Another solid Five Songs You Must Hear list with plenty of Cancon, something to help Ukraine, an amazing track from Zambia, and the very, VERY screamy Jehnny Beth. 1. Yukon Blonde, Adore You ...

There are many stories about the Pogues, the punky Irish band with the dentally-challenged Shane McGowan down front. One of the best has to do with how they were signed to their first record contract.

1b. Foo Fighters, Today’s Song (Roswell/RCA) The Foo Fighters haven’t released anything new since 2023. Not surprising, given Dave’s baby mama situation and the lack of a permanent drummer now that ...

Rick Rubin is one of the most successful record producers in the world today. He’s made records with everyone from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Audioslave to Johnny Cash and Shakira. Here are some ...

If you’re a musical artist and start to do well, the point will come when you need a manager. The manager is the person who looks after all the business stuff so the musician can get on with the ...

GANS is a duo (Euan Woodman and Thomas Rhodes) from Birmingham with a debut album entitled Good for the Soul. If you’re looking for a song that will help you cope (“money! work! power! freedom! prison ...

Barely an hour into jury deliberations Monday at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial, the foreperson alerted the court that a juror was having trouble following the judge’s instructions.

Nirvana–and all that came afterwards, including the Foo Fighters–may not have ever happened had a guy named Skeeter Thompson been able to get along with his girlfriend. In late 1989, Skeeter’s band, ...

Before 1971, there really wasn’t much of a domestic Canadian music industry. There were some tiny record labels and branch offices of major American and British labels, but that was about it. But on ...

When a band plays a gig, how do they get paid? It depends on the status and commercial viability of the group. If you’re playing background music at an event or some kind of retail space, a rule of ...

The Venetian wedding bells will ring out Friday, celebrating the marriage of Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and his bride, Lauren Sánchez. While the team of the world’s fourth-richest man has ...

We’ve all heard the stories about where punk came from. Here’s the precis: The New York Dolls and a few other bands started playing gigs in a crappy area of New York City that attracted musicians, ...