• [WATCH] Excerpts from 'Cubanacán: A Revolution of Forms,' First New Cuban Opera in 50 Years, from Charles Koppelman, Roberto Valera and Charles Chemin

    'Cubanacán: A Revolution of Forms' is indeed the first new Cuban opera in nearly five decades. Itself some twelve years in the making, this new production comes to fruition via American filmmaker Charles Koppleman to kick off the 2015 Havana Biennial on May 22, under the curious theme “Between the Idea and the Experience.” Featuring a libretto by Koppleman, music by Cuban composer Roberto Valera (who will also conduct) and stage direction by the Parisian upstart Charles Chemin, 'Cubanacán' looks at moment in the history of Castro’s reign that you've likely never read about before.

  • System of a Down Reunion: Band Might Record New Music Following Wake Up the Souls Tour

    The members of System of a Down look to be staging a reunion. The group announced a handful of dates last month, teasing the possibility of hitting the studio. Now, bassist Shavo Odadjian is saying the group wrote new music and that there's a good chance they'll record it soon. Any new album will be the band's follow-up to 2005's 'Mezmerize/Hypnotize.'

  • Major Lazer Cartoon Featuring Aziz Ansari & Andy Samberg to Premiere on FXX Next Month

    Major Lazer's long-awaited cartoon series finally has a launch date. The premiere will take place on Thursday, April 16 at midnight as a part of FXX's regular Animation Domination programming. According to reports, the show will not only feature the Major Lazer character that has been a fixture in their videos over the past few years, but it will also have guest appearances from stars like comedians Aziz Ansari and Andy Samberg and musicians like Tiësto, Trinidad James, Charli XCX, RiFF RAFF, The Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koening and many more.

  • Guns N' Roses Manager Says the Michael Jackson-Slash Collaboration in the 1990s Made Axl Rose Angry

    Remember when Slash, the guitar hero for hard rock outfit Guns N' Roses, joined forces with Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, in the early 1990s? The pair collaborated on "Black or White" and "Give in to Me" for Jackson's 1991 album 'Dangerous.' Former GN'R manager Doug Goldstein recently revealed that Axl Rose did not much care for the brief partnership, and it may have been one of the reasons the rock band dissolved.

  • Stevie Wonder and 5 Other Artists Banned in Apartheid South Africa: The Beatles, Pink Floyd and More

    Stevie Wonder was a political lighting rod during 1985, and most of it was tied to politics in another nation: The pianist was arrested during a South African Apartheid protest outside of Congress and later would dedicate his Best Original Song Oscar (which he won for "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red) to Nelson Mandela, who remained imprisoned at Pollsmoor Prison. That action led the South African government to ban all of Wonder's music across the board. He wasn't the first musician to deal with censorship from the paranoid Apartheid government however. Here are five other acts, including Pink Floyd and The Beatles, that got banned.

  • Coachella 2015: The Weeknd Announces He Is Closing Out Festival Saturday Night

    The Coachella 2015 countdown clock has hit two weeks until Weekend 1 and the anticipation is at a fever pitch. The lineup has been announced in full and all of the surrounding pre-parties and events during the week, dubbed by those around as "localchella," have been revealed. But the day-to-day schedules and set times have not been unveiled, but one of Saturday's March 28 headliners just gave away when he will be playing. The Weeknd took to Twitter today, March 26, via 'Hot New Hip Hop,' in excitement to share that he is closing out the festival Saturday night. The "Earned It" crooner does not say which stage he is performing on, but he will be the last performer on one of them both Saturday nights.
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