Lyricapsule: Bob Dylan is Born; May 24, 1941
Photo: N/A Robert Allen Zimmerman, the name his parents gave him, was born in Duluth, MN on this day in 1941. At some point en route to his iconic status he changed his name to […]
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Lyricapsule: Bonnie & Clyde Gunned Down; May 23, 1934
Out on a rural Louisiana road on this day in 1934, two of the “public enemy” era’s most infamous celebrities, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, were gunned down by a quartet of Texas officers, ending […]
Lyricapsule: Fats Domino, the Riot Inciter; May 22, 1955
Photo: N/A Antoine Dominique “Fats” Domino Jr., the roly-poly post-war, ivory-tinkling rock legend, arrived at the Ritz ballroom in Bridgeport, Connecticut on this day back in 1955 to find that police shut the man’s scheduled […]
Lyricapsule: Neil Young Records ‘Ohio’ With CSNY; May 21, 1970
Mary Ann Vecchio crying out and kneeling over a fatally wounded Jeffrey Miller on May 4, 1970 at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio; Photo: John Paul Filo Neil Young went into the studio on this […]
Yes, You Should Still be Decoding these Lyrics on Childish Gambino’s ‘This is America’
Childish Gambino slaughters a choir in the official video for his new song and video, ‘This is America’; Photo: YouTube/Childish Gambino Should you have missed actor-musician hybrid Childish Gambino, a.k.a. Donald Glover’s hosting duties on this […]
RIFF’d: Leon Bridges’ ‘Good Thing’
Leon Bridges‘ second full-length album Good Thing is a break in form, a venture that has him reaching into uncharted territory. For fans of Coming Home it’ll be a departure from his Otis Redding-like approach to […]
Billboard Reporter Hits the Streets to Quiz People on Adele Lyrics
Billboard’s Taylor Ortega takes to the streets of NYC to talk Adele; Photo: Billboard In honor of pop singer Adele‘s 30th birthday, entertainment reporter (and comedy writer) Taylor Ortega cruised the streets of New York […]
Notes from Mr. Sandman: Rapsody
Introducing ‘Notes from Mr. Sandman‘ – a column slapping a spotlight on lyricists overlooked, under appreciated, or just plain criminally slept on. Or like a man named Nas once said, “I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death.” […]
Superfan Makes Rap Video Begging Kawhi Leonard to Stay with the Spurs
Photo: Da Kid Gowie/YouTube The NBA Playoffs are in full swing, and the story lines are ripe: Drake and Kendrick Perkins squaring off while LeBron Godzillas through Toronto, the Celtics are proving that a good system […]
Don Cheadle Delivers on Avengers Rap
Don Cheadle freestyles on top of a Los Angeles tour bus; Photo: CBS Don Cheadle is a man of many talents. In addition to being a criminally underrated actor, he’s also an adept lyricist who […]
