Rising funk/soul sensation Neal Francis has just finished a raucous set at the Orange Peel in Asheville, North Carolina, and the charismatic yet introspective rocker wipes sweat from his face and grabs a seat backstage. The dressing room is purposely quiet and calm, with no one except his bandmates and …
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Dave Navarro said in a new interview that there is “no chance” Jane’s Addiction will ever reunite again following a viral onstage confrontation that abruptly ended the band. Speaking to Guitar Player, Navarro was asked what was the least favorite gig in his lengthy career. The guitarist easily pinpointed, “It …
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Bad Bunny returned as Saturday Night Live musical guest to perform two songs from his sixth studio album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, which he released in January. Up first was “NUEVAYoL,” the album’s salsa-infused opening track. The album, which is the Puerto Rican rapper’s follow-up to 2023’s Nadie Sabe Lo …
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Bruce Springsteen was undaunted by President Donald Trump’s threatening social media tirade to “keep his mouth shut” as, during his second concert in Manchester, England, the rocker once again delivered a three-minute speech critical of “an unfit president and a rogue government.” “Things are happening right now that are altering …
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Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage The first week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial began with Casandra “Cassie” Ventura giving graphic and explicit testimony about the “humiliating” freak-offs she claimed she was made to endure over her decade-long relationship with Combs. The sexual encounters …
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Twenty years after an infamous television moment involving Kanye West and Mike Myers, Saturday Night Live spoofed the incident on their Season 50 finale, with Myers portraying himself alongside Kenan Thompson’s Ye. In 2005, during a televised fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina, West went off-script on live TV by declaring that …
Read More »Bad Bunny Cheers Up His Frog Pal Concho With Some Strippers in 'Ketu TeCré' Video
Bad Bunny sure knows how to make his amphibian friend feel better. On Friday, the Puerto Rican star released the video for Debí Tirar Más Fotos track “Ketu TeCré,” which follows Concho during a night on the town. The video opens with Concho, the frog character from Bad Bunny’s Number …
Read More »Hip-Hop Has a History of Misogyny. The Internet is Making it Worse
This week, the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial began. The government’s star witness is Cassie, Combs’ ex, whom he settled a November 2023 sexual assault lawsuit to the tune of $20 million. Her lawsuit alleged sexual assault, physical abuse, and coercion to participate in prolonged sex acts deemed “freak offs.”Throughout her …
Read More »At Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers' Annual Mexico Festival, Revelry Overshadows Border Politics
For four days each June, all eyes in the resort town of Puerto Peñasco, Mexico, are on Roger Clyne. He’s the leader of Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, and he’s also the founder and primary curator of Circus Mexicus — a beachfront music festival, heavy on independent rock and country …
Read More »The Pop Queens Are the New Rock Gods
Olivia Rodrigo is riding high in her festival era. She’s setting a new record by headlining 18 music festivals in one year — and she’s doing it with a full-on rock show. To celebrate the fifth consecutive Summer of Liv, O-Rod’s making the rounds from Lollapalooza in Chicago to Bonnaroo …
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