Any attempt to make a “best of” list for an artist as prolific as Bob Dylan is doomed to fail. But, you know what, we decided to try anyway
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The 10 Worst Bob Dylan Songs
Oh, Bobby D. As great as you can be, you’ve sure had some epic stinkers. And no, they weren’t all from the ’80s
Album Review: Is Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ as Interesting as Her Outfits?
Pop music is like junk food. It’s not very substantive, but when you’re in the right mood, there’s absolutely nothing more appetizing.
Judging American Idol: The Final 7
It was Music of the 21st Century night on American Idol. Which means anything recorded in the past decade — or maybe the distant future, when the tiniest and most delicate Canadian pop stars will beam viral music videos directly to your brain! Who channeled the fierce urgency of now? Who set Idol back a hundred years? Click the pix to …
Top 10 Songs with Silly Lyrics
In March 2011, Rebecca Black’s epically bad song “Friday” went viral. TIME cataloged other tunes with nonsense verses.
Top 25 Movie Soundtracks
Some of cinema’s greatest scenes can be attributed to the music that accompany them. TIME picks the best movie albums.
Top 10 Songs for Loners
TIME picks the perfect tunes for those nights of love-induced misery. Wallow away
Musical Comedy: Every Comic in World (Almost) in New Pornographers Video
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I try to make a point of not using this blog to simply post random videos from bands that I like. But I feel I can make an exception when the video (for The New Pornographers’ “Moves”) includes Paul Rudd, Bill Hader, Donald Glover, much of the Daily Show cast, Julie Klausner as Neko …
Vacation Robo-Post: Happy New Year
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OK, New Year’s Day is actually tomorrow. I am posting this nonetheless because:
* It is New Year’s Eve, and why are you on the Internet at all but to blow a few minutes on a diverting music video from the ’80s
* I am old, and this U2 video reminds me of a time when I was younger, …
Top 10 Posthumous Albums
TIME presents the classic recordings that brought fame and fortune to musicians—after they were gone.
Top 10 Ridiculous Country Songs
TIME takes a look at country music’s most absurd tunes—many of which, oddly, involve alcohol.
Top 10 Songs That Aren’t Sung
There are songs and then there are things that position words in the general vicinity of music. TIME takes a look at pop numbers that are more spoken than sung.
Top 10 Angry Breakup Songs
Cee-Lo Green’s hit “F___ You” is more pleasant than its name suggests. Still, he isn’t happy about a love gone bad. TIME looks at angry tunes about sour relationships.