The following was originally published in 2016 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Smiths’ seminal The Queen is Dead. Today, we’re sharing it again in honor of the album turning 40. Thirty-seven minutes. That’s how long it takes The Queen Is Dead to cover sleazy record company executives, unrequited love,…
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Bruce Springsteen, U2’s Bono and The Edge, Eddie Vedder, and Stevie Wonder are among a bevy of A-list acts set to perform at the opening of Barack Obama’s presidential library in Chicago on Thursday, June 18th. Other confirmed acts include Christina Aguilera, Common, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Marc Anthony, The…
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Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in a 2022 rape case. According to WBRZ, the victim appeared in court on Tuesday, June 16th, and asked the judge for a maximum sentence. She cited the incident in which Mystikal “choked her, pulled braids…
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Acid Bath have added a few high-profile shows to their 2026 itinerary as they continue their run of reunion concerts. The sludge-metal band is teaming up with industrial legends Ministry for co-headlining gigs at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, on September 15th (tickets here), and Chicago’s Salt…
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For over 50 years now, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has proven itself as a draw for theater audiences. Now, it’s about to hit one of the biggest screens in the world: The Las Vegas Sphere. The first movie adapted to fit the 160,000-square-foot media plane, The Wizard of Oz,…
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How did Pulp go from “obscurity to cultural touchstone”? That’s the journey that director Garth Jennings (Sing, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Son of Rambow) will explore in the upcoming movie Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore?, narrated by frontman Jarvis Cocker. Coming to MUBI exclusively this…
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North West, the daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, has announced a co-headlining North American tour with Molly Santana. Spanning a total of 14 dates, the “Molly x North Kimokawaii Tour” launches on August 4th in Dallas and also hits cities including Houston, Atlanta, New York City, Toronto, Chicago,…
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Built to Spill has announced new dates on the east coast for their 2026 fall tour. The venerable indie rock band’s mid-fall run begins with an October 21st and 22nd stand at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg. The tour dates include stops in Albany, New York, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Baltimore, and…
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Daughtry will celebrate their 20-year history as a band with a Fall 2026 US acoustic tour, featuring support from singer-songwriter Ryan Perdz. The outing, dubbed “20 Years Unplugged,” kicks off October 12th in Troy, New York, and runs through a November 14th show in Dallas, making stops in Atlantic City,…
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Johnny Marr has announced a new album, The Age of Everything, his fifth solo studio record. Marr also released a preview of the album with the single “Spin.” Stream it below. The Age of Everything is scheduled for release October 2nd via BMG records. Marr wrote songs for the record…
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