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Nirvana Responds to Their Most Controversial, Misunderstood Song in 1993 Interview

Kurt Cobain wrote “Rape Me” around 1991, shortly before the release of Nirvana’s breakthrough album Nevermind. There were a few live...

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Cindy Lou Who Actor Recalls Reuniting With the Grinch 25 Years Later

Taylor Momsen has made a significant name for herself since 2009 as the vocalist for The Pretty Reckless, but for many people of a certain age,...

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‘Frosty the Snowman’ Voice Actor Might Have Had Multiple Secret Lives, According to His Son

Jackie Vernon, voice of Frosty in the 1969 holiday classic Frosty the Snowman, may have been leading a double or even triple life, according to his...

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‘It’s Still Very Raw’: Shane MacGowan’s Sister on Grieving the Pogues Frontman Two Years Later

Shane MacGowan, enigmatic yet troubled frontman of The Pogues, passed away in November 2023. Two years later, his sister says the grief is still close...

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How the Darkness Crafted Their Ideal Christmas Song With the Help of Fairy Lights and Holiday Jumpers

In December 2003, The Darkness dabbled in holiday tunes with the release of “Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End)”. The U.K. hard rock band...

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How The Pogues Responded to Censorship of Their Hit Song ‘Fairytale of New York’: ‘Times Change’

The Pogues’ 1987 hit song “Fairytale of New York” makes the rounds again every holiday season. It’s a rowdy, bare-knuckle kind of song, ground...

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Kylie Minogue Has the No. 1 Holiday Song in the U.K., While Mariah Carey Still Reigns in the U.S.

Kylie Minogue celebrated the 10th anniversary of her holiday album Kylie Christmas with a “Fully Wrapped” reissue, earning her 11th No. 1 album on...

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Move Over ‘Stayin’ Alive’, There’s a Hot New CPR Song in Town, and It’s Wearing Flannel

The American Heart Association has added to its hands-only CPR playlist. The playlist already features several songs between 100 and 120 beats per...

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With Spotify’s Library Plundered, the Door Is Open for Music Preservation, but Also for AI Companies

An extreme amount of metadata from Spotify’s music library has been scraped by pirate activists as of December 2025, according to a report from the...

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On This Day in 1988, a Chance to Watch Morrissey’s First Solo Show for Free Led to a Mob in the Concert Venue

On December 12, 1986, The Smiths unknowingly played their last show at Brixton Academy. Two years later, Morrissey debuted as a solo artist with a...

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4 Somewhat Cringey 1990s One-Hit Wonders I’m Still Unapologetically Listening To

A one-hit wonder is a beautiful thing. Especially one-hit wonders from the 90s, when artists would seemingly put out whatever came to mind, and it...

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‘Things Are Shaping Up To Be Pretty Odd’: A Brief History of Panic! at the Disco’s Lost Cabin Album

Panic! at the Disco emerged from the suburbs of Las Vegas in 2005 with the breakout album A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out. The album and signing to...

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What Was Barack Obama Listening to in 2025? Former President Drops Annual List of Favorites

For all the haters who said Barack Obama doesn’t curate his end-of-the-year playlists, the former president has once again dropped his annual list...

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4 Deep Cuts From Y2K Pop Stars That Deserve Just As Much Love As the Hits

A plethora of amazing pop hits emerged in the early 2000s. But sometimes it’s the deep cuts that really mean something. Here are four non-singles...

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From Coachella to the Sphere: Tony Kanal Details No Doubt’s Comeback From Nine-Year Hiatus

No Doubt has had an exciting couple of years, and they’re gearing up to make the next one just as promising. After a nine-year hiatus, the Gwen...

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4 of the Best Neo-Goth Electronic ‘Blade’ Blood Rave-Esque Albums of 2025

Here are four albums that came out in 2025 that I would put on if I were the DJ at the Blade blood rave. You can disagree, but then you’ll be...

