A new Rainbow box set titled The Temple of the King - 1975-1976 is set to arrive on March 6th via Edsel Records. The 9-CD collection houses studio and live material from the two years mentioned in its title, namely the 1975 debut Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow and 1976 follow-up Rising, plus concert recordings from the tours supporting those albums. Audio has been newly mastered by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham.
For much of 2025, it may have felt like music charts were devoid of hits and pop stars were slumping. But that was only true if you didn't know where to look. Established artists like Tyler, the Creator, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, and Taylor Swift released some of the most polished songs of their careers, while breakout stars like Djo, Katseye, Role Model, and Olivia Dean rose to the challenge with catchy singles of their own.
The term '84 Days' originally started as an inside joke back when I was a teenager, but watching the world change so much it seems to be a fitting description for how things have become ... like something I read in a book once. And now we're in it.
When I came to the bar [in the 1990s], women couldn't even wear trousers. I used to get men saying: What colour knickers are you wearing today, Lesley?' It's better now, but back then law was way worse than music in how it treated women. Woods who is now 67 still works as a barrister, specialising in immigration law, though in the last 15 years she has dipped her toes back into music, performing occasional solo gigs and self-releasing an EP, In the Fade, in early 2025.
In 2026, Ministry of Sound will take its sound to the world with an unprecedented year-long, 35-city world tour. Spanning six continents and some of the planet's most famed venues, the tour marks the first time Ministry has hit the road on this scale, a milestone celebration of 35 years at the forefront of electronic music and club culture. Kicking off January 31st, the tour launches in Dubai with an open-air, festival-style event beneath Ain Dubai, the world's tallest observation wheel.
Justin Bieber recently attempted a cover of Eminem 's tongue-twisting verse on Dr. Dre's 1999 classic, "Forgot About Dre." Watch it below. Get Coachella Tickets Here Bieber's ambitious effort was livestreamed on Twitch, where the pop star has regularly gone live from his warehouse space to rehearse for his upcoming Coachella 2026 set. He started strong, but lost steam near the end while running out of breath.
PinkPantheress broke out in 2021 with a series of charming and inventive singles that placed her high, breathy vocals over skittering beats built around easily recognizable samples. It was as though the English singer and producer were trying to insert herself into pop-music history from behind a laptop in her bedroom - which is pretty much what ended up happening. In 2023, her song "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2," a collaboration with Ice Spice, went to No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100;
Then, when I saw [Cliff] onstage at [the] Day on the Green [concert in Oakland], I was like, 'Holy crap, I met that guy!' Back then I didn't have records. My friend was listening to Metallica all the time and I heard [Cliff], but then to see him play live... he was every bit as good live as he was on [tape].
Decoder Ring listeners write in with some excellent mysteries, and for our last episode of the year we're solving three of them. Why do children play in boxes full of sand? Why do rock bands pretend like the show is over when everybody knows they're coming back for an encore? And what was up with those school assemblies where you'd get to skip class to learn about...yo-yos?
When Elvis Presley sings See the girl with the red dress on in his 1964 movie Viva Las Vegas, and points across the dancefloor, the gyrating girl in the red dress is Basil. When Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper take LSD at the end of Easy Rider with two sex workers, one of them is Basil. When dance troupe the Lockers showcase their pre-hip-hop street dance moves on Soul Train in 1976, it's six guys and Basil.
I can feel my ears extending, hind legs protruding, fluffy tail drooping down; I have an uncontrollable urge to gnaw with my front teeth and binky (excited jump). I've traversed so many rabbit holes I myself seem to be transforming into a bunny. Throughout the year, I've thought that maybe covering a certain amount of scenes and trends would unlock some secret key to the universe-a final solid bottom, a cultural bedrock.
After 46 years, R. Kassman, Purveyor of Fine Pianos, has closed, as current owner Ric Overton is retiring after four decades in the industry. The last piano was sold at the Gilman District shop on Nov. 29. The piano store was founded in 1979 by Russell Kassman in San Francisco. Kassman closed his San Francisco shop in 2004 and reopened in Berkeley in 2007. Kassman sold the business to Overton in 2019.
Wilco have unveiled the full 2026 lineup for their Solid Sound Festival, set to take place at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, from June 26th to June 28th, 2026. Besides multiple headlining sets from Wilco, the bill includes a solo set from frontman Jeff Tweedy and performances from The Breeders, Gang of Four, and Billy Bragg. Other artists appearing at Solid Sound 2026 include Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band, Rich(ard) Dawson, S.G. Goodman, L'Rain.
SantaCon is here, as the Claus-clad masses gather for bar crawls in Delray Beach and Fort Lauderdale to celebrate in public displays of, um, holiday spirit? Not to sound like your mom or Father Christmas, but can we remember that when you don the red-and-white you are repping a cherished brand and an image. Nobody wants to see stumbling drunk Santa, especially when there are kids around. Be jolly, not Blitzened.
Billboard uses an outdated formula that weights subscription-supported streams higher than ad-supported. This doesn't reflect how fans engage with music today and ignores the massive engagement from fans who don't have a subscription,
The rapper and pop culture icon will perform during the halftime show at the Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings game in Minneapolis on Dec. 25 as part of Netflix's NFL Christmas Gameday streaming event. Dubbed "Snoop's Holiday Halftime Party," the show will feature hit songs, special guests and holiday cheer, Netflix said in a news release. "NFL, Netflix and your uncle Snoop on Christmas Day? We're servin' up music, love and good vibes for the whole world to enjoy," Snoop Dogg said in the news release. "That's the kind of holiday magic Santa can't fit in a bag."
FACS photo by Evan Jenkin FACS photo by Evan Jenkin Union Pool is again giving you a reason to leave the house during the coldest weeks of winter with their Free Tuesdays series. They've just announced the lineup for the 2026 edition which happens every Tuesday in January and March. As usual, they've put together a killer set of
