• Bruce Springsteen Criticized for Singing Anti-War 'Fortunate Son' at Concert for Valor [WATCH]

    Bruce Springsteen is finding himself in a bit of trouble this morning following his performance at the Concert for Valor, the free Veteran’s Day concert held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Along with Dave Grohl and Zac Brown, Springsteen performed a rendition of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1969 classic “Fortunate Son,” whose anti-war message rubbed plenty of people the wrong way, with many feeling it was an inappropriate song choice at a concert honoring our nation’s veterans.In an editorial on conservative website "The Weekly Standard," Ethan Epstein wrote that Springsteen, Grohl and Brown's performance of "Fortunate Son" was "tone deaf" and a "terrible choice given that [the song] is, moreover, an anti-draft song, and this concert was largely organized to honor those who had volunteered to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq."Plenty of viewers also took to Twitter — of course — to voice their outrage, which you can check out below:

  • 7 Incredible Guitarists Who Are Also Great Singers: Prince, Joni Mitchell, And More

    When you read a list of the greatest guitarists of all time, it typically includes names like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Jack White, people who can sing but aren't usually renowned for their singing voices. However, these seven musicians have mastered both singing and guitar playing, when just one of those would have served them well enough. Here are seven incredible guitarists are also great singers.

  • 6 Bands Who's Final Album Was Its Worst: The Clash, Led Zeppelin and more

    When R.E.M. released its critically panned 2004 album Around the Sun, the band considered breaking up, but realized that they couldn’t end their career on such a failure, which prompted them to release two acclaimed albums before calling it a day in 2012. That was R.E.M., though. Not every band is able to control its legacy so gracefully. Here are six bands that broke up after their weakest albums.

  • Nine Artists Who Re-Recorded Their Own Songs: Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, and more

    Musicians love doing their own interpretations of songs written by other people, but sometimes they make the unusual choice of recording new versions of their own songs. Sometimes this is done to improve on the original, but other times they simply want to take one of their old songs and try it in a different style. Here are nine artists who did just that.

  • Mumford & Sons Joined by John Fogerty as Opening Acts After fun. Drops Out

    Sorry to all of the fun. fans who were disappointed that the band was forced to withdraw as the opening act for Mumford & Sons "Gentlemen of The Road" tour. However, we can't feel too bad for those fans in Augustine, FL, because they got John Fogerty as an opening act instead. With the headliners playing as his backing band.
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