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The Totally ’80s podcast with 2026 Metal Hall of Fame inductees Rikki Rockett & Tracii Guns! By

As Poison drummer Rikki Rockett and L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns enter the Metal Hall of Fame this week (along with Chris Holmes of W.A.S.P., Warren DeMartini of Ratt, and...

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The Replacements’ mentor Peter Jesperson on the rebellious legacy of ‘Let It Be’: ‘They didn’t kiss people’s asses at record labels. They did quite the opposite. I think that’s part of what makes people interested in them still.’ By

In May 1980, legendary Minneapolitan music savant Peter Jesperson discovered the Replacements and went on to become their A&R rep, manager, producer, mentor, self-described “babysitter,” and the man sometimes described...

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Meet Dolcevita Brothers, the long-lost, illegitimate, jacuzzi-conceived sons of ‘the Italian Barry White’: ‘He gave us the gift of Italodisco’ By

Perhaps never in the history of Licorice Pizza Records events has a band made as grand an entrance as Italodisco bon vivants the Dolcevita Brothers. To quote the jet-setting bio...

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Michele Bettencourt talks late-in-life transition and why it’s finally her time to shine: ‘I was tired of hiding’ By

Rocker Michele Bettencourt may be the subject of the documentary Beautiful Lie, but the fact that her more-fascinating-than-fiction story hasn’t yet been adapted for a biopic — or better yet,...

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Billy Idol talks Oscar chances, being ‘the male Debbie Harry’: ‘People didn’t always take me as seriously… that had a lot to do with the way I looked’ By

Billy Idol may be known for his tougher-than-red-leather image and menacing punk-rock sneer, but when he first watched the animated end-credits of his new documentary, Billy Idol Should Be Dead,...

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Mike Garson recalls final conversations and performances with ‘dream boss’ David Bowie By

“Everybody that I have spoken to, the first thing that they say is: ‘Is it really 10 years?’” So says Mike Garson, speaking from his home studio in the San...

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Go for baroque: Lyndsey Parker’s top 10 albums of 2025 By

    Last year, my top 10 list was packed with pop bops and feminine energy (Kylie Minogue, the Last Dinner Party, all-night dance parties by Faux Real and the...

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Lyndsey Parker’s year-end interview roundup for 2025 By

As the year comes to a close, I have rounded up the 75 published interviews I did in 2025 — as freelance assignments, at Licorice Pizza Records, and for Lyndsanity.com...

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How tragedy and loss inspired One Outta Ten’s best music yet: ‘I was just vomiting on a page, and it was all grief. It was like tears mixed with vomit. But it was good.’ By

Almost 15 years ago, guitarist/vocalist Joshua and drummer David De Leon started playing Beatles covers in their Glendale family garage. Then the Guitar Hero-raised brothers made their unofficial public musical...

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American Mile on being ‘$30,000 in debt’ and chasing the American dream: ‘I don’t think any of us would be here if we didn’t have real passion’ By

In 2025, roots-rock road warriors American Mile played at least 200 shows. But that wasn’t the case, obviously, five years ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic wiped everyone’s calendars and canceled...

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