1. Thrillist.com has a list of 'The Best Band from Every State,'
and naturally, there's bound to be a LOT of controversy over it based on individual taste, as well as debates over which states can claim which bands.
As for the rules, the site says, quote, "The band must have been formed in or primarily based in the state lots of groups MOVE to Los Angeles, Nashville, or New York City after scoring a record deal, but they're not from those cities.
"Only groups, not individual artists, are considered. This admittedly skews the list away from hip-hop and country."
And, quote, "These are not simply OUR favorite bands from every state . . . we considered . . . historical significance, influence, popularity, and 'quality.'"
Here are 20 of the best ones:
1. Alaska: Portugal. The Man
2. Arizona: Meat Puppets
3. California: The Beach Boys
4. Delaware: George Thorogood and the Destroyers
5. Florida: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
6. Georgia: Outkast
7. Illinois: Earth, Wind & Fire
8. Indiana: Jackson 5
9. Iowa: The Everly Brothers
10. Kansas: Kansas
11. Kentucky: My Morning Jacket
12. Minnesota: Prince and the Revolution
13. Mississippi: Rae Sremmurd
14. Nevada: The Killers
15. New Jersey: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
16. New York: Television
17. Ohio: The Isley Brothers
18. Pennsylvania: The Roots
19. Texas: Destiny's Child
20. Wisconsin: Garbage
2. Chris Cornell's Guitar Strap Helping Addiction Recovery
3. The Singer of Rod’s favorite band the Tragically Hip Died of Brain Cancer
Singer GORD DOWNIE from THE TRAGICALLY HIP was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer back in 2015. He performed his last show with the band in August of last year. And on Tuesday, Gord passed away. He was just 53.
Yesterday, his family said, "Gord knew this day was coming, his response was to spend this precious time as he always had, making music, making memories and expressing deep gratitude to his family and friends for a life well lived."
The Tragically Hip are a Canadian band who hit their peak in the U.S. in the '90s when they performed on "Saturday Night Live". They've always been HUGE in their native country, though. And yesterday, Canadian Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU cried while talking about Gord.
4. Here is one of Rod’s favorite “Hip” Songs, "Grace, Too"
R.I.P Gord
5. Has former BLINK-182 guitarist TOM DELONGE completely lost his mind?
Now he's trying to crowd-fund a spaceship to, quote, "travel instantaneously through space, air and water by engineering the fabric of space-time."
7. Coachella grossed $114.6 million this year.
It's the first time they've hit nine digits.
8. Post Malone ATTEMPTED to Smash a Guitar On Stage
at The End of His Set and It Was a Guitar Made of Kryptonite Apparently