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Heroux Worship: Hooray for Mass Gothic By

Noel Heroux’s Hooray for Earth may have had a jolly name, but towards the end of his nearly decade-long tenure in the band, Heroux didn’t exactly feel like cheering. In fact, his stagnation...

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Soul Sensation JONES: A Name to Remember By

JONES may have a common (and almost entirely un-Internet-searchable) moniker, but the sultry East London soul singer is about to make a name for herself on both sides of pond, judging from the...

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Fantastic Negrito: The Most Interesting Bluesman in the World By

If the ad execs over at Dos Equis ever want to recast their famous “Most Interesting Man in the World” campaign, they need look no further than Xavier Dphrepaulezz, aka...

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Life’s a Beach for Beach Slang’s Unstoppable Rocker James Alex By

“Somebody once told me if music doesn’t work out for me, inspirational speaking might be a good thing for me,” jokes James Alex of Philly’s punky, spunky, gleefully ramshackle indie...

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Wham, Bam… Thank You, Hammered Satin, for Reviving Glam By

“People always tell us that what we’re doing isn’t popular — like, ‘Why are you doing it?’ But I don’t think any of us really care,” says Conor Behrle, guitarist for the...

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RuPaul on David Bowie, Natalie Cole, and 100 Episodes of ‘Drag Race’ Herstory By

This is a busy week for Sir RuPaul Charles — as he of course should always be known – with the RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 8 premiere (the groundbreaking reality...

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The Struts’ Luke Spiller on His Fabulous Glam Style: ‘I’m Practically a Cross-Dresser’ By

Sitting on his tour bus at the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience before his band plays a 2 p.m. set, Luke Spiller, flamboyant frontman for fabulous rock ‘n’ roll Brit...

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Ken Ehrlich, Nile Rodgers Reveal What to Expect From This Year’s Memorial-Heavy Grammys By

This year’s Grammys, airing Monday evening on CBS, may be the most tribute-heavy in the awards’ 58-year history, with segments dedicated to the late B.B. King, Natalie Cole, the Eagles’...

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Sharon Needles Strips Down for Yahoo Music Performance By

  All of these elements (except maybe Britney) are evident on Taxidermy, a darker, more personal, and more somber work that veers away from the campy, clubby sound of Sharon’s...

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Weird Al’s Dream Super Bowl Show: Coolio on Wires, Thousands of Amish People By

In late 2014, before it was confirmed that Katy Perry would perform at Super Bowl XLIX, more than 100,000 fans signed a Change.org petition urging the NFL to book “Weird...

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