Grungy. Wu Tang Clan. Radiohead. “Wonderwall.” The music of the ’90s was as exciting as it was diverse. But what does it say about the era—and why does it still matter? 60 Songs That Explain the ’90s is back for 30 more episodes to try to answer those questions. Join Ringers music writer and ’90s […]
At first, Johnny Cinco was a beneficiary of the powerful Atlanta rap machine, then he got lost within it. Around 2013, he recorded a somewhat typical early 2010s ATL turn up joint, “They Gave the Wrong Young Nigga Money,” that lit up the city’s famed strip club Magic City, scoring him a record deal with […]
It’s even better when it’s the Eurovision Song Contest, he told CNN, as he is a self-proclaimed superfan of the annual competition. “This contest has inspired me for many years,” he said. “I’ve actually taken some of the songs and performed them on the ice.” Weir will be hosting and providing commentary for the semi-finals […]
“A lot of people make money marketing that lifestyle, so let’s see what happens now that things are real and not just records,” he said. Hip Hop has been shaken by the RICO charges set against Young Thug, Gunna, and 26 of their alleged associates. Yesterday (May 9), news surfaced that Thugger’s home was raided […]
For all its flaws, Iron Maiden’s 1990 underpowered No Prayer For The Dying album did succeed on one level: it successfully repositioned Maiden for the incoming decade. The back-to-basics sound pre-dated the rise of grunge, itself a reaction to the excess of the 1980s (ironically, the man spearheading that movement, Kurt Cobain, had eleven scribbled […]
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.” Blake Shelton is an Oklahoman through and through. When the country music singer is n’t on tour, he’s taking it slow on his ranch with his wife from him, gwen Stefani. But sometimes his two passions collide, like when […]
Rare violins once owned by famed virtuosos like Fritz Kreisler, Jascha Heifetz and Yehudi Menuhin have sold privately in recent years for up to $20 million. The instruments they played typically bear their names, like the “Earl of Plymouth” Stradivarius, which to burnish its reputation, mystique and market value is now also referred to as […]
Fan-filmed video of Yngwie Malmsteen‘s May 8 performance at the 13th edition of M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland can be seen below. In a recent interview with Tigman of WPDH Radio 101.5 FM in Poughkeepsie, New York, Yngwie was asked to name the best of the three singers he […]
On 10th May 1970, David Bowie won an Ivor Novello Award for his song space oddity. Collecting the award at The Talk Of The Town in London, he performed the song for a live TV audience that was transmitted live via satellite across the world, to countries like America, Australia, France, Holland, Spain and Venezuela. […]
It’s difficult to underestimate how deeply and completely the iPod revolutionized music listening. Introduced in 2001, the pocket-sized device escorted music consumers out of the CD era and into the gleaming digital age. (“I don’t know who your product’s designers are,” Moby said in a 2001 promotional video from Apple, “but boy, you’re not paying […]