Los Alegres del Barranco are breaking their silence after the United States State Department revoked the band members’ visas for displaying a visual of a cartel kingpin during a recent show. On Wednesday night, the Sinaloa band apologized for the incident, saying that it will be more careful with their …
Read More »John Lydon Again Bashes Sex Pistols Reunion Tour: 'A Clown's Circus at Work'
John Lydon continues to bash his former Sex Pistols band mates following news of the group’s reunion tour with Gallows singer Frank Carter. “That’s a clown’s circus at work,” the singer formerly known as Johnny Rotten told the Independent of the Sex Pistols reunion tour. “Sorry, I’m not going to …
Read More »Mark Ronson Posts from Hospital Bed After a DJ Set Gone Wrong: 'Torn This Way'
Mark Ronson sure knows how to tear up a DJ set. The Grammy-winning producer shared on Instagram that he was in the hospital following a set that went a little awry and left him with two torn bicep tendons. In the photo he posted, Ronson posed from his hospital bed …
Read More »Obongjayar Embraces 'Sweet Danger' in New Video, Album 'Paradise Now' Out Soon
British-Nigerian shape-shifting singerObongjayarhas worked alongside some of the coolest names in music,including Fred Again,Little Simz, andDanny Brown. Lately, though, he’s been building a world all his own, culminating in his second studio album,Paradise Now, out May 30. His latest single, “Sweet Danger,” is a new peek into the album, following …
Read More »Mariah Carey Seeks Legal Fee Reimbursement in Dismissed 'All I Want for Christmas is You' Case
Mariah Carey wants the legal fees from a recently dismissed copyright lawsuit over “All I Want for Christmas” returned to her with a big red bow on top. The musician reportedly spent more than $180,000 fighting the case in which singer-songwriter Vince Vance alleged that she ripped off his Christmas …
Read More »Malcolm Todd Steps Into the Pop Arena With Knockout Debut
Malcolm Todd wants to be the next Main Pop Boy — and his debut album Malcolm Todd proves that he’s willing to fight for it, even if he gets a little bloody and bruised in the process. There’s been a noticeable absence of Bieber-esque figures in pop music for a …
Read More »Are You Ready for the Weirdest Ramones Cover You'll Hear All Day?
The Ramones reached an all-time low by the end of the Eighties after the hardcore bands and the nascent grunge scene gave the genre an acid peel. The Ramones‘ late Eighties albums were so unremarkable that Dee Dee Ramone quit the band to become rapper Dee Dee King in 1989, …
Read More »Michael Hurley, Influential Outsider Folk Singer, Dead at 83
Michael Hurley, the beloved eccentric folk singer whose music became a touchstone for a generation of singer-songwriters, has died at 83. The singer’s death was announced in a statement from his family, and his publicist confirmed that Hurley died in his home state of Oregon after returning home from a …
Read More »Susanna Hoffs Re-Records 'Eternal Flame': 'I'm Still That Same Girl'
Do you feel the same? Well, if you do, you’re in luck: Susanna Hoffs has re-recorded her beloved Bangles ballad “Eternal Flame.” The new version, which you can check out above, stays true to the 1988 original, which Hoffs co-wrote with Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and released off the …
Read More »5 Seconds of Summer's Michael Clifford Blasts to the Past With Solo Debut 'Cool'
Back in 2015, 5 Seconds of Summer inadvertently immortalized one of the most unnerving events in their lore-packed history when they titled a deep cut on their sophomore album “Catch Fire.” Months before the record arrived on the pop rock-infused Sounds Good, Feels Good, their guitarist Michael Clifford was burned …
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