Uniting Voices Chicago choir records cover of ‘People Have the Power’ with The B-52s’ Kate Pierson

The singer and choir recorded a completely reimagined cover of “People Have the Power,” a song written by Patti Smith and her ...
American Songwriter

4 Pop Hooks From the 1980s That You’ll Never Stop Singing

And you’ll never stop singing them. I mentioned glossy production, but George Michael went in the opposite direction on one of his biggest hits, “Faith”. Opting for a dry, raw mix, he said “Faith” was ...

Inside Robbie Williams' and Ayda Field's 1980s themed New Year's Eve party featuring rollerskating boomboxes and backflipping dancers

The singer-songwriter, 51, and his actress wife, 46, jetted off to a mystery sunny location to celebrate - and hosted a huge ...
FilmRiot on MSN

VHS filmmaking: How it defined a generation

Sign up to Lickd with our link for 14 days free stock music and 50% off your first mainstream chart track -- Get Our REAL VHS ...
The Austin Chronicle

Beyond Imitation or Flattery, Tribute Bands Make New Live Memories

Ty Hurless has been playing Tom Petty in the Damn Torpedoes for 15 years. A natural brunette, he wore his hair short for much of his original musical career. Now, though, it sits just above shoulder ...

45 huge gigs, concerts and music events heading to Greater Manchester in 2026

Psych Fest returns in 2026 with a big line-up of more than 70 acts across a number of venues, including the likes of The Beta ...
MarketWatch

Shake Shack’s Big Shack burger is more than an internet sensation. Here’s what it says about the restaurant business.

Fast-casual chain Shake Shack’s new Big Shack burger, an unmistakable riff on the Big Mac, is sending the internet into a frenzy. It follows the success of Chili’s Big Smasher, another Big Mac ...
Post and Courier

As Shake Shack expands in SC, company seeks Greenville employees

GREENVILLE — Earlier this year, Shake Shack announced it would open its first South Carolina location at North Charleston’s Tanger Outlets shopping mall. Now, the popular New York-based fast casual ...
Queerty

From disco closets to punk chaos: The queer culture clash that birthed the B-52s

The following is an excerpt from The B-52s’ Cosmic Thing by Pete Crighton and available now from Bloomsbury. The B-52s were always queer, though not overtly, and this book dissects the coded queer ...
Louder

How a disintegrating relationship and a Beatles obsession inspired Kurt Cobain to write his first love song, and to plot Nirvana's escape from punk rock prison

Having been introduced by a mutual friend, Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne, Marander and Kurt Cobain had been dating for the ...
WDRB

Board approves plans for Shake Shack, Wawa in Jeffersonville, Indiana

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Shake Shack and another Wawa gas station and convenience store are in the works in southern Indiana. The Jeffersonville Drainage Board approved plans for the two businesses ...
Jalopnik

Why The B-52 Bomber Uses Eight Engines Instead Of Four

The B-52 Stratofortress carries eight engines for one simple reason: the technology of the 1940s, when it was designed, wasn't capable of powering it with anything less. Engineers didn't have much ...