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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...
“Weird Al” Yankovic! “Pac-Man Fever”! “Shaddap You Face”! “The Super Bowl Shuffle”! Join me, John Hughes, and our special guest, comedy writer Jake Fogelnest, as we recall the golden era...
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From the Run-D.M.C. to Young MC to Public Enemy and N.W.A, ’80s hip-hop ran a gamut of stylistic shifts. Join host me, John Hughes, and our special guest, A&R rep...
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Before forming Erasure, Vince Clarke was already an established synthpop legend, having founded Depeche Mode in 1980 before leaving that group to form Yazoo (known as Yaz in America) with...
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Join host me, John Hughes, and our special guest, musician Jennie Vee (Eagles of Death Metal, Courtney Love band) and the winner of Sassy magazine’s “Biggest Cure Fan” contest (true!)....
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Twenty-five years ago, the Michelle Pfeiffer movie Dangerous Minds was released — and while it was a hit at the box office, the real success story was its theme song,...
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The Go-Go’s Belinda Carlisle and Charlotte Caffey chat with me about their band’s new career-spanning Showtime documentary and their personal and professional highs and lows....
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The actor and musciian reflects on how he pulled off one of the greatest career second acts in Hollywood history. Long before he was a TV star on The Office,...
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A decade ago, Ellie Goulding was suddenly thrust into the spotlight with her massive worldwide hit “Lights,” and it was a tricky transition for the shy singer-songwriter, who has since...
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Devo on Square Pegs! Boy George on The A-Team! The B-52′s on Guiding Light! Stacey Q on The Facts of Life! The Power Station on Miami Vice! Join me and John Hughes...
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Even better than the real thing? Join me and John Hughes as we get real about our favorite fake bands of the 1980s, including Spinal Tap, Bad News, the infamous...
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