3 Luke Perry superfans on why he (and those sideburns) mattered
Luke Perry, who died Monday at 52 after suffering a stroke, first found fame on “Beverly Hills, 90210” in the 1990s as the restless and moody Dylan McKay. Perry made...
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Jeff Goldblum — sex symbol, social media star, cool jazz dude and a humble student of life
What hasn’t Jeff Goldblum conquered? The Hollywood star proudly wears the crown of cult hero (1984’s “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension,” 1988’s “Earth Girls Are Easy”)....
How Milwaukee’s Trapper Schoepp co-wrote a song with Bob Dylan
Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Trapper Schoepp adores Wisconsin – truly, madly, deeply. Since releasing his debut in 2012, he’s crisscrossed the country opening for the likes of Jakob Dylan, the Old 97’s...
For Snow Patrol, an emergence to hope and light
Snow Patrol didn’t exactly disappear from the spotlight — radio will never turn its back on the “Grey’s Anatomy”-approved anthem “Chasing Cars.” But the Northern Irish/Scottish band has kept a...
Ashley Monroe is making country music sexy again with ‘Sparrow’
Some songs merely talk about sex while others emit heat and sensuality in such a way a car’s windows need to be rolled down when the notes escape from the...
15 of the weirdest Bob Dylan cover songs to celebrate his birthday
In celebration of Bob Dylan’s 77th birthday on May 24, we take a look at some of the weirdest — not necessarily good or bad, just pleasantly strange — cover...
Meet country supergroup Traveller before it says farewell
What's the difference between a boy band and a supergroup? Traveller, the vaguely twangy, folksy trio featuring singer-songwriters Cory Chisel, Jonny Fritz and Robert Ellis, treads the line between the...
How The Aces made a ‘volcanic’ dream come true
The young women of The Aces can pinpoint the exact moment the foursome decided to take a childhood hobby to the next level: Grammy night 2014. New Zealand ingenue Lorde...
Just the Facs: The loss of Disappears is Chicago’s gain
Fans mourning the demise of Disappears, the local masters of dark, creepy minimalism, can rejoice. Filling the void is Facs (pronounced Facts), the new project raised from the ashes of...
Been-everywhere producer Jonathan Wilson on his ‘do-or-die’ new recording
How fun is it to be Jonathan Wilson? When he’s not cooped up in his in-demand Fivestarstudios in Echo Park, Los Angeles, at the helm of Father John Misty’s LSD-infused,...