Results of the first-ever Ruined Music contest, haiku-style.

When the bright lights of the big city grew dim, Sheila A. had to wonder - Is This It?

Life is bigger. It’s bigger than you and me and R.E.M. fan Shane Neilson.

When Wendy Soon traveled to Mount Everest for the first time, she discovered Tibetan pop - and a Tibetan tour guide.

With a little help from Radiohead, Nick Greto found out what it’s like when the girl of your dreams is someone else entirely.

Chris Barredo fell in love with two voices: a girl’s, and Damien Rice’s. One of them left him, and the other narrated his story.

A few months ago, a reader sent us something we’d never seen before: extremely silly haiku about ruined music scenarios. This gave us an idea.
Fond of counting syllables as you write them? Enjoy winning prizes? Enter the first-ever Ruined Music contest: haiku style.
DEADLINE: Midnight, Sunday Oct. 14, 2007
All entries must follow classic haiku form (5/7/5). [...]

One social networking website, two girls, one boy, and a dash of Coldplay: Kate Royce writes a recipe for disaster.

Can someone else’s breakup ruin a song for you? Meghan Straesser reports: yes.

Once upon a time Gillian Harbinger fell for a loner who liked Mandarin pop. After a long separation, could online messaging bring them back together? (Hint: no.)