Cracked Archive - Music
5 Viral Animal Video Stars You Didn't Know Were Being Abused
Like so many other things we do to keep ourselves entertained online, adorable animal videos sometimes come with a dark side.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- September 03, 2015
4 Musicians Everyone Hates (Who Are Secretly Crazy Talented)
It turns out some commonly accepted no-talent hacks flip the script and turn out to not just be good at music but really amazing at it.
- By Jason Iannone
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- September 01, 2015
5 Famous Bands With Backstories That Would Make Great Movies
Thanks to 'Straight Outta Compton,' now seems like a good time to look at a few more famous musicians whose background shenanigans might make for a decent flick.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- August 27, 2015
4 Problems With Modern Rap Music That Have Existed Forever
The things listeners hate about rap music today have been around longer than even most of the people doing the complaining.
- By Jawn Louis
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- August 09, 2015
8 Acts Of Rock Star Debauchery That Would Destroy You
If you're a rock star whose defining work came out somewhere between the years of 1969 and 1994, chances are your body and soul have atrophied into tiny prunes thanks to a decades-long carousel of hedonism.
- By Adam Wears
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- August 07, 2015
5 Music Videos Ripped From Your Darkest Nightmares
It should come as no surprise that some of the most bizarre and unusual music videos of all time come not from the United States, the country that probably thinks they invented them altogether.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- July 30, 2015
6 Ways Music Controls Your Life (That You Never Knew About)
Music has an almost magical effect on people.
- By Jim Avery
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- July 19, 2015
5 Albums You'll Learn More From Than Any History Book
Do you not know things? Would you like to change that, but can't be bothered to read? Maybe you should try listening to an album instead.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- July 16, 2015
5 Most Unexpectedly Whiny Rock Songs
How did no one notice these were incredibly whiny?
- By Gladstone
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- June 28, 2015
7 Sexy Japanese Game Shows That Will Make You Hate Sex
A lot of this is just stupidly NSFW.
- By E. Reid Ross
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- June 26, 2015
17 Famous Love Songs Clearly Written By Sociopaths
Love songs are so formulaic you really don't have to listen to the lyrics anymore. Or should you?
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- June 24, 2015
5 Bizarre YouTube Parody Songs That Shouldn't Exist
Browsing these niche parodies can give viewers a sometimes-terrifying peek into the heads of the rarefied audiences who consume them.
- By C. Coville
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- June 13, 2015
5 Ways Your Life Changes When You're (Voluntarily) Homeless
Los Angeles is expensive. Just so expensive. Fortunately, I recently landed on a solution for that problem.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- June 04, 2015
27 Surprising Real Stories Behind Famous Songs
It turns out that some of our favorite tunes take on a whole new meaning when we actually listen to the lyrics.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- June 03, 2015
5 Famous Musicians Who Need To Retire
Just unplug their microphones and maybe they won't notice?
- By Cher Martinetti
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- May 17, 2015
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