Maxi Jazz obituary | Dance music
Maxi Jazz, who has died aged 65, was a founder member of the British band Faithless. During the late 1990s and early 2000s they became one of the biggest names in electronic dance music, creating […]
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Who really wrote the Christmas staple ‘Jingle Bell Rock?’
Bobby Helms couldn’t have asked for a better first year in the music business. Blessed with a soft nasal twang that bore a resemblance to Webb Pierce, one of the reigning kings of country music […]
Modest Mouse Drummer Jeremiah Green Battling Stage 4 Cancer
Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green is battling stage four cancer. In a Christmas post to Facebook, Green’s mother, Carol Namatame, asked fans to send “healing vibes for [Green] who is battling stage 4 cancer. He’s […]
5 Things to Know About the Grammy Nominated Duo
Wet Leg was everywhere in 2022, making a name for themselves as one of the UK’s buzziest indie rock acts. While the duo (consisting of Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers) formed in 2019, they truly […]
Charlie Monk, ‘Mayor of Music Row,’ Passes Away at 84
Photo Credit: Brandon Jean Charlie Monk, SiriusXM host and ‘Mayor of Music Row,’ has passed away at the age of 84. Longtime SiriusXM host and Nashville’s renowned “Mayor of Music Row,” Charlie Monk, has passed […]
Maxi Jazz: the calm eye in the centre of Faithless’s rave storm | Music
Of all the artists who commanded the stage as dance music became big business in the 1990s, Maxi Jazz was in a class of his own. It wasn’t just that the Faithless frontman was an […]
A rapper and visual artist makes his mark in Leimert Park
In early October, the Los Angeles Metro finally unveiled the polarizing Crenshaw/LAX line, bringing communities from Leimert Park to Westchester into the city’s transit system while simultaneously stoking fears of gentrification and new development in […]
People Who Think They Have Been Abducted By Aliens May Have PTSD
iStockphoto There have been an untold number of people over the years who have claimed to have been abducted by aliens. Some of them, like Sammy Hagar, have gone into great detail about these alien […]
Frank Ocean Restocks Blonde Vinyl for the First Time in Years
Frank Ocean is back with new merchandise—just in time for the holidays. In typical Frank Ocean fashion, the songwriter took to Instagram on Saturday (December 17) to publish a series of Instagram stories directing fans […]
James Cameron Addresses Matt Damon’s Infamous Rejection Of A $250 Million “Avatar” Payday
In the annals of movie business, one actor stands alone as the man who walked away from what would eventually have become perhaps the biggest single-film paycheck of all time: Matt Damon. Damon infamously turned […]
Metallica’s “Lux Æterna” Hits No. 1 at Mainstream Rock Radio
Metallica’s first new song in six years is off to a fast start. “Lux Æterna” has hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in its second week of release, while also topping 10 million […]
Chartmetric Puts Its Own Spin on SiriusXM Data Tracking
A SiriusXM summary snapshot on Chartmetric for soul singer Bobby Caldwell and his 1978 smash, “What You Won’t Do for Love.” One of the music industry’s best-paying platforms is now comprehensively tracked by Chartmetric. Last […]
Billy Joel’s The Stranger Reintroduced the Piano Man: The Opus
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS The Opus podcast is back with Episode 1 of Season 19, this time taking us inside the legacy of Billy Joel’s breakthrough record, The Stranger. Everyone loves an […]
Facial Recognition Tech Gets Lawyer Booted from Radio City Show
Photo Credit: Luca Bravo Facial recognition technology resulted in a lawyer being removed from a Radio City Music Hall performance. Here’s the latest. Kelly Conlon says she came to New York City with her daughter […]
Victrola’s home turntables Re-Spin and Revolution GO make for perfect holiday gifts
As music lovers, there are few things we enjoy more than sharing the music we enjoy with others. When I was growing up, this meant handing off the headphones I bought at Target, attached to […]
Remembering musical astronaut Manuel Göttsching : NPR
Manuel Göttsching, an influential German musician best known for his work on modular synths, died Dec. 4. Ullstein Bild/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ullstein Bild/Getty Images Manuel Göttsching, an influential German musician best known […]
Thom Bell: the musical maverick who shaped Philly soul | Music
Thom Bell, along with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, was part of the holy trinity of Philly soul – the lustrous, aspirational sound that bossed the US R&B charts between the peaks of Motown in […]
Multiple Law Firms File Suit Against MSG Entertainment After Face-Scanning Technology Boots Associates
Multiple law firms have filed suit against Madison Square Garden Entertainment after their employees were ejected from their venues, likely through the use of face-scanning technology. As far back as 2018, when the New York […]
George Ezra, Mo Gilligan, Fleur East, Tom Grennan & Ella Henderson join ‘Christmas Together’ – Music News
Stations across the Hits Radio Network are coming together on Christmas Day to broadcast a very special show. Christmas Together will unite listeners across the UK during Christmas lunch, to provide companionship and entertainment to […]
Elon Musk Is One Of 30 Half-Chinese Clones, According To Kanye West
Getty Image Having been suspended from Twitter for sharing wildly offensive Nazi and antisemitic imagery and opinions, former rapper Kanye West hopped over to Instagram to suggest that new Twitter boss Elon Musk is actually […]