Last year, the widely beloved New York singer-songwriter Jesse Malin, a veteran of punk bands like Heart Attack and D Generation, suffered a rare spinal stroke that left him partially paralyzed. Malin’s peers and admirers raised money for his recovery, and stars like Bruce Springsteen and Billie Joe Armstrong covered his songs on the f...

Rakim, the God MC, has been one of the most beloved and respected rappers in the world since 1987, when he and Eric B. released their debut album Paid In Full. But ever since Eric B. and Rakim parted ways, Rakim’s solo career has been marred by a series of false starts. The Seventh Seal, his last solo album, came out back in 2009. Late...

Back in 1979, a mysterious singer by the name of Noël released a disco album called Is There More To Life Than Dancing? It was entirely written and produced by brothers Ron and Russell Mael, otherwise known as the cult-beloved pop band Sparks, just after Sparks teamed with disco overlord Giorgio Moroder on their own dance pivot No. 1 In Heaven.

Madison James has been busy. The New Jersey musician recently kicked off a new album rollout with their cult-beloved emo band Ogbert The Nerd, and this spring they launched a pretty successful publicity stunt this spring by acquiring the Taylor Swift Bandcamp page and using it to publish an unpolished screamo track. Last month James also release...

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