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Pop-punk of the 2000s is a smorgasbord of typically male horniness, varying from the unsuspectingly sexual All-American Rejects, to the tragically unfaithful The Killers, to the juvenile gutter-minded Blink-182. Actually, we could dedicate an entire series of lists just to Blink-182’s horny songs. But for the sake of variety, we narrowed it down. “Mutt” by Blink-182 How to possibly choose just one song from the horny pop-punk maestros themselves? It […]

The raging debate over the use of AI in music has loud voices on both sides. Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is now weighing in and drawing a hard line in the sand against artificial intelligence. In an interview with the And The Writer Is… podcast, Corgan offered his stance, which is staunchly opposed. “You didn’t ask me, but I’m gonna make a declaratory statement,” he said. “I refuse, refuse, […]

If any diehard Jack White fans are wracking their brains trying to guess what could possibly be considered his first showbiz moment, there’s an almost certain guarantee that they’d guess wrong. That’s because White’s first big moment didn’t happen with The White Stripes, or The Raconteurs, or even any of his early local Detroit endeavors. In fact, until he told the story earlier this month, it most likely wasn’t even […]

Today is April 20th—or 4/20—and some of you are going to be getting up to some shenanigans today. So what’s your soundtrack going to be? Some records are traditionally go-tos. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and Dr. Dre’s The Chronic 2001 come to mind. Certainly, Tom Petty or Willie Nelson make good choices. And we can’t forget bands like 311 and Slightly Stoopid. But how about some less […]

Coachella‘s second weekend has historically been viewed as a kind of afterthought—after all, it’s just a repeat of the prior weekend’s performances, right? Yes, and no. Especially, it seems, this year, where festival organizers and performers seem to have made something of a concerted effort to make weekend 2 an event in its own right. This year’s Coachella weekend 2 was jam-packed with special cameos, last-minute sets, and other surprises […]