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Rick Derringer said he was typecast after working with parody-song master "Weird Al" Yankovic. – Photo credit: John Manard for Super Festivals via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0, cropped (left) / Carl Lender via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0, cropped (right)

Culture

Rick Derringer said working with ‘Weird Al’ typecast him and ‘ruined’ his producing career

Ryan Reed

7/24/2025
The Beastie Boys smashed their own gold-record plaque and found something strange. – Photo credit: YouTube screenshot from Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast / Canva (graphics)

Culture

The Beastie Boys smashed their own gold-record plaque and made a weird, hilarious discovery

Ryan Reed

7/15/2025
Fleetwood Mac may have cut "Silver Springs," but Stevie Nicks never gave up on it. – Photo credit: screenshots from Fleetwood Mac YouTube video

Culture

Fleetwood Mac cut this haunting ballad from ‘Rumours.’ Then Stevie Nicks gave it new life.

Ryan Reed

6/9/2025
Nirvana's final album was done with a mix of artistry and working class values. – Photo credit: Sherry Hope Allen Lavoie/Wikimedia Commons

Culture

The working class philosophy behind recording Nirvana’s final album

Erik Barnes

4/8/2025
Good Neighbor are challenging record-industry conventions. (L-R: Tim Anderson, Jonny O’Hara, Reyna Bryan, Pierre Van Dongen, Maddi St John, Scotty Coats) – Photo credit: Ryan Kontra

Heroes

Good Neighbor aim to shake up record manufacturing with an incredible, eco-friendly model

Ryan Reed

4/4/2025
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After a mysterious disappearance, transgender R&B icon Jackie Shane’s legacy lives on

Elyssa Goodman

2/21/2025

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