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John Mayer talks GW through his acclaimed PRS Silver Sky, while its maker – Paul Reed Smith – reveals the science that went into the…
Before launching PRS, Smith had another plan, and some high-profile backers Read More
The Temptations’ funky cover of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer captured Jamerson at his peak powers, before personal problems began to take their toll Read More
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The Weeknd has inked a rumored $1 billion deal that grants him unprecedented control of his own musical catalog. The post The Weeknd Just Netted…
Punk would come into existence in the mid-1970s. But in the 1960s, a few proto-punk tunes predicted the future of the genre. The post 3…
OMG, Ratt!!! This is a classic, don’t you all think? I think we should make this one go viral for real. It’s 10 days until…
The city of Rochester announced that its Guaranteed Basic Income program, which gave families $500 a month for a year, was a success. Via WHEC:…
On this day in 1990, Captain America burst onto the big screen…well, VHS…and flopped. If all you’ve ever known about Marvel superheroes is from the…
This is what you get when you put people in charge who want to run government like a business. But it’s not a business, especially…