• 6 Albums Recorded Without the Entire Band: The Beach Boys, Smashing Pumpkins

    When you see an album by a solo artist like Michael Jackson or Tom Waits, nobody actually expects them to be the only musician performing on the album (unless they’re Prince). The same thing goes for some albums by bands. Just because the name of the band is on the front of the album, it doesn’t mean the entire band actually performed on the album. Here are six albums recorded without the entire band.

  • Record Store Day reveals its best-selling vinyl exclusives from 2014

    Record Store Day is a big part of promoting the rebirth of vinyl, but it's never claimed to be the savior of the recording industry. After all, part of the appeal is that just about everything released on the day is limited edition, drawing in us salivating audiophiles. Nonetheless, the organizers tracked the sales of the various titles that were available on April 19, and accordingly have released a list of the best-selling exclusive albums and singles.

  • Kendrick Lamar's collaboration with Tame Impala, 'Backwards,' is streaming now [LISTEN]

    Kendrick Lamar's collaboration with Tame Impala is now streaming on Pitchfork along with the rest of the star-studded Divergent soundtrack. The track, "Backwards," is an updated version of Tame Impalas 2012 song "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards." One thing's for sure: Kendrick's recent love affair with indie-rock has been making for some awesome remixes.

  • Grammys 2014: Best Alternative Album, Who Will Win Vs. Who Should Win [POLL]

    Music Times assesses who should win and will win the Grammy for Best Alternative Album. NOMINEES: The Worse Things Get, The Harder I FIght, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You - Neko Case Trouble Will Find Me - The National Hesitation Marks - Nine Inch Nails Lonerism - Tame Impala Modern Vampires of the City - Vampire Weekend WHO SHOULD WIN: Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend Although it seems like every year since Vampire Weekend's 2008 debut album Vampire Weekend was this band's breakthrough, 2013 was really these guys' time to shine.

  • Your house party playlist for Saturday night

    Your house party playlist for the night, featuring a diverse range of songs. Featuring STRFKR, Brodka, Chiddy Bang, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, David Byrne & St. Vincent, MIA, King Krule, Tame Impala and more.

  • The Flaming Lips unveil cover of Tame Impala's 'Elephant' off upcoming joint EP

    As previously reported, The Flaming Lips and Tame Impala are releasing a cover album of each other's music. The two bands begin touring together this month and have recorded covers "Runway, Houses, City Clouds" and "Elephant" (covered by the Flaming Lips) and "Are You A Hypnotist" and "Silver Trembling Hands" (covered by Tame Impala). The joint EP will be available at their upcoming shows.

  • The Flaming Lips Will Drop Two EPs, A Collaboration With Tame Impala and a Sci-fi Concept Album Inspired by the Film 'Ender's Game'

    Ever prolific, The Flaming Lips will be busy the next few months putting out two new EPs. For the first project, the Flaming Lips and Tame Impala will be covering each other songs. The second EP the band is working on is called Peace Sword, the first big release from the group since April's Terror. Right up the Flaming Lip's ally, the album is a sci-fi concept album inspired by the forthcoming film, Ender's Game, which comes out Nov. 1.
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