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12 Famous Musicians and Their Ashes: Find Out The Final Resting Places of Kurt Cobain, Marvin Gaye, Freddie Mercury(?) and More

The spat over Alan Freed's remains is just another example where the keeping of ashes can only lead to bad things. Having the remains of loved ones in the house leads to experiences ranging from traumatic (theft) to horrifying (a la Keith Richards father). If you want to visit the remains of the performers listed below, you'll have to settle for a very general view of a very general area.
The 10 Best Albums Off of XL Recordings: Radiohead, The White Stripes, Adele and More

XL Recordings announced a compilation titled Pay Close Attention to celebrate the label's 25 years in our ears, and the last 15 of those years have provided us with a shelf's worth of amazing music. Music Times looked through the imprint's release catalogue and chose ten albums that are most worth the purchase price.
Jason Aldean's Digital Sales Mark Irrelevant in Context with Garth Brooks' Coming Digital Deluge

Jason Aldean was named as the all-time bestselling country male country performer in terms of digital sales this week. That's quite an accomplishment in the age of Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney and more, but few have considered how irrelevant that will be by the end of 2014. One performer Aldean hasn't had to outsell was Garth Brooks, who currently stands with literally zero digital tracks sold under his name. That is, until GarthBrooks.com finally releases his digital catalogue by the end of 2014.
YG May Face Lawsuit Following 'Riot' at Club Gig in Edmonton

YG didn't have the chance to ask his Canadian fans who they loved when he stopped at the Encore in Edmonton, but it's safe to say that they wouldn't have responded with his name. Now his actions during the shortened show may result in a lawsuit against the rapper.
New Company Aims to Bolster Musicals Industry in Beijing, Provide Better Mandarin Adaptations of Broadway Classics

What's the major factor preventing the musical industry from settling down in China, the world's largest economy? Experts in the country believe that it's because productions carried out in China are always done so in Western fashion and language, which makes it difficult for Chinese audiences to latch on.
XL Recordings Release 25th Anniversary Collection Featuring Adele, Radiohead, The White Stripes and More

Few labels have been so proficiently efficient as XL Recordings, in terms of turning our consistently quality work from such a small roster of performers. The label-which currently counts Adele, Radiohead and Jack White as members-is releasing a 25th anniversary compilation, titled Pay Close Attention, that features music from throughout its existence. The title is a reference to a Kool Keith sample used by label member The Prodigy for the track "Out of Space."
Vanilla Ice Doesn't Like New 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Effort from Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J and Ty Dolla $ign

There's at least one person who doesn't like the song "Shell Shocked" from the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film and his opinion may be more important than anyone's: Vanilla Ice, the performer who delivered the track "Ninja Rap," which appeared in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of The Ooze" and has become the unofficial theme song for the film series in the minds of a generation.
Farmer Derek Klingenberg Calls His Cows Home with Lorde's 'Royals' Trombone Cover

This week's newest viral video involves Lorde. And cows. This week's newest viral video involves Lorde. And cows. Unfortunately the New Zealand pop star herself doesn't make an appearance but her hit "Royals" does.
Music Times Awards The Bests (and Worst) of Lollapalooza 2014: Eminem, Blood Orange and Avett Brothers Bring Praise

It's been a long weekend at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago and it's taken a decent amount of rumination to come up with a list of the "bests" (and one "worst") from the crowded lineup. Without too much ado, we give you Music Times Lollapalooza Superlatives:
10 Good Minutes with Smallpools at Lollapalooza 2014 [INTERVIEW]

By the time Music Times and the band Smallpools found an empty tent to record our interview in, the grounds at Lollapalooza were full of anything but small pools. The downpour and rain at music festivals in general was one of several topics touched upon by the band when it spoke with us at Lollapalooza.
10 Good Minutes with Jon Batiste at Lollapalooza 2014

Music Times was fortunate in that figureheads such as Stephen Colbert didn't book media passes for Lollapalooza, which allowed us to get a chance to interview Jon Batiste. The jazz and general music expert (he got his Master's degree in music from Juilliard and serves as the Associate Artistic Director for the National Jazz Museum) played The Grove stage with his band Stay Human at Chicago's premier music festival before swinging by to chat with us. Check it out.
Lollapalooza 2014 Day 3 Review & Recap: Skrillex, Kings of Leon and Chance The Rapper Turn Up despite Rain and Mud

Music Times reporter Ryan Book works best in his home territory of the Midwest, or at least that's what he told us. Join him every day this weekend for a chronological look at what went down at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago.
Lollapalooza 2014 Day 2 Review & Recap: Outkast and Calvin Harris Share Fireworks, Nas Waxes 'Illmatic' and Rich Homie Quan Kind of Shows Up

Music Times reporter Ryan Book works best in his home territory of the Midwest, or at least that's what he told us. Join him every day this weekend for a chronological look at what went down at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago.
Lollapalooza 2014 Day 1 Review & Recap: Eminem Brings A Big Guest, Iggy Azalea Comes Hard, and Lorde Have Mercy

Music Times reporter Ryan Book works best in his home territory of the Midwest, or at least that's what he told us. Join him every day this weekend for a chronological look at what went down at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago.
Lollapalooza Opening Acts Tell Music Times Why You Should See THEM: Roadkill Ghost Choir, Highly Suspect and More

