33 stories 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 grit…
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 wher…
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…
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 fro…
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 her sh…
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 Thursday.…
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 t…
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 the ne…
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…
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 excess…
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 part …
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, stun…
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 album…
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 bowli…
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 "Hamilton,…
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," writt…
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 who ex…
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 fro…
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 be head…
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 hasn't bro…
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 3Â hour, 59 minute performance at MetL…
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…
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" (released in Mar…
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...
