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After nearly 40 years in the music business, Prince revealed yesterday that he would no longer be cursing in his songs. Of course, bad words aren't even close to being the most scandalous part of Prince's songs. Here's a sampling of some of Prince's dirtiest lyrics. -
MIXTAPE MONDAY: Check out new songs from Baths, Tigers Jaw, Sharon Van Etten, Kite Party and many more!
Some of our favorite artists released a bunch of great music this past week so we'd like to share our favorites with you in mixtape-form. Just like every week, we've compiled new songs from the previous week in case you missed them. This time around we have new tunes from Kite Party, Hooray For Earth, Kristeen Young and many more! -
5 Bands Who Hit Their Stride After Adding a New Member: Nirvana, Rush, and more
Any musician can tell you about inexplicable musical chemistry. There are some people, who for one reason or another, just bring out the best in your playing and writing. Lennon and McCartney had this chemistry together, but some bands don't find this chemistry until after they've started making music. Here are five bands that hit their stride only after adding someone new to the line-up. -
6 Musicians Who Became Side Members in Other Bands: Robert Smith, David Bowie and more
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 Bands That Were Backing Bands for Other Artists: The Eagles, the Band, and more
The ideal career for most bands it to achieve success by playing their own songs, but some bands have very successfully performed as backing bands for other well-known artists. Here are six bands who did just that. -
6 Incredible Songs with Bizarre Song Structures: The Beatles, the Smiths, and more
If you listen to a lot of pop and rock music like I do, you've probably noticed that most songs are similarly structured. They more or less go verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/chorus, and in three minutes, you're out. A million great songs have been written this way, but some artists like to explore alternative song structures, often with great success. Here are six great songs with bizarre structures. -
6 Famous Musicians Accused of Racism: Bob Dylan, David Bowie, and more
In an email sent to Pitchfork yesterday, drummer Kliph Scurlock explained why he was fired from the Flaming Lips, blaming singer Wayne Coyne and accusing him of racism. In our increasingly progressive society, accusations of racism are thrown around quite often, and as this story shows, even great musicians are subject to it. Here are six other great artists who have been accused of racism. -
11 Initial Thoughts on the Black Keys' 'Fever' Video
The Black Keys released the video for their new single “Fever” today, from their upcoming album Turn Blue. Here are my impressions of the video after watching it just one time. -
9 Great Songs That Sound Out of Place On Their Albums: Nirvana, PJ Harvey and more
Though an album where every song is pretty much the same won’t be very good (unless you’re the Ramones), the songs on an album should at least feel like it they all came from the same place. These nine songs, however, sound like they were placed on the wrong album entirely. Here are nine great songs that sound out of place on their albums. -
5 Bands Who Only Got Famous After Breaking Up: The Velvet Underground, Big Star, Slint and more
Thousands of bands form every year, but unfortunately most of them don't ever achieve significant commercial success.These five bands, however, somehow managed to achieve their greatest popularity only after they had broken up. -
7 Song Mistakes That Were Intentionally Left In: The Beatles, R.E.M., and more
The beauty of recording is that you can delete all of the mistakes until you have a perfect song, but any good musicians will tell you that sometimes, mistakes are the most interesting parts of a song. Here are seven great songs with mistakes that were intentionally left in. -
7 Great Indie Rock Albums with Creepy Artwork: Devendra Banhart, Ty Segall, and more
Heavy metal albums usually have some awesomely terrifying artwork (when they’re not busy being totally awful), but they’re not the only albums capable of creeping you out with their covers. Here are seven of the creepiest album covers from indie rock artists.
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