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Together with Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and Genesis’ Foxtrot, Yes’ 1972 masterpiece Close to the Edge is probably the most fully realized album in progressive rock. It captures the band during an incredible (if fleeting) creative peak, and perfectly sums up the prog ethos; its lofty ideals and natural attraction towards the whimsical and cinematic. At its best, Seventies prog aspired to develop a universal musical language that drew equally from classical and the blues, folk and jazz, psychedelia and Eastern mysticism.

Just like The Beatles before them,...

To many progressive rock fans, Yes, Genesis, and King Crimson represent the holy trinity of the genre. And the only person freakishly talented enough to log time in all three of them is drummer Bill Bruford, who pulled off the feat between 1972 and 1976. “I’m also the guy who left all three of those bands,” Bruford jokes with Rolling Stone via Zoom from his home in Surrey, England. “I’m famous for leaving bands.”

More recently, Bruford became famous for leaving music altogether. He stopped playing drums even for fun...

Commencing with Max’s adult animated series Creature Commandos, Warner Bros. and DC Studios have officially revealed to fans a brand new shared universe spearheaded by James Gunn & Peter Safran, which will further gain traction with James Gunn’s upcoming 2025 release Superman. Establishing various characters throughout DC Comics and putting these figures across films, TV shows, etc. not only connects this universe as one expansive franchise but also offers several artists the chance to explore different genres within the superhero medium.

Whether working in science fiction, fantasy, action or other literary genres, the comic book medium fosters terrific storytelling that has been adapted many times before in the entertainment industry. At the same time, DC Comics has a plethora of great characters who can make any project exciting, where some superheroes could operate in this new Dcu and get a moment to shine amongst other heavy hitters who’ve been in the spotlight before.

Warning: Spoilers for Justice League Unlimited #1The Justice League is back in action after a prolonged hiatus, and its roster has expanded to include every superhero - which means there must be a leader to unify them. Most may expect a popular character like Batman to fill that position, but instead, a lesser-known hero has stepped up to succeed as the Justice League's new leader: Red Tornado.

In Justice League Unlimited #1 by Mark Waid, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain, and Ariana Maher, the reformed Justice League has assembled in the Watchtower to commence their operations, and the Flash gives newcomer Air Wave a tour of the base's facilities. As he races through the space station at super-speed, he surprises Air Wave by revealing that Red Tornado is in charge of assigning missions to heroes.

Rather than having Batman call the shots, DC has made the bold choice to enlist a...

Jon Davison, the lead singer of the legendary progressive-rock band Yes since 2012, is firing back at a copyright-infringement lawsuit filed last week over the group’s 2021 single “Dare to Know.” In a lengthy statement posted on the band’s website today, Davison says the new legal claim from fellow prog-rock musician Riz Story — someone he says he previously considered a friend — is an “utterly fictitious” and “defamatory” attempt at a “shakedown.”

“While my initial reaction is to say nothing in the face of these blatant lies and this frivolous lawsuit,...

A new lawsuit alleges members of the legendary progressive rock band Yes used a composition stolen from fellow prog-rock musician Riz Story as the basis for “Dare to Know,” the second single off Yes’ 2021 album The Quest.

The copyright infringement complaint, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles and obtained by Rolling Stone, alleges Jon Davison, the lead singer of Yes since 2012, conspired with guitarist Steve Howe to pilfer protected portions from a song titled “Reunion.” While “Reunion” hasn’t been released as a standalone song, it was featured in A Winter Rose,...

Waller's Amazo army puts heroes in crisis, bringing back long-lost figures to join the fight. Team Arrow faces Tomorrow Woman's intense powers. Tomorrow Woman's return poses major threat, potentially adding to chaos in post-Absolute Power world.

Warning! Green Arrow #14 spoilers ahead!One of the most tragic members to ever serve on the Justice League is back with power that could take on the world's greatest superheroes. Amanda Waller's reign of terror has heroes everywhere scrambling, and bringing back heroes and villains fans haven't seen in years.

At the center of this crisis is Task Force VII, a collection of Amazos that Waller has improved thanks to Failsafe and the Brainiac Queen. The original Amazo was created by Anthony Ivo, who had a hand in creating another android, Tomorrow Woman. After years away, Ivo's greatest creation returns, but not in the heroic fashion readers may have been hoping for.

Tomorrow...

