If There Was A Grammy For Most Disrespectful Song, This Would Be ItSong: “Who I Smoke” by Spinabenz, Whoppa Wit Da Choppa, Yungeen Ace, & FastMoney GoonOct 25Oct 25
“Cotton Eye Joe” Sums Up Appalachia’s Blend of Celtic and African InfluencesSong: “Cotton Eye Joe” by Hillary KlugSep 25Sep 25
Is TikTok the New Viral Hitmaker?Songs: “Makeba” by Jain, “Home” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, “Finance” by BoniAug 31Aug 31
The Raunchy Hip-Hop Hit That Humiliated Ben ShapiroSong: “WAP” by Cardi B ft. Megan Thee StallionAug 101Aug 101
Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” Celebrates the Diversity and Tradition of VirginiaSong: “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by ShaboozeyAug 101Aug 101
Published inWaxing LyricalThree Sorrowful Appalachian Folk Songbirds Cautioning Young LoversSongs: “Leatherwing Bat” by Peter, Paul and Mary; “Cuckoo Bird” by Clarence Ashley; and “Little Sparrow” by Dolly PartonJul 24Jul 24
This Hardcore Punk Anthem About Heroin and Murder Ended Up Selling ShampooSong: “Diamonds and Guns” by TransplantsJul 23Jul 23
“Sumer is Icumen in”: The Oldest Song in the English Language May Also Be One of Its WorstSong: “Sumer is Icumen in” by the Hilliard EnsembleJul 181Jul 181
How a Grim 1700s Ukrainian War Farewell Wound Up as a Merry Children’s Holiday Recital NumberSongs: “A Cossack Rode Beyond the Danube/Yikhav Kozak za Dunai” by Semyon Klymovsky, “Schöne Minka” by Ludwig van Beethoven, “Minka” by…May 17May 17
Why Artificial Intelligence Will Never Replace MusiciansOr artists, or writers, or filmmakers, or anyone who thinks abstractly or tells a story.May 515May 515
