Who do you think of when you hear the word diva? A trailblazing punk singer? A civil rights activist and second world war spy? A man? Well, maybe – especially if that man is Elton […]
Bassist John Regan, who played alongside Peter Frampton over a span of 40-plus years and was a member of former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s band Frehley’s Comet in the 1980s, has died at the age […]
John Regan, an acclaimed bassist who played with the likes of Peter Frampton, Ace Frehley, Billy Idol, the Rolling Stones and David Bowie, has died at 71. A statement from his wife, Cathy Merring-Regan, was […]
Through the first few decades of television, the last piece of music late-night viewers heard was “The Star-Spangled Banner” before a station signed off. That changed thanks in large part to Burt Sugarman, an independent […]
A founding member of the influential Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto was revered as a pioneer of the genre. Ryuichi Sakamoto, a world-renowned composer and electronic music producer, has died at the […]
Ryuichi Sakamoto was not a man cut out to be a pop star. As a teenager, he liked the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, but his abiding passion was New York’s underground avant garde art […]
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the highly influential Japanese pianist, composer, and electronic music producer, has died at 71, Kyodo News reports. Sakamoto had first revealed a throat cancer diagnosis in 2014, which went into remission after successful treatment. […]
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Rick Wakeman is about to embark on a […]
U2 secure their 11th UK Number 1 album with Songs of Surrender. The Irish rock band – comprising Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. – outsell their closest competition more than 2:1 […]
The 2023 installment of the “Celebrating David Bowie” tour have been rescheduled after vocalist Peter Murphy underwent an “an unexpected medical procedure.” An announcement on Murphy’s Instagram confirmed that the Bauhaus frontman’s recent unspecified procedure […]
Motherland, a “dark and monumental” film about neo-nationalism in Belarus, earned the top prize tonight at the prestigious CPH:DOX festival in Copenhagen. Belorussian directors Alexander Mihalkovich and Hanna Badziaka accepted the Dox:Award honor at a ceremony […]
Photo Credit: Robert Matheu BMG, Fremantle Documentaries, and Warner Music Entertainment announce ‘DEVO,’ the first full-length feature film about the band, to be produced by Vice Studios and Library Films. BMG, Fremantle Documentaries, and Warner […]
Hardly 24 hours after she teamed up with The Roots for a killer cover of Portishead’s “Glory Box” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, St. Vincent took on David Bowie’s “Young Americans” Thursday night during the […]
Lewis Largent, the one-time host of MTV’s alternative music program 120 Minutes and prominent radio DJ for KROQ, has died at 58. His family confirmed the news via Variety, revealing that the MTV VJ passed away […]
Brad Mehldau, as inquisitive a philosopher as he is a tirelessly curious jazz-piano virtuoso, believes that an alluring strangeness is key to an artwork’s longevity. A longtime Beatles fan, he hears that quality in the […]
The 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s iconic album ‘Aladdin Sane’ is being celebrated with a host of events being held at London’s Southbank Centre. ‘Aladdin Sane: 50 Years’ will feature a two-month long exhibition exploring […]
Photo Credit: AVRO / CC by 3.0 The V&A Museum in London has acquired a massive 8,000-piece archive of material from the David Bowie Estate containing handwritten notebooks, letters, costumes, instruments, awards, photos, set designs, […]
As cars loudly race up Laurel Canyon Boulevard on their way from Hollywood to the Valley, the Canyon Country Store sits quietly in the middle of the street. Walking into the quaint, unassuming grocery store […]
David Bowie’s colorful carousel of personas are getting a permanent home in London. The Victoria & Albert Museum will open the David Bowie Center for the Study of Performing Arts in 2025, featuring more than […]
The physical legacy of David Bowie is to become publicly available following the donation of the cultural pioneer’s extensive archive to the V&A. Lyrics for Blackout from the album Heroes, 1977. Photograph: The David Bowie […]