With the New Year quickly fading in the rearview, millions of people will soon find themselves slogging off resolutions of physical and mental betterment in favor of some binge television watching. But if you’re going to watch TV for 18 hours a day, you might as well watch something that will allow you to hold…
Author: Jacob Trowbridge
If ’90s music is remembered for anything, it’s for producing groundbreaking alternative artists, as well as a slew of shallow, glossy pop novelties. Somewhere in the middle of all that, the following pop-rock artists released amazing albums featuring a little bit of slickness, and a whole lot of craftsmanship. They’re remembered neither as revolutionary records,…
The greatest songwriters are able to craft timeless pop songs that feature more than just hummable melodies and catchy hooks; they also tell a story. In fact, when done well, these songs create iconic characters that become as enduring as those from popular sitcoms or movies. The following tell the tales of the mostly-fictitious people we’ll never forget,…
Professional wrestlers are a strange breed. Technically you could consider them actors — they perform scripted material and try to sell their audiences on the version of reality they’ve designed to fit their storylines — but really, they’re more like soap opera stars, overselling each facial expression and slap to their opponent’s strong jawline. That’s why…
Every December (or more often, late November) radio listeners are bombarded with themes of merriment, prosperity, and togetherness, written about in traditional holiday music. It’s uplifting for the easily uplifted, but a joyless purgatory for those who dread the upcoming holiday season, a frostbitten limbo we’re forced to endure until the Christmas tree has dried…