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Linkin Park Is Reborn with “The Emptiness Machine”
Linkin Park returns with fresh faces on their new single “The Emptiness Machine.” It’s the first release to feature the band’s new lead singer Emily Armstrong, who fills the giant shoes left by Chester...
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The Story Behind “I’ll Be You” by The Replacements and Why It Was the Band’s...
The Replacements were coming off of their most successful album yet. Pleased to Meet Me saw the band move away from their punk rock roots and find their footing with crafted songs. They always had good...
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4 Country Songs and Videos Memorializing George Jones’ Lawnmower-Driving Days...
In the late 1960s, George Jones‘ then-wife Shirley Ann Corley would hide all the keys to their cars before leaving the house to prevent him from driving to nearby Beaumont, Texas to purchase more...
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Rosalía Celebrates Her Birthday with Ralphie Choo on “Omega”
Rosalía recently celebrated her 32nd birthday with the brand new song “Omega,” featuring Ralphie Choo. Rosalía’s last album Motomami topped the Latin Pop chart and took home multiple Grammy Awards,...
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Scott Stapp Goes Behind “If These Walls Could Talk” with Dorothy as They...
Scott Stapp teams up with Dorothy on the captivating acoustic ballad “If These Walls Could Talk,” which he penned with Kylie Sackley and frequent collaborators Marti Frederiksen and Scott Stevens....
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Behind Mötley Crüe’s “Cancelled,” an Expectedly Questionable Track About...
The rise of “cancel culture” has led to countless celebrities ironically using their international platforms to opine about said platforms shrinking, and it appears that Mötley Crüe has thrown their...
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The Meaning Behind Miranda Lambert’s “Tin Man”
Miranda Lambert’s “Tin Man” takes inspiration from the classic film, The Wizard of Oz. In that memorable tale, Dorothy and her companions are all in search of something. She wants to find a way home,...
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The Story and Meaning Behind “Enjoy the Silence,” a Brooding Lament Turned...
Some songs take a while to find their perfect form. In the case of “Enjoy the Silence,” one of the major hits from Depeche Mode‘s standout 1990 album Violator, it transformed from a quiet piece into a...
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John Lennon Wanted to Re-Record These Two Beatles Songs
Whether internationally famous or completely underground, almost every artist can empathize with the feeling of wanting to redo a previous work, like when John Lennon talked about wanting to re-record...
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Bon Iver Returns to the Cabin on “Speyside”
On Bon Iver’s new song, “Speyside,” Justin Vernon returns to the sound of an isolated cabin. Not so much the physical space but the headspace and foundation of Bon Iver. According to a press release,...
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The Jean Cocteau-Inspired Ballad Stevie Nicks Wrote for Mick Fleetwood,...
Months after Fleetwood Mac finished touring around their 1982 album Mirage, Stevie Nicks started working on her second solo album, The Wild Heart. Inspired by Nicks’ friend Robin Anderson, who died...
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Behind the Meaning of Paul McCartney’s Favorite Wings Song, “Warm and Beautiful”
Paul McCartney once credited “Warm and Beautiful” as being his favorite Wings song. This ode to enduring love is as catchy as it is inspiring. As McCartney entered into this new band venture, his...
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A Song About “Driving Alone, Listening to the Radio”: The Story Behind “Far...
When The Rolling Stones started playing together, they played songs by Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry. They were more interested in the music of Chicago than what was going on in their stomping grounds...
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The Story Behind the Song John Lennon Wrote to Help Free Imprisoned...
In 1969, Detroit poet and activist John Sinclair was arrested for distributing marijuana and sentenced to 10 years in prison. In support of Sinclair’s cause, John Lennon wrote a song in his name and...
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The Paranormal Experience Between Kendrick Lamar and Tupac Shakur That...
There is truly no rhyme or reason when it comes to how inspiration strikes. It could be while sitting on a park bench, in a near-death experience, or simply brushing your teeth. It doesn’t have to be...
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Paul McCartney’s Regretful Moment With His Mother That Inspired “Yesterday”
Nothing sticks to the heart quite like regrets about parents and close family—a lesson Paul McCartney was well aware of as he penned the Beatles hit track “Yesterday” about a regretful moment with his...
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Behind the Meaning of Dolly Parton’s “My Tennessee Mountain Home”
Part of Dolly Parton’s magic is her pervasive humbleness. Though she isn’t afraid to toot her own horn from time to time, she has never forgotten where she came from–staying consistently grateful for...
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All-American Rejects Reunite for Ultra Nostalgic Cover Tyson Ritter Thinks...
The All-American Rejects reunited in the studio to cover Harvey Danger’s iconic “Flagpole Sitta,” and the resulting record is about as nostalgic as you might think. How do we feel about one of the most...
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The Bruce Springsteen Song that Steven Van Zandt Had to Convince Him Was...
Bruce Springsteen nearly turned out to be too productive for his own good when it came to his landmark 1984 album Born in the U.S.A. When choosing the songs for that album, he nearly left a song now...
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The Beatles’ Eleanor Rigby Was Almost a Different Name (The Father Was, Too)
The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” is one of the Fab Four’s best, but for a brief moment during its inception, the titular character might have had a different name altogether. Sing it with us now: Miss...
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