• No Thanks, U2: 8 Artists We'd Actually Like Free Surprise Albums From: OutKast, Kanye West, And More

    Earlier this week, U2 unexpectedly released their new album Songs of Innocence for free on iTunes, making it the largest album release ever. Though this method of putting a new album into everyone's iTunes library is pretty cool and groundbreaking (and not "invasive," stop whining), there are plenty of other bands we would have rather gotten a free surprise album from than U2, who aren't exactly at the top of their game musically. Here are eight artists we would have rather gotten a free surprise album from.

  • Battle of the Ink: Which Country Singer Has the Best (or Worst) Tattoos?

    According to the stats, 45 million Americans have tattoos and the ink industry is alive and well, raking in an estimated $1.65 billion a year. Musicians have represented the tattoo lifestyle for decades and country singers today sport some serious ink. The question is, who has the best tattoos? Who has the worst?

  • 5 Cool Things Foo Fighters Could Do For Their 20th Anniversary

    In a new interview with NME, Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel promised that the band has some "f**king cool" plans for their 20th anniversary next year. He didn't specify what any of these cool plans might be, but here are some guesses (and even some suggestions).

  • 9 Albums With More Than One Cover Design: Kanye West, Radiohead, And More

    Whether we like it or not, an album cover greatly influences the way we hear the music held inside of it (it's why the guitars on My Bloody Valentine's Loveless sound "pink" to me). However, there are some artists who have release albums with more than one cover design, either due to arguments with their label, legal troubles, or simply their own artistic vision. Here are nine albums with more than one cover design.

  • 9 Artists Who Canceled Tours Due To Illness: Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, And More

    Today, EDM superstar Avicii announced that he would be canceling all of his upcoming performances due to health issues, relating to surgery he received earlier this year to remove his gallbladder and appendix. Though canceling performances is an enormously difficult decision for huge pop stars, this sort of thing happens pretty often. Here are nine more artists who have canceled performances and even tours due to illness.

  • 6 Artists Accused Of Copyright Infringement: Weezer, Led Zeppelin, And More

    Last week, news broke that electronic artist Deadmau5 was being sued by Disney over claims that his signature mouse helmet and logo are too similar to the Mickey Mouse silhouette logo. Deadmau5 is far from the only musician to have faced such legal trouble, however. Here are six more artists who have threatened with copyright infringement lawsuits (or lawsuits of a similar nature).

  • 8 Great Albums With Intermissions: Radiohead, The Who, And More

    Just like plays or even particularly long movies have intermissions somewhere in the middle, some albums include songs that could be seen as intermissions, or dramatic breaks between the album's two halves. These album intermissions are usually instrumental and sonically quite different from the rest of the songs. Here are eight examples of albums with intermissions.

  • 11 Albums That Begin The Same Way They End: Pink Floyd, Neil Young, And More

    Though some albums are nothing more than a bunch of songs thrown together onto the same disc with little thematic or even musical connection to one another, these 11 albums are albums in the truest sense, repeating certain ideas at their beginnings and ends in order to give the collection a sense of unity. Here are 11 albums that begin the same way they end.
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