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The cultural impact of The Simpsons is immeasurable, as you can tell from checking out Joey "Sideshow Joe" DeGroot's list on the number of bands that named songs (or themselves) after references to the animated classic. Celebrities of all stripes realize the kind of power that such a program packs so they'll readily appear as guest stars. The number of musical guests in the history of The Simpsons is huge, but we've whittled it down to nine of the best in honor of the current marathon of every episode currently happening on FXX. -
Green Day, Mike Dirnt: ‘American Idiot’ Bassist Will Produce Indie Film 'Crickets', Billie Joe Armstrong & Tré Cool Taking It Easy
Bassist Mike Dirnt has done a lot of things as a core member of the punk rock group Green Day – alongside frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and drummer Tré Cool – but now he’s venturing off to a new project for just a little while. Reports from Billboard state that Dirnt will produce the upcoming indie flick Crickets. -
Blink-182: Does Drummer Kye Smith Do Blink Better Than Travis Barker? Watch Him Cover Every Album In Five Minutes [WATCH]
Good news, folks: there's no longer a need to listen to the entire Blink-182 catalogue because drummer Kye Smith recently posted a video online that shows him impeccably covering every one of the band's albums in just five minutes. -
8 Great LGBT-Themed Alternative Songs: Green Day, The Smiths, And More
To commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall riots on June 28th, 1969, every June has been designated LGBT Pride Month in the United States. In honor of the 45th anniversary of the riots, here's a list of eight incredible alternative songs with LGBT themes. -
LISTEN: 5 Seconds Of Summer Cover Green Day 'American Idiot', Twitter Fans Go Insane For New Song
Uh, there's no other way to phrase this so we're just going to say it: boy band 5 Seconds Of Summer has covered Green Day's signature tune "American Idiot." The new twist on the classic track was released today (June 11) as a part of Kerrang!'s tribute album to American Idiot, marking the record's 10-year anniversary. -
5 Underrated Follow-Ups To Classic Albums: Pink Floyd, Green Day, and more
Releasing a classic album is both a blessing and a curse for a musician. It may feel great to have created something that people love, but you're also faced with the massive pressure of following it up. Some artists are able to follow their classics with more classics, but most of the time these follow-ups albums are seen as disappointments. These five albums had the misfortune of being released after classics, but are much better than they're given credit for. -
6 Artists Who Have Released Album Trilogies: David Bowie, Green Day, and more
For most rock musicians, the full-length album is the highest artistic statement in the medium, the equivalent of a novel for a writer, or a feature-length film for a director. Just like novels and films, specific albums within an artist's catalogue are sometimes designed as trilogies, with certain musical and lyrical themes. Here are six artists who have released album trilogies. -
8 Classic Alt-Rock Albums and Their Original Titles: Green Day, Blur, and More
Very few things in music are presented in their original, unedited forms. Songs, as well as albums, are often re-written and re-structured over and over again before they're finished, and this is often the case with artwork and titles as well. Here are eight classic alternative rock albums that weren't released under their original names. -
9 Incredible Albums with Awful Titles: Green Day, the Beatles and more
There are some albums where everything comes together perfectly: the music, the lyrics, the cover, the title, everything. However, some of the greatest albums of all time were given titles that don't serve the music at all. Here are nine great albums that were given awful titles. -
Record Store Day reveals its best-selling vinyl exclusives from 2014
Record Store Day is a big part of promoting the rebirth of vinyl, but it's never claimed to be the savior of the recording industry. After all, part of the appeal is that just about everything released on the day is limited edition, drawing in us salivating audiophiles. Nonetheless, the organizers tracked the sales of the various titles that were available on April 19, and accordingly have released a list of the best-selling exclusive albums and singles. -
Pop Stars on Broadway: Hits and Misses with Ricky Martin, Carly Rae Jepsen, Nick Jonas, Cyndi Lauper, Sara Bareilles, Etc.
Pop stars from Ricky Martin to Carly Rae Jepsen have ventured onto Broadway and West End stages, with mixed results. -
Rolling Stone ranks best rock albums of 1994: Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Neil Young, more
Rolling Stone ranked the Top 40 rock albums of 1994, which it named "mainstream alternative's greatest year."
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