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Lyndsey Parker

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31-60 (out of 93) Lyndsey Parker is an award-winning music journalist, host of the podcast/TV show “Totally '80s,” and co-author of legendary groupie Miss Mercy’s autobiography, Permanent Damage: Memoirs of an Outrageous Girl. She was Yahoo Entertainment’s longtime music editor and hosted SiriusXM’s “Volume West” alongside Chad Smith, Matt Pinfield, and Davey Havok. A pop culture expert, she’s a regular correspondent for AXS TV’s The Top Ten Revealed, the Grammy Museum, and Spectrum News; has written for NME, Mojo, Elle, Rolling Stone, Variety, and Los Angeles; and has appeared in documentaries like Netflix's The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story and A&E's I Want My MTV.

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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic on How He Helped Get ‘Jeopardy!’ Back on the Air, 40 Years Ago

A new pop-cuture spinoff of 'Jeopardy!' is in the works, and "This Greg Kihn Band parody inspired a reboot of the original game show in 1984" might soon be one of its answers.
Just Like a (Fever) Dream: 'The Voice' Semifinals Show Features Bonkers, Furry Cure Cover

'The Voice' Season 25 semifinals aired Monday, but viewers might have thought they were watching 'The Masked Singer.' Did this actually happen?
The Star Looks Very Different Today: Jack Blocker Makes 'American Idol' History with Live Shows' First-Ever Bowie Cover

David Bowie and his estate have been notoriously choosy when it comes to clearing his catalog, let alone a classic like "Space Oddity" for a show like 'Idol.' So... did Blocker pull it off?
Make Ministry Synthpop Again: 'Hell Freezes Over' as Al Jourgensen Finally Revisits Long-Disavowed 'With Sympathy' Album at Cruel World Fest

"My hatred for this record was so deep," Jourgensen, who burned the LP's master tapes, stated last year. But he's coming around, playing an "Early Ministry" set that, as Dreamcar's Davey Havok noted, fans "never thought possible, on so many levels."
Al Jardine Talks New Solo Music, Beach Boys' Future, Bonds with Brian Wilson and Mike Love: 'It's Never Too Late'

The co-founding Beach Boy, 82, opens up about his unreleased song with Neil Young, his new song that’ll make Mike “incredibly jealous,” his hopes to work again with Brian, and more.
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. Talks Future of AI, Ticket Reform: 'Human Creativity Needs to Be Preserved at All Costs'

Reflecting on Grammys on the Hill's recent visit to D.C., Mason discusses what needs to be done in the future, how AI can be used for good as a creative tool, and why regular folks shouldn't "have to work for months" to save up "for a darn concert ticket."
The Cure's Lol Tolhurst, Banshees' Budgie Join Hands in 45-Years-in-the Making Goth Supergroup

Ahead of their big gig at the Cruel World fest, the post-punk drummers reflect on how Budgie and Robert Smith joined Siouxsie and the Banshees, how Tolhurst almost joined Adam and the Ants, and how Bauhaus's Kevin Haskins almost joined their new band.
17 Years After Being Rejected by 'American Idol,' Actress Finally Sings on Fox... As 'The Masked Singer's' Poodle Moth

Poodle Moth was "too sensitive to handle" competing on 'Idol,' but she spread her wings all the way to the 'Masked Singer' quarterfinals and in the process "educated" the public about her lesser-known singing skills.
'The Next Taylor Swift' Is Among First to Get Cut in Live 'The Voice' Results Shocker

If NBC was trying to rally the Swifties to tune in and vote for this girl, that tactic failed. And that's a shame, because Zoe Levert was one of this season's most fully realized artists in her own right.
Why NBC Should Give 'The Voice' Showman Nathan Chester His Own Variety Show

Hey, Mark Burnett, can you make that happen? (Photo : NBC) Nathan Chester's got live if ya want it, on the first live show of 'The Voice' Season 25.
The Goodies Stay in the Jar: No One Wants to Dance on Ciara-Mentored 'American Idol' Dance Night

Sunday's top seven theme was "Songs That Make You Want to Dance," so the contestants picked songs by... Lynyrd Skynyrd and Fall Out Boy.
New Supergroup the Licorice Pizza All-Star Band Blossoms, Takes Root at Sunflower Farm Music Festival

Things went so well this weekend in Maui that it may be the first of many times that these members of the Beach Boys, Guns N' Roses, Doobie Brothers, Stray Cats, Nelson, Eagles of Death Metal, and other music-biz lifers share a stage.
Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken Recall Historic 'American Idol' Season: 'We Went Through Hell, in a Way, and We Survived'

“Kelly and Justin of course did it first,” says Aiken, who just reunited on 'The Masked Singer' with Studdard. “But I think I would argue that Ruben and I sort of did it first.’
Two American Idols — Including a Past Winner! — and Former Wild-Child Actor Exit 'The Masked Singer'

