As America celebrates its 250th birthday, we’re turning up the soundtrack that has echoed through stadiums, highways, small towns, and backyards for generations. From songs that celebrate the American spirit to classics that reflect our history, pride, and freedom, here’s a playlist to celebrate 250 years of the United States! Let’s keep rockin’ America! 1. […]
Forget brackets. The real World Cup winner is America! Visiting fans are finding out that we are not just loud, we are helpful, funny, and apparently very serious about feeding people. Fans from around the globe have flooded TikTok, Instagram, and X with videos that have almost nothing to do with soccer. Instead, they’re celebrating […]
More than 40 years after it first hit theaters, St. Elmo’s Fire may finally be getting a long-awaited sequel. Rob Lowe recently gave fans an encouraging update while appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show, revealing that a script is currently being developed. Lowe says everyone from the original cast is interested in returning, but they’re […]
Summer road trip season is officially here, and a new study has ranked the best and worst states in America for hitting the open road. Researchers looked at everything from gas prices and lodging costs to beaches, lakes, amusement parks, national parks, and scenic drives. The biggest surprise? Rhode Island finished dead last. While the […]
It’s officially summer! What better way to kick off the season than with a ranking of Rock’s Best Summer Songs? The list from Ultimate Classic Rock covers nearly two decades of music and includes everything from songs about vacations and warm weather to tracks that simply feel like summer every time they come on the […]
It would be an unbelievable sight to see the beautiful Houston mountains. Unbelievable because Houston sits about 50 feet above sea level and is famously one of the flattest major metro areas in America. If you’re looking for towering peaks around here, your best bet is a freeway overpass. That’s why Houstonians got a good […]
National Mascot Day is the perfect excuse to celebrate one thing Houston does better than anyone else: mascots. Houston is home to four Mascot Hall of Fame members, including a distinction no other city can claim. Houston is the only city in America with three professional sports mascots in the Mascot Hall of Fame. Leading […]
For Gen X, the 1980s may have been the greatest decade ever for cool cars. They were everywhere. TV shows, movies, music videos, toy aisles, posters on bedroom walls. Sometimes the vehicle was more famous than the person driving it. Ultimate Classic Rock recently rounded up some of the most iconic rides of the era, […]
Remember when commercials were just as memorable as the TV shows they interrupted? A new BuzzFeed quiz is putting Gen X memories to the test by asking people to finish some of the most iconic commercial jingles and slogans from the 1980s. And if you can instantly finish phrases like “The best part of waking […]
For years, it felt like live music could do no wrong. After the pandemic, fans rushed back to concerts, arenas filled up, and ticket prices seemed to climb higher every month. But now the music business is dealing with something insiders are calling “Blue Dot Fever.” The name comes from Ticketmaster seating charts, where unsold […]
Turns out laughter really might be the closest thing we have to a miracle drug. A new study found that laughter plays a major role in helping children learn, connect, and grow. Researchers discovered that when kids laugh, their brains are busy developing skills tied to creativity, memory, learning, and emotional well-being. But the benefits […]
Have you noticed that kids suddenly know all the words to a song that came out before they were born? You’re not imagining things. According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, Spotify listeners are spending more time than ever listening to older music. Songs that are at least 10 years old now account for […]