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1. Beyoncé, Tyler, Missy Pay Tribute To D’Angelo

   Luminaries from throughout the music world are paying tribute to R&B icon D'Angelo, who died yesterday (Oct. 14) at the age of 51.

2. How Sweet: Sugar Return For First Shows Since 1995

   The trio will return to the stage May 2-3 at New York's Webster Hall and May 23-24 at London's Kentish Town Forum.

3. How the Pharcyde Led West Coast Hip-Hop Into a New Era

   It was 1991. The Pharcyde—Bootie Brown, Imani, Fatlip, and Slimkid3—were spending most of their time in Inglewood, California, at South Central Unit (SCU) studios recording demos, writing lyrics, and smoking copious amounts of weed. Around 5:00 p.m., when traffic was peaking in Los Angeles, the four of them would step outside and watch the girls […]

4. KORN DOG

   Freak On A Leash, named after the band’s 1998 hit song, features dog and cat clothing, toys, leashes, and collars, with designs by Jonathan’s stylist and friend Ashton Michael. The pieces, the guys will tell you, reflect Korn’s rock aesthetic and Ashton’s rebellious style, with gold accents, spikes, and a motorcycle leather motif. Although Jonathan […]

5. Driving into Lyrics: Songs That Reference Car Crashes & Their Real-world Parallels

   Among images in popular music, one of the most haunting figures is that of a car crash. Ironically, crashing into something has turned for many musicians into a metaphor for life’s misery, threatening danger, or the urge to rebel-from dramatic ballads to edgier rock anthems. Such cultural echoes, however, might make one think larger than […]

6. D’Angelo Dies At 51 After Cancer Battle

   Beloved R&B singer D'Angelo has died at the age of 51, according to multiple reports.

7. YUNGBLUD Talks Aerosmith Collab On ‘Lipps Service’

   Rising U.K. rock artist YUNGBLUD is the guest on the newest installment of the Lipps Service podcast.

8. Buddy Red Gets the Blues

   The 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody had a profound effect on Buddy Red, who was 18 years old when the Oscar-winning Queen biopic came out. “Once I saw the movie, it’s like a lightbulb just flickered on in my mind. I said, ‘This is what I’m looking for,’” the shy, soft-spoken Red recalls on a day […]

9. The Church of Militarie Gun

   Ian Shelton has some thoughts on whoever might be upstairs. “I think the idea of the omnipotent god that concerns himself with the success of a random white guy is a legitimately stupid concept.” He, meaning Shelton, has no illusion that any god is there to save him, or even concern him or herself with […]

10. ACL Fest Showcases 2010s Indie Favorites

    If one thing was apparent after two weekends of the annual Austin City Limits festival, it’s that the never-ending cycle of nostalgia is shining a renewed spotlight on indie rock of the 2010s.