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Anberlin is doing the previously unthinkable: reuniting for a short run, because what the fans want, the fans get

June 27, 2019 at 10:24 a.m.

By the time Florida-based alt-rock band Anberlin finished its farewell tour, frontman Stephen Christian wasn't sure he ever wanted to see his bandmates again. They had been friends since high...

Scott Stapp is all better now, and there might even be a Creed comeback in his looming future

June 19, 2019 at 9:35 a.m.

Ex-Creed singer Scott Stapp was once a troubled frontman whose public battles with mental illness, substance abuse, and his own messianic reputation made his name synonymous with the ego and...

Debbie Gibson and Tiffany really like each other. Seriously.

June 11, 2019 at 8:45 a.m.

It turns out they weren't really fighting at all, but back in the '80s, teen idols Debbie Gibson and Tiffany were rumored to be waging one of pop music's politest...

Spring Awakening is here, and so are all the cool kids, from superstars to fast-rising locals

June 4, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.

After years downtown, electronic music festival Spring Awakening settles into its new suburban home in Hoffman Estates' Poplar Creek for a Friday-Sunday run. For artists on the circuit, Spring Awakening...

Everything about Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan is quieter now — even the music

May 30, 2019 at 8:47 a.m.

Duff McKagan was still in Guns N' Roses when he released his first solo album, "Believe In Me," in 1993. The album underperformed and the ensuing tour was a semi-legendary...

The grunge is still going strong for veteran bashers Mudhoney

May 23, 2019 at 8:09 a.m.

In a way, it makes sense that Mudhoney lead singer Mark Arm has a day job managing the Sub Pop warehouse. Even venerable frontmen aren't immune to the gig economy,...

How Taylor Swift led to magic for metalcore outfit I Prevail

May 16, 2019 at 9:17 a.m.

It wasn't too many years ago that the members of Michigan metalcore band I Prevail were working day jobs and rehearsing in a storage unit. In late 2014, they recorded...

Nils Lofgren has played with everyone, from Neil Young to Bruce Springsteen

May 8, 2019 at 10:14 a.m.

In 1978, Nils Lofgren was a well-regarded but vaguely underperforming singer and guitarist. His former band, Grin, had been a disappointment, and he was in between the gigs that would...

The big breaks just keep coming for Swedish pop star Zara Larsson

May 2, 2019 at 9:06 a.m.

Pop singer Zara Larsson's first big break came when she was ten years old, and won a televised talent competition in her native Sweden. Her second big break came a...

It was the call of Motown love songs that sparked the Swedish pop star known as Léon

April 25, 2019 at 9:07 a.m.

When Swedish pop singer Léon was growing up in Stockholm, she loved American R&B and soul music more than anything in the world. Léon, born Lotta Lindgren, began writing Motown-style...

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