy Of 'Teen Mom' Farrah Abraham's 2012 Album
'My Teenage Dream Ended' found a home outside of the norms of what art is supposed to sound like.
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- By Antonella Ponce
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The Ballet Premiere That Caused A Chaotic Riot
It seemed like everything was working against the premiere of 'The Rite of Spring.'
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- By Antonella Ponce
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