Ah, the 1980s, a time of spandex, synth guitars, and toy advertisements disguised as Saturday morning cartoons meant to entertain a generation of kids all over the world. It's impossible to sum up the ...

Gorillaz, the animated band, burst on the scene 25 years ago. NPR's Juana Summers talks to musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, the band's creators, about how it has evolved.

Nothing shapes our childhoods more than our favorite cartoon theme songs. Whether it’s pretending to be our favorite characters or performing in our favorite episodes, watching cartoons is something ...

For any kid who grew up in the ’80s, it wasn’t about the content of character. It was about the size of Transformer. After school and Saturday mornings, masses of children spent hour after hour parked ...

Let's prioritize ourselves here; if you haven't had a chance to listen to Willow Smith's surprise new album "Ardipithecus" yet, then I strongly recommend that you hunt it down on a streaming service ...

Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of intellectual ...

American super-hero comic books and the animation studio that Don Bluth had set up in Dublin. But by the time he was old enough to apply for professional work, Bluth had moved back to the U.S. Moore ...

Remember the days when you’d set your beeping alarm watch to 6 a.m. on Saturday morning to wake up in time to catch your cartoons? Man, nothing compared to the stillness of the house in the early ...

This theme song is like a time-capsule look at the energy and fun of the early 2000s, as the pop punk vibe is very in keeping with the culture of the time. Simple Plan's song kicks a tonne of energy ...

There are a lot of things that go into making a cartoon show work, and one of the most significant is creating a memorable theme song. A decent theme can make or break a show's popularity, as in many ...