Bang! The Long, Loud History of Gunshots in Music
From Madonna to Tchaikovsky, firearm noises have been used to amp up songs' drama—and have sometimes caused real-world drama themselves.… More »
Jason Richards is a writer from Toronto who has contributed to New York Magazine, Gawker, and RollingStone.com.
From Madonna to Tchaikovsky, firearm noises have been used to amp up songs' drama—and have sometimes caused real-world drama themselves.… More »
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