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One of the primary objectives for a record producer is to make sure all of the songs on an album sound sonically consistent, but some artists choose to do away with this consistency by incorporating a live recording into the otherwise studio recorded album. Here are eight studio albums that feature a live track. -
Neil Young Cancels Concert In Tel Aviv
Pitchfork reports that Neil Young & Crazy Horse have been forced to cancel their July 17 show at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel. According to The Jerusalem Post, the show's promoter Shuki Weiss revealed in a press release that, "The cancellation is due to the barrage of rockets that have been fired in recent days and concern for the safety of an audience for such an event." -
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. -
10 Musicians Who Have Directed Films: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, And More
Today Bruce Springsteen shared his short film/music video Hunter of Invisible Game on his website, which is his directorial debut. Springsteen is far from the first musician to direct a film, however. Here are ten more musicians who have dabbled in film directing. -
13 Album Covers That Literally Represent The Title: Led Zeppelin, Rush, And More
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. -
Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Richards, Neil Young: Legendary Pianist Preps New Star-Studded Album and Memoir For October 28
Looks like the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis is going to have one heck of a year considering his upcoming album and memoir release. The 78-year-old pianist is gearing up to drop both his third album in a decade, Rock & Roll Time, as well as his book, Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story on October 28. -
Jack White Performs on Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ and Celebrates ‘Lazaretto’ Release [WATCH]
The former White Stripe stopped by Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show last night and performed a couple of tracks off his new album, 'Lazaretto.' -
7 Artists Whose Top Selling Album Isn't Their Best: Springsteen, Bowie, and more
With the news of Metallica's "Black Album" breaking the 16 million mark in sales, by far its most successful album, I began looking into the sales figures of other huge artists. What I found was that in many cases, an artist's top selling album isn't necessarily its best. Here are seven artists where that's precisely the case, starting with the band that inspired this list... -
6 Artists Who Switched Over to Indie Labels: Weezer, Neil Young, And More
A common career trajectory for a musician is to sign with an independent label, and if they're lucky enough, they'll catch the attention of a major label and get signed a lucrative deal. However, some artists don't find the major label life to be very satisfying, and choose to take a step back by signing with an indie label. Here are six major label artists who switched over to indie labels. -
5 Artists Who Basically Wrote the Same Song Twice: Neil Young, the White Stripes, and more
When it was discovered today that Pharrell starts all of his songs the same way, it got me thinking about other artists who pulled similar tricks in multiple songs. It's one thing to have a signature sound, but these five artists pretty much wrote the same song two times (one artist even did it on the same album). -
7 Artists Whose Best Song Isn't On Their Best Album: The Cure, Neil Young, and more
When an artist has an album that's commonly accepted as their best, there's usually one song in there that's cited as their best as well ("God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys, "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen...). However, a lot of artists end up putting their best songs on an album that isn't actually their best. Here are seven artists who's best song isn't actually on their best album. -
Neil Young records cover songs in Jack White's voice-o-graph booth on Fallon [WATCH]
Neil Young and Jack White stopped by The Tonight Show last night and made history. White brought along his refurbished 1940s-era Voice-o-Graph recording booth for Young to use in recording a live cover of Willie Nelson’s song “Crazy” and Ivory Joe Hunter’s “Since I Met You Baby,” which were simultaneously pressed to vinyl. After the show, the newly pressed vinyl was played on a turntable.
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