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Songs for Mom: Hip New Music She'll Love

You may fondly remember your mother singing pop songs to you as a child, but she probably stopped paying attention to new music long before MTV became Reality TV. So for this Mother's Day, why not help Mom get current? But don't go all Bieber on her. Give her the gift of new music that still channels her ...

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'Spider-Man' Musical Star Reeve Carney Braves U2 Auditions and Flying Stunts

Bruce Glikas, FilmMagic With its astronomical budget, numerous delays and well-publicized cast injuries, 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' has generated plenty of buzz. Featuring music by U2's Bono and the Edge, dangerous aerial stunts and more than eight years of preparation, the $65 million musical is an ambitious undertaking, yet its star, ...

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Songs About Faith: 20 Tunes Rocking Religious Themes

Singing about religion is a risky proposition for a secular act. Skeptical lyrics have the potential to seriously offend the public (remember when radio stations banned John Lennon's 'Imagine?') and/or alienate one's own fanbase. The flip side is that overly preachy or adoring songs can sound pretty square ...

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Tax Songs: Top 10 Tracks About the Taxman

Ben Franklin once said that two things in life are certain: death and taxes. But as long as there are taxes, you can also count on complaints about taxes. And as long as there are songwriters who have difficulty paying their taxes, there will be songs about taxes. So, no offense to Franklin, but there are ...

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Walk-Up Songs: Top 20 Tunes That Get Baseball Players Pumped for Play

Whenever slugger Mark McGwire stepped up to the plate during St. Louis, Mo. Cardinals home games, 'Welcome to the Jungle' would blast from the PA, getting the fans and Big Mac pumped up for the next 500-foot bomb. We'd later learn those shots of Guns N' Roses weren't the only things enhancing McGwire's ...

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Songs for Spring: Top 10 Tracks That Will Grow on You

When Van Morrison moved to Northern California with his new wife in the early '70s, he invoked spring as a metaphor in his feel-good song 'Starting a New Life.' Because for songwriters -- and plants -- spring represents a time of rebirth, renewal and regrowth. While summer is the songwriter's ...

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Bob Dylan Is Amused by Musical Muse Suze Rotolo -- Picture Book

Each week, in Picture Book, we present an iconic photo from rock 'n' roll's past or present, accompanied with insightful commentary. Whether it's a famous picture or an unearthed rarity, these striking images will serve to illustrate the visual side of music. Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images Bob Dylan and Suze Rotolo, New York City, ...

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