The 1970s Carpenters Song NASA Used to Wake Astronauts in Space

In 1972, Karen and Richard Carpente r's music and voices were used by NASA to wake their astronauts on duty. In a document ...

These unearthly whale songs helped save humpbacks from extinction

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...

How Alice Cooper turned a folk song into his own rock and roll anthem — with a little help from a beat-up pedal steel guitar

As the lead track to the ‘Billion Dollar Babies,‘ it served double duty as a dramatic opening number on the album‘s tour ...
Winter is Coming

Composer Benjamin Wallfisch on scoring Predator: Badlands, Alien: Romulus, and Killer of Killers (Exclusive)

While 2025 was stacked with a few very notable science fiction movies, it's hard to deny the staying power of Predator: ...
The Bulwark

Why Amazon’s Push Into Christmas Music Just Feels a Little…Off

I’VE NOTICED SOMETHING CURIOUS, listening to Christmas music on my Amazon Echo: the “Amazon Music Original” Christmas songs. I say “curious” and not “surprising,” because of course an Amazon device is ...
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Americans Are Increasingly Convinced That Aliens Have Visited Earth

Americans are becoming more open to the idea that aliens have visited Earth, according to a series of polls that show belief in alien visitation has been steadily on the rise since 2012. Moreover, ...