There really isn’t a single holiday, secular or otherwise, that isn’t enhanced by music. Wintertime anthems are likely the first to come to mind. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is undoubtedly the biggest holiday song ever written. Meanwhile, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” along with its iconic music video, has become synonymous with […]

Even amid all the turmoil with AI in the music industry, 2025 has been a phenomenal year for music thus far. We’ve seen releases from the biggest names in the biz (Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny), posthumous albums from some of music’s greatest legends (Mac Miller, Woody Guthrie), and even some unexpected debuts (Finn […]

Spotify criticism is nothing new, but with AI-generated tracks flooding the platform and payouts to musicians still abysmally low, the outrage is boiling over again. A growing campaign dubbed Death to Spotify is calling for a reckoning—and they aren’t mincing words. Their mission? Dismantle the streaming giant’s grip on the music industry. But without big-name […]

It’s been three albums since the folklore/evermore era, but fans still seem happiest lost in the woods. The Life of a Showgirl was meant to be Taylor Swift‘s glitter-covered escape from that core chapter, yet much of the magic failed to make it out of the forest. Lead single, “The Fate of Ophelia,” landed gracefully, […]

The music and overall history of classic rock often seem to be attached to strange or unexpected occurrences. There are fistfights that happen by oddly random chance, songs with accidental, karaoke-related “curses,” and the genre swerves from artists and bands that (at least at one point) nobody saw coming or knew would ultimately happen. One […]

The music and overall history of classic rock often seem to be attached to strange or unexpected occurrences. There are fistfights that happen by oddly random chance, songs with accidental, karaoke-related “curses,” and the genre swerves from artists and bands that (at least at one point) nobody saw coming or knew would ultimately happen. One […]

The music of legendary grunge-rock trio Nirvana continues to be filled with plenty of backstories and lore, even years after the death of lead man Kurt Cobain led to the band’s finale. There are hidden song gems with surprising origins, some unexpected facts behind their most successful album, and even how a replacement drummer wound […]

Classic rock has never been afraid of chaos, and some of its wildest moments came when artists teamed up with people no one expected. From Aerosmith trading riffs with Run-DMC to Queen joining forces with David Bowie, these collaborations broke the rules. Sure, they also made history. Back when genre lines were still sacred, moves […]

Last week, Quentin Tarantino fans were greeted with news that’s been a long time coming. This holiday season, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair will be released in cinemas for the first time, which combines both installments of the Kill Bill saga into one complete film. It immediately got us thinking about the film’s incredible […]