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11 Famous Works of Art That Were Never Actually Completed

Artists and writers can't always being their works to grandiose completion. Here are a few that left us hanging.

How CanCon Created The Guess Who

In 1968, the “Canadian Content” law was enacted: It required every radio station to dedicate 25 percent of each broadcast hour to Canadian content.

7 Experimental Adventures in Classical Music

Some composers play it safe and write music that makes easy listening. Others like testing the limits. Here are some unique experiments in classical music.

Vegan Black Metal Chef - Vegan Lasagna of Doom

The Late Movies: R.I.P., Slim Whitman

"Calypso"

The Post-Hit Careers of 5 One-Hit Wonders

Here are five one-hit wonders who deserve to be remembered for their five minutes in the limelight—and what they’ve been up to since.

Why Do Bands Still Perform Encores?

Encores have become concert standard issue. Artists pencil in a big hit or two at the back end of their set list, walk off stage, wait for fans to shout for the encore, act surprised, play aforementioned hit songs in all their encore glory, rinse, repeat.

11 Mellow Artists Who Sold Millions Through Commercials

David Letterman Digs Drums

5 Hit Songs, Translated

When we start singing along to these foreign language earworms, we're probably not singing what we think we're singing. Here are five hit songs in other languages and what the heck they actually mean once they’re translated.

Creating the Windows 95 Startup Sound

11 Museums Devoted to Musicians

Take a look at 11 of our favorite museums devoted to rock groups, classical composers, and more.

"Say It Ain't So, Joe"

15 Things You Might Not Know About Frank Sinatra

Ol’ Blue Eyes, The Voice, The Chairman of the Board: Whatever you want to call him, today marks the 15th anniversary of his passing. In his honor, here are 15 facts that will help the late crooner seem like a bit less of a stranger in the night.

"The Late Great Johnny Ace"

Pop Song Titles are Losing the Love

Love. It's the drug, and a battlefield, and a many splendored thing. It takes time, it will lead you back, and it don't cost a thing. Is there any topic that has inspired more pop songs than love?

The 10 Most Often Butchered Song Lyrics

Elton loves Tony, Sting broke his nose, and other lies music taught us.

15 of the Most Requested Karaoke Songs

Picking the perfect karaoke song can be a tough choice. The song has to be popular enough so people can sing along with you, but easy enough for a karaoke beginner to master. In honor of National Karaoke Week, which kicks off today, here are 15 of the mos

11 Reasons the BBC Has Banned Hit Songs

Here are a few things that got songs banned from the Beeb.

Happy Birthday, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

11 Awesome Musical Performances from NBC's Late Night with David Letterman

With recent changes announced in the late night talk show landscape we figured this a good time to look back at what was, and forever will be, the greatest late night program of its kind in this or any other world: NBC's Late Night with David Letterman.

A Sea Lion that Dances to the Backstreet Boys

UC Santa Cruz researchers say Ronan is the first mammal to successfully get funky

Fans Pulled Onstage to Rock

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