“Too twiddly didn’t really exist to us, in our minds,” guitar legend Steve Howe of Yes says in the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, explaining the musical mission of his band — and of prog-rock itself. “There wasn’t really such a thing. If you could play it, then it obviously isn’t too twiddly — because, hang on, you’re playing it! We wanted to sparkle, we wanted a surprise… We were taking untold risks and gambles and playing about with things.”

A new ultra-deluxe box set Yes’ 1971 classic,...

Warning: Spoilers for Superman #16

The Justice League faces android enemies who stole their powers, leading to tensions and accusations towards Red Tornado. Red Tornado's loyalty is questioned, but history shows he's an essential, heroic member of the Justice League. Red Tornado's human consciousness, mentoring role, and allegiance to fighting for humans prove his trustworthiness.

In the wake of Absolute Power, the Justice League is at its very breaking point. The heroes of DC are scrambling for any semblance of control as the world is being taken over by androids who have stolen their superpowers. In this dystopian world, an old ally of the Justice League, Red Tornado, is now being seen in a new light in a classic debate of man versus machine.

Superman #16 by Joshua Williamson and Jamal Campbell shows the aftermath of Amanda Waller unleashing her evil Justice League replacements upon the world, and as the remnants of...

Cyborg's ability to download and decode any information, no matter how secure, makes him a powerful asset to the Titans. The team faces an attack from Vanadia, a cyborg created by Dr. T.O. Morrow, but Cyborg is able to hack into her system. While Cyborg has the potential to be a dangerous threat, he has consistently used his powers responsibly to protect others.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Titans #12!One of the Titans has a superpower that could prove to be quite dangerous if they ever went rogue. The team is still on the ropes after the events of "Beast World", and one member subtly demonstrates a power that, in the wrong hands, could cause quite a bit of chaos.

In Titans #12 by Tom Taylor and Lucas Meyer, the team is under attack by Waller's latest asset, Vanadia, a young woman turned into a cyborg and made to attack the Titans.

Titans sadly missed out on a potential powerhouse hero by getting rid of Vanadia. A Titans fangirl turned cyborg, Vanadia saw the team as enemies until Cyborg removed her filter. Raven's dark side shattered Vanadia, cutting short a fascinating character arc potential in Titans #12.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Titans #12!The Titans have sadly wasted a hero who could have been the team's best new member. To get rid of the super-team once and for all, Waller dispatched a powerful killing machine. Unfortunately, this villain is robbed of a potential redemption arc before they truly had a chance to shine.

In Titans #12 by Tom Taylor and Lucas Meyer, the team is under attack by Vanadia, a Titans fangirl who has been transformed into a cyborg and sent to destroy the Titans. Cyborg realizes that someone installed a filter to make Vanadia see the Titans as enemies, so the team restrains Vanadia so Victor can remove it.

Justice League stories have spanned decades, from battling Starro to facing Darkseid and complex ethical dilemmas. Scott Snyder's Death Metal saga, Grant Morrison's Tomorrow Woman, Chip Zdarsky's Last Ride showcase the heroes' humanity. Tower of Babel, World War Three, and Kingdom Come present unique challenges that redefine the iconic heroes of the Jla.

In 1960, DC Comics assembled the Justice League of America, an all-star team that included Wonder Woman, Flash, Batman and Superman. In their sixty-four-year history, the team have been written into some of the greatest stories in comics, ranging from alien invasions to Elseworlds "what if" style stories. Despite their god-like abilities, the League's best stories play up their humanity, demonstrating the meaning they bring to readers.

The Justice League have a rich history of brilliant stories, dating all the way back to their first appearance as a team in their battle against Starro the Conqueror.

Richie Castellano is living the dream of every pro musician: He’s going on tour with one of his favorite artists.

Castellano’s group, the Band Geeks, are hitting the road alongside Jon Anderson, the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes. Anderson discovered Castellano’s gang of geeks after the band published a cover of the Yes track “Close to the Edge” on Castellano’s YouTube channel.

The cover in question arrived on YouTube in 2018. “Close to the Edge” is a technically demanding, 18-minute epic, and the Band Geeks rose to the challenge. Their performance of “Close to the Edge,” which displays their virtuosity on their respective instruments, has received more than 500,000 views to date.

Anderson was one of those viewers. After watching the Band Geeks’ cover, the longtime Yes frontman phoned up Castellano to ask if he was interested in a collaboration. “They were quite amazing,...

