Jack Nicholson was a big Prince fan in the 1980s. And when he signed on to play the Joker in the 1989 movie, 'Batman,' the actor pushed for Prince to do the soundtrack. Prince’s accompanying album, ...

As many know, the late Prince once recorded an album inspired by Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman. But composer Danny Elfman once revealed that the studio played with the idea of having Prince co-write the ...

Scott Aukerman is a busy guy. He’s been pumping out a weekly episode (or two) of The Comedy Bang Bang podcast for the last five years (overlapping with a long run hosting a live show of the same name) ...

Magnoli was heavily involved in steering Prince’s career through the late ’80s, and as he tells it, the Batman soundtrack wasn’t just a major collision of worlds – it was the parachute that bailed ...

Our Batman week rolls on with a look back at some of the music video tie-ins from the Caped Crusader's past. Christopher Nolan's recent Dark Knight trilogy may have brought some credibility back to ...

One of Nirvana‘s weirdest, most whispery songs, complete with musings on the emotions of aquatic life, is a streaming smash nearly 31 years after its release — thanks to its use as a bellwether for ...

When Prince died on April 21, 2016, he left behind an extensive catalog which could not to be confined to a single genre. His singular sound, which combined elements of rock, jazz, R&B, funk and pop, ...

Join us for our traditional look back at the news and features that floated your boat this year. This story was originally published in June. Best of 2023: "I've never done anything harder than Batman ...