• 7 Albums Released Without The Artist's Permission

    In a perfect world, an artist would have complete control over how their music is released and sold. However, there are plenty of instances of record labels acting against an artist's wishes, even going so far as to release albums without their permission. Here are seven albums released without the artist's permission.
  • No Thanks, U2: 8 Artists We'd Actually Like Free Surprise Albums From: OutKast, Kanye West, And More

    Earlier this week, U2 unexpectedly released their new album Songs of Innocence for free on iTunes, making it the largest album release ever. Though this method of putting a new album into everyone's iTunes library is pretty cool and groundbreaking (and not "invasive," stop whining), there are plenty of other bands we would have rather gotten a free surprise album from than U2, who aren't exactly at the top of their game musically. Here are eight artists we would have rather gotten a free surprise album from.
  • 9 Albums With More Than One Cover Design

    Whether we like it or not, an album cover greatly influences the way we hear the music held inside of it (it's why the guitars on My Bloody Valentine's Loveless sound "pink" to me). However, there are some artists who have release albums with more than one cover design, either due to arguments with their label, legal troubles, or simply their own artistic vision. Here are nine albums with more than one cover design.
  • 8 Great Albums With Intermissions

    Just like plays or even particularly long movies have intermissions somewhere in the middle, some albums include songs that could be seen as intermissions, or dramatic breaks between the album's two halves. These album intermissions are usually instrumental and sonically quite different from the rest of the songs. Here are eight examples of albums with intermissions.
  • 7 Incredible Minimalist Music Videos

    Pop music videos have a tendency to be flashy and eye-catching, with cuts that are so quick that there's not really any room for subtlety or nuance. However, these seven artists ignored these conventions and instead made videos that are startlingly minimalist and uncomplicated.
  • 12 Legends Covering Songs By Other Legends [LISTEN]

    It's pretty common for an up-and-coming artist to cover a song by a legendary artist to get themselves going, but there have been many times where these covers of classic songs have come from other legendary artists. Here are 12 legendary artists who have covered other legendary artists.
  • NME Deems Radiohead Most Influential Act

    NME, our favorite publication from across the pond, has compiled a "comprehensive" list of the 100 most influential performers in music today. Radiohead, a perfectly reasonable option, takes the no. 1 spot.
  • The 10 Best Albums Off of XL Recordings

    XL Recordings announced a compilation titled Pay Close Attention to celebrate the label's 25 years in our ears, and the last 15 of those years have provided us with a shelf's worth of amazing music. Music Times looked through the imprint's release catalogue and chose ten albums that are most worth the purchase price.
  • XL Recordings Release 25th Anniversary Collection

    Few labels have been so proficiently efficient as XL Recordings, in terms of turning our consistently quality work from such a small roster of performers. The label-which currently counts Adele, Radiohead and Jack White as members-is releasing a 25th anniversary compilation, titled Pay Close Attention, that features music from throughout its existence. The title is a reference to a Kool Keith sample used by label member The Prodigy for the track "Out of Space."
  • 6 Great Songs Originally Done In Different Styles

    Some chord progressions, lyrics, and melodies just lend themselves to a particular style of music, but sometimes an artist plays around with a few different styles before finding one that fits the song best. Here are six great songs that were originally done in different styles.
  • 8 Artists Who Should Make Dance Albums

    When country legend Dolly Parton announced today that she's planning on releasing an LGBT-friendly dance album, it got me thinking about what other artists I'd love to hear dance albums from. Here are eight artists who should release dance albums, too.
  • Radiohead To Begin Recording New Music In September

    In a recent interview, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood revealed that he and his bandmates will be returning to the studio in September, Pitchfork reports. While speaking with Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC Radio 6, Greenwood shared an update about the band and its future, saying, "We're going to start up in September, playing, rehearsing, and recording, and see how it's sounding."
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