Movies That Were Rated R For Very Strange Reasons
These movies were rated R for some really strange reasons.
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Why Carlos Santana Couldn't Record Music For Much Of The '90s
Santana told Rolling Stone that he had been holding back from recording, feeling like he had "a masterpiece of joy in [his] belly." His previous recording companies had tamped down his more experimental projects and even felt he was too old. But he knew he still had something to prove.
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A Look Into The Rolling Stones' 1967 Drug Bust
The Rolling Stones' penchant for hard recreational drugs often saw them on the wrong side of the law, but one incident stands above all others: a police raid which is now known as the "Redlands Bust." Here's a look into the Rolling Stones' 1967 drug bust.
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The Truth About The Asteroid Named After Mister Rogers
There has been another, literally out-of-this-world, honor, bestowed shortly after Rogers' death. Scientists renamed an asteroid, first discovered in 1993 and previously known as No. 26858. Per NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the celestial body is now officially known as 26858 Misterrogers.
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What You Didn't Know About Paul Stanley's Ear
Paul Stanley of KISS is known for his rollicking, party-hearty lyrics and rhythm guitar, but the rock star struggled with his ears behind the scenes. You might not know that Paul Stanley was born with a congenital deformity that left him deaf in his right ear.
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Did Led Zeppelin Really Sell Their Souls To The Devil?
Did Led Zeppelin really sell their souls to the devil? In the 1980s, evangelicals claimed that Led Zeppelin had created masked Satanic messages in their tracks like "Stairway to Heaven." This is where the Satanic Led Zeppelin rumors stem from.
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The Tragic Death Of Roy Halladay
He talked of studying an undergraduate degree and continuing on to do a master's. Despite his family, hobbies, and plans for the future, however, Halladay battled with depression and addiction, and these would combine with his dangerous hobby to bring about his early demise.
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Danai Gurira To Play Political Trailblazer In Upcoming Film
Actor Danai Gurira, who has thrilled audiences with her portrayals of such iconic characters as The Walking Dead's Michonne and Black Panther's Okoe, has been cast to play United States Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, a political trailblazer as well as a 1972 candidate for United States President.
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The Real Reason Joe Perry Quit Aerosmith In 1979
Joe Perrys guitar licks were something out of this world when the band was rocking through '70s and '80s. Well, part of the '80s, since Perry was absent from the band between 1979 and 1984. Here's how that happened.
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What Peter Tork Did After Leaving The Monkees
Some artists thrive and go on to create even better music once they're free to follow their own ideas; others struggle to establish their own identities and be taken seriously as a solo act, rather than a part of a whole. The Monkees' Peter Tork certainly fell into the latter category.
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Idiotic Mistakes That Got Movies Canceled
It's not always bad luck that sinks a production, however. Bad decision-making and human error also play a major part. Here are a few notorious movie-killing blunders.
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The Most Tragically Sad Movie Endings Of All Time
People are weird. We pay good money to be given a bit of hope, just enough to make us fall in love with a character, a world, a story, then we're completely satisfied when our newfound friend's world comes crashing down. Some movies make us laugh, others fill us with excitement and explosions.
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This Is What Happened To Tony Iommi's Fingers
Iommi is generally considered one of the best rock guitarists of all time, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Those are crazy feats when you consider he's missing a couple crucial body parts needed for that whole guitar playing thing: Iommi is sans the top ⅓ of two fingers on his right hand.
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The Original Machine Gun Kelly Wasn't A Musician
Kelly, born George Kelly Barnes in 1895, started his life of crime as a bootlegger. He was the last person you'd think would become a criminal. Born to a relatively wealthy family in Memphis, Tennessee, he attended Mississippi State University (some records said he went to Mississippi A&M).
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Why Ringo Starr Was Hospitalized For A Year When He Was A Kid
To top it all off, after six months he was finally on the mend, and got so excited one day that he fell out of bed "and ripped open all these stitches in my stomach," requiring doctors to "dive in again and sew me up." All told, young Ringo ended up staying in the hospital for a year.
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The Tragic Death Of Pantera's Vinnie Paul
Pantera wasn't exactly known for its luck. Sure, the band was famous and all, but their story is full of tragedy and loss. Their legacy is a mix of headbanging metalheads rocking to their tunes and of news headlines breaking stories that fans never wanted to hear.
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The Unexpected Keanu Reeves Thriller That's Dominating Netflix
Let's be clear: Knock Knock is disturbing and excessively anxiety-inducing, as one Twitter user reports, but not necessarily because of its horror elements. Without spoiling the plot, the most messed-up things about Knock Knock are its believable parts, not its camp.
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Bizarre Ways Athletes Celebrated Their Contract Signings
When something good happens, people want to celebrate. Athletes are no different, and star athletes have a lot to celebrate, including huge contracts that guarantee they'll never have to worry about money again. Here are weird ways that athletes celebrated contract signings.
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The Surprising Reason Dollywood Doesn't Have Recycling
Visitors to the theme park have noticed there weren't any recycling bins. Does Dolly Parton not recycle? Does she not see how important the environment is? Calm down. Our queen isn't doing the environment dirty. Dollywood is actually very green. The park uses a different method of saving the planet.
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The Truth Behind Alice Cooper And The Chicken Incident
We're talking about the time Alice Cooper bit the head off of a live chicken in front of his fans. Crazy, right? There's only one problem with that popular tale: It isn't true. But take heart. The real story isn't any less gruesome, and it does involve a chicken. So, here's what really happened.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Last Member Of The Yahi
In his lifetime, Ishi, the last member of the Yahi tribe, watched his people be wiped off the Earth. This is the last member of the Yahi's tragic life story.
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The Truth About Alex Trebek's Wrestlemania Appearance
Alex Trebek, the longtime host of Jeopardy! has died at 80 years old, according to a statement on the show's official Twitter account. One organization that posted a remembrance to him was the WWE, as Alex Trebek once hosted Wrestlemania.
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This Was The Game Show James Holzhauer Was On Before Jeopardy
James Holzhauer appeared on The Chaser in 2014, about five years before he landed on Jeopardy!, and did pretty well for himself. From the beginning, Holzhauer was a quiz show master. Questions are thrown at him rapid-fire, and Holzhauer knocks them out of the park, one after the other.
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The Tragic Death Of Johnny Thunders
"He was walking death," Joe Perry said of Thunders' lowest point in the 1980s. "Every time I ran into him, he was desperately trying to get from hour to hour. You'd hear that he'd tried to clean up, and then he'd be back living on the street again."
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This Is How Ghost Hunters Got Its Start
For the moment, let us put aside the mountain of evidence -- that's right: real, tangible, plentiful evidence, not electromagnetic blips -- that Ghost Hunters is totally fake, and focus on the show's origin story. It starts, as all good ghost stories do, with a skeptic who started seeing things.
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The Odd Story Behind Randy Travis's First Marriage
When Frank told his wife to choose between him and Randy, Lib and Randy moved to their own place. As Lib told People, "I never spoke to the man again. Randy might have given me the courage to leave a bad situation, but Randy did not break up the marriage."
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What You Don't Know About The Black Crowes
Robinson had been telling the crowds, "This is live rock 'n' roll being brought to you commercial free." The company running the tour, Lone Wolf Productions, saw it as a slam against Miller Beer, the tour's corporate sponsor, so they fired the band.
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