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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...
Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, and the Last Shadow Puppets may have been the large-font bands on Outside Lands‘ 2016 lineup poster, but the Bay Area music festival’s promoters really buried the lead...
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Allison Wolfe and Alice Bag (photo: Allison Wolfe’s Soundcloud) Alice Bag and Allison Wolfe come from different decades and scenes, but it’s understandable that in many ways they...
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Unless you’ve been living on some particularly sunny remote real estate lately, you know that the emo revival is a hot topic (heh) as of late. Emo-adjacent pop/punk groups like...
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This article originally ran on Yahoo Music on July 23, 2011, the day that Amy Winehouse died at age 27. I am re-running it today on the fifth anniversary of her...
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Third Eye Blind made national headlines this week when the group trolled Republicans during a Musicians on Call charity concert in Cleveland, where the Republican National Convention had been taking place.Frontman Stephan...
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2016 has been devastating year for music. Fans were still reeling from the Dec. 28 passing of Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister and the New Year’s Eve death of Natalie Cole when...
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“I just want [American Idol] to be remembered for being innovative, pioneering – and maybe the most successful TV show of all time. It would just be nice for people...
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This article originally appeared in the August 2016 issue of ELLE. Read it in its entirety here. “I don’t know what propelled me,” says founding Garbage front woman Shirley Manson of...
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It’s summertime, and wedding season is in full swing. So to celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of the best matrimony-themed musical videos of all time, from the romantic to the...
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(Angie Miller, aka Zealyn. Photo: Facebook) American Idol has no doubt created amazing opportunities and opened countless doors for its contestants. But unfortunately, the sometimes-stigmatized show does come with baggage...
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