Metal Choir, One-Woman Band — and Mr. Pants

Metal Choir, One-Woman Band -- and Mr. Pants

The highlight of Night 5 has to be a stand-up comedian who has the panel and us breathless we’re laughing so hard — and no, it’s not the guy who only tells jokes about bicycles. […]

Sampa the Great on success in Australia, Africa – and beyond: ‘It feels good to show younger Zambians they can do this’ | Music

Sampa the Great performs at Glastonbury

Last Saturday, taking the stage at Glastonbury, Sampa the Great made history. A vision in bright red, the Zambian rapper and songwriter, born Sampa Tembo, addressed the crowd with a sly grin on her face: […]

‘Why can’t we do it?’: the Ringham brothers’ daring sound designs | Stage

Jodie Comer in Prima Facie.

Max and Ben Ringham had wildly clashing music tastes growing up. There were “sound wars” in their bedroom as a result. They did, however, pool their equipment – musical instruments, keyboards, samplers – which piled […]

See the Bar Singer From “Ally McBeal” Now at 58 — Best Life

Vonda Shepard in 1999

Vonda Shepard released her first album in the late ’80s, and, while she had a decent career as a singer-songwriter afterwards, it wasn’t until she made her debut as the bar singer on Ally McBeal […]

Porcupine Tree: Closure/ Continuation review – reunited prog-rockers remain emotionally detached | Pop and rock

Porcupine Tree: Closure/Continuation album cover

Porcupine Tree: Closure/Continuation album cover Porcupine Tree formed as a whimsical joke in 1987, but by the time of their sold-out Royal Albert Hall concert in October 2010, they had scored Top 30 albums on […]

Elvis Reportedly “Flew Into a Rage” Any Time This Star Was Mentioned

The Beatles outside of an unidentified airport in 1965

They say, “never meet your heroes”… and it looks like that warning applies even if you’re a hugely famous star yourself. Elvis Presley and John Lennon are two of the most iconic musicians of all […]

‘I took a job as a fairy in a panto’: Self Esteem interviewed at Glastonbury | Self Esteem

Self Esteem with Alexis Petridis at William’s Green stage, Glastonbury festival.

For Self Esteem – AKA Rebecca Lucy Taylor – Glastonbury is where it all began, sort of. “It was Gary Lightbody!” she told Alexis Petridis in the second of the Guardian’s onstage interviews with musicians […]

Legendary designer Yu Suzuki returns with a wild arcade shooter

Sony Holds Press Event At E3 Gaming Conference Unveiling New Products For Its Playstation Game Unit

There’s a lot going on in Air Twister. The arcade-style shooter from legendary designer Yu Suzuki is out today on Apple Arcade, and it pushes players through a strange fantasy world full of armored birds, […]

The Black Women Who Shaped House Music

The Black Women Who Shaped House Music

Image Source: Getty / Monica Morgan / Larry Busacca Beyoncé’s first single from forthcoming album “Renaissance,” entitled “Break My Soul” and featuring Big Freedia, also features a sample of Robin S.’s house hit “Show Me […]

Lil Nas X takes another swipe at BET Awards in new single – Music News

Lil Nas X takes another swipe at BET Awards in new single - Music News

Lil Nas X has taken his feud with the BET Awards up a notch by slamming the organisation in his new single and music video. The Old Town Road hitmaker called out the organisation, which […]

Trixie Mattel’s Love Letters To Small Towns And Big Stars

Trixie Mattel's Love Letters To Small Towns And Big Stars

By Heather Beattie Trixie Mattel is at the airport — again. After wrapping up a five-week tour across Europe, the multi-talented drag icon is briefly headed home to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before plunging back into a […]

Watch: MANOWAR Performs In Athens During ‘Crushing The Enemies Of Metal Anniversary Tour’

Watch: MANOWAR Performs In Athens During 'Crushing The Enemies Of Metal Anniversary Tour'

Fan-filmed video of MANOWAR‘s June 22 concert in Athens, Greece during the “Crushing The Enemies Of Metal Anniversary Tour” can be seen below. Earlier this week, MANOWAR released a new digital EP, “The Revenge Of […]