On 25 June 1988, Hillel Slovak, guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, died of a heroin overdose at the age of 26. It was a tragedy that had a profound effect on the other members of the band, as ...

Flea covers Frank Ocean 's classic hit “Thinkin Bout You.” On the third pre-release single from the Red Hot Chili Peppers ...

Released on 8 March 1974, Queen II was described by esteemed British rock critic Malcolm Dome as “arguably the heaviest Queen ...

Queen made so many great albums in the ’70s – Sheer Heart Attack, News Of The World, Jazz, A Day At The Races and, most famous of all, A Night At The Opera. But for Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad ...

The singer's friend Bob Forrest, frontman of cult LA band Thelonious Monster, phoned the couple's home on the evening of June ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith says some rappers absolutely warrant induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ... even if not everyone -- or every rock star -- agrees.

The iconic Tenderloin motor lodge was supposed to close on New Year’s — until its landlord stepped in at the 11th hour.

Staging this performance during a period of violence in our streets and multiple killings involving ICE agents offered a ...

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The city of San Francisco, California, celebrated "Tigres del Norte Day," giving the pioneering Mexican band a civic honor.

Constance Hauman showcased a successful merge of these seemingly conflicting styles over two nights and three performances at Joe’s Pub in Manhattan.

In the new animated film, "Arco," a time-traveling boy gets trapped in the year 2075 and must evade captors, robots and wildfires. NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer and director Ugo Bienvenu.