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6 days ago | 
americansongwriter.com | Melanie Davis
The music that most resonates with the audience won’t always be the music that most resonates with the artist, which would explain why Bruce Springsteen has surprising reservations about the most popular album in his discography. Strictly from a sales perspective, the 1984 album was certainly a whopping success. From Springsteen’s perspective, it was simply an “album that he put out.” Not great, not terrible, but certainly not what he was intending to create when he first entered the studio.
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6 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Melanie Davis
This mind-bending sci-fi thriller movie you missed in theaters is now streaming — and it’s a dark cosmic nightmareSci-fi horror is the ultimate combo and no one can convince me otherwise. In fact, if you asked me to name my all-time favorite franchise, “Alien” …
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6 days ago | 
americansongwriter.com | Melanie Davis
When we think of “Wonderful Tonight,” the iconic Eric Clapton love song from his 1977 album Slowhand, a world leader summit isn’t necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. But in June 2025, two Southeast Asia countries forged a connection between their diplomatic meeting and the easy listening ballad that is honestly really wholesome, albeit a little strange. It just goes to show that music really is the great unifier.
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6 days ago | 
americansongwriter.com | Melanie Davis
On June 21, 1966, Jimmy Page made his on-stage debut with the first band to make him famous. Indeed, before he was melting faces with his driving and artistic guitar riffs in Led Zeppelin, Page was cutting his teeth as a multi-instrumentalist who was so highly sought after that the band he debuted with in 1966 had asked him to join twice, which he refused both times. But on that fateful day in 1966, the stars aligned just right. Page was tired of being a session player.
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6 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Melanie Davis
6 hours agoAn Arkansas woman, who was missing for more than a year, has been found. Tori Milsak, 35, was last seen on June 6, 2024, in Hot Springs, Ark., per a statement from the Hot Springs Police Department (HSPD). At the time, the department said that Milsak may have “mental health concerns.” She was …
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1 week ago | 
americansongwriter.com | Melanie Davis
Every so often, Paul McCartney and John Lennon would conjure up a Beatles song specifically for Ringo Starr to sing. And as one would expect from songs written for the least singing member of the band, some were better than others (both in chart performance and the general opinion of the rest of the band). One of the first songs Lennon wrote for Starr was left on the cutting room floor, although the musicians would mention the song in later interviews. To Lennon, it was hilarious.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Melanie Davis
1 day agoRingo Starr leaves fans floored as they say he's 'better' than fellow BeatleRingo Starr, 84, is still touring the US with his All-Starr Band and has fans in awe at his on-stage presence and impressive vocals. Fans of Ringo …1 day agoRingo Starr trashes ‘little man’ Roger Daltrey for firing son Zak Starkey from The WhoNot letting it be.
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1 week ago | 
americansongwriter.com | Melanie Davis
When you’re organizing a concert for a rock star as big as Paul McCartney, you’ll do just about anything to make sure that performance goes off without a hitch—even if that means shelling out $55,000 for technology that may or may not successfully control the weather. It’s a high-risk bet, sure. But its potential efficacy also makes for a high reward.
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1 week ago | 
americansongwriter.com | Melanie Davis
Earworms can feel more annoying than helpful when you have one stuck in your head, but these catchy tunes helped researchers create a surprising scientific link between significant memory loss disorders, like dementia, and some of the catchiest hit songs by Elvis Presley, ABBA, and the Spice Girls. Sure, it might feel a bit burdensome to sing, Soooo, I’ll tell ya what I want, what I really really want, approximately 500 times a day.
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1 week ago | 
americansongwriter.com | Melanie Davis
What resonates with an audience won’t always resonate with the artist, something Waylon Jennings learned the hard way after he grew to hate one of his most beloved hits. The laid-back groove about the simpler things in life (namely, guitars that tune good and firm feelin’ women) is one of the country star’s best-known hits and responsible for much of his overall career success.
