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Music Times looks at six albums from huge performers that have recorded live records at the historic Tokyo music venue. -
Blur Releasing Album 'Live at The Budokan,' Rarity Previously Only Available in Japan
A band is releasing an album of its live concert at The Budokan and it isn't Cheap Trick. Blur has announced that the group's 1995 live performance at the Tokyo landmark during its "Great Escape" tour would be released on CD August 11. -
9 Songs To Celebrate The Anniversary Of The Moon Landing: David Bowie, The B-52's, and More
Today, July 20, marks the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and to celebrate, here are nine awesome songs that are about outer space and space travel. -
7 Alt-Rock Bands Whose Debut Albums Are Their Worst: Radiohead, Nirvana, And More
There are many classic debut albums throughout rock history, such as R.E.M.'s Murmur or the Strokes' Is This It, which found success because the band had plenty of time to tweak and perfect the songs before stepping into a studio. Some debut albums, however, sound far less confident and even derivative, as if the band hadn't nailed down its own sound yet. Here are seven alt-rock bands whose debut albums are their worst. -
8 Bands That Never Appear On Album Covers: Radiohead, The Strokes, And More
Though finding bands that didn't appear on their own album covers was a pretty difficult task back in the '50s and '60s, bands have explored many different styles of album artwork as time progressed. Here are eight bands that have never appeared on their album covers. -
Big Day Out Cancelled for 2015 Following Attendance Problems, Money Problems and Headliner Problems
After a bumpy stretch over the last few years, Australia's one-time premier festival Big Day Out will take off during 2015 while organizers "rejig the format." -
5 Musicians With Two Equally Famous Bands: Dave Grohl, Eric Clapton, And More
Plenty of musicians join more than one band throughout their careers, but most of them end up being associated with just one band. That's why Paul McCartney is always referred to as a member of the Beatles, and not a member of Wings. However, there are some artists who are lucky enough to have been members of two different bands that are equally as famous or influential. Here are five artists that are equally known for two different bands. -
5 Lead Singles That Misrepresent Their Albums: The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, and more
Choosing an album's lead single can be tricky. It should be a great song (but not the album's best) that accurately represents the sound of the album as a whole. However, these five artists chose lead singles for their albums that didn't quite sound like the album's other songs. Here are five lead singles that misrepresent their albums. -
6 Albums That Sound Totally Different From Their Predecessors: Springsteen, Blur, and more
Most artists worth listening to tend to slightly change up their style with each release, and sometimes this results in the artist sounding completely different today than it did when it first started (hello, Radiohead). However, some artists forego this gradual transformation and instead entirely change their sound with just one album. Here are six albums that sound totally different from the one that came before it. -
6 Artists Who Have Released Album Trilogies: David Bowie, Green Day, and more
For most rock musicians, the full-length album is the highest artistic statement in the medium, the equivalent of a novel for a writer, or a feature-length film for a director. Just like novels and films, specific albums within an artist's catalogue are sometimes designed as trilogies, with certain musical and lyrical themes. Here are six artists who have released album trilogies. -
7 Alt-Rock Songs About The Artist's Hometown: Interpol, Blur, And More
A huge part of a person's identity is based on the place where they come from, so it's inevitable that musicians are going to explore this idea in the songs they write. Here are seven alt-rock songs about the artist's hometown. -
8 Classic Alt-Rock Albums and Their Original Titles: Green Day, Blur, and More
Very few things in music are presented in their original, unedited forms. Songs, as well as albums, are often re-written and re-structured over and over again before they're finished, and this is often the case with artwork and titles as well. Here are eight classic alternative rock albums that weren't released under their original names.
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