“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...
Read MoreWith 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...
Read MoreOne 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....
Read MoreAs 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...
Read MoreAhead 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...
Read MoreA 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...
Read MoreForty 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read More“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...
Read MoreSee (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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