• 12 Classic Albums Produced By Musicians Outside The Band

    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.
  • 10 Band Names Taken From Literature

    If there's one surefire way to add a sense of importance and artistic integrity to your band, it's to name your band after something you read in a book. Here are ten bands who took their names from literary works.
  • 10 Artists Whose Most Famous Song Isn't Their Best

    Success in the music business is unpredictable. Some untalented artists inexplicably stay at the top of the charts, just like some songs inexplicably become an artist's signature, even though they have more qualified songs for the position. Here are ten artists whose most famous song isn't their best.
  • 6 Musicians Who Became Side Members in Other Bands

    Once an artist is established as the primary force in a successful band, it's pretty rare to see them join another band as a sort of background figure, but these six artists did exactly that. Here are six artists who became sidemen in other bands.
  • 6 Artists Who Never Went Solo (But Should)

    With the release of Damon Albarn's first solo LP Everyday Robots, I've started thinking about other artists who have been in the music game for a long time, but have never chosen to go solo. Here are six artists that I would love to hear solo albums from.
  • 7 Classic Albums That Are Way Too Long

    An album should ideally be no longer than 50 minutes, but artists regularly push this boundary and give us albums that are well over an hour long. There are some instances where this works (somehow, all two hours of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is worth hearing), but most of the time, these albums are simply too long. Here are seven classic albums that should have been much shorter.
  • Seven Classic Albums With Anti-Climactic Closers

    A properly sequenced album should feel like a movie; the beginning grabs your attention, the action rises, and the finale explodes. Many album closers commit to this arc (“A Day in the Life” from Sgt. Pepper’s is an excellent example) but some albums leave us hanging at the end, even the great ones. Here are seven classic albums with anti-climactic endings.
  • Eight Incredible Bands (Other Than Nirvana) to Come Out of the Pacific NW

    In celebration of the life of Kurt Cobain (whose tragic suicide occurred 20 years ago this Saturday), we’ve compiled a short list of the top bands to come out of the Pacific Northwest music scene that Nirvana helped bring to the world’s attention. In no particular order, here are eight incredible bands (other than Nirvana) to come out of the Pacific Northwest.
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