There are few original indie rock bands that inspire as much fandom, nostalgia, and adoration as the Pixies. Part of their mystique is of course the reportedly deep, jealousy-fueled rivalry between frontman and guitarist Charles Thompson IV aka Black Francis and bassist and vocalist Kim Deal.
Read MoreThe Kent State massacre was the killing of four and wounding of nine students at Kent State in Ohio on May 4, 1970 by National Guardsmen. Student protests had emerged on campus over conflict in Vietnam and Cambodia, and the Ohio National Guard shot unarmed students in the process.
Read MoreAh, yes, Doctor Strange. The hero of the Infinity Wars and arguable one of the most powerful people in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Read MoreAt a prestigious auction at Sotheby's earlier this month, the plastic crown famously worn by the rap legend Notorious B.I.G. –- who was shot and killed in March 1997 -– was sold for the huge sum.
Read MoreCasual Kinks fans may know their greatest hits, many may not be aware that brothers Ray (lead vocals) and Dave Davies (lead guitar) certainly haven't seen eye-to-eye all the time.
Read MoreYoko Ono looms large in most debates over the downfall of the Beatles, but a multitude of factors led to the Fab Four's split. This is the break up of the Beatles explained.
Read MoreLeonardo DiCaprio: owner of Hollywood's most increasingly wizened boy face, as well as non-hirsute dad bod role model for the rest of us. And, of course, he's also a world-renowned, award-winning actor who finally garnered his first Oscar in 2016 for being mauled by a bear.
Read MoreIn 1986, The Clash definitely ended in whimper. Thirteen years afterwards, Joe Strummer, their lead singer and rhythm guitarist, would give various interpretations regarding what happened to the band. "When The Clash collapsed," he explained, "we were tired."
Read MoreThe tragic death of legendary singer-songwriter and Wham! member George Michael shook the world in December 2016, prompting millions of fans to mourn the world over.
Read MoreTwo-player fighting video games were once the highlight of long weekend nights for any kid who craved friendly competition without all the bangs and bruises of fist fighting their friends. Hopefully, that includes everyone. Killer Instinct was a healthy alternative to friendly scuffles.
Read MoreThere wasn't a whole lot of time between college and fame in the comedian's life, but somehow, Tosh managed to find time for a few things before getting into comedy.
Read More"Trent and I met around the same time that Marilyn Manson was formed," Manson told Guitar World. "We became friends. We had a lot in common."
Read MoreUp-and-coming 22-year-old pop singer Christina Grimmie was on the fast track to stardom in 2016 -- until a crazed fan brought everything to a halt.
Read MoreWhen Adult Swim first started to show interest in his TV show idea, Eric Andre was on unemployment. "I had like $200 in my bank account," he told Spin. "I was flat broke."
Read MoreWhile Van Damme had mostly chosen to stay tight-lipped about his romance with the pop star for a long time, he finally snapped during an interview with The Guardian.
Read More"It's important what we do here. That's what we keep saying. We're shaping the future. These are the people who not only can do it, but these are the only people who can." So enthused Robert Scott, one of the co-founders of Further Future, a three day festival that takes place in the Nevadan desert.
Read MoreYou probably expect that Disney parks' staff members deal with a lot of strange things. But there is one thing people have been doing in Disney World and Disneyland that's just not befitting the happiest place on Earth. Here's the strange thing that occurs at Disney World's Haunted Mansion.
Read MoreOne of the most iconic scenes in the film The Wizard of Oz involves a crazy tornado but many don't know the details behind the making of this legendary moment. It wasn't an easy task and needed a lot of ingenuity and patience. Here's what you didn't know about the tornado in The Wizard of Oz.
Read MoreWhen it comes to bizarre connections between celebrity deaths, there are few that are weirder and sadder than that of Prince on April 21, 2016 and his former love, collaborator, and muse, Denise "Vanity" Matthews, two months earlier. This is the bizarre connection between Prince and his ex's death.
Read MoreBefore Richard Branson was a knighted billionaire entrepreneur with a multi-national, multi-sector series of ventures, including space tourism outfit Virgin Galactic, he was a high school dropout. Then he started a record company. Here's how The Exorcist helped Richard Branson become a millionaire.
Read MoreOne of the most iconic execution methods in history would have to be the guillotine. The guillotine was famously used in France during the Revolutionary period, and continued to be used to execute criminals in that country until 1977. This is the truth about who actually created the guillotine.
Read MoreOn September 9, 1971, inmates seized and took control of the maximum security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York. They had demands and hostages, but within a few days, dozens of prisoners and hostages would be dead. This is the grim story behind the Attica prison uprising.
Read MoreThe era of zeppelins coming into their own as a luxurious and coveted form of air travel came to an end on May 6, 1937 when the Hindenburg burst into flames during its landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey. But the reasons it happened are pretty shocking. This is the rise and fall of the Hindenburg.
Read Moreit wasn't until 1923 that he would come forward to claim, in an interview with the Albany Telegram, "I have a deep conviction that highly intelligent beings exist on Mars." He recounted his story of developing a "wireless receiver of extraordinary sensitiveness."
Read MoreByrne brought the alleged yeti finger into India, where he met with Stewart and his wife, Gloria. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be any information about the conversation that preceded the eventual agreement that the Stewarts would "smuggle the finger into the United Kingdom for research."
Read MoreAs you might expect, the two don't spend the weekends fishing or setting up model trains. Brandon grew up with a sex symbol mom and rocker dad who had a drinking problem. The parents had a pretty abusive relationship with each other.
Read MoreAccording to CNBC, Petty had a plan. He racked up over a half-million dollars in debt financing a new studio album on his own dime, then sat on it and declared bankruptcy to force MCA into voiding his contract. "If you're bankrupt, all contracts are void," Petty said later of the shrewd move.
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