Stuff That Interests Me

The Wonderful World of Unintelligible Lyrics: 10 Songs We Love But Can Barely Sing Along To

There’s something magical about a song everyone knows by heart—even when nobody actually knows the words. Across every genre, every

Everything You Learned About Thanksgiving in the U.S. Is a Lie: The Real History and the Myths Behind It

Thanksgiving is perhaps the most iconic holiday in the United States, often portrayed as a wholesome, family-centered celebration of gratitude,

Day Drinking With Dua Lipa

The 20 Worst Songs Ever Made: A Tribute to the Truly, Spectacularly Terrible

Terrible songs are usually remembered because they were overplayed, annoying, or simply irritating. But that’s not what this list is

Top 10 Biggest “What If” Bands in Music History

Music history is littered with “what ifs.” Bands that burned bright, left indelible marks, or showed glimpses of greatness, only

“Brass Monkey” and the Beautiful Disaster: Why the Beastie Boys Made Both the Best and Worst Video Ever

There has never been a music video quite like the Beastie Boys’ “Brass Monkey.” It’s a strange paradox of pop

Top 10 Shows That Jumped the Shark in Spectacular Fashion

Every TV show has a peak. That golden stretch of episodes where everything clicks: the characters are on point, the

Top 10 Cartoons That Would Make Perfect Live-Action Reboots (If Done Right)

Animation has given us worlds limited only by imagination. From wild sci-fi landscapes to quirky suburban life, cartoons have captured

Samurai Cop: The Incomprehensible, Unstoppable, Unintentionally Hilarious Action Masterpiece

Few films in the history of cinema are as so-bad-it’s-good as the 1991 cult classic Samurai Cop. From the moment

10 TV Characters Who Carried an Entire Series on Their Back

Television has always been a landscape of ensemble casts, sprawling storylines, and endless plot threads. Yet in many series, there’s

The Greatest Job on Earth: Dancing Through Life with Ben Carr of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones

*editors note: Having gone to over 30 Bosstones shows myself. You always look at the right side of the stage

Miami Connection: The Ninja Rockers, The Synths, and the Glorious Chaos of 1987’s Worst Masterpiece

If you’ve never heard of Miami Connection, consider yourself blessed—or cursed, depending on your tolerance for cinematic chaos. On paper,

Forgotten Band: The Raspberries

In the early 1970s, rock music was a landscape dominated by prog rock, heavy metal, and the remnants of psychedelic

10 Underrated ’90s Comedies That Deserve a Cult Comeback

The 1990s were an odd and wonderful decade for comedy. It was a time when studios were willing to bankroll

Green Jellÿ’s Claymation Chaos: The Wild Genius of “Three Little Pigs”

When Green Jellÿ unleashed their claymation masterpiece “Three Little Pigs” in 1993, no one could have predicted that a punk-metal

Forgotten Band: Martha and the Muffins

When most people think of the New Wave era, they remember the usual suspects — Talking Heads, Blondie, The Cars,

The Captain of Hype: Why Derek Jeter Is the Most Overrated Player in Baseball History

There are few things in baseball more sacred — or more overblown — than the mythology of Derek Jeter. For

Forgotten Band: Gang of Four

When Gang of Four emerged from the industrial haze of late-1970s Leeds, England, the world wasn’t quite ready for what

The Surreal Genius of Primus’ “Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver” Music Video

Primus has always been the band that laughs at the idea of “normal.” By 1995, with the release of Wynona’s

Neon Ghosts: 26 New Wave Bands That Fell Off the Face of the Earth

There was a time when New Wave ruled the airwaves. Between 1978 and 1987, the sound of sharp synths, jittery

Funkadelic’s Cosmic Slop: Where Funk Found Its Rock Soul

The year was 1973. Funk music had already begun to carve its own cultural and musical identity in the United

When the Ramones Learned That a Wall of Sound Can Feel Like a Wall of Terror

By 1980, the Ramones were kings of simplicity. They ruled a kingdom of three‑minute songs, rapid-fire chords, and lyrics that

10 Adult Things in Cartoons That Went Way Over Kids’ Heads

Animated shows have always walked a fine line between kid-friendly fun and clever adult humor. The best cartoons, from Looney

Let There Be Rock: The Soundtrack to Suburban 90s Childhoods

If you grew up in the suburbs in the 1990s, the Drive-By Truckers’ cover of Let There Be Rock is

The 26 Best Miley Cyrus Cover Songs

Miley Cyrus has never been an artist to simply stick to the expected. Over her career, she has repeatedly taken

10 Conspiracy Theories That Try to Rewrite History

History, as we know it, is a patchwork of records, stories, and interpretations. But some people aren’t satisfied with the

MTV Shuts Down After 44 Years: The 20 Worst Music Videos They Ever Aired

For 44 years, MTV was more than just a cable channel — it was a cultural nerve center. It told

The Soundtrack of a Generation: 12 Songs That Ruled 2000s Teen Comedies

If you grew up watching teen comedies in the late 1990s and early 2000s, chances are you can hum—or even

10 Best G Funk Songs

G-Funk, short for Gangsta Funk, emerged from the West Coast hip-hop scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s, quickly

Frankie Smith – “Double Dutch Bus”: Funk, Slang, and the Birth of a Hip-Hop Classic

In 1981, Frankie Smith released a song that would carve out a unique space in the history of funk, early

Robert Johnson: The Man, The Myth, and the Birth of the Delta Blues

Robert Johnson, born in Hazelhurst, Mississippi in 1911, is one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in the history

Why Isn’t Gary Numan More Popular?

There’s a question that has haunted pop culture nerds and music historians like me for decades: why isn’t Gary Numan

Why the Story of Columbus Discovering America Is Garbage

Beyond the Myth: Deconstructing the “Discovery” of the Americas The story is simple, clean, and easily digestible: In 1492, Christopher

The Best Song for Every State

Editors note before I get into this.  I was kicking around the idea of adding You Tube videos for each

The 15 Most Hated Songs of All Time

Music is one of the most subjective art forms in existence — what makes one person sing along makes another

12 New Wave Bands That Got Huge for a Short Period but Then Fizzled Into Obscurity

The early 1980s were a neon fever dream — a technicolor collision of punk attitude, synthesizer experimentation, and a new

“Dracula from Houston”: Why the Butthole Surfers’ Cult Classic Still Thrills

Few songs capture the strange, exhilarating chaos of the 1980s alternative scene like the Butthole Surfers’ Dracula from Houston. Released

The 11 Best William Shatner Cover Songs: From Theatrical Oddities to Cult Classics

Few performers in history have managed to carve out a niche quite like William Shatner. Best known as the iconic

Dennis Quaid Joins The Gourds for “Gin and Juice” at Austin City Limits 2011: A Tale of Covers, Confusion, and Cult Classic Status. That does NOT include Phish

In the world of live music, some moments are fleeting yet unforgettable, ephemeral events that become legend among fans long