Depeche Mode co-founder and keyboardist Andy Fletcher has died at the age of 60, according to a post on the legendary U.K. band’s Twitter account. No cause of death has been revealed. “Fletch had a true heart of gold and was always there when you needed support, a lively conversation, a good laugh or a […]
Ray Liotta, the actor best known for playing Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s 1990 film Goodfellas, has died at the age of 67. According to Deadline, which first reported the news, Liotta died in his sleep while in the Dominican Republic where he was shooting a film titled Dangerous Waters. Born on December 18, 1954 in […]
Just as they intended, and never once doubted, 5 Seconds of Summer has lasted significantly longer than five seconds. In the over-300 million seconds since they formed in 2011, the Australian pop-rock quartet’s output has left fans with four albums, two live records, seven EPs, and enough tour dates to see this world from top […]
A lawsuit filed against Marilyn Manson by his former assistant Ashley Walters was dismissed yesterday (May 25) by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael L. Stern. Walters had alleged sexual harassment, abuse, sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and wrongful termination in her suit, which was filed in May 2021. Manson denied the allegations. […]
M.I.A. has confirmed that MATA, her first album in six years, “is on the way” as part of a new global record deal with Island Records. The first single from the project, the Rex Kudo and T-Minus-produced “The One,” is out now. M.I.A. previously revealed the album’s title in an Instagram post last November, when […]
Ahead of the release of her sophomore studio album Beatopia, singer/songwriter Beabadoobee has shared the delicate, heart-wrenching acoustic “Lovesong.” The song feels like a blissful hug, but Beabadoobee’s lyrics are more ambivalent: “I guess that this is just another love song about you.” [embedded content][embedded content] “‘Lovesong’ is a song that I had bits written […]
Peter Shapiro, the beloved concert promoter behind such events as The Grateful Dead’s 2015 Fare Thee Well reunion and storied venues as Wetlands, Brooklyn Bowl and the Capitol Theatre, will share his behind-the-scenes stories in his first book this summer. Shapiro’s The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, […]
A week ahead of the release of the previously announced Prince and The Revolution: Live 1985 Syracuse concert film, the late artist’s estate has released a remixed and remastered standalone video of “Little Red Corvette” from that legendary performance. [embedded content][embedded content] Similarly restored versions of “Let’s Go Crazy” and “1999” have already come out from the […]
“I shit gold,” says Gene Simmons with a smile. “That’s your headline, SPIN magazine.” The KISS singer-bassist can’t help himself, forever basking in the good fortune he’s enjoyed ever since his band first stormed into pop culture in the 1970s, with flamboyant rock riffs, radio hits and pyrotechnics. Then and now, Simmons was the Demon […]
Sky Ferreira announced last week that she was going to release her first song since 2019’s “Downhill Lullaby.” Today, it happened. Titled “Don’t Forget,” the song is a glimpse into her long-awaited second album, Masochism, which has been in the works since 2015. The song was produced by Ferreira and longtime collaborator Jorge Elbrecht and […]