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  • Throwback Thursday: The Worst (Or Best) ’90s Music

    The crown jewels of the 90s: Scrunchies, Spice Girl lollipops, and Tamagotchis, to name a few. And who could forget those wonderfully terrible songs that laid the foundations for our guilty pleasure playlists on Spotify? When I…

  • The Desert Island Game: What’s the Best Music?

    If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one album, what would you pick? Here's what our staffers declared they just couldn't survive without.

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  • U.S. Marines Take On “Call Me Maybe”

    We've seen "Call Me Maybe" spoofed by politicians and puppets, we've even figured out why it's so catchy. But no amount of overplay can detract from the pure fun of watching these U.S. troops in Afghanistan lip-sync and dance to Carly…

  • 25 Things You Didn’t Know About the Greatest Musical of All Time

    Many call "Singin' in the Rain" the greatest musical of all time, and it's getting a diamond anniversary party on July 12—a special one-day-only theatrical event at a multiplex near you. Break out your tap shoes! Call Debbie…

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  • “Call Me Maybe”: Why Is It So Addictive?

    Don't be embarrassed. We've all blasted it in our cars or turned it up on our iPods (and then turned it down because people were staring at us). The Harvard baseball team got down with the tune when they made a spoof music video that…

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  • The Beach Boys are Back!

    The Beach Boys reunited? Talk about mixed feelings. I mean, let’s face it, their best work was a long time ago. And yet… I’ve never stopped listening to that best work. Often, and with great love. These songs aren’t appealing…

  • 3 New Bands My Dad and I Can Both Appreciate

    Dads? Cool? Turns out they figured out the best in fashion, music, and even movies years ago. For example, websites like dadsaretheoriginalhipster.tumblr.com prove that, try as I might, my taste in music will never be as awesome as my…

  • The Night I Met Einstein

    The Night I Met Einstein

    This Reader's Digest Classic of "My Most Unforgettable Character" offers a lesson in life—and music—from the most brilliant mind in the world.

  • 8 Recipes to Remember Elvis Presley

    August 16 marks the 34th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. If you can't join the fans in Graceland, at least you can whip up a recipe in remembrance.