"We played it for our label and management and they told us it would end our career": The story of the glam metal classic inspired by an unfaithful exotic dancer

Poison topped the US charts in late 1988 with a power ballad that singer Bret Michaels poured his broken heart into ...
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Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe” Isn’t About What You Think It Is

Some say "Ode to Billie Joe" is about a teen pregnancy, others say it's about heartbreak ending in suicide. Bobbie Gentry ...

Let’s get this party started — right next to the aisles of lumpia

The first “Late Night Madness” event happened in September in Daly City, Seafood City’s newest location. The company wanted to launch a street food program at the store’s food hall in a fun and ...

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America

In 1774, Lee led eight followers to North America, settling near what is now Albany, New York. As is still true today, ...

The English Beat delivers dance-worthy escape to sold-out Belly Up

On the first of two sold-out nights at Belly Up, The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling invited the crowd to forget the worries of the world for a while.