Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images You may remember Duncan Sheik for his 90s alt-pop hit “Barely Breathing”. But following his early success as a sing... read more
How they came up with their signature sound, and the stories behind hits like "Hold On Loosely" and "Caught Up In You"
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
How our favorite songs taught us about Champagne Problems, Dirty Work, Freak Flags, Soft Options and other useful phrases
Chris Hill, who co-wrote nine songs on Raye's new album, tells us how they came together.
The EMF song "Unbelievable" samples the raunchy comic Andrew Dice Clay saying, "What the f--k was that!"
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Long before Ol' Blue Eyes became "The Voice" or married Hollywood starlet Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra was a scrappy troublemaker growing up in Hoboken, New Jersey. As a teen, he learned music by ear and started singing professionally - he never learned how to read music.
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The flautist frontman talks about touring with Led Zeppelin, his contribution to "Hotel California", and how he may have done the first MTV Unplugged.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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Does he have beef with Gaga? Is he Sean Lennon's godfather? See if you can tell fact from fiction in the Elton John edition.
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As Doug commented on, as a graduate of the Air Force Academy, many cadets had the pleasure to hear Harry Chapin in concert in the 1970s and had an opportunity to enjoy his comments about his departure from the Academy in 1960 early during his freshman year, the toughest year, and the bogus counseling he received from the chaplain about how he'd never succeed in life if he left. Also as a graduate of the Air Force Academy, I was there as a cadet during one of those performances in the 1970s and remember the story that Harry shared so well, as Doug accurately conveyed! Harry was a great story teller, in both words and through his music....