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Local band Frank From Blue Velvet’s eponymous 2022 debut was a tasty amalgam of southern gothic country filtered through punk ...
These hit rock songs, despite not being released as singles, became legendary songs that are still popular today.
A Blues Brothers archival concert recording, 'The Lost Album,' accompanies a new graphic novel, 'The Escape of Joliet Jake,' out this fall.
For more than three decades, The Simpsons has etched its mark on a devoted fandom, spawning conspiracies and a plethora of legends online. One theory, however, stands out in the uncanny tales of the ...
By Jessica Lynch Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes has released his 21st solo studio album DEFIANT, just one day before launching a national tour across Australia. Out now via Mushroom Music ...
Megan Cartwright is Newsweek's Deputy Entertainment Editor, based in London, U.K. Her focus is on U.S. pop culture and entertainment news stories. Megan joined Newsweek in 2022 from New York where ...
By Clay Risen Alf Clausen, a composer and arranger whose songs, interludes and closing credits for hundreds of episodes of “The Simpsons” were so central to the animated sitcom’s success ...
In the days following the release of Kelvin Momo's new album, Thato Ya Modimo, the producer/ DJ is beaming with pride at the growing success of his project. Released on 30 May 2025, the album was met ...
Alf Clausen, an Emmy-winning composer who orchestrated some of the most sublimely silly moments on “The Simpsons,” from ... He released a jazz album, “Swing Can Really Hang You Up the ...
By Ed Christman Taylor Swift’s many fans celebrated the pop superstar finally purchasing the masters of her Big Machine albums (the first six studio albums in her discography) by throwing a ...
The first Simpsons Lego set since 2018, Krusty Burger features 1,635 pieces and seven minifigures. The main building features Easter eggs like the drive-thru menu and window, and inside you'll ...
I don’t envy anybody who decided to put out an album within the 12 months succeeding Brat Summer, Manning Fireworks Fall, and “Not Like Us” — especially considering that 2025, broadly ...