Cracked Archive - Music
5 More Garbage Conspiracy Theories Spreading Right Now
Time to flush these BS stories down the drain.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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68 Sting's Origin For Stalker Anthem 'Every Breath You Take' Keeps Changing
Leave it to Sting to make pop love overcomplicated and confusing.
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Ways Japan's Women Warriors Carved Their Place In History
There were just so many badass onna-musha throughout history, and every one of them deserves her own high-budget movie.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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How Trent Reznor Became The Alternative John Williams
You might think you haven’t listened to Trent Reznor’s music since 1999, but if you’ve seen Disney’s latest offering, you have.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Surprise, Surprise: Pop Music is Getting Sadder
The average pop song today is actually more aggressive than any given ‘70s punk song.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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We've Learned How Ancient Greek Music Sounded (And It Goes Hard)
Throw up those Minotaur horns.
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- By Cedric Voets
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The Time Black Sabbath Couldn't Find Ozzy Osbourne
Doing drugs isn’t a game, kids. Unless you’re into metal, then it definitely is.
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Reasons All Modern Pop Music Sounds The Same
It's not an accident Ed Sheeran's gremlin warble follows you around every business on Earth.
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- By William Kuechenberg
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Elton John Started Dressing Like That on a Dare
He was rocking that Angela Chase look way back in the ‘70s, so you can’t say he wasn’t always ahead of his time.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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'Aly & Aj' Release Expletive-Filled Version of Disney Channel Jam, 'Potential Breakup Song'
Aly & Aj are back -- and not afraid of dropping an f-bomb or 2
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- By Carly Tennes
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There's A 'Pete Best' Of The Spice Girls (And It Got Catty)
She made Posh Spice swear.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Get In The (2020) Holiday Spirit With These Metal Dubs Of Christmas Songs
Deck the halls with bodies gory.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Early 2000s Prom Staple, Eve 6, Gloriously Roasts 90s Rock Goons on Twitter
To paraphrase their own Twitter account, their irrelevance has made them relevant again.
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- By Carly Tennes
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The Worst Story Ever Told, In 4 Chapters
This true story involves Chicago, a bridge, an innocent boat tour, the Dave Matthews Band, and 800 pounds of human waste.
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- By Alex Hanton
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The Article That Mainstreamed (And Whitened) Disco Was Made Up
Marginalized groups just never get to have fun.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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