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Shaquille ‘DJ Diesel’ O’Neal on how dubstep was the ‘only thing’ that got him out of his post-retirement funk: ‘I was down’ By

“When you’re being a DJ, it’s nonstop. When you’re playing basketball, it’s nonstop. I was definitely missing that,” says the NBA champ-turned-superstar DJ, who was “in a funk” after retiring...

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David Byrne talks ‘Here Lies Love,’ ‘Stop Making Sense,’ Armisen’s impersonation and why radio once thought Talking Heads were ‘a little too funky for white folks’ By

With his Studio 54-inspired Broadway musical coinciding with the anniversary of Talking Heads’ landmark concert film, Byrne looks back on a time when “there was an intersection with rock and...

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Tim McGraw talks new album, Taylor Swift’s ‘Tim McGraw’ and the tune that brought him and Faith Hill together 27 years ago By

One track on McGraw’s new album, Standing Room Only, is called “Some Songs Can Change Your World.” Here, the country star opens up to me about which songs changed his....

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Keanu Reeves recalls ’90s band Dogstar’s shambolic early gigs opening for Weezer and Bowie: ‘The nerves for me are making sure I don’t f*** up’ By

As the reunited “garage band” returns, bassist Reeves, drummer Robert Mailhouse, and singer/guitarist Bret Domrose look back on their early days, when they were “like children playing with pots and...

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De La Soul on carrying on, honoring Trugoy the Dove’s legacy: ‘Every member has to actually die before this thing can be over’ By

Ahead of De La Soul’s performance at the Blue Note Jazz Festival, founding member Maseo opens up to me about his final conversation with Trugoy, getting out of a “dark...

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Why Andrew Ridgeley let George Michael walk away from Wham!: ‘I couldn’t be resentful of my best friend’ By

A new documentary makes a strong case that the late Michael’s ’80s pop duo was a true partnership, but his childhood friend and bandmate insists to me: “I knew, and...

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Ministry’s Al Jourgensen exclusively reveals plans to re-record long-disavowed ‘With Sympathy’ songs: ‘F*** it. Instead of being owned, let’s own it.’ By

Forty years after disavowing the debut album that traumatized him so much he burned the two-inch tapes, the Ministry frontman exclusively reveals to me his plans re-record and perform some of cult...

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Justin Hawkins’s wild ride: A one-way ticket from the Darkness to the darkness and back By

The iconic Darkness frontman chats with me about the 20th anniversary of the landmark debut album Permission to Land and the many highs and lows he has experienced in both his personal...

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Lyndsey Parker chats with Rare Bird Books’ ‘The Bird Is the Word’ about ‘Permanent Damage’ By

“The Bird Is the Word” is a weekly series from Rare Bird Books’ authors, editors, and collaborators that offers a glimpse into the process of writing, creating, and publishing. This...

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Lyndsey Parker on AXS TV’s ‘The Top Ten Revealed’: Red Songs By

See (and hear) red this week, as The Top Ten Revealed ranks rock’s greatest ode to the color of passion, blood, roses… and Rudolph’s nose. View this post on Instagram...

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