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Six of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Most Indefensible '80s Blind Spots
Because apparently "shaped an entire generation of music" isn't a strong enough résumé... Credit where it's due — the Hall has actually been doing a little cleanup work lately. The 2026 class alone is inducting Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Oasis, Joy Division/New Order, Sade, Luther Vandross, Wu-Tang Clan, and Phil Collins as a solo artist on top of his existing Genesis induction. That's a genuinely stacked class. Somebody in Cleveland is clearly trying.
By Elton Reads A Book A Week (Elton Edgar)2 months ago in Beat
Six '90s Bands the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Keeps 'Forgetting' Exist
Because "rock's highest honor" apparently runs on a decades-long delay and a guilty conscience... Let's get the good news out of the way first: the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame occasionally remembers to do its job. Radiohead got in back in 2019. Nine Inch Nails followed in 2020. And after three separate nomination attempts and eight years of grieving Chris Cornell, Soundgarden finally walked the red carpet in 2025, with Jim Carrey — yes, that Jim Carrey — delivering the induction speech in a Fender-signed haze of nostalgia. So credit where it's due: the Hall can, on occasion, be shamed into fixing its mistakes.
By Elton Reads A Book A Week (Elton Edgar)2 months ago in Beat
10 Eccentric Tracks from Obscure Shoegaze Bands. Top Story - August 2026.
In a lot of ways, making money as a musician is more challenging than ever. And yet, these obscure shoegaze bands are still at it. They might not have top-ten hits or millions of Spotify listeners, but they're still making music because they love writing songs and sharing their efforts with the world. Here's your chance to give back by streaming their tracks, following them on social media and, if you live in the area, checking out one of their live shows.
By Kaitlin Shanks2 months ago in Beat
10 Underrated Modern Slowcore Tracks
The Internet is brimming with slowcore artists who haven't quite found mainstream success. Some of them stay afloat with a small fanbase, while others have less than a dozen monthly Spotify listeners. These artists deserve more attention, and if your playlists have felt dull and repetitive lately, try refreshing your routine with these soothing bedroom-pop tracks. Who knows--you might discover the next Internet sensation right before they blow up.
By Kaitlin Shanks3 months ago in Beat
Temptation - A Playlist
Introduction To quote Oscar Wilde: "I Can Resist Anything But Temptation" and today I wrote an excellent poem inspired by photos (of landscapes if case you were wondering) shared by my friend Cherri, you can read the poem and see the pictures below.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 months ago in Beat
10 Ethereal Tracks That Leave You Haunted. Top Story - June 2026.
Midwestern girls see the dark side of Americana. Abandoned gas stations, tattered American flags, greasy diners, overgrown graveyards--that's the side of small town life that you don't see in Hallmark movies, and it often feels like bedroom pop artists are the only ones who understand. These artists compose eerie, ghostly arrangements that make you think of spirits rising out of the church graveyard and flying over an empty town before they disappear.
By Kaitlin Shanks3 months ago in Beat
I Asked 50 Americans How Much They Make – The Answers Broke My Brain
I spent last week in a rabbit hole I didn’t expect: asking strangers on the internet how much money they actually make. Not CEOs. Not influencers. Just 50 regular Americans. Teachers, nurses, baristas, truck drivers, software engineers. Ages 22 to 58. I pulled data from Reddit’s r/salary, ran a quick anonymous poll on X, and slid into a few I thought I knew what the answers would look like. I was wrong. The numbers broke my brain. 1. The $75k “middle class” myth is dead 12 of the 50 people I talked to made between $70k and $80k. That used to be the dream salary. The “you’ve made it” number. Here’s what they told me: - Mark, 34, project manager in Texas: $78k. “After taxes, rent, car payment, and groceries, I have $200 left. I can’t afford a house. I’m middle class on paper and broke in real life.” - Jasmine, 29, nurse in Florida: $74k. “I work night shifts. I picked up a second job at Target. I still live with a roommate.” $75k in 2026 isn’t “comfortable.” In most US cities, it’s survival mode with a 401k. 2. Six figures doesn’t mean what you think I found 9 people making over $100k. I expected them to be chill. They weren’t. - Dev, 28, software engineer in Austin: $135k. “My rent is $2,800. Student loans are $900. Daycare is $1,700. I’m paycheck to paycheck.” - Rachel, 41, HR director in Chicago: $112k. “We make $190k combined. We still can’t buy a house. Our 1-bedroom apartment is $3,100.” The surprise wasn’t the salaries. It was the expenses. Childcare, housing, and debt ate six figures alive. Three of them used the phrase “I feel poor” unprompted. 