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10 'Simpsons' band cameos that'll make you wish you lived in Springfield

As the longest-running animated television show in history, The Simpsons has been around for the rise and fall of grunge, the emergence of pop punk and countless other shifts in the music world. Throughout the past 31 years, The Simpsons has landed some of music’s most successful artists as guest stars. While the fan-proclaimed “golden […]

See Smashing Pumpkins’ spin on a gothic Western love story in “Ramona”

The Smashing Pumpkins are giving fans another glimpse into their forthcoming album Cyr. On Friday, they unveiled not one, but two new songs called “Ramona” and “Wyttch.” As well, the Smashing Pumpkins have released a dramatic new video for “Ramona.” Read more: These Netflix subscription plans just got a little bit more expensive The Smashing […]

15 bands you probably didn’t realize are supergroups

There was a time when the “supergroup” was super obvious. When the world saw legendary axman Ted Nugent making his guitar squeal with the guy from Night Ranger to his right and a guy from Styx to his left, we all knew there was something special afoot. (Classic-rock lovers will recognize this ’80s band to […]

20 side projects you should already be listening to by now

Side projects have the special ability to give artists the chance to express themselves in whatever manner they choose without snobby genre lords or the (sometimes self-imposed) shackles of their previous works confining their sonic decisions. Sometimes these new bands go in an intentionally more mainstream direction, while other times the word “commercial” is never […]