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OK Go just dropped their new album, Hungry Ghosts, on Tuesday, and we caught the band in action at Nashville's Mercy Lounge on Friday night. -
DJMag's Top 10 DJ's of The Past Five Years: Music Times Calculates for Dutch Domination (and Hardwell Doesn't Even Appear!)
Just to further up the controversy, Music Times asks not who was the best DJ in the last year, but who was was the best DJ of the last five years? Our formula wasn't too complicated...we just averaged the rankings of everyone featured on the DJMag Top 100 list in the last five years. That does cause some major issues for some contestants however. Hardwell has been no. 1 for the last two years but he didn't place during 2010, suggesting a rank of at leads 101, and thereby making his mean ranking skyrocket. The name of our game is consistency. -
Food "Incidents" and Music: Al Green, Led Zeppelin, Guns N' Roses and More
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Al Green's "The Grits Incident." Check out a few more food-based "incidents" in the careers of major bands. -
Country Music Calendar - Upcoming Events for the Week of October 20 to October 26, 2014
A snapshot of what's coming up in Country music next week... (Photo : Rick Diamond/Getty Images)Jake Owen performs onstage at the 2014 CMT Music Awards Rehearsals Day 2 at Bridgestone Arena on June 3, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. -
Christian Music Calendar - Upcoming Events for the Week of October 20 to October 26, 2014
A snapshot of what's coming up in Christian music next week... (Photo : Judy Nelon Group)Opening night of the Love is Stronger tour (2014)A snapshot of what's coming up in Christian music next week. -
The Most Popular New Country Song of the Week Comes From Eric Paslay
This week, the most popular new country song that went for adds at radio was the new single from Eric Paslay, "She Don't Love You." Fifty-one stations now have the tune in rotation. -
7 Artists Who Have Released Two Albums at Once: Guns N' Roses, Bruce Springsteen and More
Recently, pop legend Prince returned with not one album, but two new albums — "Art Official Age" and "PLECTRUMELECTRUM" — both of which were released Sept. 30. Though this is typical Prince eccentricity, he is far from the first artist to do this. Here are seven other artists who have released two albums in one day, including Guns N' Roses and Bruce Springsteen. -
6 Bands Named After Styles of Music That They Don't Play: Daft Punk, Cap'n Jazz and More
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. -
7 Great Artists Who Switched Genres Early in Their Careers: Pink Floyd, Beastie Boys and More
Though most musicians tend to evolve musically over the course of their careers, they usually stick to the same genre they started off in. But these seven, great artists — from Pink Floyd to the Beastie Boys — actually started off playing totally different styles of music early in their careers from the ones they eventually became known for. -
Shonen Knife's Naoko Yamano Reflects on New Album 'Overdrive,' Being a Favorite of Kurt Cobain and Being "Very Lazy"
Shonen Knife has more than 30 years of music under its belt, along with the allegiances of alternative rock icons Nirvana and Sonic Youth. What more could a band ask for? -
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: 'The Book Of Life' Composer Gustavo Santaolalla Talks Scoring New Animated Movie, Upcoming Projects & Making Music For Film, TV And Video Games
Gustavo Santaolalla is a world-renowned recording artist that just happened to become an acclaimed film composer due to reputation. After winning multiple Grammy awards (both Latin and Anglo), the man who put the ronroco on the map made his way into the world of scoring movies and took home two Academy Awards for Best Original Score two years in a row (Brokeback Mountain and Babel). Gustavo's even made name for himself in the video game realm, composing the music to 2013's best title The Last of Us. Moving right along into the animated movie genre, Santaolalla's newest project, The Book of Life, just hit theaters this weekend. -
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