Up until this week's shocker double-elimination, it seemed like the Beets would beet the odds and accomplish what 'Idol' alumni Chris Daughtry, Katharine McPhee, Todrick Hall, Tori Kelly, and David Archuleta had not.
The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne Carried a Knife at Coachella 2004 for Bubble Debut: 'If You Run Out of Air, You Can Cut Your Way Out of It'

On May 2, 2004, after just "a day or two" of secret planning, Coyne stepped into his space-bubble for the first time. He had no idea that the "absurd" stunt would work, let alone become a Lips concert tradition for the next 20 years.
Julia Gargano Talks 'Super-Healing' Ferry Townes Project, Life After 'American Idol': 'I'm Making Music I Love Again'

"Ferry Townes is a really special new beginning for me, just being a confident woman and knowing how to stand up for myself. ... I'm feeling good about myself, which is important. It rocks."
Emmy Russell Sings Grandma Loretta Lynn's Song on 'American Idol': 'I'm Proud to Be a Coal Miner's Great-Granddaughter'

Emmy has yearned to escape her Memaw's "big shadow" and find her "own voice," but this week, she came to terms with her family legacy and did Loretta proud.
'American Idol' Alumni Join Forces for Powerful Mandisa Tribute: 'Our Loss Is Heaven's Gain'

Following the shocking death of 47-year-old Mandisa Hundley, a top 10 contestant from Season 5, three members of her extended "'Idol' family" came together Monday to literally sing her praises.
Anthony Ramos Says 'The Voice' Rejected Him After He Auditioned with John Legend's Song: 'My Dreams Were Crushed!'

The four contestants who were cut this week should take comfort in the fact that they made it much further on 'The Voice' than this week's superstar guest mentor ever did.
Oops! The 'Accidental Idol' Goes Home After Shocking Top 10 'American Idol' Result

Right after Lionel Richie told him, "You're gonna win this thing," Kayko was cut. Would he have survived if he'd stuck with his plan to sing "'Oops!... I Did It Again' in the style of 'Bohemian Rhapsody'''? We'll never know...
COVID-Era 'American Idol' Winner Just Sam Finally Gets Her Finale Moment: 'You 100 Percent Deserve That Confetti. It Was Long Overdue.'

Until this week, Sam, who won during lockdown in 2020, had been written out of the 'Idol' narrative, with Ryan Seacrest and the judges never mentioning her and producers never inviting her back to the show.
Judith Hill Claps Back at Trolls, Takes Back Her Power on 'Letters From a Black Widow': 'I Would've Been Terrified to Do This 5 Years Ago'

"This is a big step towards me overcoming that fear-based living. This muzzled me for so long," says the singer-songwriter, who still contends with haters who blame her for Prince and Michael Jackson's deaths.
John Oates Talks 'Reunion' With Creative Self Now That Hall & Oates Are 'Over': 'I Felt Like I Was Leading Two Lives'

“I couldn't afford to waste any more time,” says the 76-year-old singer-songwriter of his now full-time solo career. “I had to commit and be 100 percent invested in me. Now, it sounds selfish, it sounds self-indulgent, maybe. But I don't care.”
'Masked Singer' Eliminee Miss Cleocatra Is Award-Winning Actress and 'The Mother of Black Hollywood'

Despite cat's-meowing her lungs out during her performance of En Vogue's "Free Your Mind," the veteran star of stage and screen was ultimately freed from her furry feline-head.
That Time Shaun Cassidy Tried Out for 'Footloose': 'It Was Literally the Worst Audition'

The former '70s pop idol went on to a hugely successful career behind the camera after quitting music. But in an alternate universe, he, not Kevin Bacon, could have been the ultimate '80s prom king.
Lionel Richie Speaks Out About Increasingly Diverse Rock Hall: 'They Finally Figured Out That Soul Is Not a Color'

"We're finally getting it right, when you can celebrate all people who have touched the world through music," says the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2022 inductee.
'American Idol' Standout Roman Collins Goes Home After Roaring Katy Perry's Song

On a controversial night of unfortunate optics, Roman Collins and Jayna Elise were voted off the show after giving arguably their best performances of the season.
'I Wish Somebody Would Suck!' Coaches Face Tough Decisions During 'The Voice' Playoffs

John Legend half-jokingly hoped that someone would falter and make his decision easier and clearer. But unfortunately for him, and fortunately for 'Voice' viewers, no one sucked this week.
Exiting 'American Idol' Judge Katy Perry Declares Gene Simmons Should 'Take My Spot' After He Mentors Top 14 Rock Night

There were moments when it seemed like Sunday's episode was the rock star's unofficial screen test to be the new 'Idol' judge, now that Katy is leaving the show and KISS have retired.
Cher, Frampton, Ozzy, Blige, Buffett Lead Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2024

The annoucement aired Sunday night during a live, Rock Hall-themed episode of 'American Idol.'

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