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Kylie Minogue Says She Misses the ‘Experimental Side’ of Making Music in the 90s

In 2024, Kylie Minogue expressed her nostalgia for the 90s and 2000s, saying to The Times, “I miss almost everything about the 1990s.” She...

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Lana Del Rey Sets Record as ‘Born To Die’ Continues Long-Held Chart Residency

Lana Del Rey made her major-label debut in 2012 with Born To Die, drawing critical skepticism but taking teen girls on Tumblr by storm. At first...

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Lady Gaga Shares the Songs That Have Defined Her Life so Far, Including One That Directly Inspired ‘Born This Way’

While Lady Gaga has never truly receded from mainstream popularity, she gained a resurgence this year with her latest album, Mayhem. The past few...

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Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan on How TikTok Is Fostering New Wave of Rebellious Youth

The words “TikTok” and “rebellious youth” in the same sentence may seem oxymoronic to some. But not to Billy Corgan, who learned that the kids...

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Yo La Tengo Play ‘Spinal Tap’ Song in Tribute to Rob Reiner During Annual Hanukkah Concert

Yo La Tengo began their beloved holiday season tradition again this year. The band kicked off their annual run of Hanukkah shows on December 14, a...

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Jeff Tweedy of Wilco Shares His Top Albums of 2025, With Some Familiar Favorites Making the List

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy has dropped his favorite albums of 2025 in a contribution to Mojo Magazine‘s January 2026 issue. He included several...

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Yungblud Claims The Darkness Are Gatekeeping Rock, While They Say He’s Killing the Genre

Back in September 2025, Yungblud took the stage with Aerosmith and Nuno Bettencourt at the MTV VMAs to pay tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne. They...

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On This Day in 1993, Nirvana’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ Airs, Eventually Becoming One of Their Most Iconic Live Albums

Nirvana recorded their MTV Unplugged concert in November 1993, but when it aired on December 16 that year, it quickly became one of the band’s most...

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On This Day in 2020, Twenty One Pilots Set Record for Longest Music Video of All Time With ‘Level of Concern’

Twenty One Pilots initially released the standalone single “Level of Concern” in April 2020, in the midst of that global pandemic that brought...

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The Line in Lily Allen’s ‘Smile’ That Nearly Brought Billie Eilish to Tears, but Not for the Reason You Might Think

Lily Allen’s revealing and intimate new album, West End Girl, marked a moment of catharsis and healing from her divorce from actor David Harbour....

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Pebe Sebert, Kesha’s Mom, Releases Album of Lost 80s Recordings After Decades of Writing for Other Artists

Last month, Kesha shared congratulations for her mother, Pebe Sebert, who had just announced her debut album. After a four-decade career as a...

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Watch Bruno Mars Cover Led Zeppelin With Slash While Dressed Like an 80s Skate Punk

How worlds collide. Recently, Bruno Mars performed at a private party thrown by investment company Eldridge Industries, held at New York’s Capitol...

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On This Day in 1986, The Smiths Unknowingly Played Their Final Concert Together

December 12, 1986, marked the beginning of the end for The Smiths as a band. Tensions had been rising that year already due to exhaustion, bassist...

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Charli XCX, Courtney Love, Wu-Tang Clan, and More Music Films Slated for Sundance 2026

Sundance Film Festival recently released the 2026 premiere schedule, and there are several great-looking music movies on the docket. From Charli...

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‘What’s Going On?’: 33 Years Later, 4 Non Blondes Are Gearing up for a Second Album

In 1992, 4 Non Blondes released their first and only album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More!, cementing themselves as a one-hit wonder with their big...

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On This Day in 1981, Teenage Beastie Boys Help Bid Farewell to Iconic NYC Nightclub by Opening for Bad Brains

As far as being a Beastie Boys fan goes, you could say I’m getting my Master’s in Beastology from the University of Kickin’ It B-Boy Style, and...

