What are some songs that reference other songs. Not as a diss, but more as a homage. The one that stands out to me off the bat is Thursday – Understanding in a Car Crash. He says. this twilight world in blue and white the needle and the damage done The needle and the damage done is a reference to Neil Youngs song The Needle and the damage done If you’re a fan of Neil Young obviously you get the reference pretty easily but if you…

Songs that were popular that you didn’t initially realize were dirty? I had been humming Chappell Roan’s Casual for a bit when one day I looked up the lyrics. And it reminded me of other songs over the years that I like/love that I did not initially realize were dirty or had dirty bits in them. For example, as a kid, I walked around singing the “Doo doo doo” parts of Walk On The Wild Side by Lou Reed, long before …

Mastodon – Joseph Merrick submitted by /u/sea-of-unorthodoxy

System of a Down – Aerials submitted by /u/sea-of-unorthodoxy

Ethel Cain – Perverts I thought the “Nearer My God to Thee” was an amazing intro into Perverts. I could immediately hear what I thought of as nods to Lingua Ignota in the stripped and eerie atmospheric sound with religious themes. Vacillator started off with what I thought of as Slint-like drums? Disclaimer: I haven’t listened to a ton of her stuff other than ones th…

Peaches – F*** The Pain Away submitted by /u/palinsafterbirth

Linda Perry Explains How Upcoming 4 Non Blondes Reunion Came to Be submitted by /u/ebradio

Bad Bunny’s first residency — 21 shows — will be in Puerto Rico submitted by /u/nbcnews

Hugh Masekela & Netta Mbulu – Mahlalela submitted by /u/EricShoreMusic

Musicians Who Nearly Joined Other Bands Guns N’ Roses – After Slash left the band in 1996 and before Robin Finck joined, several other guitarists were rumored to join the band to replace him – those iincluded Zakk Wylde and Dave Navarro. And, after Matt Sorum was fired in 1997 and before Josh Freese joined, one drummer that was considered to replace him was Dave Abbruzzese (formerly o…

Interpol – The Heinrich Maneuver submitted by /u/itcomewitheggwoll

Bryan Ferry – Kiss and Tell submitted by /u/HilariousButTrue

Opening acts you’ve skipped but now regret. I missed seeing Wilco open for REM at St Paul in ’99 I believe. At that point didn’t know who they were. Damn. Also, Jason Isbell opened for Son Volt maybe ’05 at First Ave Mpls. Again, damn. submitted by /u/Thom-as-Moe

Björk says she changed the way she tours so she “can actually have a life” submitted by /u/cmaia1503

Weezer – In The Garage submitted by /u/d3rk2007

Sinéad O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U (Live 1990, Top of the Pops) submitted by /u/Wind_Chimes111

Billy Talent – Try Honesty (Official Video) submitted by /u/-Stacys_mom

He wrote a great De La Soul book. De La Soul wasn’t happy. submitted by /u/Commercial_Avocado86

WATCH: ALABAMA SHAKE’s Brittany Howard perform w/ Kumite, her hardcore band, live for the first time submitted by /u/imatmydesknow

Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith’s Malibu home destroyed in wildfires: “We are safe. We have each other. We will start again.” submitted by /u/cmaia1503