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Tiny Desk Concerts are a lot like MTV Unplugged was in the 1990s and early 2000s. It serves to prove artists’ true musicianship, stripping it all down to the basics. Grunge bands of the 1990s shocked the world, delivering incredible performances. The same has been done with indie rock artists on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts. We’ve seen countless brilliant performances throughout the years. Naturally, we start considering who we haven’t […]

In a recent Wired interview, Weezer answered the web’s most searched questions. Among them, they were asked, “What is Weezer’s best song?” All four members gave different answers initially. Guitarist Brian Bell answered first with “Say It Ain’t So”. Scott Shriner, the group’s bassist, followed up with “I was going to say ‘Buddy Holly’.” Lead singer and guitarist Rivers Cuomo jokingly answered “Teenage Dirtbag”, a Wheatus song. Of course, Rivers […]

Metallica is the biggest metal band on the planet these days, no doubt. But if you’re looking for something fresher, more like their old material, I’ve got four bands you need to hear. Do any of these bands sound exactly like the Four Horsemen? No. You don’t want, or need, that anyway. We already have Metallica, so there’s no need for Metallica-lite. What these four bands do have, though, is […]

UGK’s classic album Ridin’ Dirty turned 30 years old this year. It’s a foundational Southern rap album with some of the greatest verses Bun B and Pimp C ever wrote. Perhaps the strongest song and the centerpiece of the album is “One Day”, a haunting song about grief and loss. But did you know that it almost never made the album? In a retrospective with Complex, Bun revealed that “One […]

I remember watching the 1999 X Games like it was yesterday. Tony Hawk and Bucky Lasek inspired an entire generation of wanna-be skateboarders. When Tony Hawk landed the famous 900, minds were blown, and skateboards were included on every kid’s Christmas list later that year. Watching these two inspired my brother, my cousin, and me to attempt skateboarding in the driveway. For the rest of my childhood, my idea of […]