Jesse Singer articles

Drake Bell wasn’t just a star—he became the face of Nickelodeon in the 2000s. Between his musical talent, comedy timing, and teen-idol charm, the network built an entire era around him. To millions of kids, he felt like the cool older brother they wished they had.

Here are the stars who refused to shed a tear or take a final breath on camera—and the wild stories behind their hard-line rules.

Some bands were too strange, too experimental, or too ahead of their time to fit neatly between Top 40 jingles and car-dealership ads. But their weirdness? That’s exactly what made them unforgettable. These groups never conquered radio—but they conquered everyone who actually listened.

The disco era wasn’t just glitter and polyester—it was (like it or not) a cultural revolution. Packed dance floors, spinning mirror balls, and anthems that still make you move defined the moment. Some were mega-hits, others underground classics—but together, they built the soundtrack of disco’s unforgettable reign.

In 1967, Jimi Hendrix was already melting minds in London—but in the U.S., mainstream crowds didn’t quite know what to do with him yet. So when he signed on to open for The Monkees, America’s most teen-screaming pop phenomenon, it was a mismatch from the jump.

Some missed the invite. Some were never invited. Some declined. Some didn’t realize it’d be history. Here are the bands that absolutely should have headlined Woodstock—but didn’t.

There have been many good one-liner comedians from Henny Youngman to Jimmy Car. But to our mind there have been no two greater masters of the genre then Steven Wright and Mitch Hedberg. And these lines are some of the reasons why...

Every once in a while, someone comes along who feels like a glitch in the universe—and Jason Becker was that kid. He played faster, cleaner, and more musically than guitarists twice his age. He was on track to rewrite guitar history…until everything changed, and he suddenly found himself unable to play the instrument that defined his life.

Spotify Wrapped is fun…until it exposes exactly who you really are at 2 a.m. It’s playful, colorful, and brutally honest. And the truth it reveals? Let’s just say people suddenly 'can’t believe' their own stats the moment right before they hit share.