Tragic True Stories That Inspired Iconic Rock Songs
Artists have long been inspired by historical and contemporary accounts of murder, mayhem, personal tragedy, and disaster. Rock musicians are no exception.
Read MoreArtists have long been inspired by historical and contemporary accounts of murder, mayhem, personal tragedy, and disaster. Rock musicians are no exception.
Read MoreWhen famous people unexpectedly die, beyond forensics evidence, clues to their last moments can be found among the things found at their death scenes.
Read MoreWhitney Houston took the world by storm in the mid '80s and went on to forge a record-breaking career, but behind the glamor were a few hidden truths.
Read MoreInfamously part of the "Satanic Panic" in the '80's, rock band AC/DC has been ruffling feathers since the '70s, and their biggest scandals may surprise you.
Read MoreEvery musician has had a bad day, but sometimes they happen on live TV. Over the years, some big names have given some pretty awful performances.
Read MoreMany popular rock songs feature memorable toe-tapping guitar solos that stick in our ears, but a few extraordinary riffs managed to change rock music forever.
Read MoreThe Smashing Pumpkins have seen members come and go over the years. Here's what Billy Corgan, James Iha, and the rest of them are all doing now.
Read More"Saturday Night Live" has given us plenty of edgy and hilarious satire over many years, but some of its most controversial moments have been its musical acts.
Read MoreThere are several well-known music acts, some of whom have performed for many decades, that will be either be splitting up or outright retiring in 2025.
Read MoreThroughout history, curses have been said to have been placed on all manner of places and objects, including these ancient artifacts.
Read MoreKorn was a hugely influential 90s rock band, ushering in the subgenre of nu metal and earning legions of fans. Here are some hidden truths about Korn.
Read MoreThese legendary rock acts saw their tours derailed by band drama, injuries and other health emergencies, low ticket sales, legal trouble, and even death.
Read MoreMillions tune in to watch the Super Bowl, and one of its highlights is the halftime show, where the pressure to impress has led to some disastrous performances.
Read MorePlenty of government campaigns fail to accomplish their intended goals, but some spark backlash or even exacerbate the problems they were meant to solve.
Read MoreThese sites around the world never recovered from the devastating natural or human-caused disasters that drove people away from them in the first place.
Read MoreIt's usually big news to fans when a rock band replaces its lead singer, but these frontman replacements didn't garner quite as much attention.
Read MoreThe various "Star Trek" series have consistently come up with creative plot lines over nearly six decades, but sometimes the show went way too far.
Read MoreThe world learned many details about Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley in the days, weeks, months, and even years following his 2002 death.
Read MoreRulers can be benevolent or tyrannical, or somewhere in between, as history has shown. Here are some of the worst successive rulers to come to power.
Read MoreMichael Jackson was a celebrity for almost all of his life, but there were still things that only came out after he died unexpectedly in 2009.
Read MoreThese American presidents made history for their actions in and out of office -- and for living longer than most of their fellow commanders-in-chief.
Read MoreThese "Star Trek" actors will always be part of the franchise's history, but you won't see them on film or TV screens very often these days.
Read MoreFrom ghost-hunting gear to a first-class seat for a hat, rock stars have spent thousands of dollars on things most of would find puzzling at best.
Read MoreHard-rocking band Van Halen infamously played as hard as they performed, but even by generous rock-star standards, they sometimes went just a little too far.
Read MoreMary Mallon, aka the infamous "Typhoid Mary," was vilified simply for asymptomatically carrying a deadly disease, but her life was even worse than you thought.
Read MoreTed Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and other notorious serial killers engaged in behavior that should have raised red flags but somehow went unnoticed or unreported.
Read MoreDespite well over a century of rigorous study into the devastating conflict, there are still a few things about the American Civil War that don't make sense.
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