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Dweezil Zappa talks new studio and his “rock ‘n’ roll Nostradamus” father’s prescient politics: “He always said, ‘The last name is what will get you in trouble.’” By

Dweezil Zappa, the second-oldest child of the late Frank Zappa, is Zooming in from his newly built Hikari Studios in Los Angeles, taking time out from his hectic schedule —...

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How Hanson went to ‘war’ 20 years ago with ‘Underneath’ and ended up on top: ‘We could not find ourselves in a situation where we could not control our own destiny’ By

“It was just something we were willing to fight for. It was a war. We had to win, because we were young guys and we were already being told that...

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Sym Fera unmasked: Electronic duo of Nick Simmons, Vinnie Ferra on why they kept their identities secret for five years By

Five years ago, a mysterious electronic duo named Sym Fera emerged seemingly out of nowhere on the State of the Art Records label. Their ethereal, evocative music was soon placed...

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How superstar DJ Alexandra Richards forged her own musical path: ‘I’m not trying to be in my father’s footsteps by any means’ By

  If there was anyone who was born to be a nightlife darling, it’s Alexandra Richards. As the daughter of Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards and supermodel Patti Hansen, she...

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The Totally ’80s podcast: Desperately seeking Madonna’s punk roots with Susan Seidelman and Laura Jane Grace! By

Today it’s a holiday, time to celebrate, with a very special episode of Totally ‘80s ! This one is all about the undisputed Queen of the ‘80s, the Queen of Pop,...

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After ‘Idol’ and loss, Lee DeWyze releases career-defining opus ‘Gone for Days’: ‘I really had to do some soul-searching’ (BONUS PERFORMANCE) By

“Coming off of a show like American Idol, the first thing that I thought of, the minute they said my name, after I got over the shock of it, it...

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Protest singer MILCK on taking her career to such great new heights: ‘I had to figure out who I am again, or maybe for the first time’ By

  Singer-songwriter MILCK, aka Connie Lim, first came to fame in 2017 with her anthem “Quiet” — a deeply personal song, which she’d originally written with Adrianne Gonzalez about the...

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Melancholic goddess Savannah Pope talks ‘reclaiming feminine insanity’ on art-rock opus ‘Pandemonium’: ‘Everything I’ve ever felt has been gaslit to a certain degree’ By

Savannah Pope is a generational artist, a belter whose powerful pipes have been compared to Ann Wilson and Janis Joplin, but whose grand vision is singularly her own. “I just...

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Blitz Vega’s Kav Sandhu on honoring late bandmate Andy Rourke’s final wish: ‘After he passed, I knew what I had to do’ By

In 2019, bass legend Andy Rourke, best known for his seminal work in the Smiths, joined forces with Kav Sandhu (Happy Mondays, A.K.A. Weave) to release their supergroup Blitz Vega’s...

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Midge Ure exclusively reveals Band Aid 40th anniversary ‘megamix’ plans and reflects on a six-decade career as the ‘invisible man of rock’ By

Midge Ure is currently on his self-contained, two-man Band in a Box tour of America, playing selections from his vast catalog using various loops, samples, and programmed drums. One song...

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