Oscar-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard was enjoying a night of Irish music before his fatal motorcycle accident west of Ireland’s capital city early Wednesday morning. The 56-year-old, who died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash just before 4:30 a.m. in western Dublin, spent his final moments at the Wren’s Nest pub attending a trad session, The Irish … Read more
It must have been high touring costs. Roxette, the Swedish pop-rock duo that rose to worldwide fame in the late 80s’/early 90s’ for hits such as “It Must Have Been Love” and “Listen to Your Heart,” is the latest music group to be rattled by “blue dot fever” — a term that’s spread on social … Read more
You likely already know this little ditty. In 2019, Carl Martin, a Danish musician and musicology student, sat down to compose a song and struck what he believed was musical gold. He had crafted a four-note melody that he said “felt just right” and claimed it was the “best melody anybody in music has ever … Read more
One of the last surviving Ramones wasn’t invited to a 50th anniversary concert that will feature a punk supergroup playing some of the band’s best tunes, The Post has learned. Former drummer Richie Ramone confirmed he was left off the guest list for a John Travolta-hosted “50th anniversary” bash in Los Angeles that will feature … Read more
Cops are investigating whether singer Lauren Bennett killed herself in England, reports say. Multiple authorities believe the “Party Rock Anthem” star most likely died by suicide in the UK on May 29, according to TMZ. Her father, Richard Bennett, previously claimed the National Health Service failed to appropriately treat her for five months before her … Read more
A glamorous comedian and musician has accused Jelly Roll of a salacious online smear campaign that included an alleged hitman and independent death threats — and contributed to the breakup of his marriage to Bunnie Xo. Nicole Arbour, whose recent Jelly Roll diss track “Cosplay Christian” racked up millions of views online, claimed the country superstar and Bunnie spent years fabricating … Read more
Each year, the eastern end of Long Island gets louder and livelier with new bars, clubs and even speakeasies. This summer, the scene promises to sizzle with a series of openings that offer different levels of fun. If martinis and mahjong are your dream night out, we know just the place. You’d rather guzzle magnums … Read more
How do you entice new customers onto a cruise ship? That often-maligned holiday experience of tiny crowded pools, average entertainment, long buffet lines, smoky casinos and bingo (not to mention bingo wings)? How about with a bit of rock ’n’ roll? Or rap? Or disco? Virgin Voyages, a cruise line with a unique music heritage, is … Read more
Country star Jelly Roll and his wife Bunnie XO are very public about how they have turned their lives around, exorcising their demons to become good Christians. But some of the inner circle who surround them are bad news, with several issued restraining orders against them for abusing women and one of the country star’s … Read more
He took his shot — and hit nothing but net. A longtime street musician scored his dream gig with the Knicks last week when two Madison Square Garden execs happened upon his drumming performance outside the World’s Most Famous Arena. “What are the odds of you just walking past while I’m here trying to bust … Read more
Live music fans across the Golden State, rejoice. You now have a small window to land major concert tickets going for a song as Live Nation rolls out its nationwide “Summer of Live” promotion. The steep discounts went live Wednesday, offering $30 all-in tickets to more than 4,000 shows across the US and Canada, and … Read more
Talk about a Double-Double of SoCal icons. Burger giant In-N-Out is teaming up with alt-rock radio staple KROQ to give the station’s famed Wilshire Boulevard performance hub a major glow-up — rebranding it as the In-N-Out Burger Sound Space at KROQ, according to a news release from Audacy. In-N-Out Burger is teaming up with alt-rock station … Read more
Bad news for Coachella fans as one act scheduled for the upcoming music festival had to cancel their appearance due to the guitarist suffering an “acute brain injury.” In a post on the rock band’s Instagram on Wednesday, the band, Lambrini Girls, wrote that they would not be performing on Saturday at the desert festival because … Read more
On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket, went to see an up-and-coming rock band from Washington for their debut show in Chicago. After a blast of guitar feedback, 20-year-old Kurt Cobain politely announced to the crowd at the small club called Dreamerz: “Hello, we’re … Read more
Bo Lueders, the guitarist for pioneering hardcore band Harm’s Way, tragically died at just 38 years old. His bandmates shared the news in a heartbreaking Instagram post, saying the musician “will be remembered for his unwavering empathy and compassion for his friends & family and his magnetic, inimitable presence on & off the stage.” While … Read more
Hellman’s is finally answering the question on everyone’s minds: Is mayonnaise an instrument? The question was infamously first posed about 25 years ago by the lovable starfish Patrick on “SpongeBob Squarepants,” and now there’s finally an answer. The beloved mayo brand worked with Dr. Rachael Durkin, Head of Global Music Technologies at Northumbria University, and … Read more
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola’s got them ma-ma-ma-ma mad. Celebrated musician and producer Moby took a cheap shot at the Kinks in a biting new interview published Sunday, calling the British rockers’ classic “Lola” “unevolved” — and sparking a nasty spat with the rock icons. “Lola by the Kinks came up on a Spotify playlist, and I thought … Read more
A Brazilian soccer star accused pop singer Chappell Roan of bringing his 11-year-old daughter to “tears” after the diva’s security ridiculed and berated the child at a Sao Paul hotel Saturday. Jorginho slammed the “Pink Pony Club” crooner in a lengthy Instagram post, claiming she sent her security guard after his daughter for supposedly harassing … Read more
They are head over heels for JFK Jr. — and these ’80s and ’90s hits. Ahead of the finale of “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette,” on March 26, Spotify compiled a list for The Post of the top 10 most streamed songs featured on the FX and Hulu miniseries since it … Read more
His “Glory Days” with some fans have passed him by. Bruce Springsteen’s fans are furious over the legendary rocker’s astronomical ticket prices for his upcoming “Land of Hope and Dreams” tour, which critics argue are unaffordable for his “working class fanbase” and contradict his Man of the People image. The woke New Jersey billionaire is pushing … Read more