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23 killer rock songs with the most weirdly random song titlesFrom unnecessarily long and wordy titles to phrases that just make you go, ‘Eh?!’, these bands have been particularly imaginative when it comes to naming songs…
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Pure Life: How Tigress found the secret to happinessAfter a life-changing journey to Costa Rica, Tigress vocalist Katy Jackson recalibrated her life and channelled her newfound happiness directly into music…
