Tucker Zimmerman, the American musician who recruited his folk successors Big Thief to collaborate on his 2024 album Dance Of Love, died in a house fire at his home in Belgium on Saturday morning (January 17). He was 85. Local news reports that his wife of over 50 years, Marie-Claire Lambert, also died in the fire. The post Tucker Zimmerman …

Ten years ago, just two days after releasing his final album Blackstar, David Bowie passed away. Over the weekend the national library in North London hosted a tribute event called David Bowie In Time, during which there were a few musical performances. Jehnny Beth, the ex-Savages frontperson who’s covered Bowie a handful of times over the years, participated by covering …

Bob Weir died earlier this month at 78. The San Fransisco-born guitarist was best known for co-founding the Grateful Dead, but he also played with a few of its offshoot groups including Dead & Company, whose lineup includes John Mayer. (Weir’s final live performances, in fact, were a three-night run with Dead & Company last August at Golden Gate Park.) …

On this date in 2005, Compton emcee The Game released his groundbreaking debut album, The Documentary, under Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope Records. As the first G-Unit artist from outside New York City, The… The post Today In Hip Hop History: The Game Dropped His Debut LP ‘The Documentary’ 21 Years Ago appeared first on .

Actor/musicians Finn Wolfhard and A$AP Rocky were the stars of the first Saturday Night Live of 2026. It was host Wolfhard’s SNL debut, though the Stranger Things star and indie rocker did once play an NBC page in the 2024 movie Saturday Night. He was also referenced in a Stranger Things song by cast member Jane Wickline during Weekend Update …

On this date in 1995, Black Thought, Questlove, Dice Raw, Rahzel and the original Roots crew dropped the Philly Hip Hop collective’s second LP Do You Want More?!!!??! on DGC… The post Today in Hip-Hop History: The Roots’ Sophomore Album ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’ Dropped 31 Years Ago appeared first on .

On this date in 1992, Paramount Pictures presented the highly anticipated hood flick Juice, which stars a still rising rap star by the name of Tupac Shakur, who plays a… The post Today In Hip Hop History: Paramount Pictures Released ‘Juice’ In Theaters 34 Years Ago appeared first on .

The Mr. Bungle reunion has been in full swing since 2020. There have been some bumps, like when Mike Patton had to cancel for mental health reasons and when he tried to take out a drone at Knotfest Chile. But they’ve been having fun and even covering Grease songs. On Thursday, the band pleased audiences in Zapopan, Mexico by (partially) performing “Retrovertigo” …

Last week, Cate Le Bon and St. Vincent released “Always The Same,” a collaboration made during the sessions of the Welsh singer’s latest album Michelangelo Dying. Last night Le Bon performed at New York’s Irving Plaza and brought out Annie Clark to sing the duet. The post Watch St. Vincent Join Cate Le Bon For “Always The Same” In New …

The Beaches had fun on their latest album, last year’s No Hard Feelings. Now, the quartet is having even more fun by covering A Flock Of Seagull’s 1982 hit “I Ran (So Far Away),” a true new wave banger and one of my favorite songs to put on at the bar. Their take is true… The post The Beaches – …