3. The lowest earners were the most generous The people making under $35k had the wildest budgeting hacks. And they gave the most detailed answers. - Luis, 24, barista in Phoenix: $27k. “I meal prep rice, beans, and chicken every Sunday. $40 for the week. I donate plasma twice a month for gas money.” - Tara, 52, school cafeteria worker in Ohio: $31k. “I haven’t been to a dentist in 8 years. But I send my grandson $50 every birthday. Non-negotiable.” They weren’t angry. They were just tired. One person told me: “You get used to saying no to everything.” 4. Nobody knows what their coworkers makes I asked all 50 people: “Do you know what your coworkers earn?” 47 said no. The other 3 found out by accident and said it “ruined work.” - Kevin, 36, warehouse lead: “I trained a new guy. He makes $3 more than me. I’ve been here 6 years. I stopped volunteering for overtime.” - Alicia, 27, marketing: “We all assume we’re underpaid. But we don’t talk about it. HR made us sign something.” The secrecy is intentional. It keeps people from asking for raises. And it works. 5. The most shocking salary wasn’t the highest It was Brittany, 31, teacher in South Dakota: $44k. She has a master’s degree. She buys pencils for 28 kids. She works summer school to afford her mortgage. “I love my students. But I’m on Medicaid. I teach kids who qualify for free lunch, and I qualify too.” That one sat with me for days. So what broke my brain? Three things: First: The numbers don’t match the cost of living anymore. $100k is the new $60k. $60k is the new $35k. And $35k is poverty with a job title. Second: Almost everyone feels behind. The barista feels behind. The engineer feels behind. The only people who didn’t were two retirees I included as bonuses. Everyone else is running a race where the finish line keeps moving. Third: We’re all lying to each other. On Instagram, everyone’s on vacation. In my DMs, everyone’s stressed about groceries. The gap between “public salary” and “real life salary” is a canyon. What I learned I started this asking “how much do you make?” I ended up learning how much it _costs_ to be American in 2026. The answer: More than most people have. And the scariest part? 41 of the 50 people told me they expect to make more next year. Only 6 said they expect expenses to go down. We’re not in a money crisis. We’re in a math crisis. The math doesn’t work anymore. So yeah. My brain is still broken. Because after 50 conversations, I’m not sure “middle class” exists. Just “temporarily not drowning” and “drowning.”
By Michael Skylas 4 months ago in Beat
10 Underground Folk Songs for Summer Days
In the past, I never listened to much folk music. However, when I started digging around on Spotify, I found a variety of underground folk artists who took inspiration from pop, indie, Southern Gothic and more, which opened my eyes to the genre's near-limitless possibilities. These tracks range from bright and poppy to raw and minimalist, but they all have an undeniably folksy vibe that makes you feel like taking a nap in a hammock.
By Kaitlin Shanks4 months ago in Beat
TikTok MP3 Downloads Explained: How Users Convert Videos Into Audio
What Is TikTok Audio Conversion? TikTok has grown into one of the world's most influential platforms for music discovery. From viral dance tracks to obscure indie artists suddenly reaching millions of listeners, audio is at the heart of the TikTok experience. It's no surprise, then, that many users want to save the audio from videos they love — whether it's a snippet of a song, a spoken-word clip, or an original sound they'd like to keep.
By CEO A&S Developers4 months ago in Beat
1234 - Of Course, It's A Ramones Playlist
Introduction The reason being is that every live and some studio Ramones songs start with the shout "1 2 3 4". I remember buying "Blitzkrieg Bop" and then their first album and someone described their songs like smarties, you can't have just one, you gotta swallow the whole tube.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Beat
This Might Be How Video Killed Radio
First there was the radio. Next was the television changing the way we receive news and entertainment forever. And then there were the music videos. They started out as simple "musical shorts". From the 1920's - 1940's, these "musical shorts" were often played before the start of a feature film. Overtime, that simplicity evolved into something more and they ended up changing the music industry drastically over the decades.
By Jasmine Aguilar4 months ago in Beat
