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Lydia Locke

Lydia Locke, the Turn of the Century Opera Singer With a Soap Opera Life

Eric Grundhauser September 15, 2015

A photo of the cross taken from the same spot as the ones found in the Left Hand Path booklet.

Stockholm, Sweden

Entombed Cross

This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.

1972 Roland Kirk

Breathing While Saxophone Playing Should Be An Olympic Sport

Dan Nosowitz September 3, 2015

The Socialite Who Stopped at Nothing to Hunt Down Ancient Music

Damaris Colhoun September 2, 2015

Nashville's Cheatin' Heart: Why Country Music Has Been Obsessed With Adultery for the Last Century

Cara Giaimo August 20, 2015

Number One With A Bullet: The Rise of the Billboard Hot 100

Cara Giaimo August 4, 2015

Janis Joplin’s Hotel Room

Los Angeles, California

Janis Joplin’s Hotel Room

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Barış Manço House and Museum

Istanbul, Turkey

Baris Manco House and Museum

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

A Very Still Life: The Art and Music of Jack Kevorkian

Eric Grundhauser July 22, 2015

Harry Nilsson's Childhood Home

Brooklyn, New York

Harry Nilsson's Childhood Home

The childhood home of one of America's greatest unsung troubadours still stands in a much changed Brooklyn neighborhood.

Exit Interview: Melissa Auf der Maur

Eric Grundhauser July 20, 2015

The Church

Dimmuborgir

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

Larry Monroe Forever Mosaic Bridge

Larry Monroe Forever Bridge

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

Air Guitar World Championships

The grandest stage for the world's foremost masters of invisible instruments.

I Made a Linguistics Professor Listen to a Blink-182 Song and Analyze the Accent

Dan Nosowitz June 18, 2015

Hatch Show Print at dusk

Nashville, Tennessee

Hatch Show Print

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

Madison, Wisconsin

Otis Redding Memorial Plaque

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

Main organ at St. Stephen's

Passau, Germany

Europe's Largest Pipe Organ

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.