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2014 saw the passing of a fair share of aging musical legends, but it tragically also saw the deaths of many relatively young artists well before their time. This list honors just some of the artists who passed away this year, so if there are any that you think we may have missed, you can post your tributes down in the comments section below. -
Noel Gallagher Joins Johnny Marr Onstage For Iggy Pop's "Lust For Life" And Smiths' "How Soon Is Now" [LISTEN]
Johnny Marr and Noel Gallagher have made it clear in the recent days that they're buddies. -
Patrick Carney Of The Black Keys Criticizes U2, Spotify For Devaluing Music
In a recent interview with The Seattle Times, Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, who has never been one to keep his opinions to himself, sounded off on U2 for the controversial free iTunes release of their latest album Songs of Innocence, which he felt “devalued their music completely.” -
Iggy Pop Criticizes U2's Free 'Songs of Innocence' in John Peel Lecture
The godfather of punk Iggy Pop is the latest critic of U2's free album, "Songs of Innocence," explaining his beef with the move during his John Peel lecture in England yesterday, Oct. 13. -
Iggy Pop To Star In Dario Argento's 'The Sandman' As A Serial Killer
Legendary Italian horror director Dario Argento has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund his next film The Sandman, whose titular character will be played by none other than punk pioneer Iggy Pop.. -
Iggy Pop, Michael Stipe, Matt Bellamy Design Guitars for War Child Charity Auction
The War Child project unveiled guitar designs from 16 well-known artists Monday, Oct. 6. Iggy Pop, Michael Stipe and Matt Bellamy were among those who contributed instruments that will be available for auction Nov. 9 at Bonhams New York. All proceeds will go to War Child. -
14 Album Covers Featuring Just The Lead Singer
The lead singer of a rock band typically gets more attention than any other member, whether it's warranted or not. Many bands take advantage of this dynamic and release albums that feature just the lead singer on the cover, and no other member. Here are some album covers featuring just the lead singer. -
10 Songs With Spoken Word Guest Spots
When someone performs a guest spot on another artist's song, you can usually expect him or her to sing, or play an instrument, or even contribute a rap verse. However, these 10 songs feature guests performing spoken word contributions. -
Iggy Pop to Give John Peel Lecture in October, on 'Free Music in a Capitalist Society'
The BBC has announced the speaker for the annual John Peel lecture, which will be held on October 16 and broadcast via BBC Four on October 19. Iggy Pop will be giving this year's address. The theme of his talk will be "Free Music in a Capitalist Society." -
9 Bands That Have Broken Up More Than Once
Yesterday, Sept. 18, the very sad news broke that Ohio indie rock legends Guided By Voices had suddenly broken-up and canceled their upcoming tour dates. This is second time the group has split (the first split occurred back in 2004), which isn't all that uncommon. Here are nine other bands that have broken up twice, or even more times. -
8 Artists Jack White Should Produce
When news broke this week that Jack White was possibly interested in producing the next Libertines album, it made perfect sense, since The Libertines' garage rock sound is just the sort of thing that White is known for. Here are some other artists that we'd like to see Jack White produce. -
8 Albums Named After Their Cover Songs
When you put a cover song on an album of otherwise original music, it's typically the sort of thing that's tucked away somewhere deep into the tracklisting and not really highlighted. However, these artists felt that their cover songs were so important to the fabric of their albums that they made them the title tracks. Here are eight albums named after their cover songs. -
8 Album Titles Inspired By Literature
I've previously written about bands that named themselves after works of literature, but some artists have chosen to boast their literary credentials in other ways. Here are eight album titles that were inspired by literary works. -
8 Pop Stars Who Collaborated With Alternative Artists
The Flaming Lips' recent collaboration with Miley Cyrus might seem like a bizarre and unprecedented mash-up, but this is far from the first time that a pop star has worked with an alternative musician. Here are eight pop stars that have collaborated with alternative artists. -
10 Imagined Fragrances By Musicians: Prince, David Bowie, And More
One Direction's new fragrance "You & I" will be released this summer. Boybands have it pretty easy when it comes to trying to sell their fragrance. I mean, what teenybopper wouldn't want to smell like Harry Styles' dreamgirl? Musicians from other genres with older fanbases, however, don't have the luxury of crazed tweens and would probably have a hard time selling more than a few bottles. With that in mind, we decided to compile a list of musicians we'd like to see fragrances from and what those fragrances might smell like.
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