In the summer of 2018, Richie Castellano and his buddies posted a remarkable cover of the 1972 Yes epic “Close to the Edge” to their YouTube channel and watched it rack up over half a million views. “I’m blown away by these comments,” he wrote in response to the outpouring of love by prog fans. “This isn’t a bunch of music snobs showing off. This is genuine love for Yes and their music. We are hardcore Yes fans and this video is not about conquering a song or doing it better than anyone.

The Titans face a new Darkseid-level threat thanks to Amanda Waller's manipulation and the creation of Vanadia. Waller's new cyborg weapon, powered by a Mother Box, can copy the Titans' powers and poses a serious danger. The Titans, already weakened and manipulated, must now face Vanadia and Waller's plan to eliminate them for good.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Titans #10!Things are about to get a whole lot worse for the Titans now that they're about to face a Darkseid-level threat. The team might have survived "Beast World" but they aren't prepared for the next threat Amanda Waller has planned for them.

The Titans are still trying to pick up the pieces after Beast Boy lost himself and became an out-of-control monster. But Waller isn't going to give the team time to collect themselves. Instead, she's about to strike while they're weakened with a new villain that could be the Titans' most powerful threat yet.

“Genres are a funny little concept, aren’t they?” says Linda Martell, a country music pioneer, in the intro to Beyoncé’s “Spaghettii.” “In theory, they have a simple definition that’s easy to understand, but in practice, well, some may feel confined.” Those two sentences perfectly sum up how Beyoncé has subverted expectations in recent years by spreading her wings beyond pop, hip-hop, and R&b to infuse rock, house, and now country music into her own unique style that ultimately really is just “Beyoncé.”

On her latest album,...

Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up-close look at life on music’s A list. This edition features backup bassist Billy Sherwood.

If you saw Yes on the 1994 Talk tour and then again anytime during the past seven years, you were essentially seeing two different bands.

Green Arrow's trick arrows are legendary, with unconventional options like the Boxing Glove Arrow and Mind-Reading Arrow standing out among the most memorable. However, there is one arrow in Oliver Queen's quiver that is much more powerful than anything else he has. In Justice League of America #65, Green Arrow unveils his most destructive arrow: the Atomic Warhead Arrow. While a Kryptonite arrow can harm Superman, the Atomic Warhead Arrow also has the potential to cause serious damage to the Man of Steel.

One trademark of DC's Green Arrow is his absurd numbers of trick arrows. Ollie has used Boxing Glove Arrows, Iron-Lung Arrows, Mind-Reading Arrows, and even Kryptonite Arrows in his time fighting crime. Some readers might assume the Kryptonite arrow is the only arrow Oliver has in his arsenal that could harm Superman – but it turns out Oliver has one rarely-used arrow that could take down the Man of Steel.

Yes have a new North American tour taking place in the fall.

The “Classic Tales of Yes Tour” will see Steve Howe, Geoff Downes (keyboards), Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood, and Jay Schellen (drums) play 27 shows across the US between September and November.

Each date will begin with an on-site presentation by world-renowned artist and designer Roger Dean, who created several of Yes’s album covers.

A Live Nation ticket pre-sale will begin on Wednesday, July 19th (use access code Legend) ahead of the general on-sale slated for Friday, July 21st via Ticketmaster.

Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Yes 2023 Tour Dates:

09/21 – Bethlehem, Pa @ Wind Creek Event Center

09/22 – Philadelphia, Pa @ The Met

09/24 – New Haven, Ct @ College Street Music Hall

09/25 – Portland,...

The Justice League recruit only the best and brightest heroes to join their ranks, with icons like Wonder Woman, Flash, Batman, and Superman representing heroism on a near-godlike level. However, over the years, many other heroes have gotten a chance to join the team... only for fans to totally forget their triumphs and sacrifices.

Here, then, are the 16 most powerful heroes who joined the Justice League but who are often forgotten as members. Not all of these heroes are obscure, but they all get totally ignored in terms of their services to the Justice League. Whether in discussions between fans, 'most powerful' lists, or big-screen adaptations, these heroes aren't thought of as Justice Leaguers, despite in many cases having given everything as part of the team.

Tomorrow Woman

The Tomorrow Woman joined the Justice League under false pretenses. Created by longtime League foes Professor Ivo and T.O. Morrow, the android...

The Justice League might be one of the greatest fighting forces in the DC Universe, but they've had their share of heartbreaks over the years. While the team has opened its ranks to many, that extension has occasionally been repaid with betrayal, sometimes by the most unexpected of allies.

