• 7 Artists Whose Best Song Isn't On Their Best Album

    When an artist has an album that's commonly accepted as their best, there's usually one song in there that's cited as their best as well ("God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys, "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen...). However, a lot of artists end up putting their best songs on an album that isn't actually their best. Here are seven artists who's best song isn't actually on their best album.

  • 7 Compilation Albums Definitely Worth Owning

    In the increasingly hip world of indie/alternative fans, compilations albums are almost blasphemous. Why would you buy Radiohead: The Best Of, when each Radiohead album is a masterwork? However, some artists are best appreciated when heard in the context of a well-constructed compilation album. Here are seven compilation albums that are definitely worth owning.

  • 6 Artists Whose Best Album Didn't Sell Well

    If a musician is lucky enough to reach a wide audience, the best they can hope for is that their fans support them through any whims of experimentation and artistic growth. This worked great for the Beatles and Radiohead, but there are plenty of other musicians whose artistic peaks didn’t match their commercial peaks. Here are six artists whose best albums didn’t sell as well as their other albums.

  • Songwriters Hall of Fame Honors Ray Davies, Donovan, More

    The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced its 2014 inductees on Tuesday, with The Kinks' Ray Davies and English folk performer Donovan being the most recognizable names on the list. Graham Gouldman, Mark James and Jim Weatherly will also be honored.

  • Ray Davies Seems Optimistic for Kinks Reunion during 2014

    This year will bring the 50th anniversary of Kinks, the debut record of The Kinks, and the Davies brothers are kinda-pretty-sure that something will happen to mark the occasion. We add the extra adverbs because nothing official has been suggested yet, but both Davies seem pretty warm to the idea.
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