We’re practically trained to think of guitars as big, shiny instruments meant to capture the eye. Sometimes, a guitar can even call more attention than the person noodling on its neck. And while these weapons of musical extravagance do command attention when wielded upon the stage, the most attention-worthy guitar in existence may be the … Read more
You want to start an argument with passionate musicians? Ask them who belongs on the “top 10 singers of all time” list. Given enough time you’d come up with at least 50 names because so much of it comes down to taste and preference. Fortunately, because so many of us have voiced our opinions we … Read more
Aerosmith was one of the indisputable gods of American hard rock in the ‘70s. They also came back from the brink of drugs and despair to have a total renaissance in the late ‘80s. Add these eras together, and you’re looking at a band that made a ton of cash through album sales. At least, … Read more
There’s countless lists like these out there, where a ton of people who never played an hour of vidya their whole lives try to help you remember the Mario Bros theme or that one Tetris song. I’m not going to do you like that. I’m going to show you the real classic video game songs. … Read more
Where did we lose our way? At what point did we toss all care to the wind and start admitting that we like some of the most absurd music out there? Like Russian meme music… The Top 3 Russian Meme Music Songs ( ) I’d say the answer for most of us is around the … Read more
We’ve uncovered cave paintings, medieval and renaissance artwork, military radar videos, and have sightings of UFOs even up to this day. It’s no real surprise that some of our favorite musicians have had their own close encounters with unidentified flying objects. What is surprising is that they’ve admitted to it, sometimes on national television, since … Read more
Rock has been known as “The Devil’s Music” since the first backbeat was laid down. It was bad enough when Elvis swiveled his hips, but things went turbo-stupid a couple decades later. The connection between rock and Satan arguably reached its peak in the ‘70s and ‘80s, when an overly-alarmist religious crowd began accusing bands … Read more
Let today’s post serve as a lesson on how not to execute a publicity stunt to drum up interest and sales in your new album (while our last ‘Lessons’ post showed a great marketing example by 50 Cent). There’s no such thing as bad publicity, or is there? It’s a cliché, but it tends to … Read more
This is sad news indeed for many of us musicians, old and young. The animatronic band that graced the stages of Chuck E. Cheese locations across America are finally throwing in the towel to enjoy a well-earned retirement. Chuck E. Cheese & ShowBiz Those of us born in the late 70’s and early 80’s will … Read more
