The Aztec Death Whistle Will Give You Horrific Nightmares
The Aztecs made countless types of noisemakers and musical instruments. Using clay, sugar cane, turkey feathers, ores, frog skins, and much more, they were able …
The Aztecs made countless types of noisemakers and musical instruments. Using clay, sugar cane, turkey feathers, ores, frog skins, and much more, they were able …
Weird musical instruments abound. Strings, brass, percussion… even ones with animals in them exist in the present, and that’s not even counting the theoretical ones …
If you’re like me, you probably remember the old days of uploading your songs to MySpace and Soundcloud. It was cool to hit the charts …
The history of modern music is draped in the power of music myth and rumor, from the “Paul is dead” buzz to Led Zeppelin’s filthy …
You couldn’t get away from Total Request Live at the turn of the 20th century. Their formula of counting down the day’s top videos was …
This is one of those stories that has a surprise ending, so stick around for the reveal! Strange and interesting things are happening around us …
For most people, music is an exercise in catharsis. A snappy tune by The Beatles may bring a smile on our face. Spinning Adele’s “21” …
This is sad news indeed for many of us musicians, old and young. The animatronic band that graced the stages of Chuck E. Cheese locations …
Let today’s post serve as a lesson on how not to execute a publicity stunt to drum up interest and sales in your new album …
Music is more compartmentalized now than ever before. Not only are we well beyond the days of merely designating music as “good” or “bad,” several …
Rock has been known as “The Devil’s Music” since the first backbeat was laid down. It was bad enough when Elvis swiveled his hips, but …
Nobody in music draws the ire of rock fans more than Yoko Ono. While some of this naturally stems from longstanding accusations that she broke …
Radiohead’s “OK Computer” is 20 years old. While this mark of time is bound to make Gen X’ers that bought the landmark album feel ancient, …
We’ve uncovered cave paintings, medieval and renaissance artwork, military radar videos, and have sightings of UFOs even up to this day. It’s no real surprise …
Where did we lose our way? At what point did we toss all care to the wind and start admitting that we like some of …
There’s countless lists like these out there, where a ton of people who never played an hour of vidya their whole lives try to help …
Aerosmith was one of the indisputable gods of American hard rock in the ‘70s. They also came back from the brink of drugs and despair …
We’re practically trained to think of guitars as big, shiny instruments meant to capture the eye. Sometimes, a guitar can even call more attention than …
You thought this was something you wanted? Do you dream about 100,000 raving fans a night, plus the few throwing water and lighters at you? …
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the most iconic classical composer of all time. It’s a status not just drawn from the fact that he’s behind some …