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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...
I discuss the Buzzcocks, along with actual soft rock bands and some soft-rockin’ American Idol alumni, on the Paramount+ docuseries Sometimes When We Touch. Stream all three episodes here. View this...
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New year, new you! It’s the first episode of 2023, and it’s time to get physical with the first “trainer to the stars,” fitness icon and creator of Body by...
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We’ve come to the end of 2022, but we’re going to party like it’s 1982. Today we are covering one of the best years (if not THE best) of the...
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This week we’re talking about those people, often behind the scenes, who wrote the sonic hits of the 1980s: the songwriters. Joining me for this epic discussion are two superstar...
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Wayne chats with me about the 20th anniversary o the Lips’ Grammy-winning album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, the Yoshimi musical that never made it to Broadway, and the lasting...
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Let’s talk about sex! Or, more specifically, let’s talk about Salt-N-Pepa and the other greatest rap threesome ever — this week on The Top Ten Revealed! View this post on...
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While Wilson Phillips — Carnie and Wendy, the daughters of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, and Chynna Phillips, daughter of the Mamas and the Papas’ John and Michelle Phillips —...
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We are going back in time to the era of conspicuous consumption, when the hottest teen hangout was the local food court and Orange Julius and the Hot Dog On...
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The Women’s International Music Networks’ #SheRocksIt panel goes in0depth with a panel of dynamic women in music as they dig into the stories behind their successful careers. Join me, the...
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They are in! This week’s 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees are the most ’80s class ever. But which other ’80s artists deserve a nod? Who should be...
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