Director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were murdered by their 32-year-old son Nick at their Los Angeles home, according to multiple reports. Per TMZ, the couple were discovered Sunday afternoon (Dec. 14) and appeared to have “suffered lacerations consistent with a knife. Nick Reiner is now in Los Angeles Police Department custody. He reportedly […]
In one of the more transformative events of 2025, the Your Shot DJ Academy & Competition opens up the world of DJ instruction and live set performance to a group who typically would not have access. For the homeless, deaf and disabled, Your Shot democratizes DJ culture “by empowering young people to step behind the […]
Sometimes even Mike Dirnt must escape from loud noises. The Green Day bassist and founding member has just been running around his Bay Area house shutting windows and doors, after gardeners unexpectedly turned up the blowers just when Dirnt was about to jump on the phone. “It was dead silent here until about five minutes […]
“Christmas in Hollis” almost didn’t happen. According to Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, when Bill Adler, Def Jam Recordings’ first publicist, presented him, Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell, and Joseph “Run” Simmons with the opportunity to participate in the 1987 charity album, A Very Special Christmas, they were skeptical. The project featured some of the most influential […]
With a name like 2DeadBoyz, the connection to Outkast, whose 1996 single “2 Dope Boyz (in a Cadillac)” is a staple in the Southern hip-hop icons’ catalog, isn’t lost. The duo—comprised of Flatbush Zombies rappers Zombie Juice and Meechy Darko—was heavily influenced by André 3000 and Big Boi, something they freely discussed backstage at Red […]
“I don’t appreciate things without an erotic charge,” says Lera Lynn, a singular wanderer on the Americana borderlands of country. “I know people really love Taylor Swift, but there’s no sex in that music — no sex or death. That’s what I find lacking in some pop music.” To Lynn, who has declined big label […]
Eaux Claires, the festival founded by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and the National’s Aaron Dessner in 2015, will stage its first edition in seven years on July 24-25 in Vernon’s hometown of Eau Claire, Wi. The venue has yet to be announced, but speculation centers on Eau Claire’s 2,856-capacity Carson Park baseball stadium rather than […]
Peter Gabriel has thanked director Josh Safdie for including his 1982 song “I Have the Touch” in the upcoming Timothée Chalamet-starring film Marty Supreme, even though he hasn’t yet seen it. The movie features Chalamet as a 1950s-era rising table tennis star alongside Gywneth Paltrow and Odessa A’zion and will be released on Christmas Day. […]
Name Samara Joy Best known for Never being home. Current city New York, my hometown. Really want to be in Paris or Italy, eating the best food and playing with local musicians! Excited about Playing at the NY Philharmonic with my band, as well as debuting their newest orchestrations! May 16 if you’re in town 🙂 My current music collection has a lot […]
Some festivals offer at least the illusion that a ticket holder can see a bit of every act on the bill. But III Points Miami increasingly goes for sensory overload, with more than 150 acts on 12 stages packed into just two days over October 17 and 18 this year—and that’s not even counting the […]