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Bands break up all the time, but just because a group of musicians have decided not to work together anymore as a unit, it doesn't mean that none of the members will never work together again. Here are 10 examples of bands that were started with former bandmates. -
5 Album Titles That Explain The Band Name: Talking Heads, Lynyrd Skynyrd, And More
One of the most important things to consider when choosing a band name is how catchy, distinctive, and memorable it is, even if it doesn't necessarily make any sense. These five bands, however, chose names that needed a bit more clarification, and offered some explanations in some of their album titles. -
12 Legends Covering Songs By Other Legends: Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, And More [LISTEN]
It's pretty common for an up-and-coming artist to cover a song by a legendary artist to get themselves going, but there have been many times where these covers of classic songs have come from other legendary artists. Here are 12 legendary artists who have covered other legendary artists. -
10 Albums That Are Partially Self-Titled: John Lennon, Linkin Park, And More
Naming an album after yourself or your band is a very nice, simple route to take, but these 10 artists took the idea of a self-titled album and made it a little more complicated. Here are 10 albums that are partially self-titled. -
Snoop Dogg And Yo Gotti Featured In Award-Winning Documentary 'Take Me To The River'
Snoop Dogg and Yo Gotti featured in an award-winning documentary called 'Take Me To The River.' -
10 Musicians Who Have Directed Films: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, And More
Today Bruce Springsteen shared his short film/music video Hunter of Invisible Game on his website, which is his directorial debut. Springsteen is far from the first musician to direct a film, however. Here are ten more musicians who have dabbled in film directing. -
6 Great Albums That Are Front-Loaded: Talking Heads, St. Vincent, And More
Sequencing an album is a tricky process. If you place all of the weakest songs at the beginning, the listeners might not make it to the end. If you place all of your best songs at the beginning, however, the rest of the album is going to be disappointing. Here are six great albums whose track listings were front-loaded, with all of the best songs in the beginning. -
6 Great Songs With Solos On Unusual Instruments: Simon & Garfunkel, The Replacements, and more
In rock and pop songs, most solos are played on guitar or keyboard, though occasionally the bassist and drummer gets chances to shine. However, these six artists chose pretty unconventional instruments (for rock and pop music, anyway) to play them on. Here are six great songs with solos on unusual instruments. -
5 Unsung African-American Heroes In Music History
Since 1979, June has been designated Black Music Appreciation Month in the United States. Black musicians undoubtedly shaped the face of popular music, and to kick off the month, here's a tribute to five unsung African-American artists (or groups) in music history. -
6 Bands Who Shouldn't Have Switched Producers: The Black Keys, R.E.M., and more
It's usually a good idea to try out new things, especially when it comes to music, but these six bands probably should have stuck with the producers who brought out their best sound. -
7 Artists Whose Best Song Isn't On Their Best Album: The Cure, Neil Young, and more
When an artist has an album that's commonly accepted as their best, there's usually one song in there that's cited as their best as well ("God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys, "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen...). However, a lot of artists end up putting their best songs on an album that isn't actually their best. Here are seven artists who's best song isn't actually on their best album. -
8 Classic Album Titles Taken from Song Lyrics: Nirvana, Pink Floyd, and more
Many of the greatest albums of all time have title tracks on them, or songs that the album is named after (London Calling, Highway 61 Revisited, etc.), but an even more interesting trend is naming the album after lyrics, rather than one of the songs. Here are eight classic albums that took their titles from the lyrics.
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