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Meet the Archival ‘Magician’ Restoring Massively Degraded Tape Recordings Before They’re Lost to Time

Even with the mainstream shift to all-digital recording in the mid-1980s, a significant portion of music history remains on analog tape. This began in...

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On This Day in 1973, There Ain’t No Foolin’ Around When CBGB Opens Its Doors in Manhattan

The iconic nightclub CBGB opened its doors on December 10, 1973, in the East Village of Manhattan. Originally conceived by Hilly Kristal as a...

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Flea Recalls Being a ‘Feral’ Teenager With Anthony Kiedis Before Red Hot Chili Peppers Formation

Flea, founding bassist of Los Angeles funk-rock staple Red Hot Chili Peppers, recently recalled his “feral” teenage years with best friend and...

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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard ‘Trying to See the Irony’ of AI Clone Found on Spotify

This past July, Australian prog-rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard removed their discography from Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel Ek’s...

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Guy Who Rushed Ariana Grande at ‘Wicked’ Premiere Gets Escorted From Lady Gaga Concert

The self-named “Pyjama Man” who tried to grab Ariana Grande at the Wicked: For Good premiere in Singapore was recently removed from a Lady Gaga...

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Busta Rhymes Reprimands Young TikTok Creator Who Purposely Mistook Him for Tracy Morgan

While attending an event at Art Basel Miami Beach during the city’s annual Art Week, rapper and producer Busta Rhymes put a TikTok creator in their...

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‘I Didn’t [Used to] Feel That Way’: With Newfound Freedom, Kesha Is Finally Ready to Love Her Old Music

Kesha’s comeback has been one of the most fun reinventions to watch unfold, from her recent music to her transformed image. After finally gaining...

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Former BBC Radio DJ Tim Westwood Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assault Charges in London Court

Tim Westwood, a former BBC Radio 1 DJ, has pleaded not guilty to rape, sexual assault, and indecent assault charges at a court hearing in London. The...

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Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale on Knowing When a Song Is Special: ‘People Are Gonna Absolutely Hate It or Absolutely Love It’

Halestorm’s founding vocalist Lzzy Hale considers a song successful when it’s either loved or hated. This divisive opinion is how she knows the...

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Lily Allen Releases ‘West End Girl’ on Butt Plug-Shaped USB Drives: ‘For Data Storage Only’

Lily Allen released her cathartic new album, West End Girl, this past October, exploring themes of betrayal and the end of her four-year marriage to...

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Los Campesinos! Revealed Their 2025 Streaming Revenue, and the Data Is Eye-Opening

Welsh indie band Los Campesinos! has gotten real about their 2025 earnings from streaming platforms. They shared the data in a December 3 social media...

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On This Day in 1997, Dave Navarro Tells Fiona Apple to ‘Have Fun’ by Writing It on the Wall in Blood

In 1997, the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas had a stacked lineup for its December 5 and 6 concerts. The annual charity concert weekend boasted...

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Wrapped or Whacked? Activist Organizations Call for Spotify Boycott During Annual Data Reveal

Spotify Wrapped 2025 dropped on December 3, so, of course, now comes the deluge of social media posts with users comparing their year-long listening...

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On This Day in 1990, the Simpsons Release an Album With Chart-Topping Single ‘Do the Bartman’

December 4, 1990, was a special day for anyone on the ground floor of The Simpsons fandom. Two months after the premiere of season two, the show’s...

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Flea Announces Debut Solo Album in a Distinct Departure From 40-Year Red Hot Chili Peppers Instrument

Red Hot Chili Peppers founding bassist Flea has announced his debut solo album, exploring a jazzy new genre and marking a distinct departure from the...

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Sabrina Carpenter, the Sexual, Chaotic, and Sarcastic Superstar, Says, ‘If You Don’t Like It, It’s Not for You’

Sabrina Carpenter—petite, blonde, pop star extraordinaire—got her start on Disney Channel. She was a staple of many childhoods on Girl Meets...

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