Viral Stewart's Shop rap 'Take Me Down to Stewy's' puts spotlight on convenience chain

A group of artists from upstate New York recently took their love of Stewart's to a new level by writing and filming a music ...
Yahoo

‘Take Me Down to Stewy's': How a rap parody about an upstate NY gas station became a hit

It was a very upstate kind of moment. Jackson Simpson was listening to music on his porch in the Montgomery County town of Root, when Cali Swag District's "Teach Me How to Dougie" came on. It's the ...
Revolver Magazine

SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN on embracing "the freedom to take risks"

Though System haven’t put out a new record in two decades, Tankian remains relentlessly creative. Over the past two years, he ...

‘Take On Me’ has been stuck in our heads for 40 years. Here’s how it got there.

OSLO - Norway is a land of dramatic fjords, the midnight sun and the world’s finest goat cheese. It has never been known for its music. But 40 years ago, it produced a singular global pop hit whose ...
Times Union

‘Take Me Down to Stewy’s’: How a rap parody about an upstate NY gas station became a hit

Russell VanAlstyne, 28, of Johnstown, left, and Jackson Simpson, 26, of Root, right, the creators of “Take Me Down to Stewy’s,” are interviewed on Tuesday at the Times Union in Colonie. The creative ...

Listen to These 10 Bruce Springsteen Songs if You Loved “Deliver Me From Nowhere”

Fans of the recent biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere should listen to great Bruce Springsteen songs like "Downbound Train" and "Jack of All Trades." ...
American Songwriter

3 Songs by Reba McEntire That Should Have Been No. 1 Hits

Reba McEntire has had plenty of chart-topping singles, but these three didn't make it to No. 1, even though they are really good.
American Songwriter

3 Forgotten and Lost Songs from 1978 I Bet You Don’t Remember

This Canadian rock band found some substantial success in 1978 with the release of the song “I Will Still Love You”. The tune hit No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 20 on the Easy Listening chart ...

Paul McCartney Wrote a Song for Another Artist — It Was Rejected and Became a Beatles Hit Instead

Paul McCartney once wrote a song specifically for Tom Jones, but Jones' record label rejected it. The song went on to become a hit for The Beatles instead.
PC Gamer

Scientists have integrated 2D materials a few atoms thick into a working memory chip for the first time and you can't tell me this isn't some prime Star Trek-level tech

Every now and then, I come across a tech development that makes me feel like I'm living in the future, and this is one of those moments. A team of scientists at Fudan University in Shanghai have ...
CNN

The ‘6-7’ meme can be annoying. But kids are shouting it for good reason

Not since 69 has a number caused this much disruption. “6-7,” pronounced “six-seveeeeen,” is haunting school halls across the country (including South Park Elementary), making it the Gen Alpha ...
CNET

AI Ranked the Catchiest Songs in History—Are Your Favorites on the List?

Swifties, you'll find some Taylor tunes on the list. ABBA, the Spice Girls and others also make the grade. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of ...