Cropper andTivenhad been working on songs for years with the hopes of finding friendly musicians to give them life. While some found homes, the duo sat on instrumentals for years — untilTivenran into Billy Gibbons at Trader Joe's. WhenTiventold the sharp-dressed man he was making a recor...
While it's open to interpretation, I think "Rake" is about the security you can find in another person. Sufjan's strange lyrics convey the need for someone you don't have to front for — someone you can take solace with when the outside world becomes too much. While "the rock" invok...
We made the executive decision to exclude two of the biggest rock bands of the '80s —Van HalenandGuns N' Roses— from this list. While both bands ran parallel to the glam metal scene (and Van Halen, in particular, had a huge influence on the movement), neither quite fit the mold an...
The Fameheralded Gaga as the next big thing in pop music. But rather than spend a couple years fine-tuning her follow-up, the newly minted star decided to double down while the iron was red hot by reissuing the album asThe Fame Monster, complete with eight new songs. And in doing so...
Growing up in Tucson, you spend a lot of time drinking beer in the washes and deserts hidden off the sides of the streets. She found her little familiar spot where she liked to drink with her college friends and we drank and talked for quite a while… about my Hollywood dreams, our En...
Listen: Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube “Gold Dust Woman” Rumours (1977) To put it conservatively: Rumours was recorded in a whirlwind of chaos. The McVies were divorcing after eight years of marriage, while Nicks had broken up with Buckingham and was on the cusp of an affair with a...
"Boys Light Up", Australian Crawl This song is about a woman and her vibrator. Listen to the words! Although James Reyne at times is tough to understand, with this in mind, it seems so obvious. I can't belive they let it play on radio back then!!! "The Boys Light Up", Australia...
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There’s the notion that The Weeknd makes songs for sad people who like to get lost in an imaginary world while taking pot. But that is not the case as his style of music is unique so not everyone can relate to it. Don’t worry you’re not about to get sad or depressed...
While rock as a genre has been listed and anthologized to death over the past 50 years, and hip-hop and country are finally starting to catch up, such pop histories are relatively few and far between. There’s no official pop hall of fame, like there is for those other genres. It ...