Music

The 1980s band who were as important as Sex Pistols, according to Bono: “The ones to melt and rearrange your brain”

• Bono compared Public Enemy’s influence to the Sex Pistols’.
• “Fight the Power” was a defining moment for hip hop.
• Public Enemy paired political urgency with boundary-breaking production.

Bono likened Public Enemy’s impact on hip hop to the Sex Pistols’ influence on punk, praising the group as musical revolutionaries. His comments highlight how their forceful sound and political message helped reshape perceptions of hip hop and bring it to a wider audience. The article traces Public…

STEVE VAI Explains How His Definition Of ‘Success’ Has Changed Through The Years

• Vai now defines success through creative satisfaction.
• He says authentic work matters more than fame or sales.
• His “ultra zone” combines focus, passion and joy.

Steve Vai says his understanding of success has shifted from conventional measures such as wealth, fame and recognition towards the satisfaction of creating work that feels authentic to him. He argues that trying to predict what audiences want can distract artists from their own creative instincts. Vai says…

The Strokes make fifth SNL appearance with Walton Goggins on bongos

• The Strokes joined SNL’s Five-Timers Club.
• Walton Goggins played bongos during “Going Shopping”.
• A new video features puppet versions of tech executives.

The Strokes joined Saturday Night Live’s Five-Timers Club with their fifth appearance on the programme, performing two songs from their latest album, *Reality Awaits*. The performances combined elaborate lighting and green screen-assisted visuals with a Palestinian flag displayed on drummer Fabrizio Moretti’s drumhead. The band played “Lonely in…

Justin Timberlake Reveals ‘What Goes Around… Comes Around’ Is Not About Britney Spears

• Timberlake says the song came from a friend’s breakup.
• The 2006 hit was long linked to Britney Spears.
• A new docuseries will revisit his career.

Justin Timberlake says his 2006 hit “What Goes Around… Comes Around” was inspired by a friend’s breakup, not his relationship with Britney Spears, as listeners have long assumed. His clarification matters because the song was widely seen as a follow-up to “Cry Me a River”, which was about…

This is the epic setlist and all the surprise guests from Sepultura’s emotional final show

• Sepultura ended their career with a 30-song farewell show in São Paulo.
• “Itsári” returned to the set for the first time since 1998.
• Several former members and guest musicians joined the current line-up.

Sepultura closed their career with a farewell concert at São Paulo’s Suhai Music Hall on 7 November, performing a 30-song set before a crowd at the 9,000-capacity venue. The show brought together the band’s current line-up and several former colleagues and guest musicians, while revisiting songs that had…

Former DRAGONFORCE And SKID ROW Singer ZP THEART Releases Re-Imagining Of NIGHTWISH’s ‘Nemo’

• ZP Theart has released a heavier reworking of NIGHTWISH’s “Nemo”.
• The original track appeared on the band’s 2004 album “Once”.
• The release adds to Theart’s recent solo music.

Former DRAGONFORCE and SKID ROW vocalist ZP Theart has released a new version of NIGHTWISH’s “Nemo”, accompanied by a studio playthrough video on his YouTube channel. The 2004 song was originally performed by Tarja Turunen; Theart keeps its melody and dramatic feel but gives it a grittier vocal…

CHRIS POLAND And GAR SAMUELSON’s Pre-MEGADETH Band THE NEW YORKERS To Release Collection Of Never-Before-Heard Demos And Live Tracks

• The New Yorkers’ unreleased recordings are coming out on vinyl.
• Chris Poland and Gar Samuelson formed the band before Megadeth.
• The 12-inch release includes demos, live tracks and archival material.

A collection of previously unheard demos and live recordings by The New Yorkers, a pre-Megadeth jazz fusion band featuring Chris Poland and Gar Samuelson, is due out on vinyl at the end of the year. The release brings to light music from a group whose members later helped…

Jokic stars in Mexico City; Taiwan thriller wins top fiction award

Denver beat Indiana 114–102 as fans chanted “MVP”; The Stand-In Family took Taiwan’s Mirror Fiction Award. Miami topped a ranking of online rudeness, while Robert Patrick reflected on his early career role.