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Watch Bobby Pickett Perform ’Monster Mash’ on ’American Bandstand’

Bobby Pickett didn't sport a lab coat or a hunchback, but his animated performance makes up for his deceptively normal appearance.

Tablecloth featuring doodles by The Beatles.

A Tablecloth Covered in The Beatles’ ’Acid-Inspired’ Doodles Is Headed to Auction

Before their final concert, The Beatles splattered a tablecloth with food and marked it up with doodles. Today the item is worth at least $15,000.

Lizzo plays Madison's crystal flute at the Library of Congress.

How Lizzo Came to Play James Madison’s 200-Year-Old Crystal Flute During a D.C. Concert

“I want everybody to make some noise for James Madison’s crystal flute, y’all!” —Lizzo, international pop star and classical flautist.

Golden funerary mask of King Tut at the Egyptian Museum.

10 Ways King Tut Influenced Pop Culture

From Steve Martin's 'Saturday Night Live' song to 'The Mummy' movies, King Tut has had an eventful afterlife.

Point of No Return: How 1980s Hitmakers Exposé Endured to Become One of the Most Successful Girl Groups of All Time

Though Exposé's name is not nearly as recognizable as TLC, Destiny's Child, or The Bangles, the 1980s hitmakers are the only girl group since The Supremes to score seven consecutive Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

Ryan Gosling Recorded an Entire Album of Halloween Music, and It’s Actually Great

The album was released in 2009 and features “spooky doo wop“ performed by Gosling, who also plays the cello. And it’s actually unironically good.

"Weird Al" Yankovic looking pretty normal.

Love “Weird Al” Yankovic? This Book Captures Behind-the-Scenes Stories and Photos From the Famed Parodist’s Career

The upcoming “Weird Al” Yankovic biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe promises to fuse fact and fiction. The photos in this book tell a truer tale.

Slow Burn: How Elton John's "Candle in the Wind '97"—the Best-Selling Single in Music History—Became a Royal Relic

In the weeks following the death of Princess Diana, "Candle in the Wind '97" provided a form of musical catharsis. Then it simply burned out.

Nirvana might have led the grunge movement, but other bands helped define the era, too.

10 of the Most Influential Grunge Artists of the ‘90s

Bands like Nirvana, Mudhoney, and Pearl Jam helped bring grunge to the mainstream in the ‘90s and defined the era.

Things went a little off the rails at times for these hard rock performers, but sometimes that's how it goes on tour.

Sympathy for the Devils: 8 of the Wildest Tour Stories in Rock Music History

From Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off a live bat during a show to Keith Richards nearly burning down the Playboy Mansion, these tour stories are some of the most notorious in rock music history.

Mariah Carey sings at the 82nd Annual Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in 2014.

Mariah Carey Is Trying to Trademark ‘Queen of Christmas,’ and Other Holiday Singers Aren’t Happy

Fellow queens of Christmas Darlene Love and Elizabeth Chan have thoughts.

‘20 Original Hits! 20 Original Stars!’ Inside K-Tel, the Innovator Behind the ‘As Seen on Tv’ Compilation Album

If you've ever bought a best-of CD or record, you can thank Philip Kives, the pitchman who brought us '24 Great Truck Drivin' Songs.'

Mohamed Belkhir, a.k.a. MB14, at "Tenor" premiere.

Watch This Beatboxer-Turned-Opera Singer Perform a Full Symphony Solo

Using just a loop machine and his voice, beatboxer Mohamed Belkhir is able to recreate the performance of an entire orchestra by himself.

12 Wild Facts About Guns N' Roses's 'Appetite for Destruction'

On July 21, 1987, Guns N’ Roses unleashed their first studio album, 'Appetite for Destruction,' and changed the face of '80s rock.

"Life Is a Highway" is not on this couple's playlist.

The 25 Most Popular Road Trip Songs

If you've been assigned DJ duties on your next road trip, here is some inspiration.

Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was into fuzz, but was not a lamestain.

'Wack Slacks': When the Media Fell for a Grunge Slang Hoax

In 1992, the mainstream media was eager to learn about the lexicon of the surging grunge scene. So a New York Times reporter phoned up an insider—who proceeded to make up a bunch of words.

Aerosmith and Run-DMC broke down walls—and musical barriers—with "Walk This Way."

How Aerosmith and Run-DMC's "Walk This Way" Forever Altered the Landscape of American Music

In the '80s, the destruction of two walls changed the course of human events. One was the Berlin Wall, which came down on November 9, 1989. The other was the wall separating Aerosmith from Run-DMC in the 1986 music video for "Walk This Way."

The 10 Best Classic Rock Songs to Fall Asleep to, According to Science

From Led Zeppelin to Pink Floyd, here are classic rock’s 10 best lullabies.

Ludwig van Beethoven, originator of the "curse."

Lifting the "Curse of the Ninth:" How AI is Helping to Finish Unfinished Symphonies

Computer scientists are developing algorithms for AI to complete the unfinished works of Beethoven and other classical music masters.

When Motley Crue became Mötley Crüe, they had no idea the umlaut "was a pronunciation thing."

From Motörhead to Mötley Crüe: A History of the Umlaut—Rock's Most Peculiar Punctuation

Where did the gothic garnish that became a trademark of rock bands like Mötley Crüe and Blue Öyster Cult get started?

The Most Popular Song the Year You Were Born

From Bing Crosby to Ed Sheeran, these are the chart-toppers from the past 82 years.

11 Wild Urban Legends Surrounding Popular Songs

From Tom Petty to The Eagles, fans have concocted some pretty bizarre—and very, very dark—theories about hit songs.

You can live like Dolly Parton for a night with a stay on the musician's tour bus.

You Can Now Book a Stay in Dolly Parton’s Tour Bus

Dolly Parton's famous tour bus has been repurposed into a luxury suite at the Dollywood DreamMore Resort & Spa.

How Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill" Inadvertently Became a Hollywood Soundtrack Staple

"Solsbury Hill," Peter Gabriel's solo artist debut, peaked at No. 68 when it was originally released in 1977. Then Hollywood came calling.

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