The Five Best and Worst Replacement Singers

Stone Temple Pilots have officially announced that their search for a singer to replace the late Chester Bennington has come to an end. ..

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10 Bands Who Changed Their Name and Found Fame

Feature photo by Philip Cosores. The High Numbers. Sigma 6. Tom & Jerry. Angel and the Snake. The Golliwogs. Tony Flow & the Miraculously ..

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10 Collaborative Albums You Should Know

The math is simple: 1 + 1 = 2. But basic arithmetic can’t account for chemistry. And that’s something a duo either seems to have ..

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The 13 Scariest Pop Songs

This feature originally ran in October 2014. We’ll continue to share scares, old and new, as we creep towards Halloween. If it haunts, ..

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The Very Best of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The Very Best of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

This article originally ran in 2015. We’re republishing today to celebrate the career of the great Tom Petty. Sadly, Florida will ..

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Five Great Albums Recorded In Coffee Houses

Five Great Albums Recorded In Coffee Houses

This article is presented in partnership with High Brew Coffee in celebration of National Coffee Day. When someone says “coffee house ..

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10 Times Larry David Was Right on Curb Your Enthusiasm

10 Times Larry David Was Right on Curb Your Enthusiasm

Artwork by​ Cap Blackard (Order Prints + More) Here’s the one thing most people who watch Curb Your Enthusiasm are afraid to admit: ..

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The 10 Most Cringeworthy Moments on Curb Your Enthusiasm

Our Sultan of Shrivel, Our Czar of Can’t-Look-Away, Seinfeld creator Larry David returns with the ninth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm this ..

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Top 10 Songs by The Beatles After The Beatles

This feature was originally published in April 2009. When my editor asked me to list the top 10 songs recorded by John, Paul, George, and Ringo ..

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A History of Artists Releasing Two Albums at Once

On their best days, most musicians can barely muster the energy, talent, and good luck required to release a single hit record at a time. ..

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Top 20 Rock ‘n’ Roll Solo Albums

This feature originally ran in 2013. With Rostam releasing his excellent debut solo album this week, we thought, why the hell not? Singer-songwriters ..

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The Ultimate Back-to-School Mixtape

The Ultimate Back-to-School Mixtape

In honor of another year of pencils, books, and teachers’ dirty looks, Editor-in-Chief Michael Roffman revisits his ultimate back-to-school ..

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Top 21 Songs About Nostalgia

This feature was originally published in November 2013. nos·tal·gia noun [no-stal-juh, -jee-uh, nuh-] : pleasure and sadness ..

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The 25 Most Anticipated Tours of Fall 2017

Yes, summer is not technically over yet, but it’s not too early to look forward to what’s coming up for the rest of the year. ..

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The 10 Best New Characters of Twin Peaks: The Return

The 10 Best New Characters of Twin Peaks: The Return

On Sunday, September 3rd, David Lynch and Mark Frost’s iconic series Twin Peaks comes to an end. In anticipation, Consequence ..

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10 Final Predictions for Twin Peaks: The Return

After waiting for decades, the ending to Twin Peaks is finally upon us. On Sunday evening, David Lynch and Mark Frost’s iconic masterpiece ..

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10 Other Nerd Rock Bands You Should Know

10 Other Nerd Rock Bands You Should Know

It’s almost a given that any listing of nerd rock bands will begin with a naval-gazing debate over semantics. I, however, am mostly ..

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10 Times Elvis Costello’s Aim Was True

10 Times Elvis Costello’s Aim Was True

Dusting ‘Em Off is a rotating, free-form feature that revisits a classic album, film, or moment in pop-culture history. This ..

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10 Nine Inch Nails Songs That Freaked Your Parents Out

10 Nine Inch Nails Songs That Freaked Your Parents Out

This feature originally ran in 2013 and is being re-published in light of NIN’s new EP. When I was 12, my friend Chris and I started ..

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10 Hair Metal Albums That Don’t Suck

Sometimes, music criticism in the 21st century can seem like one big, hapless exercise in re-evaluation. The ascension of poptimism means ..

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Slash’s 10 Gnarliest Guitar Riffs with Guns N’ Roses

Slash’s 10 Gnarliest Guitar Riffs with Guns N’ Roses

Photo by​ David Brendan Hall You can hate Guns N’ Roses, but you can’t hate Slash. Born Saul Hudson, the British-American ..

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10 Albums That Could Run for Office

10 Albums That Could Run for Office

Kid Rock is running for Senate. This is ridiculous, of course, because writing raps about wanting to be a cowboy is not a skill that overlaps ..

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The 10 Best Bands with Siblings

For a lot of us, our brothers and sisters are the first enemies we ever had. They take our stuff, they call us names, and they blame us for the scribbles ..

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The 10 Greatest Sophomore Albums of All Time

This feature originally ran in 2016. We’re revisiting today as we continue to pore over Lorde’s sophomore album, Melodrama. ..

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10 Other Shoegaze Bands You Should Know

This feature originally ran in November 2014 and is being re-published to celebrate Slowdive’s top-rated comeback album. ..

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The Top 10 Definitively Prince Songs

This feature originally ran in April 2016, shortly after Prince’s death. It’s now being re-published as we mark one year since ..

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Every Kurt Vonnegut Novel Ranked in Order of Relevance

In 2005, Kurt Vonnegut asked of America in what was to be his last published book, his essay collection A Man Without a Country, “What ..

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10 New Musical Guests for The Simpsons

10 New Musical Guests for The Simpsons

Thirty years ago this month, America’s favorite animated family made their debut as part of The Tracey Ullman Show. To celebrate, CoS ..

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The Simpsons’ Top 30 Episodes

The Simpsons’ Top 30 Episodes

Thirty years ago this month, America’s favorite animated family made their debut as part of The Tracey Ullman Show. To celebrate, CoS ..

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The 12 Best Nameless Characters on The Simpsons

The 12 Best Nameless Characters on The Simpsons

Thirty years ago this month, America’s favorite animated family made their debut as part of The Tracey Ullman Show. To celebrate, CoS ..

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The 10 Greatest Pieces of Simpsons Merchandise

The 10 Greatest Pieces of Simpsons Merchandise

Thirty years ago this month, America’s favorite animated family made their debut as part of The Tracey Ullman Show. To celebrate, CoS ..

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The 10 Most Heartfelt Moments on The Simpsons

The 10 Most Heartfelt Moments on The Simpsons

Thirty years ago this month, America’s favorite animated family made their debut as part of The Tracey Ullman Show. To celebrate, CoS ..

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The 50 Greatest Wrestling Themes

This feature originally appeared in 2014. The Undertaker is exhuming it for this weekend’s Wrestlemania 33 in Orlando. With all the chair ..

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Bob Dylan’s 20 Best Songs

Top Songs is a feature in which we definitively handpick the very best songs in an artist or band’s catalog. Sounds simple, right? ..

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Top 20 Hip-Hop Solo Albums

This feature originally ran in 2013 and has since been updated. Some stars shine brightest as part of a constellation, and others burn ..

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