OK Go's 5 best music videos

Although the age of the music video ended with the cancellation of Total Request Live, Chicago-hailing power pop band OK Go has kept the form vital with the release of their always innovative and visually spectacular shorts. While the band found success in the early 2000s on the strength of their...

Top 10 trucker tunes

Truckers have always held a certain mystique as modern day cowboys living life on the road. This rare breed of tireless, modern day wranglers drive long hours on tight schedules to deliver pretty much everything we depend on. In fact, the average truck driver spends more than 300 days a year driving...

Top 10 best songs from Rhiannon Giddens

American folk singer Rhiannon Giddens is a versatile performer who brings stories to life through songs, melodically sung in her rich, strong voice. Giddens won a Grammy with her former band, the Carolina Chocolate Drop, for Best Traditional Folk Album for Genuine Negro Jig in 2011. She is nominated...

Rhiannon Giddens' 5 best lyrics

Rhiannon Giddens is nominated for “Best Roots Album” for Factory Girl and for “Best American Roots Performance” for “Factory Girl.” She already has one Grammy, for her work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops for Best” Traditional Folk Album” for Genuine Negro Jig, in 2011. Giddens has a new album...

The Who's 5 best lyrics

When the inevitable arguments happen among rock fans about the greatest rock and roll band of all time, it usually comes down to The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. But a significant, and quite vocal, minority will interject that another British Invasion act, The Who, deserves that title. They...

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's 5 best lyrics

Among American songwriters, few men are as universally praised as Bruce Springsteen. From his 1973 debut when he was heralded by critics as “the next Bob Dylan” to today, Springsteen's stories of blue collar living, directionless youth, and disenfranchised populations have entertained generations...

Top 10 best songs by The Zombies

The Zombies are an English band that first had international hits during the "British Invasion" of the mid-'60s. The quintet immediately stood out from the crowd of trendy mop-topped groups that proliferated in the wake of the amazing phenomena of Beatlemania. Their sound was at once haunting...

The Avett Brothers' 5 best lyrics

The Avett Brothers Band is an American folk band that has grown is size and in skill since Seth and Scott Avett started playing in North Carolina. The Grammy nominated group now also includes Bob Crawford, Joe Kwon, and Mike Marsh. The band has been nominated for Best Americana Folk Album for True...

Queensryche's 5 best lyrics

1988 was the height of the hair metal era on MTV. Practically every band dominating the airwaves was in a virtual arms race to see whose hair could get higher, whose spandex could get tighter, and whose lyrics could be the most bawdy. Then, out of nowhere, came Queensryche with their breakthrough...

Top 7 Kelly Clarkson music videos

Since her rise to stardom following her 2002 "American Idol" win, Kelly Clarkson has become a staple to pop music and has even crossed over into the country world thanks to mentor and friend Reba McEntire. Her albums have spawned hit after hit and the accompanying music videos have grown and matured...

5 things you didn't know about Keith Urban

Keith Urban is one of country music's most loved artists both on record and live performance. His guitar skills stand out among the crowd in the genre and watching him take the stage to break down riffs and solos is always electrifying to witness. Diehard fans may know more of his background but the...