Leo Moracchioli has a knack of turning a sugary pop tune into a metal classic. Here, he takes on ABBA 1976 disco hit Dancing Queen, still managing to leave the tune and platform boots intact.
Advice to the Young Artist From Patti Smith, Umberto Eco & Richard Ford
A collection of animated advices for young artists given by different artists and writers from around the world.
Teenagers Are Using Snapchat A LOT…Like…A LOT
Young people are all about social networks, whether that’s Snapchat, Facebook or Instagram.
New research from SCG, an advertising and public relations agency, surveyed 333 US high school and college students, a majority of whom were women.
Some 78% of respondents said they use Snapchat on a daily basis, which was a slightly higher proportion than said they use Instagram (76%) or Facebook (66%) every day.
Of those who use Snapchat on a daily basis, the frequency of usage was high. Roughly seven in 10 said they use it more than six times per day, and over half said they use it more than 11 times a day.
Watch Dolly Parton sing a song live at 45 and 78 record speeds
On her 1976 variety show, Dolly Parton sang “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind,” then performed it again as if it was heard on a 78 speed, rather than the normal 45.
Join Dave Grohl and Pat Smear As They Visit L.A.’s Holiest David Bowie Sites
If you’re one of the millions of people who’ve heard Nirvana’s cover of the David Bowie classic “The Man Who Sold the World” from their Unplugged album, you already know that Dave Grohl and Pat Smear are devout Bowie fans. But did you know that Smear and his bandmates in the Germs used to stalk Bowie all over 1970s Los Angeles? Join us as Smear and Grohl drive around town (in a custom and, as Grohl says, “totally ‘90s” Ford Bronco) visiting Bowie’s L.A. homes, both personal and creative. Along the way the two bandmates reminisce, nerd out on Bowie trivia and even pick up a legendary passenger. (Also, they call Joan Jett.)
Where the “comic book font” came from
So…why does all the writing in comic books look like that? Vox’s Phil Edwards looked into it and found an aesthetic shaped by comics culture, technology, and really cheap paper.
Willie Nelson Pays Tribute To Merle Haggard In “He Won’t Ever Be Gone” Video
An album of all-new recordings, God’s Problem Child adds 13 new songs to Willie Nelson’s repertoire, including seven recently written by Willie and Buddy Cannon, his longtime collaborator and producer. The album is Willie’s first to debut all-new songs since Band of Brothers reached #1 on the Billboard Country chart and #5 on the Billboard 200 in 2014.
Long time buddies with Merle Haggard, Willie pays Merle a tribute on a new song called He Won’t Ever Be Gone.
Alejandro Escovedo on NPR’s World Cafe
A couple years ago, rock veteran Alejandro Escovedo and his new wife, Nancy, were on their honeymoon on the coast of Mexico when disaster struck and they were sure they were going to die. It was so bad that they even called their family to say goodbye.
In this session, Escovedo tells the story of how they survived and the resulting PTSD, including what he calls “psychedelic seizures.” For a while it seemed like that trauma was the end of his career. NPR’s World Cafe talks about how he came out on the other side, with the help of his wife and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, to make his latest album, Burn Something Beautiful. Hear that conversation and his performance in the player below.
Let’s Listen To Oasis’ Most Famous Fight With A Transcript
“Wibbling Rivalry” is a single released under the name “Oas*s” l in 1995. It is a recording of John Harris (working for NME at the time) interviewing brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis in early 1994, on the verge of their commercial breakthrough.
“Wibbling Rivalry” holds the record as the highest charting interview release in the UK, reaching number 52 on November 25, 1995.
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