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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...
Thirty years ago this week, on June 30, 1994, Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament went to D.C. to testify before Congress as part of their ongoing, ultimately...
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I’m about to please please tell you now! Tonight on AXS TV’s The Top Ten Revealed, we’re counting down the biggest bands of the Second British Invasion. Gee, I wonder...
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This interview took place in 2017. Today, I’m unarchiving it to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Purple Rain soundtrack, which was released on June 25, 1984. “It was very difficult...
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Thompson Twins founder Tom Bailey is embarking on the all-star Totally Tubular Festival tour this week, and if there one’s song he’ll definitely be playing every night, it’s “If You...
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Former Joy Division/New Order member Peter Hook is chatting me with from his home in England about his fall 2024 tour with Peter Hook and the Light, during which he’ll...
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In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, R&B superstars Brandy Norwood and Monica Arnold — aka Brandy & Monica, whose legendary duet “The Boy Is Mine” won the...
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Most casual music fans probably best recognize Marcella Detroit, aka Marcy Levy, as the operatic, glass-shattering voice of Shakespears Sister’s gospel-tinged space-ballad “Stay,” which topped the British singles chart for...
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In the late ‘70s/early ‘80s, fashion model Marcie Hunt was known in the industry as “the smile.” But it took until 2024 for her to find out, along with the rest...
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North Carolina indie-pop band Rainbow Kitten Surprise have not released a full album since 2018’s How To: Friend, Love, Freefall, and in the years since, lead singer Ela Melo...
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“I have a prepared statement. Hold on a second,” says Andy Prieboy, speaking via Zoom from his home in Malibu, as he clears his throat and reaches for his...
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