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Veteran rock singer Amanda Somerville, who sang with bands like Kamelot and Epica, has been diagnosed with a “malignant and aggressive” brain tumor. Somerville’s husband, Sander Gommans, shared the news in a Facebook post. “Hi friends, I have some very sad news to share. The love of my life, mother of my three daughters and my beautiful wife Amanda Somerville, has a malignant and aggressive brain tumor.” “We’re shocked, devastated, […]

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Yeah, it’s 90 degrees in September in a lot of places right now. We think that’s absolutely bananas, so we’re cooking up some autumn playlists in the lab to get through this heatwave. Is it working? Not sure yet. Still, these are great songs to have on deck when the weather finally takes a chill pill. “Pale September” by Fiona Apple “Pale September” appeared on Fiona Apple’s 1996 debut album […]

People know the infamous beef between 50 Cent and Ja Rule all too well. 50 dropped some of the meanest diss songs you’ll ever hear with records like “Back Down“. Things would get violent, then Ja and 50 would bark at each other for the next 20+ years. But one aspect about beef people don’t always think of is that sometimes, others will get involved in it just by being […]

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Tragic news struck the family, friends, and fans of Chad Gilbert. The New Found Glory guitarist passed away at 45 years old after a battle with brain cancer. His wife Lisa Cimorelli shared the devastating news on social media that he passed in his sleep surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his wife, his daughter Lily, his brother Brian, and his mother Jackie. “We are devastated and […]

Plagiarism or just a coincidence? 70s and 80s disco legend Amanda Lear believes Miley Cyrus blatantly copied her work wholesale. In an Instagram post, Lear sarcastically thanked Cyrus for allegedly ripping off her song “The Sphinx” with the new song “Red Lights” on her album Bass Persuades. Take a listen for yourself: Fans online are extremely conflicted on whether Lear has any truth to her claims. One person on X […]

Can someone be too old to be a rock star? You would think after a certain age that they couldn’t take the loud noise of it all, let alone the lifestyle. However, 95-year-old acting legend William Shatner defied expectations by making his heavy metal debut at an after-hours warm-up gig for Riot Fest in Chicago. There, he covered a litany of classics with his band The *uckers, from Ozzy Osbourne’s […]

Everyone who has ever listened to Outkast before has had the same question: Who is “Ms. Jackson”? What made André 3000 sing his heart out to apologize to this woman? Dig a little deep into hip-hop lore, and you learn that the infamous “Ms. Jackson” was actually Erykah Badu’s mother. At some point in the mid-90s, André and Badu met and quickly got into a relationship. By 1997, they welcomed […]