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TIME.com’s Podcasts

The redesigned Time.com features a long list of podcasts, from the Top 100 Albums of all-time, to Time’s 100 Builders & Titans. Subscribe to Time podcasts using your favorite podcasting software or download individual audio files directly to your portable media player…

Add comment March 17th, 2007

The Top 200 Albums of All Time

The National Association of Recording Merchandisers and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have unveiled the official list of the 200 albums and soundtracks that comprise the Definitive 200. See the full list…

1. Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
3. Michael Jackson - Thriller
4. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
5. U2 - Joshua Tree
6. Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
7. Carole King - Tapestry
8. Bob Dylan - Highway ‘61 Revisited
9. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
10. Nirvana - Nevermind

Add comment March 11th, 2007

Elvis Costello’s 500 Albums Essential to a Happy Life

“Here are 500 albums that can only improve your life. Many will be quite familiar, others less so. It was impossible to choose just one title by Miles Davis, the Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Dylan, Mingus, etc. Sometimes an album contains just one indispensable song. Shot of Love may not be your favorite Bob Dylan record, but it might contain his best song: Every Grain of Sand. You will see that some very famous names are missing completely. There is nothing at all by Led Zeppelin, the Doors, Michael Jackson, or Sting. You may love them. They just don’t do it for me. There’s not too muc h disco or dance, except the mighty Chic. If you want something from Los Angeles in the early 70s, I suggest you purchase the first Jackson Browne record; it will save you buying all those Eagles albums. There is nothing to speak of from the 80s, the decade that music forgot, except for Robert Wyatt. Not many Divas, except for Callas and Aretha. There are probably songs being composed right now that will eclipse every entry on this list in somebody’s heart or mind. It is my experience that music is more like water than a rhinoceros. It doesn’t charge madly down one path. It runs away in every direction.” Check out the list….

Add comment February 11th, 2007

All of VH1’s “The Greatest” Lists

VH1’s Greatest series presents rankings of the best songs, artists, albums, and everything else in rock ‘n’ roll. Each countdown is revealed by a celebrity host, and through new interviews and classic footage, you’ll also learn the reasons behind the experts’ choices. View all “The Greatest” countdown lists…

Add comment January 15th, 2007

Rolling Stone’s 50 Greatest Artists of All Time

The Immortals began with the creation of a panel of fifty-five top musicians, historians, industry executives and critics, selected by the editors of Rolling Stone. Voters were asked to pick, in order of preference, the twenty artists they deemed to be the most significant and influential of rock’s first fifty years, those whose work continues to have an impact today. More than 125 artists were named. The ballots were tabulated according to a weighted point system that was overseen by the international accounting firm Ernst & Young.

Rolling Stone then asked a blue-ribbon collection of singers, musicians and producers to explore and describe the importance and impact of these immortals: on the writers’ own work and personal lives; on history and society at large; and on generations to come. Van Morrison repays a lifetime of soulful debt to Ray Charles. Robbie Robertson describes Bob Dylan typing out his lyrics as they made Blonde on Blonde. Steven Van Zandt salutes the original R&B genius of the Rolling Stones and their undiminished prowess forty years later. Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers pays homage to the raw power and fiercely independent spirit of Neil Young. These are the musicians and bands who gave us everything they had, regardless of the rewards, often against insurmountable odds…

Add comment January 15th, 2007

The Top 100 Cover Songs

Countdown the Top 100 Cover Songs, according to retroCRUSH.com, with accompanying video clips on YouTube…

1) “My Way” by Sid Vicious Sid Vicious My Way
Original Artist: Frank Sinatra

2) “Proud Mary” by Ike and Tina Turner
Original Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival

3) “Hurt” by Johnny Cash
Original Artist: Nine Inch Nails

4) “Satisfaction” by Devo
Original Artist: The Rolling Stones

5) “Respect” by Aretha Franklin
Original Artist: Otis Redding

6) “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”
by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Original Artist: Marvin Gaye/Gladys Knight

7) “Just A Gigolo” by David Lee Roth
Original Artist: Louie Prima

8) “A Little Help From My Friends” by Joe Cocker
Original Artist: The Beatles

9) “All Along The Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix
Original Artist: Bob Dylan

10) “A Natural Woman” by Carole King
Original Artist: Aretha Franklin

Add comment November 26th, 2006

TIME’s Top 100 Albums of All Time

A list of the 100 greatest and most influential albums was recently compiled by Time magazine music critics. The Beatles have five albums on the list, more than any other group. Bob Dylan leads all male artists with three and Aretha Franklin leads the women with two. Elvis Presley is in there. So’s Eminem, Radiohead, the Stones, Kanye West, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Bruce Springsteen, even the Plastic Ono Band. But nothing by Pink Floyd. Not even “Dark Side of the Moon,” which is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Other prominent no-shows — The Doors, and Elvis Costello. View the complete list…

Add comment November 15th, 2006

MSN’s Top 100 Music Videos

View the top 100 music videos popular with MSN.com visitors. Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Media Player 10, and Macromedia Flash 6…

Add comment October 31st, 2006

885 Greatest Music Artists, Albums, and Songs

Philadelphia-based radio station WXPN offers a countdown of the 885 greatest music artists of all time, as voted by their listening audience. View the full list…

1. The Beatles
2. Bob Dylan
3. Rolling Stones
4. Bruce Springsteen
5. U2
6. Led Zeppelin
7. Greaful Dead
8. Neil Young
9. Pink Floyd
10. Joni Mitchell

WXPN also features a list of the 885 all-time greatest albums. The top ten is below. Check out the next 875 albums…

1. Beatles - Abbey Road 1969
2. Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967
3. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon 1973 Greatest Music Album of All Time
4. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run 1975
5. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks 1975
6. Beatles - White Alblum, The 1968
7. U2 - Joshua Tree 1987
8. Clash - London Calling 1979
9. Beatles - Revolver 1966
10. Beatles - Rubber Soul 1965

And finally, the 885 greatest songs of all time…

Add comment October 24th, 2006

The Top 40 Music Moments in Film History

Bullz-Eye.com recently polled all of their movie and music writers to get their favorite uses of pop songs in movies. Criteria: The song couldn’t have been written specifically for the film or have made its debut on the film’s soundtrack. Countdown the top 40 pop songs used in movies, and view the video clips…

1. “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Queen — Wayne’s World
2. “In Your Eyes,” Peter Gabriel — Say Anything
3. “Twist and Shout,” The Beatles — Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
4. “Damn It Feels Good 2 Be A Gangsta,” The Geto Boys — Office Space
5. “Tiny Dancer,” Elton John — Almost Famous
6. “Stuck in the Middle with You,” Stealer’s Wheel — Reservoir Dogs
7. “Shout,” Otis Day & the Knights — Animal House
8. “Moving in Stereo,” The Cars — Fast Times at Ridgemont High
9. “The End,” The Doors — Apocalypse Now
10. “Try a Little Tenderness,” Otis Redding — Pretty in Pink