• The Sad Death Of Eddie Van Halen

    The rock 'n' roll world took a hit today, as it said goodbye to one of the most influential guitarists of the 20th century. TMZ reported that Eddie Van Halen, of his riotously successful namesake band, lost his years-long battle with throat cancer. This is the sad death of Eddie Van Halen.

    By Cody Copeland October 6th, 2020 Read More
  • The Real Reason Mitch Malloy Left Van Halen

    Singer Mitch Malloy had the opportunity to join the band in 1996 following Hagar's first departure. Again according to Ultimate Classic Rock, guitarist Eddie Van Halen was "extremely complimentary about the work the singer did while auditioning for the group."

    By Karen Corday October 6th, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Death Of Star Trek Actor Persis Khambatta

    Khambatta, an internationally known model from Mumbai (formerly Bombay), won Miss India in 1965 clad in an outfit she purchased right before the competition, according to the New York Times. She had appeared in Indian films before coming to Hollywood to play roles

    By Sandra Mardenfeld October 6th, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About What Happened To Suede

    Even before the band hit, it went through lineup changes caused by issues between members. Frischmann, who was in a relationship with Anderson, was kicked out of Suede after the two broke up, though NME revealed that Anderson credits Frischmann's departure as the reason for Suede's later success.

    By Emilia David October 6th, 2020 Read More
  • What The Tolkien Movie Got Wrong About Wagner

    While Wager and Tolkien share similarities, it could be because the same mythologies inspired them. Tolkien always downplayed any connection to Wagner, even to the point that any comparison annoyed him. "Both rings were round, and there the resemblance ceased," Tolkien supposedly said.

    By Emilia David October 6th, 2020 Read More
  • Why Shamrock Is One Of The Most Controversial Comic Characters

    Irish immigrants faced discrimination in the US during the Great Famine of 1845, according to History. And while Shamrock's stereotypical characteristics don't tread on the "dirty Irish" ones historically used, pigeonholing her as only that is unfair to Shamrock.

    By Emilia David October 6th, 2020 Read More
  • The Dark Side Of Isaac Newton

    Sir Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists of all time, once claimed: "I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people."

    By S. Flannagan October 5th, 2020 Read More
  • Why Joe Perry And Steven Tyler Can't Stand Each Other

    Despite their seemingly seamless chemistry when rocking out, however, apparently Tyler and Perry can't stand each other off-stage. And the difficulties in their relationship actually date back decades. The two were so notoriously unable to get along that they were nicknamed the "Toxic Twins"

    By Cody Copeland October 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • Why Bob Barker Was Sued By An Animal Welfare Organization

    Barker had every right to pull his support of the pageant and use his celebrity and right to free speech to make a statement about his cause, but one organization -- which claimed to have the same animal welfare goal in mind -- didn't react well to his criticism: The American Humane Association.

    By Cody Copeland October 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • These Are The Sports World Records Richard Branson Has Set

    Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson has several claims to fame. Besides global business success, he's devoted to daredevil stunts that often result in the 70-year-old Virgin Group founder adding a world record to his long list of accomplishments. His first record was in boating 1986.

    By Karen Corday October 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Death Of Bob Stinson

    Even among the booze-friendly Replacements, Bob Stinson could still out-drink everybody. Soon after the SNL incident, Stinson quit The Replacements, although other band members did make him seek help for his substance abuse issues. Stinson was never again a full-time musician.

    By Nicole Rosenthal October 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • Here's What We Know About Kamala Harris' Husband

    Emhoff was born in Brooklyn on October 13, 1964, and moved to California as a teen. He is Jewish, which would make him the first Jewish spouse of a United States vice president. He graduated from the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law and worked as an entertainment litigator.

    By Karen Corday October 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • A Look Into David Lee Roth's Failed Attempt At Acting

    David Lee Roth has left Van Halen (or Van Halen has left him) many times in an ever-evolving clash of rock-and-roll egos over the years. One of the more intriguing tales involves Roth's brief (and ultimately unsuccessful) attempt at an acting career.

    By Karen Corday October 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • How Lil Nas X Got His Name

    Viral rap sensation Lil Nas X rocketed to fame in 2019 with his country-rap hit "Old Town Road," and its remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. While many think Lil Nas X's stage name is a nod to other famous rappers, how Lil Nas X got his name has roots in his internet usernames and his career goals.

    By Daniel Leonard October 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline

    Diamond told the Association Press in 2007 (as reported by The Guardian) that the inspiration for the song came while he was staying at a Memphis hotel. There he saw a photograph of then-nine-year-old Caroline Kennedy, daughter of United States President John F. Kennedy, in a magazine.

    By Karen Corday October 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • What You Didn't Know About The Saint Of Bohemian Grove

    The moniker "Saint of Bohemian Grove" might conjure imagery of a Grand Poobah-type of coronation where one of the grove's frat-bro elitists is hefted aloft in a chair like C3PO at the end of Return of the Jedi -- except wearing moose antlers. The "Saint" of Bohemian Grove is a real Catholic saint.

    By Richard Milner October 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • The One Character In The Ted Bundy Netflix Movie That Wasn't Real

    one of the drama's characters was an invention -- Jerry, played by former child star Haley Joel Osment (pictured above). In the movie, Jerry is Elizabeth's supportive co-worker with whom she forms a friendship and, eventually, a romantic relationship that culminates in marriage.

    By Karen Corday October 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • What Living In Westeros Would Actually Be Like

    The fictional Game of Thrones universe is based on the late medieval period of Western Europe. The time was exciting and romantic in some ways—if you were rich and powerful. For the vast majority of humanity, it was a miserable time to be alive. Here's what living in Westeros would actually be like.

    By Jeff Somers October 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • How The J.R.R. Tolkien Movie Lied About His Time At Oxford

    The truth, according to The Tolkien Society, is a little less dramatic. Tolkien studied the Classics, Old English, the Germanic languages, Welsh, and Finnish for the first part of his college career, earning a second-class degree in 1913 at the halfway point of a four-year Oxford Classics course.

    By Sandra Mardenfeld October 1st, 2020 Read More
  • William Tell May Never Have Existed. Here's Why.

    Having lionized Tell for centuries, the Swiss had a hard time swallowing the bitter pill of their misguided history. According to Curious Historian, de Haller's book William Tell: A Danish Fable "caused such an outcry that people publicly burned the book." De Haller had to publicly apologize.

    By Cody Copeland October 1st, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Linda Ronstadt

    In 2013 she told Vanity Fair, "those two [last] records I made with almost no vocal ability at all. But I just acted like I was working with a limited palette, like a painter would do -- you know, it's only browns and ivory and black."

    By Karen Corday October 1st, 2020 Read More
  • How Scott Stapp Ended Up Completely Broke

    As Stapp himself recounts in his 2016 interview with Oprah (posted on YouTube), he was addicted to alcohol and drugs such as Adderall and started believing that the CIA was conducting "mind-control" on him.

    By Richard Milner October 1st, 2020 Read More
  • The Mysterious Death Of Ronni Chasen

    Chasen left the party and picked up her car from the valet. At about 12:28 a.m., "four shots were fired through the vehicle's front passenger window as it likely slowed or stopped in the left-hand turn lane heading west on Sunset to make the turn south on to Whittier Drive."

    By Karen Corday October 1st, 2020 Read More