10 Brilliant Musicians Who've Battled Mental Illness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. So we decided to honor a few of those musicians who have battled with mental illness against all odds, while giving us wonderful music. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 50 Best British Artists of All Time
While all eyes are on the throne, we pay tribute to our 50 favorite British artists—a rock 'n roll royal family of sorts. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 15 Best Songs in Car Commercials
Most car commercials suck. Usually companies are so lazy, they just show the cars traversing through a desert, forest, or beach and basically say “Watch this thing move.” Every once in a while, though, they mix a cool song with the boring scenery, which makes the commercial about 5,000% better.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayA Playlist for Alaska's 98th Birthday
All right, so maybe 98 years ago today Alaska merely became a U.S. territory. (It wasn’t until almost 50 years later that President Eisenhower actually declared AK the 49th state.) But why not go ahead and celebrate the inclusion of this frosty state beneath the stars and stripes?... read more
Found in: Culture, FeaturesEleven Songs That Soundtrack Paste Staffers' Olympic Figure Skating Dreams
When it comes to the Olympics... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTwenty Ridiculously Literal Album Covers
Dear Slayer... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayDifferent Songs With The Same Names
There are a lot of songs out there—every artist runs the risk of doubling up on a title or two. Here are some of our favorite songs with the same titles. As you read this list, my fellow editor Steve is writing a song called "Stairway to Heaven" for his band Attractive Eighties Women. And it's not a cover. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time
As we began to compile this list of the 50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time—asking for input from Paste readers, writers and editors—someone suggested that it might be easier to compile a list of artists who haven't covered Dylan. I've listened to literally hundreds of Dylan covers over the course of the past week, trying to weigh choices like, "Who's version of 'Tomorrow Is a Long Time' is better, Nick Drake or Nickel Creek?" But I don't mean to make it sound like grueling work. My biggest take-away from this exercise is that going to Dylan for source... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayGrohl, Ledger, Vedder, Norah Jones pay tribute to Drake
Even 35 years after the death of Nick Drake, the gentle-voiced cult figure is still soothing tortured souls with his introspective folk music. The English-born musician, who died at the age of 26 of a prescription drug overdose, has inspired a generation of artists, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that a tribute album is in the works.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDavy Graham: 1940 - 2008
British musician Davy Graham died Monday from a massive seizure after a short battle with lung cancer. He was 68 years old. The little-known guitarist, singer and arranger got his start playing folk-blues clubs in the early 1960s, where his fusion of folk, blues and jazz with Arabic and Indian flourishes caught the ear of several artists who would become hugely influential in years to come.... read more
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