Good lord, how is it already that time of year again? Friendsgiving to Thanksgiving to Black Friday to Small Business Saturday to Cyber Monday to Giving Tuesday. Bang-Bang-Bang! I’m here for the spectacle and gearing up for some glorious gluttony. Today, I’ve got a quick rundown of some music, culture, and gifting moments you should…
Talking Heads have gathered some of their early rarities on a new compilation album for Record Store Day’s 2025 Black Friday event. Tentative Decisions features demos of songs that would later appear on the band’s first two albums—1777’s Talking Heads: 77 and 1978’s More Songs About Buildings and Food—alongside a live recording of “Artists Only”…
My Chemical Romance have secured a drool-worthy slate of opening acts for their summer 2026 European stadium shows, which begin June 30 in Liverpool, England, with support from Echo & the Bunnymen. From there, Idlewild will open July 4 in Glasgow, while Skunk Anansie (July 8), Joan Jett (July 10) and Sunny Day Real Estate…
Image Credit: WireImage Sir Richard Branson is grieving the loss of his late wife, Joan Branson (née Templeman). The billionaire, who co-founded the Virgin Group, announced her death on November 25, 2025, in a public statement, which he shared on his Instagram. “Heartbroken to share that Joan, my wife and partner for 50 years, has…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Jordan and Jessi Ngatikaura have had some serious issues in their relationship. Much of their time on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 3 involved the fractures in their relationship. Then, of course, there was what went down with Jessi and Marciano. Jordan’s speaking about his wife’s affair, his own…
Blueface ended his whirlwind fling with Hazel E just days after she claimed she kept him from landing back behind bars during a probation scare in Los Angeles. The 27-year-old rapper, fresh off a November 1 prison release tied to a 2021 Las Vegas assault case, took to social media to publicly sever ties with…
My Bloody Valentine are playing shows again. The shoegaze legends gave their first performance in seven years at a surprise Dublin warm-up gig last week, and now their UK tour is underway. While MBV aren’t always the most outspoken band, they’ve used the occasion to make a clear statement in support of the people of…
Warner Music Group, one of the major labels that sued AI song generator Suno last year for copyright infringement, has signed a licensing deal with the company. The new partnership, which settles their prior litigation, is designed to help Suno move toward a licensed model where users will pay to download songs made on its…
Paul and Earl Hudson were born to a Jamaican mother and an American father who worked as a mechanic for the U.S. Air Force, and they moved all over the country before settling down in Washington, D.C. In 1976, the Hudson brothers formed a jazz fusion band called Mind Power, Paul on vocals and Earl…
