Music

Father’s Day is just around the corner, and you still have no idea what to get dear old dad. Well, with June 21st less than two weeks away, I have a few recommendations of what you could get your pops, if he’s the vinyl-collecting type. Whether he casually acquires vinyl or is a full-on collector, there’s probably at least one thing on this list he doesn’t have. Also, while I […]

There was no shortage of albums released in 1985 that went on to become beloved entries in the pop cultural archives. Here are just three that still live up to the hype, or earned much-deserved hype, more than 40 years later. ‘Rum Sodomy & the Lash’ by The Pogues The Pogues released their second album, Rum Sodomy & the Lash, in August 1985. At the time, it reached No. 13 […]

Last year, I shared with the world a list of 5 Songs You Should Never Play on The Bar TouchTunes. I was motivated to do this service for the human race after witnessing a truly heinous act of TouchTunes hijacking that’s hilarious in hindsight, but was irritating as s**t in the moment. Now, I find myself once again desperate to implore you people to stop playing certain songs that are […]

Well, the Aerosmith rollercoaster is officially out at Disney World in Orlando. Fascinatingly, it has been replaced with a new Muppets ride. Even more fascinatingly, that ride features a cover of an iconic 90s rock song that is so fun I’m just gonna buy tickets right now. In 2024, it was announced that the long-running Aerosmith roller coaster would be closed down. It was later revealed that the ride replacing […]

It has been 30 years to the day since The Fugees released “Killing Me Softly”. The track was a reimagining of a timeless classic, made popular in the early 70s by Roberta Flack. Interestingly, the Fugees’ version almost featured completely different lyrics. The original track is titled “Killing Me Softly with His Song“, composed and written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. Additionally, singer-songwriter Lori Lieberman said she collaborated with […]