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Dave Matthews will reportedly play the upcoming Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) telethon on Sept. 5, according to a press release via the organization’s site. The show will appear on over 30 stations in the United States as well nine in Canada and will also feature performances from the likes of Ariana Grande, The Who, Lupe Fiasco, Common, Jennifer Hudson, and more. -
One For You, One For Me: Solo and Group Albums Released The Same Year from Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend and Lil Wayne, More
The more famous an act becomes, the more tempting it is for popular members to head out and do their own thing. It's tougher when you're still affiliated with a band or act however. Check out seven examples of performers who went solo and compare to see which album ended up being the better option, at least at the time. -
14 Album Covers With An Illustration Of The Artist: The Beatles, OutKast, And More
Sure, a photograph of the artist is probably the simplest route to take when designing an album cover, but a painting or a drawing can sometimes proves to be far stranger. Here are 14 album covers with an illustration of the artist. -
The Who Asks Fans For Rare Recordings And Live Footage For 50th Anniversary Tour
Rolling Stone reports that in anticipation of its upcoming 50th anniversary tour, legendary rockers the Who are reaching out to fans for any recordings of the band over the years that may have never before seen the light of day, including bootleg recordings, fan-shot concert footage, photos, memorabilia, or even forgotten radio and TV performances. The best of these fan-provided items will be included in upcoming anniversary releases. Along with receiving credit for whatever they hand over, each fan will also receive two VIP tickets for the Who's upcoming tour. -
7 Albums That Are Partial-Concept Albums: Pink Floyd, The Beatles, And More
A concept album is an album that tells a complete story through its songs, or follows a single theme, such as Pink Floyd's The Wall or Nick Cave's Murder Ballads. However, there are some artists who attempted to make concept albums, but only dedicated some songs to the concept, rather than all of them. Here are seven partial-concept albums. -
8 Guitarists Who Are More Famous Than Their Lead Singers: Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, And More
It's pretty common for a band's lead vocalist to be its most famous member, whether or not they actually deserve it (Ozzy Osbourne...), but there are some cases where the lead vocalist is actually outshone by the guitarist. Here are eight guitarists who are more famous than their lead singers. -
Glastonbury 2015, Based on Michael Eavis Hints: Paul McCartney, David Bowie and Eric Clapton All on Table
Glastonbury has just ended and of course founder and organizer Michael Eavis is already leading us on about who'll be playing next year. He dropped some hints at the annual Sunday morning press conference that allow us to limit the field down quite a bit, but not enough to guarantee anything. One thing's for sure: It still isn't Prince, yet. -
The Who Release UK Dates for 50th Anniversary Tour (and Possibly Its LAST Tour)
The Who has released the first dates of its final formal tour, which will celebrate the group's 50th anniversary as a group. The gigs announced will stick to the UK and the group is planning a North American leg for 2015, but if we had to guess, it will also do a European leg next year and finish with another set of British dates. Have to finish at home, after all. -
10 Great Albums With Semi-Title Tracks: The Who, Simon & Garfunkel, And More
The last time I wrote about title tracks, I mentioned songs that were left off of the albums that bore their name. Though these ten songs were placed on the correct albums, their titles are actually slightly different, which means they're technically not title tracks. Here are ten great albums that have semi-title tracks. -
8 Musicians Who Switched Their Instruments: Paul McCartney, Joey Ramone, and more
It's not uncommon for members of a band to switch around the instruments they play every once in a while, but what is uncommon is for someone to permanently take up a different instrument than the one they originally played. Here are eight musicians who changed the instrument they played for their band. -
Six Lead Vocalists Who Don't Write Their Own Lyrics: Ozzy Osbourne, Roger Daltrey, and more
It's totally reasonable to assume that each member of a band writes his or her own parts: the guitarist writes the guitar parts, the bassist writes bass lines, and the vocalist writes the lyrics. However, there are some rare cases where someone in the band other than the vocalist writes the lyrics. Here are six examples of bands whose vocalists don't write their own lyrics. -
The Who to embark on 50th Anniversary world tour at end of year, 'hoping' for new album
Back in October, The Who announced a 50th anniversary farewell tour for 2015. They later clarified that the tour would not mean the end of the band. Now, they've told Billboard that the tour will begin around Christmas in the UK before heading to North American in 2015.
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