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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. -
8 Albums Whose Closing Tracks Were Big Singles: Adele, Kanye West, And More
As a general rule in pop music, an album's big single is usually placed towards the beginning, if not at the very top, of the tracklisting, with the album's last track reserved for something less pop friendly. However, these eight artists broke this trend by sticking huge singles at the very end of the album. -
11 Great Albums That Open With Their Longest Song: Black Sabbath, David Bowie, And More
When an artist writes a lengthy song for an album, they usually place it towards the end of the album, long after the listener has already settled in. However, these artists chose to place their album's longest song not only close to the beginning, but as the album's opener. -
'Uncut' Published A List Of The Smiths' 30 Best Songs, Here Are 12 They Left Off
In honor of Morrissey's new album World Peace is None of Your Business, Uncut released a list of the thirty greatest Smiths songs as chosen by various musicians. Though the list included a lot of predictable choices ("There is a Light That Never Goes Out," "This Charming Man") and some unexpected ones (""Half A Person," "This Night Has Opened My Eyes"), some excellent songs were left off. Here are twelve Smiths songs that I feel are missing from Uncut's list. -
11 Initial Impressions Of Lykke Li's 'Gunshot' Video
Today, Lykke Li shared the video for her song "Gunshot," from her album I Never Learn. Here are my initial impressions of the video after watching it just one time. -
5 Great Bands With A Non-Instrumental Member: Pavement, King Crimson, And More
Most rock bands have a guitarist or two, a bassist, a drummer, and maybe a keyboardist, but some bands recruit people for more unconventional jobs. These five bands have official members that play unusual instruments, or sometimes no instrument at all. -
MIXTAPE MONDAY: Check out new songs from Speedy Ortiz, Ex Hex, Bat For Lashes, Steven Gunn and many more!
Each and every week we put together our favorite tracks that had premiered a few days prior into one magnificent mixtape to share with you and your friends. This time around we've decided to share new songs from The Rural Alberta Advantage, Ex Hex, Bat For Lashes and more right here! -
12 Album Titles That Describe The Music: R.E.M., Tom Waits, And More
A good album title should always suit or complement the music that it represents, but some artists create album titles by literally describing the music itself. Here are twelve album titles that describe the music. -
7 Bands That Spawned Multiple Prominent Solo Careers: Genesis, Wu-Tang Clan, And More
Many bands would be lucky enough to have just one immensely talented artist to carry them to success, but these seven bands had two (or sometimes more) musicians in their ranks who would go on to achieve success on their own. -
8 Great Albums That Open With Cover Songs: Blondie, Pixies, And More
For performers who write their own songs, an album's opening track is pretty tricky. There's a lot of pressure to write an excellent song that catches the listener's attention and entices them to listen further, but some artists get around this by opening their albums with cover songs instead. Here are eight great albums that open with cover songs. -
12 Classic Albums Produced By Musicians Outside The Band: Weezer, Beck, And More
Today marked the tragic passing of Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone, and along with being a founding member of one of the most influential bands in history, another one of his crowning achievements was his production of the Replacements' classic 1985 album Tim. Here are some other classic albums that were produced by musicians outside of the band. -
21 Albums Known By Two (Or More) Different Names: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, And More
Though most albums are given official titles, sometimes these titled prove to inconvenient or confusing, which leads to fans referring to the album by another name entirely. Here are twenty-one albums known by at least two different names.
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