8+ hour, 30+ min ago  (588+ words) A 90s rock icon has died just days after going public with the news she was living with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Jennifer Finch, bassist with the alt-rock band L7, has died at the age of 59, according to a statementon…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (238+ words) A federal judge in Connecticut just handed the Justice Department another gut-punch in its nationwide crusade for state voter rolls — and buried a savage one-liner in the fine print while doing it. The Trump administration has been filing lawsuits like…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (337+ words) Ah, late-2000s sleazy rock songs, how we’ve missed you. This is Nickelback’s wheelhouse, as you’ll see in a moment. But there are so many sexy, sleazy rock songs from that era that it’s a difficult choice. Here’s hoping these three…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (739+ words) “Where are all the people?” My mother, Roberta, was standing in the doorway of the guest bedroom in her house, a bedroom I occupied when I visited. Her short frame was visible in the dark of night, and she wore…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (380+ words) Shoegaze is not winning awards for being a genre of rainbows and butterflies. In fact, underneath the wall of fuzzy guitars, you’ll find some of the saddest songs of all time. Certainly, within context, of course, some shoegaze songs can…...

2+ day, 44+ min ago  (419+ words) Grunge is a genre that really appreciates rhythm and chaos, but we can’t discount its melodic elements. If you’re familiar with 90s grunge, you know that some of those songs had melodies so good that they’re still infectious three decades later....

2+ day, 50+ min ago  (450+ words) Before anyone gets the wrong idea, I don’t have the dreaded mustache finger tattoo. I’m free to reminisce about cringe Millennial culture without a constant, permanent reminder. My condolences to those who didn’t get out unscathed. But hey, nostalgia is…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (994+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Althea Smith, 62, who is raising her 14-year-old grandson and, until very recently, was caring for her mother. Smith, who lives in Stockton, California, works full-time and has raised her grandson for…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (558+ words) Mick Jagger says AI is another tool for making music — as long as it’s used to create something original. In an interview with Billboard on Thursday, the Rolling Stones front man shared his thoughts on AI in music and the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (577+ words) Kris Jenner’s mom, Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon, has died. Jenner announced the news of Shannon’s death Thursday in an Instagram tribute. She was 91. “Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ. … There are no words that could ever capture…...