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When was Nevermind released?

When was Nevermind released?

I can't really remember the first time I actually heard Nirvana. Was it a rapturous moment, where I knew, right then and there, that music had been changed forever? Or was it just another band that my brother listened to? Today this album is revered as seminal, ushering...

Finish the Lyrics: "With or Without You"

Finish the Lyrics: "With or Without You"

Just reading "U2", how many catchy-as-hell lyrics popped into your mind? The Irish rock band, whose biggest knock is that they are unimaginably durable, has sold 150–170 million records worldwide. That's a lot of Bono. There's a good chance you've sung...

In the band Hootie & the Blowfish, who is the Blowfish?

In the band Hootie & the Blowfish, who is the Blowfish?

The '90s were an insane time in popular music. Let's take May of 1994 as an example. Among the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 were the following artists: Ace of Base, Prince, Crash Test Dummies, Richard Marx, and Mariah Carey. That kind of broad mix...

What R.E.M. song is about an '80s street attack on journalist Dan Rather?

What R.E.M. song is about an '80s street attack on journalist Dan Rather?

I was once in a karaoke bar in Athens, Georgia, filming a video for my work, when the bartender politely noted: "If Michael comes in here, you'll have to put that camera down." In Athens, with all due apologies to everyone else with this name, there...