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1. Update: Rob Reiner, Wife Murdered By Son At L.A. Home

   The Los Angeles Police Department and Robbery Homicide Division are investigating.

2. Snapped: Living Dreams Through “Your Shot” DJ Academy & Competition for the Homeless, Deaf, and Disabled (A Photo Essay)

   In one of the more transformative events of 2025, the Your Shot DJ Academy & Competition opens up the world of DJ instruction and live set performance to a group who typically would not have access. For the homeless, deaf and disabled, Your Shot democratizes DJ culture “by empowering young people to step behind the […]

3. Green Day’s Mike Dirnt Talks About Creating Their Most ‘Essential’ Record in Years

   Sometimes even Mike Dirnt must escape from loud noises. The Green Day bassist and founding member has just been running around his Bay Area house shutting windows and doors, after gardeners unexpectedly turned up the blowers just when Dirnt was about to jump on the phone. “It was dead silent here until about five minutes […]

4. How Run-DMC Made Christmas Cool for Hip-Hop

   “Christmas in Hollis” almost didn’t happen. According to Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, when Bill Adler, Def Jam Recordings’ first publicist, presented him, Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell, and Joseph “Run” Simmons with the opportunity to participate in the 1987 charity album, A Very Special Christmas, they were skeptical.  The project featured some of the most influential […]

5. Just 2DeadBoyz

   With a name like 2DeadBoyz, the connection to Outkast, whose 1996 single “2 Dope Boyz (in a Cadillac)” is a staple in the Southern hip-hop icons’ catalog, isn’t lost. The duo—comprised of Flatbush Zombies rappers Zombie Juice and Meechy Darko—was heavily influenced by André 3000 and Big Boi, something they freely discussed backstage at Red […]

6. THE LADY OF THE LOWLANDS

   “I don’t appreciate things without an erotic charge,” says Lera Lynn, a singular wanderer on the Americana borderlands of country. “I know people really love Taylor Swift, but there’s no sex in that music — no sex or death. That’s what I find lacking in some pop music.” To Lynn, who has declined big label […]

7. Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires Fest Returning In ’26

   Eaux Claires, the festival founded by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and the National's Aaron Dessner in 2015, will stage its first edition in seven years on July 24-25.

8. Peter Gabriel Salutes Josh Safdie For ‘Touch’ Sync

   Peter Gabriel has thanked director Josh Safdie for including his 1982 song...

9. 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Samara Joy

   Name  Samara Joy Best known for  Never being home. Current city  New York, my hometown. Really want to be in  Paris or Italy, eating the best food and playing with local musicians! Excited about  Playing at the NY Philharmonic with my band, as well as debuting their newest orchestrations! May 16 if you’re in town 🙂 My current...

10. Stevie Nicks, Lorde, Eagles Are In Jazz Fest Groove

    Eagles, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart Kings of Leon, Lainey Wilson, Teddy Swims, Lorde, Jon Batiste, Tyler Childers and David Byrne will headline this year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.