• The Jesus and Mary Chain Announce North American Tour For 'Psychocandy' 30th Anniversary [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Scottish noise pop pioneers The Jesus and Mary Chain have announced a string of North American tour dates in support of the 30th anniversary of their classic debut album Psychocandy. According to Pitchfork, the North American leg of the tour kicks off on May 1 in Toronto, and finishes up on May 16 in San Francisco, with a stop at the Austin Psych Fest in Austin, Texas on May 9. Fans living on the East Coast are out of luck though, unless they want to drive all the way to Toronto or Detroit.
  • 10 Best Album Covers Of 2014

    Music lovers often experience album covers before hearing the album itself, so it's pretty appropriate that we're publishing our list of the best album covers of 2014 before our list of best albums of 2014 (stay tuned for that one in a few weeks, by the way). Here are the year's top 10 album covers.
  • 10 Best Album Covers Of 2014

    Music lovers often experience album covers before hearing the album itself, so it's pretty appropriate that we're publishing our list of the best album covers of 2014 before our list of best albums of 2014 (stay tuned for that one in a few weeks, by the way). Here are the year's top 10 album covers.
  • King Tuff Announces 2015 US Tour Dates With Father John Misty, Ex Hex [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Though his current string of European tour dates ends on Dec. 5, garage rocker King Tuff announced today that he will be hitting the road once again in January, this time for a tour of the U.S. According to Consequence of Sound, these newly announced American tour dates will kick off on Jan. 7 in Santa Ana, California and finish up on April 8 in Omaha, Nebraska.
  • 6 Bands Named After Styles of Music That They Don't Play

    It is pretty lame to name your band after the style of music you play — I'm looking at you, Metallica — but these six, including Daft Punk and Cap'n Jazz, bands did just the opposite: naming themselves after styles of music they do not play.
  • 8 Classic Albums That End With Acoustic Songs

    When sequencing the songs on an album, musicians tend to place something particularly poignant and emotionally powerful for the last track, and what better way to do this than to write a simple song on acoustic guitar? Here are eight classic albums that end with acoustic songs.
  • 6 Comeback Albums That Were Surprisingly Great

    The idea of a once-great band or artist coming out of retirement and making new music can seem very exciting, but there are far too many cases where this new music simply isn't up to par. However, these six artists broke this trend by releasing come back albums that were actually worthy entries in their catalogue.
  • 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.
  • 8 Great Musicians With Their Own Sneaker Designs

    On June 17, trance artist Paul van Dyk released his own line of TOMS shoes, though van Dyke is far from the first artist to do this. Here are eight great musicians with their own sneaker designs.
  • 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.
  • 6 Incredible Artists Who Started Off As Drummers

    Though plenty of musicians choose one instrument when starting out and stick to it (I know I have), these six artists all started off on drums before becoming renowned for something else. Here are six incredible musicians who started off as drummers.
  • 8 Pairs Of Bands With The Same (Or Similar) Names

    Though two bands having similar names was understandable in the past, when you couldn't just Google your own name to see if it's been taken, there's no excuse for this in the Internet age, and yet it still occasionally happens. Here are eight pairs of bands with the same (or similar) names.
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