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Eight Artists Overdue For A New Album

The following eight acts have either under taken a musical hiatus or gotten distracted by a slew of other side projects, forcing us to wonder when or if we will ever hear anything new.  read more

34 of Our Favorite Band Tattoos

Few forms of personal expression represent devotion better than tattoos, and many fans have permanently expressed their affection for their favorite musicians by embedding indelible ink within layers of their skin. Some have turned out atrociously, but the following tattoos show how effective this artistry can be....  read more

Ten '00s Acts That Should Make Music Again

In mid-January, word came from pretty much out of nowhere that Canadian rock duo Death From Above 1979 was reuniting...  read more

Ten Bands We'd Really Love to See Reunited

Last weekend, The Libertines reunited at the Reading and Leeds festivals in England, which got us thinking: If Pete Doherty and Carl Barat can put aside their differences, why can't some of our other favorite groups bury the hatchet?  read more

The 50 Best Music Videos of the Decade (2000-2009)

Apologies to Kanye, but while Beyoncé had some great videos over the last 10 years, none of them were quite strong enough to make this list. And hold on just a minute, Taylor Swift—that goes for you, too...  read more

The Best Albums of the Decade (Readers' Picks)

We spent a lot of time brainstorming, voting, arguing and refining our list of The 50 Best Albums of the Decade. But, of course, we got it wrong. Here’s what our readers chose as the 10 Best Albums of the Decade:...  read more

Ten Songs Inspired by Movies

Movies are inspiring. Not just to the average Joe on the street, but also to the average (and not-so-average) songwriter. Here is a list of songs inspired by elements by the cinema: ...  read more

Five Great (and Strange) Musical Origin Stories

At a recent Decemberists show in Athens, Ga., Colin Meloy explained how he, in fact, created R.E.M. The epic tale went like this: Meloy was tirelessly working to complete a song entitled "Dracula's Daughter." Upon finishing the track, he realized it was the worst song that had ever been written. Apparently agreeing with Meloy, God himself wept a single tear—a tear that fell over Athens, Ga. in the form of torrential downpour. Caught without an umbrella, young Peter Buck and Michael Stipe rushed into a nearby record emporium to take cover, where they soon made each others acquaintance. And that...  read more

U.S. Postal Service Celebrates Classic TV With New Stamps

While we're still waiting on something new from the Tamborello-Gibbard cross-country collaboration of same name, this week the United States Postal Service released its "Early TV Memories" stamp collection, celebrating classic moments from 20 of America's most beloved television shows....  read more

Seven Brilliant, Terrible and Brilliantly Terrible Metal Covers of Pop Songs

Your average metal band usually has wildly different musical sensibilities from top 40 radio pop (and that goes double for said average metal band's fans). But is there really any good reason for that other than genre segregation that forbids metal fans from rubbing their leather-clad elbows with bubblegum popsters? That question may remain unanswered for now, but some metal acts are bridging the divide with covers of pop tracks that range from excellent to execrable. Let's take a look, and see how they stack up against the originals....  read more