It's always unfortunate when a villain attacks and gets the best of the League. But when the team is double-crossed or otherwise hurt by those they trust, it hurts the League so much worse. From new recruits to founding members, discover the 15 biggest betrayals the Justice League has ever suffered from.

Future State’s Mysterious Traitor

DC's Future State event showed a possible glimpse into the future of the Dcu and revealed that the original incarnation of the Justice League had been disbanded after a devastating attack. According to Superman Jon Kent, the team was fractured after a traitor used the...

The Justice League is one of the most powerful super-teams in comics, boasting a line-up of the greatest heroes in the DC Universe. The 1990s was a big decade for the team in particular, seeing them become one of DC’s biggest-selling titles, and some new heroes were influential to reach these new heights.

By the time the 1990’s rolled around, the Justice League was having something of an identity crisis. The Justice League International years that saw the title swerve into a more humorous direction had played itself out, and DC’s premiere super-team struggled to find a new identity. All of that changed in 1996, however, when Grant Morrison and Howard Porter revamped the super-team into Jla, which brought back the classic line-up of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman and paired them with the next-generation heroes like Kyle Rayner and Wally West. The title shot up the sales charts...

Jon Anderson started Yes in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire, and the prog rock band was at the center of his life for the next four decades through numerous permutations. But when illness forced him off the road after the group’s 2004 tour, Yes decided to hire a replacement vocalist and carry on without him. Anderson has been healthy and active for well over a decade, but the band — which now features Seventies guitarist Steve Howe, Drama-era keyboardist Geoff Downes, and hired guns — refuses to take him back.

That hasn’t...

In the last few years, Cj Strock, a talent agent who worked with the later incarnation of the Allman Brothers Band, faced an unusual dilemma. As seen in catalog and merch sales, a market still existed for the Allmans, their quintessentially Southern rock & roll, and their improvisational live shows, but the band itself didn’t exist: They formally gave their last performances in 2014, and Gregg Allman died of liver cancer three years later.

With an eye toward introducing new fans to the band, Strock had an idea — essentially a new Allmans.

F​ifteen long years ago, Dwayne Johnson first teased that he was going to play Black Adam on the big screen. Yes, in 2007, the first reports came out that The Rock wanted to play Black Adam on screen. Since then, superhero movies have taken over the box office, but there didn’t seem to be a peep about this movie finally happening for a long time. This weekend the film finally hit the big screen fulfilling Johnson’s promise to bring the character to life. The film is filled with all sorts of Black Adam Easter Eggs that you might have missed.

W​Arning!!!!! There will be spoilers for Black Adam below.

A​drianna Tomaz And Amon

T​he film centers on Adrianna Tomaz and her son Amon as they look for ways to finally free their home of Intergang. This is not the first live-action outing for the character.

Spoiler Alert: This story discusses several major plot elements throughout “Black Adam,” now playing in theaters.

Dwayne Johnson has long promised that “the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change” with his movie “Black Adam.” Now that it’s finally released in theaters…will it change anything?

The post-credits scene certainly hopes so. Fans had long been clamoring for Johnson’s super-strong villain to face off against another all-powerful DC hero: Henry Cavill’s Superman. Johnson himself had even been teasing the showdown at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con and on the “Black Adam” world premiere red carpet. Much to the fans’ delight, Johnson and the “Black Adam” team listened to their request.

Cavill’s Superman does appear in the post-credits scene, and there seems to be some hostility between him and Black Adam. But first, the scene starts out with Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller...

Yes’ new album The Quest is arriving on October 1st, and on Friday they shared a video for leadoff single “The Ice Bridge,” their first new song in seven years.

The song was written by Yes frontman Jon Davison and keyboardist Geoff Downes. It’s about the “race against time” to reverse the devastating impact of climate change.

“Usually what happens is each member is left to write their respective parts and put their stamp on things,” Davison said in a statement. “Geoff sent me a selection of exciting and...

Yes have revealed plans to release their 22nd studio album, The Quest, on October 1st. It’s their first collection of original songs since 2014’s Heaven and Earth.

“It is simply an honor for me to have the opportunity to bring together the band members in the development of a well-refined set of songs that capture the band’s true potential,” guitarist Steve Howe said in a statement. “Much of the music was written in late 2019 with the rest in 2020. We commissioned several orchestrations to augment and enhance the overall...

