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Pedro Bell, Chicago-born artist who created Funkadelic’s cosmic album covers, dies at 69

August 29, 2019 at 8:25 a.m.

Pedro Bell, whose wild, psychedelic album covers for Detroit cosmic funk band Funkadelic defined the influential group's aesthetic, died Tuesday. He was 69. His death was confirmed by longtime Funkadelic...

David Berman, acclaimed indie-rock singer-songwriter of Silver Jews, dies at 52

August 8, 2019 at 1:27 p.m.

David Berman, the acclaimed singer, songwriter and poet best known for his indie-rock band the Silver Jews, has died. The artist's slightly skewed albums, including "American Water," "Tanglewood Numbers" and...

Charles Manson replies "It all depends on your point of view," after a newsman asked him "Are you insane, Charlie?", March 19, 1970 in Los Angeles. The exchange came as Manson left court where he won permission to hire a new attorney, replacing one who had sought to have Manson examined by psychiatrists.

Before you see ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,’ read this guide to Charles Manson-related music

July 29, 2019 at 11:35 a.m.

Charles Manson was a failed songwriter who, like thousands of other would-be rock stars of the era, moved west to chase his dream of becoming a successful musician. Needless to...

Is R. Kelly in the news? Then his music streaming numbers are probably up

July 14, 2019 at 10:10 a.m.

If Nielsen Music's midyear report is indicative of a bigger trend, the news that embattled R&B singer R. Kelly has been arrested again could very well help his streaming numbers....

Radiohead performs at Bonnaroo. The band just released 16-plus hours of rehearsal tapes after a hacker threatened to release them unless they paid a ransom.

We inhaled all 16 hours of Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’ sessions. Here are the best bits

August 25, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

The note from British art-rock band Radiohead was pretty straightforward: "We've been hacked," wrote singer Thom Yorke on the band's Bandcamp page. Acknowledging that a hacker had stolen nearly 16...

The late Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs plays a Beatles song as he introduces the iPhone at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco in 2007. Apple is expected to announce the discontinuation of its iTunes platform, according to reports.

Apple will shut down iTunes, ending the download era, report says

June 2, 2019 at 10:19 p.m.

The iTunes store is a dead service walking. On Friday afternoon, social media erupted after Bloomberg News reported that Apple was set to announce the end of its iTunes store,...

El rapero Nipsey Hussle en una imagen de archivo del 29 de marzo de 2018.

Las letras de Nipsey Hussle fueron diseñadas para ser recitadas por todo el mundo

May 13, 2019 at 11:18 a.m.

Ya se ha escrito mucho sobre las formas en que el rapero Nipsey Hussle, quien fue asesinado el domingo frente a su tienda en el distrito de Crenshaw, contribuyó a...

Rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot to death Sunday in South Los Angeles, performs during the Rolling Loud music festival at Exposition Park in L.A. on Dec. 14, 2018.

Nipsey Hussle’s lyrics were designed to be recited the world over

April 2, 2019 at 9:36 a.m.

Much has already been written about the ways in which the rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was killed Sunday in front of his Crenshaw district retail store in Los Angeles, contributed...

Neil Strauss and his girlfriend De La O behind him during the taping of a radio show at his home in Malibu in 2012.

Mötley Crüe’s long-awaited biopic ‘The Dirt’ readies for its Netflix debut. After #MeToo, do we need it?

March 21, 2019 at 1:25 p.m.

At the end of a recent conversation regarding the new Mötley Crüe biopic “The Dirt,” the band’s drummer, Tommy Lee, paused to reflect on those halcyon days of the 1980s,...

Dick Dale, pioneer of the surf guitar, dies at 81

August 22, 2019 at 10:45 a.m.

Nearly 60 years ago, surfers flocked to the waves along Newport Beach to try mastering the new craze. When the sun set, they needed someplace to dance and Dick Dale...

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