Micky Dolenz reflected on how he was almost cast as Happy Days’ greaser sex symbol Arthur Herbert “Fonzie” Fonzarelli in a new interview. “I almost got it,” the actor told People. “Supposedly, it was between me and Henry [Winkler]. He remembers it, too. The story I heard is that he …
Read More »They Made It Big After a Tragedy — But Are Still Fighting for Royalties
J OHN SLAVIN WAS IN THE GREEN ROOM when he heard some great news that made no sense. An old buddy of his was playing a show in Austin, and the scraggly-bearded Slavin, also a musician, showed up. But all the friend wanted to talk about was Slavin’s old indie …
Read More »Taylor Swift's Original Recordings Were Always Going to Be Better
In the movies, one of the primary rules of time travel is that you don’t do anything that could cause a tear in the space-time continuum. Plot lines that move between the past, present, and future emphasize the fragility of choice. Back in 2021, Taylor Swift started building an alternate …
Read More »Boy George Delves Into Love Affair With Culture Club's Jon Moss in New Doc Clip
Over the past few years, documentary filmmaker Alison Ellwood has dove deep into the sagas of the Eagles, the Go-Go’s, the Osbourne family, and Cyndi Lauper. Her newest project, Boy George & Culture Club, explores the messy saga of one of the most iconic musical acts of the Eighties. “Culture …
Read More »New Jersey Man Arrested for Stealing Instruments From Heart
A New Jersey man has been charged with burglary and theft after stealing “irreplaceable” instruments from the band Heart.. According to NBC 10 Philadelphia, the Atlantic City Police Department obtained surveillance footage of the 57-year-old Garfield Bennett from Pleasantville, NJ, trying to sell various items he had stolen from the …
Read More »Revealing Jeff Buckley Doc, 'It's Never Over,' to Arrive This Summer
A new documentary, It’s Never Over: Jeff Buckley, which examines the life of the late singer-songwriter, will open in movie theaters on Aug. 8. An HBO premiere will follow this winter. The film, by director Amy Berg (Phoenix Rising, West of Memphis), features never-before-seen footage from Buckley’s archives. His mother, …
Read More »Timbaland's New Artist Is Young, Photogenic — and Not Human
Legendary producer Timbaland has taken his fervent embrace of AI music production to a new level, launching a new AI entertainment company, Stage Zero — and an AI-generated “artist,” TaTa, who will be dropping a debut single soon. Timbaland, who co-founded the company with his current creative partner, Zayd Portillo, …
Read More »Madonna Finally to Release 'Ray of Light' Remix Album 'Veronica Electronica'
Madonna has finally announced plans to release her long-shelved Ray of Light remix album, Veronica Electronica, nearly 27 years after the companion LP was first sidelined. Ahead of Veronica Electronica’s July 25 release, Madonna has previewed the rumored-but-unreleased album’s “Collaboration Remix Edit” of Ray of Light’s “Skin”: Veronica Electronica features …
Read More »Fletcher Talks About Her Radically Honest New Album and the 'Magical Feeling' of New Love
Fletcher has a few revelations to make. In fact, the singer born Cari Elise Fletcher has 11 of them, manifested as tracks on her third studio album, Would You Still Love Me If You Really Knew Me?, out July 18. All 11 songs are secrets spilled in one form or …
Read More »Lil Wayne's First 'Tha Carter VI' Track Featured in an NBA Finals Campaign
The first public glimpse of Lil Wayne’s upcoming Tha Carter VI album will be heard on ESPN. “The Days,” a collaboration between the iconic rapper (and May Rolling Stone cover star) and U2’s Bono, is the theme song of the NBA Finals’ promotional ad for the first day of the …
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