Music https://nerdbot.com/category/nerd-culture/music/ The Nerd Side Of Life Sat, 23 May 2026 15:53:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/nerdbot.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-Nerdbot-Headshot.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Music https://nerdbot.com/category/nerd-culture/music/ 32 32 152960103 San Diego Zoo Pairs Animal Footage with Beach Boys “Pet Sounds” https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/23/san-diego-zoo-pairs-animal-footage-with-beach-boys-pet-sounds/ Sat, 23 May 2026 15:53:14 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=281372 In 1966, one of the most incredible records in the history of popular music was released. You may have heard of it. It’s called “Pet Sounds” by The Beach Boys. Even if you don’t much care for that era of music, you can’t ignore what the album does. It has lush arrangements, incredible vocal harmonies, [...]

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]]> 281372 ‘What the F**k Is Up, Denny’s?’ Live Without Performs at Denny’s (Again) https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/21/what-the-fk-is-up-dennys-live-without-performs-at-dennys-again/ Thu, 21 May 2026 15:54:29 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=281164 On May 18th 2013, the metalcore band Live Without set up inside a Denny’s to play an (unauthorized) show. When the group uploaded a 4-minute video of their hijinks to YouTube the next day, it went viral. Giving millennials the battle cry we all needed, “What the fuck is up, Denny’s?” In honor of the [...]

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]]> 281164 Aqua Officially Breaks Up After 30 Years https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/20/aqua-officially-breaks-up-after-30-years/ Wed, 20 May 2026 14:34:13 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=280615 Aqua, the Danish-Norwegian Eurodance band who produced one of the 1990s’ most popular pop anthems, have announced their decision to split as a live act. The announcement came from members Lene Nystrøm, René Dif, and Søren Rasted on Instagram Monday, May 18. “After many incredible years, we have decided to close the chapter of AQUA [...]

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]]> 280615 Oli Sykes Hit in the Head by Thrown Phone During Bring Me the Horizon Concert https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/14/oli-sykes-hit-in-the-head-by-thrown-phone/ Thu, 14 May 2026 15:07:48 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=279826 Bring Me the Horizon frontman Oli Sykes got a mild concussion after a fan in the crowd threw a phone at him during a show. It was on Monday night, May 11th, at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The video quickly went viral, and the response was overwhelming. It happened early in the show [...]

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]]> 279826 Anthrax to Relase Their First New Song in 10 Years https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/12/anthrax-to-relase-their-first-new-song-in-10-years/ Tue, 12 May 2026 15:20:21 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=279466 Metal fans rejoice, Anthrax is back! The legendary thrash band will release a new song, titled It’s for the Kids, this Friday. This will be the first new music from them since the 2016 album For All Kings.  It’s for the Kids will be the first single off their long-awaited 12th album, Cursum Perficio. The full [...]

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]]> 279466 Taylor Swift’s Legal Team Calls Showgirl Trademark Suit ‘Absurd’ https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/08/taylor-swifts-legal-team-calls-showgirl-trademark-suit-absurd/ Fri, 08 May 2026 18:47:36 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=279009 In a May 6 opposition filed in California federal court, attorneys for Taylor Swift, TAS Rights Management, UMG Recordings, and Bravado International. They asked a judge to deny Maren Flagg‘s motion for a preliminary injunction. Flagg performs under the name Maren Wade. She filed the lawsuit in late March. She alleges Swift’s album The Life [...]

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]]> 279009 “Wednesday” Composer Chris Bacon Reveals Tim Burton’s Key Scoring Advice https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/08/composer-chris-bacon-reveals-key-scoring-advice/ Fri, 08 May 2026 13:13:08 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=278942 Chris Bacon didn’t walk into Wednesday without a clear creative direction. The composer elaborated on Deadline’s Sound & Screen Television awards-season concert event. There he shared the first and most important piece of advice Tim Burton gave him. “One of the very first things that Tim [Burton] said when we started was ‘don’t make this [...]

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]]> 278942 Billie Eilish Gains New Fans Through Survivor 50’s Boomerang Idol https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/08/billie-eilish-survivor-50-boomerang-idol/ Fri, 08 May 2026 12:03:35 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=278905 Billie Eilish has discovered a whole new fanbase since becoming a Survivor idol. The pop star’s involvement in the CBS reality competition has opened doors to a crowd she never quite reached before. Billie Eilish, a 10x Grammy winner, shared her excitement over the “Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol”, which debuted on Survivor 50: In the [...]

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]]> 278905 What Happened to Janet Jackson and Why She Deserves Better https://nerdbot.com/2026/05/01/what-happened-to-janet-jackson-and-why-she-deserves-better/ Sat, 02 May 2026 03:25:20 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=277806 On February 1st, 2004, the career of one of the biggest pop stars in the world was destroyed in an instant. That was the day the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show happened. Headlined by Janet Jackson, other pop stars featured along with her. One of them, Justin Timberlake, was performing alongside her. After signing a [...]

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]]> 277806 Jury Rules Live Nation/Ticketmaster Functions as Monopoly https://nerdbot.com/2026/04/15/jury-rules-live-nation-ticketmaster-functions-as-monopoly/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:29:15 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=274919 Today is a huge day for fans of live music and economic justice. The sins of Ticketmaster and Live Nation are numerous. We’ve reported on them in the past. It was a merger that never should have been approved to begin with. The US Government overlooked the danger of letting a company that controls concert [...]

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