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Way back in 1983, The The released their song “Uncertain Smile,” which featured Jools Holland playing an iconic piano outro. A few years later, as you can guess, Holland became the host of Later… With Jools Holland; The The appeared on the show in 1993, and they all performed “Uncertain Smile”  » Read More

Morrissey has put a brief moratorium on his bickering with former Smiths bandmate Johnny Marr and is now on a solo North American tour. He played in Dallas Saturday night, but the show was cut slightly short; during the encore song “First Of The Gang To Die,” concertgoers started flocking the stage to give Morrissey hugs.  » Read More

Lil Wayne’s star-making rap crew the Hot Boys have “reunited” a few times over the years, but with founding member B.G. having spent over a decade in prison, the lineup has always felt a little incomplete. B.G. was finally released in September 2023. So on Saturday at Wayne’s annual Lil’ WeezyAna Fest,  » Read More

Saturday marked the fifth annual Día De Los Deftones, the festival headlined and presented by Deftones. Chino Moreno and company made it a memorable set by performing their cover of Japan’s “Ghosts” live for the first time, as well as revisiting some old songs they hadn’t played in years.  » Read More

We were not the only ones who thought it was about time for Chappell Roan to be the musical guest on SNL. She fulfilled her years-long dream by performing on the Nov. 2 episode — hosted by John Mulaney — and took the opportunity to debut a brand-new song called “The Giver.”  » Read More

Here is everything I know about Prevention: (1) They are a straightedge hardcore band from Springfield, IL. (2) They have a new demo out on Cleveland’s great Delayed Gratification Records. (3) It’s really great. Prevention’s 2024 Demo only includes two songs, “Cessation” and “Culture,” and those are more than enough to keep me checking for whatever is coming next.  » Read More

Happy Friday, and Merry Christmas. Just kidding on the second one, but also, not really? Halloween is over, and the holiday season dam has opened, resulting in a new track by Boyz II Men… and the Kelce brothers.  » Read More

Thirty years ago today, Megadeth released their sixth studio album Youthanasia. Also three decades ago? The heavy-metal pioneers were the first musical artist ever to hop in a “chat room” (the Megadiner) on their official “website” (called Megadeth, Arizona) on the relatively new “internet.”  » Read More

The “Bodak Yellow” rapper threw her full-throated support behind the vice president while rebuking her Republican opponent  » Read More