The Boston art-punk band Mission Of Burma got started in 1979. With their live shows and their early records, the 1981 EP Signals, Calls And Marches and the 1982 album Vs., they left an indelible stamp on indie rock history. Mission Of Burma first broke up in 1983 because of frontman Roger Miller’s tinnitus. They got back together in the …

Hey, remember when the two main members of Operation Ivy started a new band together? What’s going on with that? Berkeley ska-punk heroes Operation Ivy famously started in ’87 and ended in ’89, and their raw, scrappy, hectic sound inspired countless imitators. People have been wanting an Operation Ivy reunion for many years, and we got something a bit like …

It was all so slippery. The way it went down; the way it sounded, too. Just when you thought you had a grip on Frank Ocean, he slid through your fingers and vanished, leaving behind nothing but a cloud of smoke and streaks of light. Elusiveness is his nature, his essence, and yet so is profound emotional resonance. It’s what …

The pop/R&B group Color Me Badd formed in Oklahoma City in 1985. In the early ’90s, the group scored a few major hits, including “I Wanna Sex You Up,” “I Adore Mi Amor,” and “All 4 Love.” Since their success faded, Color Me Badd have had a tumultuous history, with original members coming and going as they play the nostalgia …

Retired Los Angeles police detective Daryn Dupree testified Wednesday, August 19, about statements Duane “Keefe D” Davis allegedly made to investigators in 2008 regarding the shooting of Tupac Shakur. Dupree,… The post Retired Detective Testifies Diddy Offered Money in Murder of Tupac appeared first on .

25 years after the September 11 terrorist attacks brought the country and professional sports to a standstill, MLB Network will revisit the role baseball played in helping America begin the… The post SOURCE SPORTS: MLB Network Feature Film ‘When America Took The Field’ Set To Debut On The Eve of 9/11 appeared first on .

As Duane “Keefe D” Davis prepares to stand trial for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, testimony from a retired law enforcement official has brought one of the case’s most… The post Retired Detective Says Keefe D Claimed Diddy Paid For Tupac’s Murder appeared first on .

Before Pusha T and Malice became universally recognized as two of Hip Hop’s sharpest lyricists, the Thornton brothers put Virginia Beach on their backs with a debut album that changed… The post Today in Hip-Hop History: The Clipse Released Their Debut LP ‘Lord Willin’ 24 Years Ago appeared first on .

More than two decades after the federal government dismantled the Black Mafia Family’s sprawling drug operation, one of the organization’s most recognizable former associates is back in federal custody on… The post Former BMF Cohort Chad “J-Bo” Brown Faces Federal Drug and Weapons Charges After DEA Seize 53 KGs of Cocaine, Guns From St. Louis Home appeared first on .

It’s been over a week without power in Gary, Indiana. The loss of power is a direct result of storms that traveled through the Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana area. The… The post Residents Across Gary, Indiana Are Entering Week 2 of No Power appeared first on .