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The Iowa DOT is Using Taylor Swift Lyrics on Road Signs

A digital sign on an Iowa highway IDOT is co-opting with Taylor Swift lyric-themed safety PSAs; Photo: Twitter The Iowa Department of Transportation has come down with Taylor Swift fever. The symptoms: they’re using her […]

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Bruce Springsteen Opts Out of Writing Anti-Trump Songs

The BOSS in the official video for ‘Born in the U.S.A.’; Photo: YouTube/Vevo Bruce Springsteen, everybody’s favorite “cool rockin’ daddy in the U.S.A.” and outspoken critic of President Trump, said he doesn’t want to write […]

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In Aftermath of Las Vegas Mass Shooting, Jason Aldean and Music Community React

Jason Aldean, moments before a gunman opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas Nevada on Sunday, October 1; Photo: Getty In the aftermath of the Las Vegas mass shooting […]

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Watch Old People Decipher Panic! At The Disco’s Lyrics

One of the ‘elders’ on FBE’s ‘React’ series deciphering Panic! At The Disco lyrics; Photo: FBE/React/YouTube As kids and the elderly’s reactions to this living world that surrounds us close in on edging out cats […]

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Miley Cyrus: ‘Wrecking Ball’ ‘Doesn’t Reflect’ Who I Am Anymore

Miley Cyrus on The Zach Sang Show in May of 2017; Photo: The Zach Sang Show; YouTube We all have regrets in life, and this includes Miley Cyrus. The pop singer said she’s “less impressed” with […]

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Unreleased Prince Lyrics to be Auctioned Off

Prince’s handwritten lyrics for an unreleased song presumed to be ‘Electric Rush’; Photo: Prince/RR Auction Unreleased lyrics from the late great guitarist, singer, and songwriter Prince are to be auctioned off for an expected amount […]

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Gene Simmons Acted ‘Like a Kid’ When Writing with Bob Dylan

Gene and Bobby; Photos: N/A Kiss‘ Gene Simmons has an “everyone look at me” type of character, and the only time that ego fell was that one time he wrote a song with Bob Dylan, […]

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The Story Behind Rivers Cuomo’s Japanese Lyrics

Scott Murphy (left), Rivers Cuomo (right); Photo: Facebook  Weezer‘s songwriter and frontman, Rivers Cuomo, is also in another band, Scott & Rivers. And for some reason, they’ve decided to write songs in Japanese. The other […]

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Willie Nelson Has Apparently Died, and He Even Wrote a Song About It

Willie Nelson in the official video for ‘Still Not Dead’ off his record ‘God’s Problem Child’: Photo: Willie Nelson/YouTube A Chicago-based radio station reported yesterday that the Country Music Hall of Famer Willie Nelson passed […]

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Bay Area Rapper Sees His Lyrics as Evidence in Murder Trial

Hasson Hedgepeth’s, a.k.a. Young Bo, profile picture on Soundcloud; Photo: Young Bo/Soundcloud A questionable rapper who’s on trial for murder now has to answer for his lyrics, which allegedly rap about killing someone, according to […]

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About Caleb J. Murphy

Caleb J. Murphy is a musician who writes about music. His writing appears in Consequence Of Sound, Pittsburgh City Paper, and some other cool places. He blogs about music at calebjmurphy.com.