MUSIC

Watch Guitar Strings Wiggle...from Inside the Guitar

From our file of "fun tricks you can do with a camera phone."

The Ghostly Remains of "Tom's Diner"

Suzanne Vega's a cappella track helped make the MP3...but what was lost in the process?

(Almost) Everyone Can Sing

How Lyrics Websites Transcribe Gibberish

6 Famous Musicians Who Wrote Jingles for TV Commercials

You might be surprised by who wrote those jingles that get stuck in your head.

Was Elvis Actually Any Good at Karate?

The Original "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"

Before the two lads in TMBG covered the song, "The Four Lads" recorded it. In 1953.

9 Ways to Enhance Your Music-Listening Experiences

Here are a few ways to take your music habits to the next level.

The 20 Catchiest Songs (According to Science)

After a year-long study, researchers in the UK compiled a list of the catchiest songs of the last 75 years.

15 Lesser-Known Halloween Songs to Put You in a Spooky Mood

Scientists in Sweden Hide Bob Dylan Lyrics in Their Papers

The researcher who successfully sneaks the most Dylan lyrics into papers before retirement wins a free lunch.

Elvis Presley's Bizarre Album of Stage Banter

10 Fossils Named for Rock Stars

Fossils rock. So much so, in fact, that paleontologists have named a whole menagerie of prehistoric critters after their favorite musicians. Here’s a rundown of some of the fantastic prehistoric species named in honor of rock stars.

10 Mind-Boggling Interactive Music Videos

For music videos, just standing in front of a camera and pretending to play your hit single doesn’t cut it anymore. These amazing modern videos don’t just let fans watch and listen—they give the viewers control.

15 Bands Named After Songs by Other Bands

Musicians often get inspiration from their own record collections. Beyond musical style, on-stage persona, and look, some bands directly take their names from songs or lyrics from another band.

Beethoven-Haus, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

19 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Beethoven

Stubborn and self-involved, dramatic yet loving of his friends, Ludwig van Beethoven was a virtuoso pianist and canonical composer of dozens of symphonies, concertos for piano, piano sonatas, and string quartets.

11 Electronic Musicians Who Collaborate With Fans in Unique Ways

9 Novelty Dances You Probably Never Heard Of

Examples of the times when we only wanted to move certain ways for a very brief period of time.

11 Movie Soundtracks by a Single Artist

Whether it’s a large orchestral score or the hushed strumming of a lone guitar, the music in a film is an essential part of the whole. But sometimes, instead of a traditional score or multi-artist soundtrack, filmmakers choose a single act to provide the

15 Albums That Cost a Fortune to Make

Sometimes labels pay a very high price when artists earn their chance to make their music "perfect."

The Beatles in 'A Hard Day's Night' a Janus Films release (c) Bruce and Martha Karsh

Restoring A Hard Day’s Night for a Theater Near You

21 Obscure References in Classic Songs—Explained!

Even if you know all the words, do you know what they were about?

10 Obscure References in Classic Rock Songs—Explained!

We hear some songs so often on the radio that we automatically sing along with them, but how much of what we’re singing do we really understand?

7 Music Video Injuries and Ailments

But making videos wasn’t all glamour. Behind the scenes, the long days were filled with vomit, blood, and diarrhea. Here’s a brief look at the injuries and ailments behind some of the decade’s most iconic videos.

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