The Deftones have been on the road nearly non-stop lately, but have mostly been hitting festivals —now, they’re celebrating their enduring, cross-generational popularity with their own headlining run through U.S. arenas this winter and spring. The tour kicks off Feb. 25 in Portland, OR, and wraps up April 8 in …
Read More »Tito Jackson Was Transported to New Mexico Hospital for Medical Emergency Before Death
The police department of Gallup, New Mexico, has shared details of the events that occurred in the hours prior to the death of Tito Jackson on Sunday evening. The musician experienced a medical emergency near the American Heritage Plaza mall before being transported to a local hospital, where he was …
Read More »John Oates Cements His Americana Cred at BMI Troubadour Ceremony
When John Oates moved to Nashville in 2010 to work on his next solo album, he didn’t do what so many pop stars before him had done and pander to a mainstream country music audience. Instead, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member immersed himself in the city’s roots …
Read More »Let's All Meet Up in the Year 2024: Why Pulp's Reunion Tour Is Pure Brit-Pop Magic
“A concert is no good unless there’s some magic,” Jarvis Cocker told the crowd, soon after Pulp hit the stage in Brooklyn. “You react to us, we react to you — that summons the magic.” The Britpop gods reached New York last weekend, for two glorious nights, on their long-awaited …
Read More »'The 1974 Live Recordings' is a Deeper-Than-Deep Dive Into Dylan's First Arena Tour
Despite stiff competition on that year’s rock-legend road-show circuit—the Grateful Dead touring the massive Wall of Sound speaker system, CSNY reunited, hitting the sheds, and de-uniting in record time—there was only one outing anybody meant when they said Tour ’74. That January and February, Bob Dylan and The Band reunited …
Read More »Sturgill Simpson Covers Prince's 'Purple Rain' at Johnny Blue Skies Tour Opener
Sturgill Simpson made his eagerly awaited return to the road on Saturday, kicking off his first tour under the Johnny Blue Skies moniker at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre. According to the set list, Simpson and his band wove a number of surprise covers into the evening, including bits of “L.A. …
Read More »How Dolphin Memes Revived a 7-Year-Old Zara Larsson, Clean Bandit Classic
About a month ago, Zara Larsson‘s friends started sending her obscure TikTok videos that used her song with Clean Bandit, “Symphony.” The posts had random observations or dark self-loathing messages — like “I have social anxiety,” “I’m scared of people,” and “I’m pregnant and it’s yours” — written over images …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Announces 'Pink Friday 3' Is Coming Instead of 'Pink Friday 2' Deluxe
Nicki Minaj has announced that instead of releasing a Pink Friday 2: Gag City Reloaded deluxe album, she will be dropping a Pink Friday 3 album. On Monday, the Queens rapper took to X, formerly Twitter, to inform her fans of her intentions to do a “brand new album.” “Instead …
Read More »Watch Tito Jackson, the Jacksons' Secret Musical Weapon, Play the Blues in 1975
When the Jacksons wound up their 1975 tour with a show in Mexico City, the group delivered everything anyone would have expected: the hits (from “I Want You Back” and “ABC” through Michael’s “Ben”), newer material like “Dancing Machine,” and ace choreography. But during a segment when each member of …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Digs Deep at Historic Asbury Park Festival: 7 Highlights
Ever since they returned to the road in February 2023 following a six-year hiatus, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have largely stuck to a rigid setlist that tells a story about friendship, loss, resilience, and making the most of the time we have left. This has frustrated some …
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