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Midget wrestling is a sport with a long, often bizarre history. It reached its apex of popularity in the 1950s, an era referred to as "the golden age of midget wrestling." Stars like Little Darling Dagmar and Sky Low Low performed for sold-out crowds and were even inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. more ›

Ontario's Tokyo Police Club [pictured] became overnight post-punk sensations with their all-too-brief thrill, A Lesson in Crime EP. Fortunately for them, people took notice of the group’s brand of fuzzy garage rock and lead singer Dave Monk’s direct deadpan howl, and TPC scored a sweet record deal with Saddle Creek. more ›

OneRepublic’s lead singer Ryan Tedder knows a thing or two about pop music. After all, we have him to thank (or to blame) for having written and produced hits sung by Hilary Duff, Ashley Tisdale, and Jennifer Lopez. But Tedder wrote a different formula for success when it came to his own band, opting to create melodic radio pop with a refined twist (when was the last time you heard a cellist on KRBE?) Myspace buzz and an opportune collaboration with Timbaland landed OneRepublic on the map, and according to Billboard, the band's tune, "Apologize," has received the most airplay in Top 40 history. more ›