Peter Kinney articles

Genius often emerges under pressure. The USS Enterprise began its journey, facing tight budgets and technical limitations. Yet somehow, it became the most recognizable spacecraft ever created.

Given his penchant for gruesome stunts and wild antics, it’s a wonder that Iggy Pop has survived this long. Based on these facts, we're amazed he even made it out of the 70s.

The American Civil War is the centerpiece of some of the greatest movies ever made. Which ones are the best?

Fame can disappear faster than a needle skipping across vinyl. After all, not every rock artist's story ends with lifetime fame or a dramatic flameout. Although their music lingers on, the creators themselves became ghosts of music history.

The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia may have looked like Santa Claus—and was just as well-loved—but his beatific smile concealed a dark side that not even music, adoration, or an endless supply of acid could erase.

These classic 70s horror movies have faded from memory with the decades.

Billie Burke was the legendary actress who portrayed Glinda the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz. Her real life was one of enchantment—and agony.

Before streaming algorithms and TikTok trends, there was MySpace. Your profile song said everything about you, autoplay drama was real, and discovering music meant scrolling through glittery pages and embedded players. These are the songs that lived on profiles, blasted through speakers, and defined a generation that learned music through HTML and mood swings.

Buddy Holly may have looked cute, but behind those iconic glasses was a fiery rebel who played by his own rules—until that fire went out forever on one of the most tragic days in the history of Rock and Roll.