In 2006, Hugh Jackman made a movie he thought would do more for his career than Wolverine. He was wrong

Hugh Jackman believed a 2006 sci-fi epic would have done more for his career than playing Wolverine in X-Men, but he couldn't ...

In 2008, Bruce Willis was set to make his directorial debut. A day later, he quit and got sued for $4 million

Bruce Willis was primed to add himself to the long list of actors-turned-directors, but instead, he didn't shoot a frame of ...

The 1970 song Nina Simone thought should’ve been “the next Black national anthem”

Nina Simone once told her daughter, Lisa, that her song 'To Be Young, Gifted, and Black' should be the next "Black national ...

Neil Young wrote a classic in 1970. Years later, he couldn’t remember what he meant

Neil Young never took any of his lyrics for granted, and when he started to lose faith in his own song, he knew that he had ...

The “ridiculous” 1976 movie masterpiece Clint Eastwood can’t stand: “It became satirical”

Clint Eastwood made one of his best movies in 1976, but another one of the year's finest features angered him for one major ...

In 1966, Darrell Banks had a number two hit. Four years later, he was dead

With a voice like his, Darrell Banks should have been a star. But his career was cut short by a bullet in the winter of 1970.

John Fogerty made rock’s greatest records. But he believed another band’s grooves were impossible to top

John Fogerty never thought Creedence Clearwater Revival were the best musicians in the world. He thought they had something ...

In 1972, Bonnie Raitt delivered a masterpiece. She vowed never to repeat it

Most musicians can easily make the same album for the rest of their lives, but Bonnie Raitt knew it was better to move on ...

The “totally believable” actor Matt Damon and Tom Hanks agree is the greatest of all time

Tom Hanks and Matt Damon are of a similar mind, with both A-listers naming the same actor as the greatest there's ever been.

The unsolved murder that wound up in a classic Sonic Youth song in 1992: “I hated Los Angeles for a long time after that”

The track was one of the earliest written for Sonic Youth's 1992 album 'Dirty', addressing the murder of activist and bookstore owner Bob Sheldon.

In 1964, Eric Burdon found the song he was born to sing. More than 60 years later, it’s still everywhere

Eric Burdon heard this song and knew that he was simply born to play it. That seems to be true, given how many have listened to it since.

Ranking the 10 best songs from October 2026

Exploring the ten greatest new songs and singles from October 2026, coupled with an extensive playlist of 20 more songs that should certainly be on your radar.