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
Sex, lies and that infamous R. Kelly videotape no longer define Reshona Landfair. Those shackles, virtually fastened around her neck by the Grammy-winning R&B singer’s abhorrent actions, had bound Landfair for most of her life. Kelly had begun grooming and sexually abusing her at age 13 — when the star was 30, she claims in a … Read more
The global music industry has been rocked by the death of legendary Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst, 70, after an almost three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Hirst is survived by his wife, Lesley Holland, and daughters Gabriella, Lex, and Jay. “After fighting heroically for almost three years, Rob is now free of pain – ‘a … Read more
A$AP Rocky has spoken. The “Praise the Lord” rapper appeared to diss fellow hip hop star Drake on his newly released album “Don’t Be Dumb.” After Rocky, 37, dropped the record on Friday, fans suggested that the track “Stole Ya Flow” was about Drake and Rihanna’s rumored relationship – and how Rocky “stole” the “Umbrella” … Read more
Kenny Morris, the original drummer of the British punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, has died. He was 68. John Robb, a music journalist and the late drummer’s longtime friend, announced the news on Thursday. No cause of death has been revealed. “Kenny was a friend of ours, and it was always a pleasure to … Read more
Won’t get fooled again. Drummer Zak Starkey has revealed where he stands with The Who after singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend fired him from the group last year. “We’re still friends. We still talk all the time,” Starkey, 60, exclusively told The Post while promoting his upcoming one-man show at the Gramercy Theatre … Read more
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, the co-founder and former guitarist of the English rock band Black Midi, has died. He was 26. The late musician’s family announced the devastating news in a statement shared through the band’s record label, Rough Trade Records, on Monday. They said that Kwasniewski-Kelvin died “after a long battle with his mental health.” No … Read more
Grammy-winning banjo player Béla Fleck has canceled three upcoming performances with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, accusing the venue of becoming “charged and political” after recent changes under the Trump administration. Fleck, who has won more than a dozen Grammy Awards, announced the withdrawal on social media. In a post on X, … Read more
Stranger things have happened! On Wednesday, the Foo Fighters announced that their guitarist Pat Smear has to sit out a few of the group’s upcoming performances due to a freak accident. “BREAKING NEWS! In the classic tradition of rockstars having bizarre gardening accidents, Pat Smear has apparently rung in the new year by smashing the s–t out of … Read more
David Bowie’s had a vigorous afterlife since dying in New York 10 years ago. He conquered Billboard’s album chart for the first time in his career with the dark jazzy masterpiece “Blackstar,” released Jan. 8, 2016 — just two days before his death. His best-known singles surged back into the top 100 on both sides … Read more