The Staple Singers, a legendary gospel, soul, and R&B group, have left an indelible mark on the music world with their powerful harmonies and socially conscious lyrics. Originating in Chicago in the 1950s, the group was formed by Roebuck “Pops” Staples and his children Cleotha, Pervis, Yvonne, and Mavis. They began their career performing gospel […]
Jack Harlow is co-starring with Matt Damon in new Heist Flick titled The Instigators. Jack Harlow and Matt Damon Appear in Trailer for The Instigator Jack Harlow continues to expand his acting career and has landed his second movie role. The 2020 XXL Freshman alumnus will appear in a new heist film titled The Instigators. […]
Bill Berry left R.E.M. in 1997, a move he says he “sort of regretted” later. Berry and the other three founding members of R.E.M., Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, all recently spoke with CBS Mornings (ahead of their first reunion in over two decades), and when asked about having any second thoughts on leaving […]
Tom Morello had a surprise performer waiting in the wings at his Electric Ballroom gig on Thursday, with Måneskin’s Thomas Raggi joining him onstage. The Rage Against The Machine guitarist was playing an intimate set ahead of his appearance at Download Festival this weekend. Morello had promised there would be some “special guests” and by […]
Few, if any, people do a better job parlaying being famous into doing fun stuff than Snoop Dogg. While you don’t always know where he’s going to pop up, it’s usually not a shock when Snoop shows up at a thing — it can be a game, it can be a random television show, whatever […]
Chilean president Gabriel Boric recently visted Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson and was gifted a whole buncha heavy metal! And it’s not just some lighter stuff either – Kristersson gave Boric some Evergrey, Meshuggah, In Flames, Enforcer, and more. As if everyone didn’t already think Sweden is the most metal country. “Visit by the President […]
If the first six months of 2024 have proven anything, it’s that rock ‘n’ roll isn’t just alive and well — it’s taken on plenty of different forms. The first half of the year has seen triumphant releases from stalwart headbangers like Judas Priest, Bruce Dickinson and Sebastian Bach, along with confident new albums from ’90s rock giants […]
Smashing Pumpkins recently took to their Instagram account and responded to the backlash after Billy Corgan’s recent comments. Corgan appeared to poke fun at criticism over his setlist remarks regarding playing hit songs, showing how many classics the Pumpkins are playing on tour. Billy Corgan comments Billy Corgan, who is not happy with Emo disrespect, […]
The classic 1984 hip-hop film Beat Street is coming to Broadway courtesy of Nas. Nas Is Bringing Beat Street to Broadway According to a Hollywood Reporter report, published on Friday (June 14), Nas has gathered a creative team to adapt the 1984 hip-hop film Beat Street into a musical. The veteran rhymer shared the news […]
Bon Jovi’s record label has been accused of selling copies of new album Forever as signed editions when the signatures are fake. Some fans have said that the Jon Bon Jovi autographs on the sleeves were created using an autopen technique, meaning they were produced using a mechanical template and weren’t physically signed by the […]