Music Times was going to listen to every act opening at Lollapalooza, but then we got lazy and reached out to all 15 groups leading the first performances of their respective days, asking them to tell us and you why they deserve our attention.
Tough Picks at Lollapalooza: Eminem or Arctic Monkeys? Iggy or Interpol? Music Times Makes its Lineup Picks

The hell of festivals is looking at two amazing acts lined up alongside each other on a schedule and deciding which you'd rather commit your time to. It ain't easy, but Music Times figured we'd give you some friendly advice when considering this weekend's Lollapalooza lineup.
Garth Brooks Comeback Tour Heading to Atlanta Following Ten-Show Run in Chicago

Garth Brooks, the master of suspense, has kept it up when it comes to revealing the dates for his comeback tour, revealing the cities one-by-one. Wednesday's news was that Brooks would be bringing his act to Atlanta as the second city on his tour.
Jason Aldean Tops Downloads Chart with 'Burnin' It Down,' But How Long Can He Hold Off MAGIC!, Sam Smith?

Country fans continue to prove their loyalty when an act releases a new single. Jason Aldean becomes the most recent performer to shoot sky-high on the Digital Downloads chart after dropping a new song, as "Burnin' It Down" moved 184,000 downloads and tops the list.
5 Seconds of Summer Breaks Numerous Australian Sales Records, Tops Billboard 200 with Debut Album

This week's Billboard 200 was all about 5 Seconds of Summer who surprised no one with its huge debut for its self-titled debut LP. The group outsold the rest of the Top 10 albums combined, moving 259,000 copies of its new record. That's also the third-highest debut of 2014 thus far, plus the largest debut ever for an Australian group since Soundscan began tracking the numbers during 1991.
'Community' Fans and Dan Harmon Hope and Pray for Donald 'Childish Gambino' Glover to Return

Everyone knows that Childish Gambino is the hip-hop alias of Donald Glover, the actor best known for his role as Troy Barnes on the cultish-classic television show Community. And despite the increasing gap between his hard-nosed hip-hop persona and the lovable dolt he plays on television, many are questioning whether Glover will take a break from rapping to reprise his role as Troy when the show comes back as part of Yahoo Screen.
Stereosonic Unveils Lineup: Calvin Harris, Skrillex, Alesso, Steve Aoki, Tiësto and Many More

Results released last week by Forbes and ticket dealing website viagogo found that Tomorrowland was responsible for the most tick demand of any music festival on Earth. Stereosonic was second place, and the new lineup for the Australian electronic dance party proves why.
Big Star's First Two Records—'#1 Record' and 'Radio City'—Getting Individual Releases with Liner Notes from Mike Mills

Stax Records will finally be releasing Big Star's acclaimed albums '#1 Record' and 'Radio City' as individuals again.
'Ride The Lightning' Ranked: We List The Songs From Metallica's Best (?!?) Album, From 'Fade to Black' to 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'

Music Times' editor Ryan Book revisits his favorite (and Kurt Cobain's favorite) Metallica album, ranking its eight tracks from worst to first.
Ranking Albums Recorded at Nippon Budokan, from Bob Dylan to Cheap Trick, Blur, Ozzy Osbourne and More

Music Times looks at six albums from huge performers that have recorded live records at the historic Tokyo music venue.
Ford and General Motors Unusual Defendants in Music Unpaid Royalties Lawsuit from Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies

Normally when you hear the terms "unpaid royalties" and "music" in the same sentence, you assume it must be another beef between music publishers and streaming services. This week however, it's a battle between two of the world's largest automotive companies and the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies. The latter is suing both General Motors and the Ford company for unpaid royalties resulting from digital duplication.
Moogfest Moving to Biennial Format after 2014 Event Featuring Kraftwerk and More

Moogfest, despite having a seemingly successful 2014 event, will move to a biennial setting, hosting performers and speakers every two years rather than the annual format the festival previously followed.
UConn Researchers Using 3D Printers to Make Parts for Antique Instruments, Such As Adolphe Sax's Originals Horns

Researchers at the University of Connecticut are using 3D printers to make replacement parts for antique instruments.
Dolly Parton May Record 'Mud' and Glastonbury May Host A Singalong of The Track Every Year

Dolly Parton has been asked to record a studio version of her untitled song "Mud" from Glastonbury. Festival organizers are also discussing the possibility of having a different performer play the track every year.
Blur Releasing Album 'Live at The Budokan,' Rarity Previously Only Available in Japan

A band is releasing an album of its live concert at The Budokan and it isn't Cheap Trick. Blur has announced that the group's 1995 live performance at the Tokyo landmark during its "Great Escape" tour would be released on CD August 11.
Viacom—MTV, VH1 and Country Music Television—Teaming Up with Spotify for Playlist Curation

The joke that MTV doesn't dabble as much in music videos as it used to is kind of passé. Although the video is far from old fashioned, the network is looking to adapt with the new wave by taking to streaming. Vicacom—which owns MTV, VH1 and Country Music Television—entered into a marketing partnership with Spotify as a further method of curating music.