Get Ready to Scream: Here’s an Article About BTS
October 16, 2019
Sure, plenty of boy bands and
multi-member singing groups preceded the existence of present-day pop
sensations BTS, but this musical collective is special and different (and
that’s according to more than just the hysterical teenage fan in your lif...
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Making Music, Making Drinks
September 19, 2019
There’s a long association
between beverages and songs — there are a lot of old country tunes about
drinkin’, and Jimmy Buffett’s entire career is based on liking margaritas. Here
are some times when musicians told the people what to drink...
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From TV Commercials to the Top of the Pops
September 16, 2019
Some
of the most memorable songs ever written are commercial jingles — that catchy
tune about Folgers being the “best part of waking up” certainly helped move
product. Some ad songs were so well done that they became hit songs in their
own rig...
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By the Time They Got to Woodstock
August 7, 2019
Fifty years ago, more than half a
million people descended on upstate New York for the Woodstock Music and Art
Festival. A lot of famous people were there, and we’re not just talking about
the bands and singers on stage.
Steven Tyler and Jo...
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They Really Died Out There
August 2, 2019
“Dying” is comedian and musician slang for
giving a terrible performance that the audience hated. But these performers literally
died on stage, making for some of history’s
weirdest deaths.
Awkward Guest
American publisher and writer...
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