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Before the invention of CDs, artists had to sequence their albums with consideration to the two sides of a record, meaning that each half of the album had to flow and feel complete on its own. This resulted in many albums where the two sides are quite different from one another. Here are six excellent albums that are divided into two distinct halves. -
Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi to score WGN show about The Manhattan Project
Following his appearance on Game of Thrones, Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi will continue his career in television. According to Billboard, the Icelandic singer has partnered with Alex Somers to score the upcoming WGN show Manhattan. -
WATCH: Did One Direction steal the idea for 'You & I' music video from Australian band Clubfeet? [VIDEOS]
If you thought the frozen images that turned into real live One Direction members in the boy band’s recent “You & I” music video were super cool, you weren’t the first one. By a long shot. Today (April 24), allegations surfaced that the massive musical act and its frequent director/collaborator Ben Winston may have stolen the entire idea. -
'Alternative Press' announces award show: Joan Jett, Billy Corgan among honorees
Alternative Press magazine is looking to get into the award show game. Today (April 24), the alt-rock publication announced it will be holding its first-ever Alternative Press Music Awards this July in its hometown of Cleveland. -
Francesca Battistelli Summer Tour Schedule
This week, Francesca Battistelli released her new album, 'If We’re Honest,' which is home to the hit song, "Write Your Story." She'll be sharing that new music with fans throughout the summer with several festival and conference appearances. -
6 Bands Who's Final Album Was Its Worst: The Clash, Led Zeppelin and more
When R.E.M. released its critically panned 2004 album Around the Sun, the band considered breaking up, but realized that they couldn’t end their career on such a failure, which prompted them to release two acclaimed albums before calling it a day in 2012. That was R.E.M., though. Not every band is able to control its legacy so gracefully. Here are six bands that broke up after their weakest albums. -
Nas reveals he's working with Timbaland, Swizz Beatz and No I.D. on new album
Nas recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of his Illmatic debut, which must have left him inspired because now he's announced that he's working on a new record. -
WATCH: Katy Perry crashes your 'Birthday' party in hilarious new music video
Katy Perry teased that "Birthday" would be her most "insane" music video to date, and boy, was she right. Today (April 24), she released the official eight-minute clip for her fourth Prism single, and it showed that she's a party crasher for the ages. -
"Kenny Rogers: Through the Years" Exhibit to Open at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Now that the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum expansion is complete, there are plenty of new exhibits scheduled to open within the next year. The first will be "Kenny Rogers: Through the Years," which will honor the 2013 Hall of Fame inductee. -
The Kooks new album 'Listen' gets tracklist, September release date [VIDEO]
The Kooks want you to Listen to them and the English rockers are giving you a new album to do so. Today (April 24), the "Naïve" band announced new details about its fourth studio album. -
Mineral Announces Fall 2014 Reunion Tour, First Shows in 17 Years
It looks like April 2014 is the month of seminal emo/post-hardcore bands reuniting. So far this month we heard new songs from Sunny Day Real Estate and Jazz June, and a tour announcement from American Football. This week we top off this list of mid-90s emo news with Mineral announcing its 20th anniversary reunion tour for this fall, which will be the band's first set of shows in 17 years. -
Avril Lavigne tweets 'Hello Kitty' music video controversy is all one big LOL
Avril Lavigne has one thing to say about all the criticism for her terrible, horrible, no good, very bad music video for her new single “Hello Kitty”: “LOL.”
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