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U2 Albums Ranked in Order of Awesomeness
Whether you've been with U2 since their post-punk beginnings or first heard of them when you deleted 'Songs of Innocence' from your iPhone, their legacy is secure.
Ethiopian Students Are Learning English From Pearl Jam’s ‘Even Flow’
Peace Corps' Matt Westerberg: "At first it was all just a joke, but after awhile, the students began to really build confidence through learning the song."
15 Years Ago: U2 Remember Who They Are With ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’
After releasing a pair of offbeat and avant garde albums in the mid-'90s, U2 returned to anthemic rock and mainstream adoration thanks in part to one "Beautiful Day."
Shake It Off: Ryan Adams Will Unleash His Taylor Swift ‘1989’ Cover Album Next Week
Adams' '1989' will be available for pre-order on iTunes at midnight tonight.
Failure Announce Tour Dates With Hum, Torche, Local H + More
The '90s alt-rock outfit will be in support of their comeback album, 'The Heart Is a Monster.'
Bada Bing: ‘The Sopranos’ Soundtrack Will Finally Be Released on Vinyl
Eight years after the series finale, the incredible soundtrack featuring R.L. Burnside, Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan will be released on vinyl.
Watch Mumford & Sons, Mark Hoppus + Tom Morello Play Blink 182’s ‘What’s My Age Again?’
Morello also performed a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Ghost Of Tom Joad."
Listen to Nirvana’s Previously Unreleased Nine-Minute Jam, ‘E-Coli’
The track is a noisy, relatively unstructured jam with unintelligible vocals that comes off as more off a soundcheck recording than a completed song.
Paul Thomas Anderson Made a Documentary About Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood
The documentary follows Greenwood on a trip to India where he recorded an album with Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur.
Courtney Love Wants Kurt Cobain Death Scene Photos to Remain Unreleased
Frances Bean Cobain: "Further sensationalizing it through the release of these pictures would cause us indescribable pain."
Watch Kurt Cobain Deal With Stomach Problems in Unreleased ‘Montage of Heck’ Clip
An unused clip featuring Cobain in bed dealing with stomach issues at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has surfaced.
Courtney Love Had Doubts About Kurt Cobain’s Suicide
A recent biography about Alice in Chains says that Love had doubts about whether Cobain's death was actually a suicide, as it was determined.