Jesse Singer articles

Every musician dreams of hearing their song on the radio—but for some, that moment was over almost as soon as it began. Whether pulled for controversy, lost to bad timing, or wrapped in rumor, these tracks had their brief moment on-air before fading into radio silence. Some were banned, others misunderstood, and a few eventually did return to playlists. But every one left static in its wake.

Love it, hate it, fear it—everyone remembers the first time they stumbled into Revolution 9. It wasn’t catchy, it wasn’t comforting, and it definitely wasn’t “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.” But behind those loops, whispers, and sonic chaos lies one of the strangest gambles The Beatles ever took. Did the gamble pay off? Well… what do you think?

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.

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.

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.