Cracked Archive - Music

Meet The One Woman Who Inspired Every Love Song Ever

This woman is literally one of the most sung-about humans in the history of the species, and her name is Pattie Boyd.

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By James Netter
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August 26, 2017

Why History Should Have Prepared Us For Ja Rule's Trickery

Ja Rule? More like 'Ja Fool,' right guys? Right? Hello?

By Tom Reimann
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April 30, 2017

Realities of the Rock Star Life 50 Years After Fame

Once upon a time, the Hermits were bigger than the Beatles. Here's what we learned talking to one of the band members.

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By Kevin Ducharme, Ryan Menezes
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April 29, 2017

7 WTF Musical Supergroups (That Almost Happened)‬

Our dream supergroups will never actually exist -- but some have gotten closer than others.

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By Carolyn Burke
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March 30, 2017

How Defining Yourself By The Art You Consume Is Destructive

To challenge DMB's perfection was like arguing that the sky wasn't blue or that sailing wasn't the best thing ever or that Toyota pick-up trucks weren't reliable.

By J.F. Sargent
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February 07, 2017

5 Bizarrely Specific Things Musicians Keep Singing About

Once you see or hear these musicians demonstrate these things, you'll never look past them again.

By Chris Rio
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October 22, 2016

4 Unsettling Realizations At A Guns N' Roses Reunion Show

Guns N' Roses was of the best concerts I have ever been to. But the awesome cheesy layer on top concealed a layer of foul casserole beneath, replete with canned peas and cougars

By Felix Clay
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August 12, 2016

Japanese Musicians Screw Their Fans For Cash (And I'm A Fan)

What the hell is Visual Kei? We talked to a hardcore fan to get the strange lowdown.

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By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz, Sonya Langston
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August 10, 2016

7 'Friends' Moments That Have Become Horrifying With Age

Everyone on 'Friends' is a sociopath.

By Anna Drezen
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June 30, 2016

5 Actors Who Attempted Music (And Failed Miserably)

It's not that actors can't sing or vice versa; it's just that most can't and shouldn't.

By Ian Fortey, Luis Orozco
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June 28, 2016

Songs Even Dumber Than The Fringe Groups Performing Them

When you're writing music with a message, the music is only as valuable as that message.

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By Kyle Mulholland
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June 18, 2016

The 16 Most Baffling Insults In Rap Music History

Rappers are mostly regular people just like you and me. So it should come as no surprise that, on occasion, they say things in their songs that make no sense.

By Adam Tod Brown
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June 02, 2016

6 Bands Who Followed Up Their One Hit With Drooling Insanity

The Hansons are kind of weird, guys.

By Chris Rio
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June 01, 2016

7 Strange Aspects Of Japan's Pop Idol Metal Music Scene

Recently, Stephen Colbert introduced North American television audiences to Babymetal. I found the whole thing fascinating and endeavored to learn more.