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The ghostly reason behind why the classic song sounds the way it does.

"That's my pig," Roger Waters told Coachella attendees as the inflatable swine drifted off into the desert.

The shock rockers' "overnight" success was a long time coming.

With the 20th anniversary of his show (September 10) just in the rear-view mirror, here are 10 of fictional Not That Bad Records' greatest hits from the not-actually-real album "Soundtrack of Science."

When a musical act and a director feel like doing something really challenging, they make a music video in a single take.

It was a bad night for Neils.

The 'Lawrence of Arabia' of hayseed movies.

By RIAA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

A brief look back at the labels that redefined music censorship 30 years ago.

And no, it doesn't involve drugs.

“It's unapologetically weird, aggressively sexual, and steeped in [the] psychedelic future funk vibe that defined the Purple One's '90s heyday.”

The font previously known as PRNC.

Before the King was a Vegas mainstay, Elvis had a Sin City stint cut short because he was so poorly received.

Listen to popular music from Mexico in the 1920s, the United States in the 1950s, or Ukraine today.

Here's what to know before you hire them—and the three things they never want to see.

Kurt Cobain performing with Nirvana in Amsterdam in 1991.

Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"—one of the most iconic songs of all time—was released as a single on September 10, 1991.

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Every year, the South Dakota Rock and Roll Music Association Hall of Fame inducts a slate of musicians, DJs, promoters, venues, and instrument stores that, at some time, played a part in the music scene of America’s 46th most populous state.

Some rock stars are literally working around the clock.

The iconic singer, who passed away on March 20, 2020 at the age of 81, knew when to hold ‘em, knew when to fold ‘em, and always knew the exact place to put the chaise.