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In the late 80s and early 90s, dream pop emerged from the UK. Along with shoegaze, an adjacent and associated genre, these bands featured ethereal vocals and distorted guitar effects, creating a “wall of sound.” Dream pop has re-emerged in recent years, with bands catering to Gen Z listeners. Here are three dream pop bands of the 90s that may find a second life with Gen Z. Cocteau Twins One […]

You don’t mess with a man’s hand when he’s on heater. That’s certainly how Offest must have been feeling when a camera caught him in a heated conversation with some officials at a Paris casino. In a video shared by TMZ, the Grammy-nominated rapper is seen arguing with employees at a Paris casino over his spot at a blackjack table. Based on what he says, it appears he left the […]

In 1991, members of Soundgarden and future members of Pearl Jam came together to honor their friend, Andrew Wood. He was the frontman of the Seattle-pioneering grunge band Mother Love Bone. In March 1990, Wood tragically died of an overdose. His roommate, Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, penned songs in tribute to and inspired by his friend. Under the name Temple Of The Dog, Cornell brought together guitarists Mike McCready and […]

A Michigan city just outside Detroit has given us the cringiest Eminem parody of the year. But it’s for a worthy cause: school bus safety. The tune is titled “The Real Miss Daisy”, and it’s a parody of Eminem’s “The Real Slim Shady”. The project was a collaborative effort between the Sterling Heights Police Department and Sterling Heights Television (SHTV), along with Henry Ford II High School Theater and Advanced […]

Quiet Riot has a new frontman who wasn’t even alive in the 1980s (or the 1990s). You wouldn’t know it from the sound of his voice, however, and fans are loving him as the band’s new singer. On Oct. 1, 2026, Quiet Riot debuted their new vocalist, 23-year-old John Torra, at a show at Cherokee Event Center in West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma. After clips of the concert made it online, […]