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If you’ve been living under a rock for too long and feel left out of music’s monumental moments, you can quickly get caught up by studying some of rock 'n' roll’s greatest rockumentaries of the past few decades. Catch the greatest guitar licks and tearjerker ballads, and fine tune those musical taste buds of yours ... or suffer the consequence of being incredibly lame. Here are the ten best rockumentaries. Rock and learn. Don’t Look Back The 1967 documentary showcasing a 24-year-old rolling stone, Bob Dylan, on the rise to fame during his ’65 tour of England is at the top of ...

Whether you’re a GM on draft day or a wheeler-dealer in a gold-plated record executive’s office, one bad decision or minor oversight could end up haunting you forever. And since hindsight is 20/20 (and a lot more entertaining), we’ve decided to pass retroactive judgment on those sorry schmucks who lacked the ability to see into the future. Here are the 12 worst mistakes management has made over the years. 12. DECCA DROPS THE BALL New Year’s Day, 1962. An English record label exec named Dick Rowe, who worked for Decca Records, was given a demo tape from a Liverpool-based band seeking a deal. He ...

by Stacy Conradt, Mental_Floss You know what visions I get in my dreams? Visions of falling off of buildings (and doing the full body spasm thing when I hit the ground). These 11 people, on the other hand, had dreams that changed the world. Let’s hope that my visions take a turn toward genius sometime soon. Until then, I’ll just take inspiration from these guys. This story was originally published by mental_floss. via Business Insider ...

“Sex, drugs and rock-and-roll” was a mantra for a generation, but the mantra lives on. While Nancy Reagan may have wanted kids to “Just Say No” to drugs, it didn’t take, at least not for musicians who continue to record songs about the mind-altering affects of marijuana, cocaine and alcohol. Click forward to see 20 of the most famous songs about drugs. 1. “Heroin” by The Velvet Underground (1967) A seven-minute opus on heroin that starts slow but builds to a frantic crescendo. You can’t get more clarity about drugs than a title called “Heroin.” ...