“I deserved a songwriting credit. They sold millions and I only got $200!” Flea’s bittersweet hip-hop recording experience

In 1989, as the Red Hot Chili Peppers enjoyed their first big hit, Flea was hopping around MTV in the video for Young MC’s ...

February 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks

Steve Vai and Matteo Mancuso – join forces, Midwest Emo GOATs American Football return, Anna Calvi works wonders with her ...
Georgia Straight

Roundelays, regional romanticism, and road trips: An interview with Mike Branham

As best as we can tell, the kickoff song on Roundelays debut album, Regional Romantic, “One Day With You”, is not technically a roundelay, though it has plenty of deliciously brain-tickling internal ...
Under the Radar

11 Best Songs of the Week: Courtney Barnett, Mitski, The Twilight Sad, American Football, and More

Cheekface is vocalist/guitarist Greg Katz, bassist Amanda Tannen (formerly of stellastarr*), and drummer Mark “Echo” Edwards. “Hostile Street” follows Middle Spoon, a new album the band released last ...

The 10 Best Bruno Mars Songs of All Time

With the release of Bruno Mars' new album 'The Romantic,' Variety takes a look back at his 10 best songs from his discography ...

Mayor Karen Bass is dropping Nithya Raman from the AQMD board. The reasons are under wraps

Last month, Bass quietly took steps to drop Raman from the powerful South Coast Air Quality Management District board. Garcetti appointed her four years ago.