• Beyoncé, Lily Allen Producer: Guitar Music Is At 'All Time Low'

    In a recent interview with NME, pop producer Greg Kurstin lamented the current state of guitar music. Kurstin, who is best known for his work with Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, and Lily Allen, said that rock music is at an "all time low," particularly in the United States.
  • 7 Albums That Are Partial-Concept Albums

    A concept album is an album that tells a complete story through its songs, or follows a single theme, such as Pink Floyd's The Wall or Nick Cave's Murder Ballads. However, there are some artists who attempted to make concept albums, but only dedicated some songs to the concept, rather than all of them. Here are seven partial-concept albums.
  • 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.
  • 10 Musicians Who Have Directed Films

    Today Bruce Springsteen shared his short film/music video Hunter of Invisible Game on his website, which is his directorial debut. Springsteen is far from the first musician to direct a film, however. Here are ten more musicians who have dabbled in film directing.
  • 7 Alt-Rock Bands Whose Debut Albums Are Their Worst

    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 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.
  • 13 Album Covers That Literally Represent The Title

    Though an album's title and artwork should usually complement one another, it's not often that you see an album title that is pretty much describing the cover itself. Here are thirteen album covers that literally represent the title.
  • 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.
  • The Flaming Lips' "The Soft Bulletin": 13 Songs Ranked

    Fifteen years ago today, the Flaming Lips released its masterpiece The Soft Bulletin in the US, an album which signaled the band's complete shift from acid punks to psychedelic pop geniuses. Though there are many editions of the album with different tracklistings, in total there are thirteen original songs released across each edition. Here's my ranking of the album's thirteen songs, from weakest to best.
  • 8 Albums That Omit Great Songs On Some Editions

    When a band achieves international success, their albums are often re-released in different countries with bonus tracks, or sometimes with altered tracklistings. These eight albums, however, have incredible songs that, for one reason or another, aren't included on every edition.
  • 5 Artists Whose Music Got Weirder As Their Fame Grew

    When an artist is struggling to find an audience, or if it wants to keep the audience it already has, there's always the temptation to "sell out" and soften its sound in order to maximize mainstream accessibility. However, these five artists did just the opposite by remaining popular even as their music became more bizarre.
  • 6 Great Alt-Rock Musicians Who Can't Sing

    One of the greatest things about punk and alternative music is its embrace of imperfection. Even though most alt-rock singers couldn't pass the first round of American Idol, their voices are often uniquely powerful and captivating. However, these six singers have voices that are too rough even for some alt-rock fans.
  • 7 Artists Whose Top Selling Album Isn't Their Best

    With the news of Metallica's "Black Album" breaking the 16 million mark in sales, by far its most successful album, I began looking into the sales figures of other huge artists. What I found was that in many cases, an artist's top selling album isn't necessarily its best. Here are seven artists where that's precisely the case, starting with the band that inspired this list...
  • 7 Artists Who Could Have Been Sued for Plagiarism (But Weren't)

    Though there have been plenty of times when musicians were sued for plagiarizing one of their songs, this usually only happens when the song becomes a hit. Musicians steal from each other far more than you might think, and most of the time it isn't brought to court. Here are seven great artists who could have been sued for plagiarism, but weren't.
  • 6 Alternative Musicians Who Vanished from the Music Business

    For the most part, musicians don’t really retire. A great deal simply keep playing until they’re physically unable to go on (see: the Rolling Stones). However, there are some artists who more or less vanished from music altogether, and some never returned. Here are six alternative musicians who vanished from the music business.
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