The Boy Band Project brings '90s nostalgia and a message of joy

Massive Joy Division Boxed Set of Concert Recordings Due in September

The career of Joy Division — the greatest band of the post-punk era of the late 1970s and early ‘80s — was tragically short, ended by the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis at the age of just 23: Not even a year passed between the June 1979 release of their iconic debut album, “Unknown Pleasures,” and []

How Two Punk Icons Are Giving the Cramps a Second Life

One fall night in 1979, two best friends went to a small club in their hometown of Washington, DC, to see a band. The show was so extraordinary, the band so singular, that decades—and thousands of shows—later, even at “AARP age,” as one of them now puts it, they still talk about it. They were []

Country Singer Chris Young Shares Update After Plane Suffers Brake Failure

Country singer Chris Young certainly had a Father’s Day weekend to remember after experiencing a scary travel surprise. “Flying in to Nashville to see my Dad for Father’s Day.Brake failure on the plane,” Young, 41, wrote via Instagram on Monday, June 22. “Luckily had some amazing pilots. Ended up landing safely. Thank you Lord, the []

Slash’s 2 Kids: All About the Rocker’s Sons London and Cash — and How They're Building Music Careers of Their Own

The rock legend shares two kids with his ex-wife, Perla Ferrar

The Village People wrote a disco anthem. Grandpa Pudding Brains found a mirror

Grandpa Pudding Brains is back on the Y.M.C.A. beat, explaining that the Village People classic became a monster hit again 30 years after its original launch, which is adorable if you believe 1978 was in the Clinton administration. Y.M.C.A. came out in 1978, but Grandpa Pudding Brains says it was 30 years ago, because numbers are just little flags you wave while the band plays you off. — Read the rest The post The Village People wrote a disco anthem. Grandpa Pudding Brains found a mirror appeared first on Boing Boing.