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Friday, December 8, 2017

Dr. Dre is still embarrassed by his secret musical past by Hardeep Phull

Dr. Dre first took the music world by storm in the ’80s as part of the legendary gangster rap group N.W.A. The black-clad, scowling members of the group created a moral panic with their gr…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:06PM
Monday, November 20, 2017

The best and worst of the 2017 AMAs by Hardeep Phull

The American Music Awards is basically like the Twilight Zone of award ceremonies. Sunday night’s show (held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles) depicted the music world as a place wh…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:48AM
Thursday, October 12, 2017

Springsteen’s Broadway debut is dissolving the audience to tears by Hardeep Phull

When legendary record producer and talent scout John Hammond signed Bruce Springsteen in 1972, the scraggly Jersey kid was envisioned as a lyrically intricate singer-songwriter, who might be…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:24PM
Monday, September 18, 2017

Bette Midler and Nona Hendryx first met in a gay bathhouse by Hardeep Phull

Most music fans know Nona Hendryx as a member of Labelle, the trio of divas who scored a No. 1 hit in 1974 with “Lady Marmalade.” But the 72-year-old soul sister has worked with everyone…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:02PM
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Lady Gaga: People told me my show was ‘too gay’ by Hardeep Phull

These days, Lady Gaga’s “Little Monsters” come in tens of thousands to honor their idol. But back when she was just getting started, doubters thought no one would bother showing up to …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:51PM
Thursday, August 10, 2017

Bruce, we’re begging you: Play these for ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ by Hardeep Phull

Bruce is back, and this time, he’s cranking it all the way down. The Boss is embarking on a run of shows at Broadway’s intimate Walter Kerr Theatre — the marquee sign went up on Thurs…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:02PM
Thursday, July 13, 2017

How these hip-hop legends buried their 20-year rift by Hardeep Phull

Last Friday night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, you couldn’t turn a corner without bumping into a pillar of hip-hop. Flavor Flav, DJ Kool Herc, Mase, Ice T, Fat Joe and dozens more took…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:32PM
Thursday, June 15, 2017

Snoop Dogg was afraid that Tupac might attack him by Hardeep Phull

Back in April, Snoop Dogg lovingly referred to Tupac Shakur as his “brother” while inducting the late rapper into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Barclays Center. But as explored in th…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:25PM
Monday, June 5, 2017

The best moments of Ariana Grande’s benefit concert by Hardeep Phull

Less than two weeks ago, Ariana Grande’s show in Manchester was disrupted in the most horrific fashion imaginable. 22 fans (many of them children) died when a suicide bomber attacked t…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:11AM
Thursday, May 25, 2017

How this rock star’s cross-dressing past helped his Broadway career by Hardeep Phull

On a recent afternoon at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in Midtown Manhattan, Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco is on the verge of collapse. It’s not because of any rock ’n’ roll-related …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:24AM
Saturday, April 29, 2017

Springsteen hasn’t done a day’s work since his teens by Hardeep Phull

Even though he has spent much of his career writing songs about the working man, Bruce Springsteen will be the first to tell you he hasn’t done much in the way of hard work himself. As par…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:20AM
Sunday, February 5, 2017

Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl show just reignited her career by Hardeep Phull

At pre-Super Bowl LI press conference, Lady Gaga hinted that her halftime show would be about “inclusion.” She got that right. It was hard to imagine anybody not enjoying the 12-minute, …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:59PM
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Sunday, December 25, 2016

How George Michael transformed from pop icon to serious musical artist by Hardeep Phull

When George Michael released his first solo album “Faith” in 1987, his first order of business was to slay the beast of his previous life in Wham! As the first (and title) track of the a…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:31PM
Friday, December 2, 2016

Cyndi Lauper’s mom feared her daughter might go to hell by Hardeep Phull

When it comes to raising money for her True Colors Fund (designed to combat homelessness among LGBTQ youth), Cyndi Lauper has tried recording fans’ answering-machines messages, gone on bow…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Thursday, December 1, 2016

Ja Rule and Ashanti took the stage at ‘Hamilton’ by Hardeep Phull

If Andra Day’s trajectory as R&B’s newest rising star trails off, she’d certainly be welcome on Broadway. That much was clear Thursday at the Richard Rodgers Theatre — home to �…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:11PM
Saturday, October 22, 2016

