Duck and cover. Helmet is back
Even in the grunge era, when record executives were throwing big money at every heavy rock band that sort of reminded them of Nirvana, Helmet's early years were a blur....
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Steve Aoki says let them eat cake
Steve Aoki, the Los Angeles DJ who regularly commands crowds of tens of thousands of people at electronic-dance-music festivals, is analyzing the complex metrics of his career. "I've thrown over...
The travails and joys of being Hozier
Fortunately for Andrew Hozier Byrne, Prince had excused himself by the time the Irish singer-songwriter performed his 2014 smash "Take Me to Church" during last week's Grammy Awards. "He might...
Anvil’s story would be a parody if not true
No metal band, and possibly no band in the history of bands, has had a career as labyrinthine as that of Anvil. One day in the late '70s, a high...
A poignant, mystical Marilyn Manson holds forth
On second thought, maybe open-ended questions aren't the way to begin a phone interview with Marilyn Manson. "Interesting that you brought that up," says the hard-rock star and nihilistic '90s...
An angry Lewis Black, coming to Rialto Square Theatre
The terrible events in Paris this month may suggest social satirists who roast religious figures must fear for their lives. But Lewis Black, the veteran stand-up comedian who once declared...
De La Soul goes Hypnotic; rap and jazz merge
At 5 years old, Gabriel Hubert picked up the trumpet. Then his parents bought him a cornet. He was happy. "My first few weeks I was amazed and astonished," he...
Blue Man makes magic, even on Christmas Eve
After all the Jingle Balls, Smooth Jazz Christmases and Holiday Singalongs have packed up their Santa hats, after the Mannheim Steamrollers and Andrea Bocellis have vacated the city, after the...
Charli XCX is making all the right moves
Step one in a hit music career: Make songs that sound nice on the radio, as Charli XCX has done with Icona Pop's "I Love It," Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" and...
Yelawolf has just a couple of things to say
Yelawolf, a rapper from Gadsden, Ala., has toured three times with his Pittsburgh contemporary Wiz Khalifa, beginning in 2010. Each time, the crowd took him apart. "I mean, some of...