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Once upon a time: 40 years later, Simple Minds look back at ‘Breakfast Club’ breakthrough, Live Aid, and their new gold American dream By

By the mid-‘80s, Scottish post-punk band Simple Minds had already released six albums, one of which had even gone to No. 1 in the U.K., but Stateside success still eluded...

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Margaret Cho talks new album ‘Lucky Gift,’ the need for LGBTQ+ and female voices, and why she’s proud to be a ‘queer elder’ By

It’s Valentine’s Day, and Margaret Cho is feeling the indie-rock love as she releases her third musical album, the powerpop romp Lucky Gift. The comedy legend is a true music...

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Diane Warren on ‘sweet 16′ Oscar hopes, biopic plans, and why she’s ‘still hungry’ for her next hit By

In 2022, superstar songwriter Diane Warren was presented with an Academy Honorary Award “for her genius, generosity, and passionate commitment to the power of song in film.” But that prestigious...

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Rufus Wainwright recalls ‘decadent,’ ‘heady’ adventures with late friend Marianne Faithfull: ‘It was dark in a way, but it was also a hell of a lot of fun’ By

It was my honor and delight to moderate a live-streamed chat with musical polymath Rufus Wainwright on TalkShopLive about his new album, Dream Requiem. During the nearly hour-long conversation, which took place on...

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Howard Jones talks the great Grammy Synthesizer Showdown of ’85, accidentally inventing the keytar, and why things only keep getting better for his career By

Forty years ago, something totally awesome happened at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards — something that changed not only television, but the public’s perception of electronic music. That fateful evening,...

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Sean Ono Lennon on his ‘Mind Games’ box Grammy nomination and stewarding his family’s legacy: ‘It feels like I’m doing the right thing’ By

Embed from Getty Images When Sean Ono Lennon, the only child of John Lennon and artist/activist Yoko Ono, was growing up, his father’s third solo album, Mind Games, was “just...

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Rob Halford talks sobriety, health scares, the ‘remarkable’ Glenn Tipton, and Judas Priest’s Grammy nomination: ‘We treasure every opportunity and every moment of recognition’ By

Some old-school metalheads may blast the Grammy Awards for supposedly having no rock cred, but that absolutely isn’t the case for Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, an unimpeachably credible rock legend...

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How Gary Kemp reached ‘This Destination’: Spandau Ballet star talks solo album, anxiety, aging, grief, band reunion hopes, the woman who inspired ‘True,’ playing ‘Soul Train,’ and ‘creating the ‘80s’ By

“I mean, listen, is this going to sell my album? I don’t know,” Gary Kemp chuckles at one point in our epic, hour-long interview — during which he opens up...

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Rock heroine Kelsy Karter comes roaring back after bizarre, ‘traumatic’ legal ordeal: ‘I don’t have it in me to give up’ By

 (Editor’s note: This interview was conducted before the devastating January 2025 fires in Los Angeles, the city Karter currently calls home.) On Jan. 31, rock ‘n’ roll heroine Kelsy Karter and...

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Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova on ‘Punk’s Not Dead,’ the power of a ‘good scream,’ and the new wave of authoritarianism: ‘I’m almost forcing myself to think hopefully about the future’ By

“Unfortunately, for me, I’ve learned that maybe in my lifetime I’m not going to see the results of the work that I’m doing,” sighs Nadya Tolokonnikova, creator of Russian feminist...

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