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Elton John Recalls Surprising Iggy Pop Onstage — in a Gorilla Costume
As Sir Elton John, one of the most fabulously attired performers in rock ‘n’ roll history, prepares for his farewell tour, everyone is wondering what he’s going to wear....
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Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova: ‘Things Are Not That Different for Our 2 Countries’
“Things are not that different, surprisingly, for our countries,” muses Nadya Tolokonnikova, leader of notorious Russian feminist punk/art collective Pussy Riot. “It’s not the easiest time right now, and...
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Brian May Talks Politics: ‘We’re Not Heading in the Direction of Compassion’
Sitting with Yahoo and poring over his glossy new coffee table book, Queen in 3-D, guitar god and stereoscopic photography enthusiast Brian May pauses on page 88, gazing at...
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RuPaul Talks Punk, Politics, and Pulse: ‘Most People Are Still Living in the Dark Ages’
RuPaul Charles’s days in Wee Wee Pole, the band he fronted when he was a fixture on Atlanta’s early-’80s queer new wave/punk scene, are long gone. And lamentably, he...
At the South by Southwest festival in Austin this week, I had the honor of moderating two fascinating panels, “The Transformation of Music Sync: When the Songwriter Becomes the Screenwriter,”...
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Now that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2024 nominees have been announced, I join Spectrum News’s “Inside the Issues” host Amrit Singh to discuss my picks and predictions and...
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The nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 have been announced, and it’s certainly an interesting mix, spanning decades and genres, with 10 of...
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Exciting news, everyone! Kieran, dim the lights… American Idol returns February 18, with The Voice returning February 26 and The Masked Singer on March 6. Y’all know I can’t quit...
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With the 2024 Grammy Awards taking place this week, I join Spectrum News’s “Inside the Issues” host Amrit Singh to discuss this year’s female-artist-dominated- Big Four categories and to...
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Ten years ago, at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, 2014, Macklemore made history when he, his musical partner Ryan Lewis, “She Keeps Me Warm” singer-songwriter Mary Lambert, and...
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It was my absolute honor to host the Women’s International Music Awards’ red carpet at the 2024 NAMM Show, where I interviewed honorees Debbie Gibson, Lindsey Stirling, Kelsy Karter, Britt...
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Fifteen years ago, on Jan. 20, 2009, I wrote for the first time (admittedly somewhat fawningly/cringe-worthily) about Adam Lambert, when his Season 8 American Idol audition aired. And not to gloat too...
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The rocker opens up to me about sobriety, panic attacks, his new album and how he and his wife still “dig each other in every specific way you could imagine.”...
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This week on The Top Ten Revealed, I reminisce about much happier Christmases Past for Hall & Oates, and of course Band Aid will be discussed. Merry AXS-mas! View this post...
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