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Last week I wrote about albums that end on instrumental tracks, which I described as sort of epilogues to the album's narrative structure. If ending an album on an instrumental is an epilogue, opening with one must be a prologue, a way to ease the listener in. Here are nine albums that open with instrumental tracks. -
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The Killers brought out a special guest in San Francisco on Saturday night. The Killers brought out a special guest in San Francisco on Saturday night. -
Morrissey Loves Labels: A Timeline of Moz Trashing Rough Trade, Decca, Harvest and More
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Vanilla Ice First Pitch: Rapper Gets Photobombed At Major League Baseball Game [WATCH]
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7 Artists Who Changed Their Name For Their Solo Career: St. Vincent, Kathleen Hanna, And More
Name recognition is an incredibly important element of the music business. If you were a member of a successful band or two, then plenty of people are going to buy your solo album simply because your name is on the front. However, these seven artists chose not to go down that route and actually changed their names once they went solo. -
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Joseline And Stevie J of 'Love And Hip-Hop: Atlanta' To Kick Off A Joint Tour This Fall
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Katy Perry Education: Prism Singer 'Learned To Educate' Herself
Katy Perry was smart enough to re-invent herself from unknown Gospel singer to international pop star. But in a recent interview with Yahoo!, the Prism songstress revealed that she wishes her educational background was better. -
Brazilian Bus Magnate Zero Freitas Has World's Largest Record Collection, Aims to Open Public Listening Emporium
Absolutely no record collector has anything on Brazilian bus magnate Zero Freitas, who has been buying up record collections for years. The total number of albums in his collection? No one really knows, and he told New York Times Magazine it was around "several million albums." -
Russell Brand Raps Eminem: Actor Making Hip-Hop Record Showed Skills Previously [WATCH]
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Facebook Moves to Ban 'Like-for-Downloads' Schemes, Other Incentives for 'Likes' on Social Media Platform
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