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Best Songs Featured in Breaking Bad

While many shows on television are vanilla enough to simply feature this month’s most popular indie-rock act, a show with as much depth and harrowing tension as Breaking Bad deserves a lot more. And it receives such detail courtesy of show runner Vince Gilligan, who along with composer Dave Porter has a key hand in

Which Judges Should Top ‘American Idol’s’ Wish List?

For over a decade, Randy Jackson has been a mainstay on American Idol’s judging panel, which has mainly consisted of a rotating collection of accomplished performers and songwriters. There has been the occasional non-musical informant, like Ellen DeGeneres in season nine, but for the most part performers comprise the panel. Jackson has always played the

Top Ten European Music Festivals

Way Out West – Sweden Way Out West is one of Sweden’s premiere music festivals, despite only being around since 2007. Swedes are renowned for their efforts to be environmentally friendly, and this festival is no exception, even offering the controversial all-vegetarian food option. With Neil Young, Tame Impala, and Kendrick Lamar among the acts

Top Ten Artists Who Need to be Playing Las Vegas Residencies

It takes a special type of artist to headline a residency show anywhere, much less the epicenter of all residency events: Las Vegas. There’s no specific criteria for an artist to reach the status to receive an invitation to lead a residency event in Vegas, nor is there a specific style — every style from

Best Opening Bands of Summer’s Mega Tours

A summer mega tour isn’t worth its namesake if it doesn’t feature a proper pre-game. Although the main act is the ever-important draw to ticket sales, an opener can be equally important. In addition to attracting a larger fan base, their music sets the tone and level of excitement for the act to follow. For

Ten Most Memorable Concerts at Red Rocks

Many consider Red Rocks Amphitheatre a treasure of outdoor music venues. The rock structure near Morrison, Colorado has been hosting concerts since 1906, when magazine publisher John Brisben Walker turned his vision of an acoustically perfect outdoor venue into reality. Since then, the Amphitheatre has hosted a number of legendary concerts: Jethro Tull Jethro Tull’s