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Five utterly disturbing songs from the 1980s

Five utterly disturbing songs from the 1980s

From immersive horror to stupid bigotry.

May 30, 2026

The merits of Stephin Merritt- The only indie artist on the New York Times' “Greatest American Songwriters” list

The merits of Stephin Merritt: Indie’s finest and most overlooked songwriter?

The man behind the Magnetic Fields…

May 19, 2026

Five of the craziest coincidences in rock and roll history

Five of the craziest coincidences in rock and roll history

Or examples of cosmic fate, if you prefer.

Apr 21, 2026

All ‘Best Picture’ Oscar winners ranked from worst to best -

All 97 ‘Best Picture’ Oscar winners ranked from worst to best

97 years of excellence.

Mar 13, 2026

The Eagles - Don Henley - Grammy Award

Don Henley’s five best vocal performances with and without the Eagles

The Eagles’ man’s best.

Oct 7, 2025

Five artists who died on stage

Five artists who died on stage

Some harrowing stories.

Dale Maplethorpe

Apr 7, 2025

Five Easy Masterpieces- An introduction to modern power-pop

Five Easy Masterpieces: An introduction to modern power-pop

The records that let the modern power-pop flag fly!

Apr 3, 2025

Fugazi - 1980s

Every Fugazi album ranked from worst to best

The first post-hardcore band

Mar 26, 2025

Five demos better than the record versions

Five demos better than the record versions

None of the studio versions of these numbers are bad…

Mar 25, 2025

The Bob Dylan covers performed at Woodstock

Five early performances of songs that changed the world

With an unsuspecting audience…

Mar 2, 2025

George Harrison - 1970

The five best covers of George Harrison’s Beatles songs

A master’s work.

Feb 1, 2025

Nirvana - Kurt Cobain - MTV UnPlugged

The greatest moments from ‘Nirvana: Unplugged in New York’

Iconic performance…

Jan 30, 2025