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Will Oldham, the musician and actor best known as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, is getting ready to drop 'Pond Scum,' a collection of his Peel Sessions for BBC Radio 1. Just ahead of the forthcoming compilation album's release, Oldham shared a cover of Leonard Cohen's 1984 song "Hunter's Lullaby." -
7 Solo Artists Who Have Performed Under Multiple Names: Puff Daddy, John Mellencamp, And More
As good as your music may be, one of the most important aspects of "making it" in the music business is simply getting your name out there, and making sure people remember it. These seven artists, however, decided to switch between multiple aliases, largely for artistic reasons, which probably makes organizing their albums in a record store a huge pain. -
7 Child Actors Who Turned To Music: Drake, Jenny Lewis, And More
Though there are some good examples of child actors who continued to have successful careers into their adulthood, such as Jodie Foster or Joseph Gordon-Levitt, a great number of them end up fizzling out. That's probably why these seven actors turned to music once they reached adulthood. -
7 Artists Who Changed Their Name For Their Solo Career: St. Vincent, Kathleen Hanna, And More
Name recognition is an incredibly important element of the music business. If you were a member of a successful band or two, then plenty of people are going to buy your solo album simply because your name is on the front. However, these seven artists chose not to go down that route and actually changed their names once they went solo. -
21 Albums Known By Two (Or More) Different Names: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, And More
Though most albums are given official titles, sometimes these titled prove to inconvenient or confusing, which leads to fans referring to the album by another name entirely. Here are twenty-one albums known by at least two different names. -
6 Pairs of Artists Who Were Childhood Friends: Daft Punk & Phoenix, Ian MacKaye & Henry Rollins, and more
Musicians often become friends through their professional lives, whether they're recording together or playing together, but some famous musicians were actually friends back before they ever became famous. Here are six pairs of artists who were childhood friends. -
6 Great Songs with Just One Chord: Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, and more
Coming up with a decent chord progression is a difficult task for some songwriters. Some take the easy way out and just use tired, clichéd progression that we've heard a thousand times before (I'm looking at you, every artist in this Wikipedia article I found), while others make the odd decision to do away with progressions entirely, playing one chord and nothing else. Here are six great songs written with just one chord. -
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. -
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. -
Nine Artists Who Re-Recorded Their Own Songs: Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, and more
Musicians love doing their own interpretations of songs written by other people, but sometimes they make the unusual choice of recording new versions of their own songs. Sometimes this is done to improve on the original, but other times they simply want to take one of their old songs and try it in a different style. Here are nine artists who did just that. -
8 Classic Albums That Sound Awful: The Stooges, Bruce Springsteen, and more
If you take a look at a list of the greatest albums of all time, you'll find albums by the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Radiohead; huge bands that recorded with expensive equipment and talented producers. Any true indie fan will tell you, though, that you don't need top notch production to create a top-notch album. Here are eight albums that are classics despite their less-than-stellar production.
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