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Grateful Dead fans got huge news this week as the remaining members of the band announced they'd be joined by Phish frontman Trey Anastasio for three shows at Chicago's Soldier Field to mark the band's 50th anniversary. Here are five other legendary acts that celebrated -
Spotify's "Most Immortal" Playlist: Explaining How Tracks by Nirvana, Queen, Radiohead and More Remain So Popular Decades Later
Spotify tracked the most popular and most talked-about songs from prior to 2000 and composed its "Most Immortal" playlist. Music Times takes a shot at explaining how these songs—from performers such as Queen, Nirvana and Radiohead—remain so well-streamed. -
AFC Championship, NFC Championship and Super Bowl: Music Times Picks The Winners With Help from Hometown Musicians
Music Times came up a bit short in our prediction of the NCAA College Football Playoff. We attempt to make amends by picking the winners of this weekend's AFC and NFC Championship Games—New England versus Indianapolis and Seattle versus Green Bay—as well as the winner of the eventual Super Bowl XLIX...by looking at the best music to come out those respective cities during 2014. -
Comics and Music: Eminem, Prince, KISS and More Make Guest Appearances with Superman, The Punisher and Others
Run The Jewels gets the honor of having its logo and album art inspire two covers for new issues of 'Howard The Duck' and 'Deadpool.' A few performers—including Eminem, Prince and KISS— have done even better than that, starring as heroes in their own narratives, or helping out established superheroes. -
7 Solo Artists Who Have Performed Under Multiple Names: Puff Daddy, John Mellencamp, And More
As good as your music may be, one of the most important aspects of "making it" in the music business is simply getting your name out there, and making sure people remember it. These seven artists, however, decided to switch between multiple aliases, largely for artistic reasons, which probably makes organizing their albums in a record store a huge pain. -
Oscar Betting 2015: Music Times Weighs Best Original Song Nominees, from "Everything Is Awesome" to "Glory," Rita Ora to Glen Campbell
Where's the best place to place your money if betting on the 2015 Oscar for Best Original Song? Between John Legend and Common, Rita Ora, Glen Campbell, Adam Levine, The Lonely Island and Tegan and Sara...Music Times does have a definite lock in mind. -
Oscar Betting: Music Times Weighs Best Original Score Nominees, from 'The Theory of Everything' to 'The Grand Budapest Hotel', Zimmer to Desplat
Planning on betting on the Best Original Score Oscar category? We could think of better things to do with your money...but if you're dead set, we use official odds and suggest why or why not your favorite pick will win the Academy Award. Alexandre Desplat, Johann Johannsson, Hans Zimmer and Gary Yershon versus Vegas. -
Ranking The 2015 Academy Awards' Best Original Song Nominees: Rita Ora, Adam Levine, And More
This morning, the nominees for the 87th Annual Academy Awards were revealed, including the nominees for Best Original Song. Though there were plenty of songs that were widely assumed to be shoo-ins, such as Lana Del Rey's "Big Eyes" and Lorde's "Yellow Flicker Beat," they were passed over for some pretty left-field choices (most surprisingly, only one of the songs on this list was also nominated for a Golden Globe). Here are the five Academy Award nominees for Best Original Song ranked, from worst to best. -
Rey Reel Will remix Beyonce's "Flawless," Score A Film, or Act in A Film...But He Won't Sing [Exclusive Interview]
Rey Reel understands the respect that comes with production credits for Beyoncé and Mariah Carey, not to mention producing the hit remix of "Flawless" and bringing in three Grammy nominations for his work on 'Beyoncé'. He's not going to waste it, planning on creating his own music project during 2015 and perhaps even branch into film scoring and acting. What isn't he willing to do? Sing. -
6 Hip-Hop Performers Whose Second Album Is Best: Beastie Boys, Ice Cube, A Tribe Called Quest and More
Rumors are swirling around the GOP that Mitt Romney might seek the Presidency once again during the 2016 election, granted he can secure the Republican nomination. It's rare to see failed candidates attempt to run again-we haven't had a second-run candidate win since Richard Nixon in 1968-but that doesn't mean he can't do better this time around. To highlight this potential we at Music Times have selected six performers from Romney's favorite genre, hip-hop (EDITOR'S NOTE: we have since realized that the comment from Editor in Chief Emily "Witty" Wittman was in fact a joke. However we've already done all the research so we're running with it), who released their best album during their second try. -
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lana Del Rey's "Big Eyes" Co-Writer Daniel Heath Talks Tim Burton Film's Golden Globe Nominated Original Song, Writing Music For Movies & Much More!
Songwriter Daniel Heath has one of the best working relationships in the music industry today - he writes songs with pop songstress Lana Del Rey. Though they've been writing partners for quite some time now, one of their most recent songs is the title track for Tim Burton's newest film, Big Eyes, and it just received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song. The track itself is a work of cinematic and musical mastery, embracing the story of the film and evoking the cinematic relevance throughout the tune. In a recent exclusive interview with Heath, he opened up to us about working on the song "Big Eyes," how he and Lana Del Rey work together on their songs, and what the future holds for him and his songwriting career. -
Dez Bryant, Lemmy Kilmister and David Lee Roth: Bad Decisions Made by NFL Referees and Bands
The sports world is in shock at the reversal of Dez Bryant's crucial grab during the Green Bay/Dallas playoff game on Sunday night, a call that very well may have taken a win from the Cowboys and handed it to the Packers. NFL Referees aren't the only ones who make bad calls. Check out these five bands who fired key members and paid for it.
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