MUSIC MOURNSRock Legend Found Dead at 53Gregg Foreman was found dead at his home in Los Angeles.Muskaan Arshad
STICKS AND STONESRock Star Charged With Calling Italy PM “Fascist, Racist”Placebo guitarist and vocalist Brian Molko uttered the insults, in Italian, in 2023, prompting Meloni to sue.Sean Craig
‘BREAKING POINT’Jane’s Addiction Singer Gets Treatment After Onstage FightPerry Farrell has made appointments with doctors to address the medical issues that pushed him to his “absolute limit,” his wife said.Zachary Folk
‘FORNUCOPIA’Remembering Chris Gaines: Garth Brooks’ Sex Addict Alter EgoIn 1999, Garth Brooks grew a soul patch, donned a black wig, and re-emerged as “Chris Gaines,” brooding, sex-addicted alt-rocker—a period he refuses to talk about today.Tarpley Hitt
ATONEMENT?An Indie-Rock Darling’s Clumsy #MeToo ‘Comeback’The alt-country band Pinegrove is touring for the first time in a year after its singer issued a mysteriously vague apology concerning an allegation of “sexual coercion.”Tarpley Hitt
THE UNDERDOGThis Indie-Rock God Thinks Beto Could Win It All‘I’ve seen Democrats and the left be energized in a way that I’ve never seen in Texas before, and I’ve been voting in Texas a long time.’Michael Tedder
PRETTY DAZIN’Kurt Vile Is Carrying Tom Petty’s TorchThe indie guitar god chats with The Daily Beast about almost opening for Petty, making rock in the rap-heavy streaming era, and getting out of his head in these ‘f*cked up’ times.Michael Tedder
#METOORocker Confesses to Serial Sexual MisconductThe lead singer and guitarist for the acclaimed Long Island-based alternative rock band issued a rambling “apology” on Facebook Saturday after allegations emerged this past week.Marlow Stern
LISTEN UPHow R.E.M. Made Their MasterpieceIn honor of its 25th anniversary, Stereo Williams revisits how four bookish nerds from Athens, Georgia, crafted their masterpiece.Stereo Williams
R.I.P.Chris Cornell: The Rock Wail That Shook the EarthThe Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog singer died Wednesday. His death was “sudden and unexpected,” but his life won’t soon be forgotten.Tom Sykes
META MUSICFather John Misty Calls BS on Ryan AdamsJosh Tillman covers Ryan Adams covering Taylor Swift to the style of the Velvet Underground.James Joiner