Roger Daltrey has stirred up one of rock’s oldest bar fights without anyone needing to throw a punch. In a recent interview, The Who frontman claimed that his band was “the first heavy metal band,” arguing that The Who laid the foundation for the genre back in the 1960s. Daltrey pointed to the band’s sheer […]
The desert heat was brutal. The dust was everywhere. And for four days in 1983, the middle of Southern California became the center of the music universe. The US Festival kicked off on May 28th, 1983 at Glen Helen Regional Park near Devore, California. The massive event was the brainchild of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, […]
Today is National Hamburger Day, and for a lot of people, that’s a good excuse to grab a burger for lunch or dinner. If you’re not sure where to go, a reviewer named Burger Beast released a list of the best burgers from national restaurant chains. To qualify, the restaurant had to operate in at […]
For generations of men, using a public restroom meant following an unspoken code. Eyes forward. No small talk. And under absolutely no circumstances do you acknowledge the existence of the giant stainless steel trough running along the wall like a livestock watering station at the county fair. We have all survived at least one stadium […]
America turns 250 next year, and Rolling Stone is marking the occasion by celebrating some of the country’s biggest contributions to culture. To help build the list, they recruited well-known Americans from entertainment, music, sports, and media to spotlight what makes the country unique. Some choices feel obvious. Others feel like somebody emptied out America’s […]
Maybe someday you’ll be able to ask Ozzy Osbourne life’s biggest questions. Things like, “What’s the meaning of existence?” Or, “Where did I leave my car keys?” And somehow get the same answer to both. An interactive digital Ozzy Osbourne avatar is now in development, which means fans may soon be able to have actual […]
Dunkin’ is about to test the limits of caffeine and common sense. Starting tomorrow, Friday the 22nd, the chain is rolling out 48-ounce iced coffee buckets nationwide after testing them earlier this year at a handful of New England stores. To put that size in perspective, a large iced coffee at most places suddenly looks […]
A viral video online is proving something scientists, toddlers, and guys who laugh at their own farts have known for years: laughing actually makes you feel better. The clip features a “Laughter Yoga” session created from a practice started in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria. In the video, an instructor gets a guy to repeatedly […]
While you celebrate all the moms in your life this weekend, let’s also give some love to the TV moms who kept fictional families together through decades of chaos, bad decisions, awkward kids, and clueless husbands. The people over at Ranker are voting on the greatest TV moms of all time, and the list covers […]
Happy Cinco de Mayo… or, if you’re just here for the cold beer and good food, the soundtrack matters, even if you don’t know every name on it. Billboard put together a playlist that hits the basics and then some. It’s not about being an expert. It’s about the feel. Here are some highlights: You’ve […]
“Rolling Stone” just released its ranking of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time. The Top 10 covers a wide range of styles, from early rock and roll to funk, progressive rock, and arena rock. Some solos are structured and melodic, others are more open and improvisational. You’ll notice that the Top 10 is […]
As kids, many of us fantasized about being astronauts when we grew up. Today, the idea of going to Mars still grabs people. It is big and bold, and for a moment, you can picture it, leaving Earth behind and watching everything you know shrink in the distance. From right here in Houston, a city […]