Last month, when Taylor Swift released her first new song since 2014, “Look What You Made Me Do,” takes of varying temperatures poured in. While we were partial to our own as well as the Guardian’s characterization of it being Swift’s heel turn, perhaps the most on-point bit of Dark Swift commentary came from an organization that pioneered the concept of fake news. “Taylor Swift Unveils Even Darker Persona With New Single ‘Skullfucking Maggot Shit Boyfriend,’” wrote The Onion. Catchy, right?

As longtime readers of the satire publication know, The Onion has been skewering the absurdities of musicians and their fans since practically its founding, nearly 30 years ago. While each passing presidential administration may require different approaches from The Onion—hyperbole doesn’t work anymore, for instance—the site’s musical mockery hits consistent high notes with its characterizations of the culture surrounding rock, pop, and occasionally hip-hop.

Here are 19 instances when The Onion’s fake news about music felt almost too real (or just undeniably funny) for us here at Pitchfork, plus an all-timer from Onion sister site ClickHole.

September 13, 2016

“What am I supposed to do, just sit here and take this regional electronic music subgenre inspired by legendary Detroit radio DJ the Electrifying Mojo? No siree, not me.”

June 22, 2015

“According to reports, the devastating 500-word review, which appeared online at 7:45 a.m., attacks nearly every aspect of the 1998 indie album, again showing that ISIS is capable of anything.”

April 10, 2002

“Their cries of ‘sellout’ have been forever silenced.”

September 23, 2016

“I became fascinated with the subject when I overheard a couple of lying shitheads saying they’d seen all of Jazz, even though they couldn’t mention the first thing about Dave Brubeck or Dizzy Gillespie—I just knew I had to explore that story.”

January 5, 2010

“Simms says as a member of a local band he radiates a sexual energy that makes him irresistible to chicks.”

March 31, 2015

“Sia sings it? Which one is she again?”

April 26, 2017

“I get the argument that you might be able to goose your ROI by a few percentage points with a tremolo groove that gets more and more vicious with each repetition. But to hack its balls off by cutting the tempo to anything less than 180 [beats per minute] would be ludicrous from a cost-benefit perspective.”

December 5, 2012

“Also, my music isn’t good. If I were Prince or something, that would be one thing, but I’m not.”

September 12, 2001

“Gates said he still hasn't gotten around to picking up Amnesiac.”

June 11, 2011

“As his inspiration for sequestering himself in the wilderness, Ruskin cited several musical luminaries—such as Justin Vernon of the critically acclaimed indie rock band Bon Iver—who have at times gone to similar lengths in order to work on their music without distraction. Ruskin, however, was quick to dispel any notion that this implied he would actually be producing something of lasting or even passing creative value.”

June 3, 2015