KRS-ONE – 50 More Years of Hip-Hop (2023)

A tradition in the making; it's just turned half a century old. Aug. 11, 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. To honor the legacy and influence of this now global culture, GRAMMY.com presents a timeline marking the genre's biggest moments. Mosi Reeves | Grammys, August 11, 2023 This year marks the 50th anniversary of…

MDOU MOCTAR – Funeral For Justice (2024)

Mdou Moctar Announce Album and Tour, Share New “Funeral for Justice” Video The Nigerien group returns in May with its first studio album since 2021’s excellent Afrique Victime PITCHFORK, February 28, 2024 Mdou Moctar have announced the new album Funeral for Justice. The band’s follow-up to 2021’s Afrique Victime is out on May 3 via Matador…

ANTHONY KIEDIS – Speech at George Clinton Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony (2024)

Billboard, January 21, 2024 George Clinton Pilots the Mothership to the Hollywood Walk of Fame Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis, civil rights attorney Ben Crump, and songwriter Janie Bradford salute Dr. Funkenstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKdAIicBGxU&ab_channel=Daniel2k1Live To audience chants of “we want the funk; we gotta have that funk,” George “Dr. Funkenstein” Clinton received his star on the…

Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues, dies aged 65 | Far Out Magazine

Arun Starkey, 30 November, 2023 Shane MacGowan, the famed folk hero and frontman of Celtic punk band The Pogues, had died aged 65, his family have confirmed. In a statement, his wife Victoria Mary Clarke, wrote on Instagram: “I don’t know how to say this so I am just going to say it. Shane who will…

Jão, do Ratos de Porão, chama Digão, do Raimundos, para ‘porrada’ e ‘bangue-bangue’ | ROLLING STONE

Dimitrius Vlahos, 01/10/2022 Guitarrista do Ratos de Porão ainda chamou Digão de fascista e acusou vocalista do Raimundos de ofender a banda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpdRhVgu0qw Jão, guitarrista do Ratos de Porão, usou seu Instagram para mandar recado direto a Digão, vocalista e guitarrista do Raimundos. Músico estaria cansado de ofensas direcionas a João Gordo e aos outros integrantes do grupo.  A resolução…

The iconic Kenny G plays sax on nightmarish new death metal song | Loudwire

Chad Childers - Loudwire, June 16, 2022 Who had "Kenny G. plays sax on a death metal song" on their 2022 collaboration scorecard? Though it's something you might not have expected, it works marvelously well as the legendary sax player perfectly adds to the cacophony of heavy brutality being laid down in the the new Imperial…

The Mars Volta: ‘The most revolutionary thing we could do was to make a pop record’ | The Guardian

John Doran, 12 August 2022 (The Guardian) After their 2013 split left fans in shock, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López reveal how the Church of Scientology drove them apart – and inspired their surprise new albumFri 12 Aug 2022 08.00 BST When Cedric Bixler-Zavala joined the Church of Scientology in 2009, he thought of it…

Metal Band ARSAMES Escape From Iran After Being Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For “Playing Satanic Music”

Metal Injection, August 12, 2020 We were stunned to report, earlier this month, that another metal band has come under charges from the Iranian government. Iranian death metal band Arsames were arrested and sentenced to 15 years in jail for the crime of "being in satanic metal band and being against the Islamic government." Thankfully, they were able to make bail,…

‘Isolated, Antisocial and Afraid of People’: Mike Patton Is Finally Ready to Talk About Last Year

Rolling Stone, July 19, 2022 Dead Cross singer opens up about battle with agoraphobia that derailed Faith No More and Mr. Bungle’s tour plans last fall and how he hopes to get back on the road again this year To the surprise of everyone on his team, Mike Patton wants to talk about how his life derailed over…

THE CLASH – Live @ US Festival, San Bernardino, CA (1983)

Flashback: The Clash Say Goodbye at the 1983 US Festival - Rolling Stone, November 1, 2012 The Clash came to a rather sad ending in May 1983. The group had every reason to be on the top of the world by this point: their previous LP, Combat Rock, was an enormous hit and their singles “Rock the…