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Though each musical era has its own peculiar trends, no decade can compete with the ‘80s when it comes to bizarre, distinctive record production. Anyone can identify a ‘80s song immediately: chorus on the guitars, reverb on the drums, cheesy synths, and a cold atmosphere. Virtually every album released during the decade succumbed to this style, with these notable exceptions… -
Seven great movie scores by rock musicians: Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, and more
Since Hollywood always seems desperate to get people to go to the movies, it’s strange that they wouldn’t hire popular musicians to score their films more often, as that could draw in a completely different group of people that otherwise wouldn’t care about a particular film. I’m sure there are plenty of Nine Inch Nails fans who are anticipating David Fincher’s Gone Girl simply because Trent Reznor co-wrote the score. Here are seven other rock (and alternative) musicians who wrote excellent film scores. -
10 Coolest TV Theme Songs: Mad Men, Portlandia, and more
In celebration of the premiere of Mad Men's final season this weekend, we've come up with a list of ten of the coolest TV show theme songs of all time. Let's begin with the song that inspired this list... -
Seven Hilarious Movie Cameos by Musicians: David Bowie, The Wu-Tang Clan, and more
A well-placed cameo appearance in a film can be a lot of fun, but there’s nothing really surprising about seeing an actor appear as themselves, since you’ve already seen them in movies a hundred times. The most interesting cameos are by musicians, since they’re usually unexpected, and sometimes these cameos become highlights of the film. Here are seven films with hilarious cameo appearances from musicians. -
8 Great Country Songs by Non-Country Artists: The White Stripes, The Beatles, Tom Waits and more
There are some music genres, such as hip-hop, whose songs should only be handled by artists working within that genre (nobody really wants to hear Neil Young rap, do they?). But with genres such as country, having outsiders try their hand at the sound isn't such a bad idea. Here are eight great country songs that weren't performed by country artists. -
Tom Waits plays first show in five years at Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit concert [WATCH]
Saturday Night, Tom Waits played his first show in five years at Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit in California. Waits has not toured since 2008 and has no future touring plans, according to a statement.
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