Suzanne Vega doesn’t miss old New York by Hardeep Phull

For more than 30 years, the sights and sounds of New York City have always dripped into Suzanne Vega’s music — most notably with her famous (and frequently covered) song “Tom’s Diner…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:06AM
Friday, October 21, 2016

Daveed Diggs’ band warm-up is more intense than ‘Hamilton’ by Hardeep Phull

When it comes to post-show parties for his trippy, sci-fi-themed hip-hop group Clipping, ex-“Hamilton” star Daveed Diggs enjoys getting his kicks from legal substances. “We get people …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:47AM
Thursday, October 20, 2016

How Lady Gaga’s tragic family history inspired her new album by Hardeep Phull

One autumn day, in early November 2013, Lady Gaga rolled up to the SiriusXM Radio studios in New York to give an extended town hall-style interview to promote her new album, “Artpop.” In…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:20PM
Friday, September 30, 2016

The one thing Lady Gaga needs to do at the Super Bowl by Hardeep Phull

The next installment in Lady Gaga’s planned pop redemption has been locked in. On Thursday night, the New Yorker (whose fifth album, “Joanne,” is out Oct. 21) confirmed that she will b…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:56PM
Friday, September 9, 2016

Lady Gaga rediscovers her dancefloor diva on new track by Hardeep Phull

Thirty seconds. That’s all the time it takes for Lady Gaga to get to the chorus on her new song “Perfect Illusion,” (released Thursday night). It’s clear that the New Yorker — who …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:06AM
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Springsteen breaks record for longest American gig — again by Hardeep Phull

If you’ve got the time, Bruce has got the tunes. Exactly a week after The Boss played his longest-ever gig on American soil with an astonishing 3 hour, 59 minute performance at MetLif…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:59AM
Thursday, July 14, 2016

Who should replace Daveed Diggs in ‘Hamilton’? by Hardeep Phull

He got the job done, and now the Tony Award-winning “Hamilton” star Daveed Diggs is dropping the mic for good. On the heels of Lin Manuel-Miranda’s final curtain-call as the m…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:24AM
Saturday, May 21, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda is obsessed with this Brooklyn rap trio by Hardeep Phull

Last month, “Hamilton” star and writer Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted his endorsement of Brooklyn hip-hoppers Flatbush Zombies, saying their debut album, “3001: A Laced Odyssey” (release…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:31PM
Saturday, August 1, 2015

How ‘Born to Run’ turned Bruce Springsteen into the Boss by Hardeep Phull

At the start of 1974, Bruce Springsteen’s piece of the American dream was running away from him. The 24-year-old rock ’n’ roll wannabe from Freehold, NJ, had been signed to...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:38AM
Friday, May 15, 2015

ICYMI, Hugh Laurie’s a comedy genius by Hardeep Phull

House is back on the small screen — and this time, he’s ditching the M.D. for the potential title of V.P. British actor Hugh Laurie became a household name in...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:51AM
Saturday, March 21, 2015

Ariana Grande has the chops, but isn’t ready to star at MSG by Hardeep Phull

“You need a bad girl to blow your mind” sang Ariana Grande on Friday night, as she brought her “Honeymoon Tour” to Madison Square Garden for the first of two...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:15AM
Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Diana Ross shines at Kings Theatre grand reopening by Hardeep Phull

The shirts were buttoned up, the fox pieces were out in force, and the new-carpet smell was overpowering. But for the grand reopening of Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre on Tuesday night,...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:25AM
Friday, January 9, 2015

The 10 most popular songs from ‘Glee’ by Hardeep Phull

It’s a big week for Gleeks as Friday sees the musical comedy start its sixth season — but the excitement is also tinged with sadness, as this run of episodes...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:28PM
Saturday, November 8, 2014

Clive Davis commemorates icon Whitney Houston in live album by Hardeep Phull

It was supposed to be Whitney Houston’s glorious return to New York. But, as it turned out, her 2009 show in Central Park was the start of an extended goodbye....

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:00AM
Saturday, October 25, 2014

Jerry Lee Lewis excites the crowd in Times Square by Hardeep Phull

There wasn’t a whole lot of shakin’ going on at B.B. Kings Blues Club and Grill on Friday night, but Jerry Lee Lewis’ short and sweet set at the Times...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:57AM

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