Raekwon Credits Busta Rhymes for “Saving My Life” in Emotional Speech
The beautiful thing about hip-hop is that it’s so much more than a genre. These aren’t just rappers getting together to make music. At its core, it’s a larger culture,...
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End of an era for county music in Bakersfield: Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace closes
The Crystal Palace, a music and dining joint in Bakersfield launched by Buck Owens — which hosted just about every country music star in America over the years — has...
Eddie Vedder’s Collaborative Spirit: 4 of the Pearl Jam Frontman’s Best Duets
Eddie Vedder is instantly recognizable as the frontman for Seattle grunge icons Pearl Jam, and he’s done a lot of his most beloved work with the group since 1990. He...
‘No Heavy Rock Band Has Done This’: Metallica Bassist Robert Trujillo Weighs in on Las Vegas Sphere Rumors
Rumors have been swirling that Metallica could be plotting a run of shows at the Las Vegas Sphere, and now the band’s bassist, Robert Trujillo, has weighed in, saying that...
The Attitude That Launched a Thousand Diss Tracks: 4 Songs Inspired by Courtney Love
Through the years, Courtney Love has often found herself the center of some feud or other with her contemporaries. With peace and love and all respect, she can be a...
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Leaving Spotify: Frontman Stu Mackenzie Say They ‘Don’t Expect Daniel Ek To Pay Attention’
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard recently announced their plans to leave Spotify, with frontman Stu Mackenzie saying that they “don’t expect Daniel Ek to pay attention” to their exit. The decision...
Sony Alledgedly Told Kneecap to ‘Stop Speaking About Palestine’
To say that Kneecap has been making big political waves over the past year would be a drastic understatement, but it turns out that Sony allegedly tried to stop it,...
Ángela Aguilar, regional Mexican royalty, plots her next power move
Ángela Aguilar may be an elegant interpreter of música Mexicana, a genre that her family has dominated for generations. Yet when I sit across from the 21-year-old singer at a...
Hatebreed Guitarist Wayne Lozinak Is Recovering From Surgery To Remove a Brain Tumor, Shares Photo of His Stitched-up Cranium
Almost two months after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, Hatebreed guitarist Wayne Lozinak has shared an update on how he’s recovering from surgery, including a photo of his...
‘Stop Trying to Downplay My Ability’: Doja Cat Slams Notion That She’s Not a Rapper
The nature of being a popstar means that people will always downplay their rapping ability. Drake has spent over a decade desperately trying to balance the two worlds. On one...
