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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...
American Idol is going off the air next year. The X Factor USA is long gone. And who knows what will become of the forever-on-the-bubble So You Think You Can Danceafter next week’s finale?...
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John Lydon, the artist formerly known as Johnny Rotten, is a legend who’s truly seen it all. And he has opinions on it all, too. His epic, exclusive interview with Yahoo...
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The great irony of the MTV Video Music Awards (besides the obvious irony that MTV doesn’t actually play videos, or really any music, anymore) is the fact that the technical awards are not handed...
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Sadly, between Madonna’s floor-rolling, Kanye’s speech-interrupting, Gaga’s meat-dressing, Beyoncé’s baby-bumping, and Miley’s foam-fingering, the artists who actuallywin Moonmen at the MTV Video Music Awards are usually quickly forgotten. This year’s Video of the...
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At the time, American Idol Season 9 was the most maligned season in the series’ history, but many of its cast members are getting the last laugh, because Season 9 is totally...
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Let’s be real: When it comes to the MTV Video Music Awards, it’s never about who wins or loses. Everyone has long forgotten that the Cars’ “You Might Think” took...
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Alaska 5000 has to be one of the funniest and most original contestants to ever appear on RuPaul’s Drag Race. The boundary- and envelope-pushing Season 5 top three finalist (and...
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Two-toned-haired, gap-toothed Goth girl wonder Melanie Martinez first made an impression as arguably one of the most unique and fascinating contestants to ever appear on The Voice, on arguably that...
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Chances are, if you’ve been on YouTube in the last couple of years, then you’re familiar with the everything-new-is-old-again brilliance of the viral phenomenon known as Postmodern Jukebox. A revolving and ever-evolving...
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Casual fans best know Riki Rachtman as the host of MTV’s Saturday night metalfest Headbangers Ball from 1990-1995 – a gig he landed, as legend has it, thanks to his...
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