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MUSIC: Are These the Best Bands from Every State? + More

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

Read more here.

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." 

Full Story

6. Members of the HEARTBREAKERS

are finally opening up about TOM PETTY's death. 

Full Story

7. Coachella grossed $114.6 million this year. 

It's the first time they've hit nine digits. 

Full Story

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

Read more here.

9. Voodoo Is 9 Days away!


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