Original Yes frontman Jon Anderson is hitting the road with the Paul Green Rock Academy for an 11-city tour of U.S. theaters that kicks off July 30th in Patchogue, New York, and wraps up August 20th in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

According to a press release, the show will feature “a set of Yes classics, deep cuts, mashups, and solo works, all with lush arrangements featuring choral singing, horns, and all the other benefits of having a backing band of 25 young musicians.”

The Paul Green Rock Academy is an outgrowth...

A posthumous Dmx album, Exodus, produced by Swizz Beatz, will be released May 28th via Def Jam Recordings.

The album will mark the first Dmx album since 2012’s Undisputed and feature all-new original material. It will arrive nearly two months after Dmx’s death, April 9th.

“My brother X was one of the most pure and rare souls I’ve ever met,” Swizz Beatz said in a statement. “He lived his life dedicated to his family and music. Most of all, he was generous with his giving and loved his fans beyond measure.

Yes have announced plans to release The Royal Affair Tour: Live From Las Vegas on October 30th. It’s a live album recorded July 26th, 2019 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.

The set mixes Yes classics like “I’ve Seen All Good People,” “Roundabout” and “Starship Trooper” with covers like Simon and Garfunkel’s “America,” Richie Havens’ “No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed” and John Lennon’s “Imagine.”

“Having the opportunity to bring together the band members in the development of a well-refined set of songs that captures...

The dawn of the Eighties was supposed to make prog bands like Genesis, Yes, and Rush die out like the dinosaurs, now that we were in the age of MTV and New Wave. That’s not quite how it played it out, however. The men of these bands chopped off their long hair, cut their standard 20-minute songs down to size, and somehow became more popular than ever. They even joined forced in various short-lived supergroups and charted with slick hits that competed for Top 40 airplay alongside the latest offerings by Madonna and Michael Jackson.

Yes fans have spent the past 15 years hoping that the surviving members of the group will put aside their differences for a reunion tour, but guitarist Steve Howe tells Rolling Stone that that is a very unlikely proposition.

“I don’t think [the fans] should stay up late nights worrying about that,” he says. “There’s just too much space out there between people. To be in a band together or even to do another tour like Union is completely unthinkable.”

He’s referencing the group’s 1990 Union LP and tour, where...

Steve Howe will go down in rock history as the guitarist who helped Yes craft their most ambitious works in the Seventies before leading them through very difficult years in the Nineties and 2000s as critical members either died or were sidelined due to health issues or persistent personality clashes. He’s the sole member of the early-Seventies lineup that produced Fragile and Close to the Edge who’s still in the group, which remains his primary creative outlet and touring act.

But during all that time, he’s also...

Yes guitarist Steve Howe has released “The Headlands,” the first offering from his latest solo album Love Is, out July 31st via BMG.

Clocking in at just over three minutes, the lively instrumental track features Howe on nearly every instrument — acoustic, electric, and steel guitar, bass, keyboards and percussion — while his son, Dylan Howe, plays drums. Howe also composed and produced the music.

Love Is marks Howe’s first solo record in nine years, following 2011’s Time. Half the record consists of instrumentals, but Howe recruited Jon Davison, who’s...

Yes guitarist Steve Howe has teamed up with the band’s current frontman, vocalist Jon Davison, for Love Is, his first solo album since 2011. It will arrive in stores on July 31st.

“I called the album Love Is because it hints at the central idea that love is important but also love of the universe and the ecology of the world is very important,” Howe said in a statement. “Alexander Humboldt went around the world and recognized we are destroying the planet, but that was 200 years ago! We are still destroying the planet and,...

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Although it may not be obvious from her intricate art-rock albums, Annie Clark, a.k.a. St. Vincent, is a huge Metallica fan. In fact, they inspired her to pick up a guitar in the first place. Clark was a 10-year-old violin player in Dallas when she first heard Metallica, and she immediately tried to play their heavy melodies on her instrument.

“I was like, ‘The violin fucking stinks,’” she says. Clark switched instruments and even played bass in a Metallica cover band as a teen. So she was psyched...

When Yes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017, the surviving members of the band lined up behind a podium at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and delivered the sorts of speeches you’d expect from veteran musicians who had waited decades for this moment of validation. Frontman Jon Anderson thanked departed Yes members Chris Squire and Peter Banks, 1980s-era guitarist Trevor Rabin thanked his wife and son, drummer Alan White paid tribute to the fans, and guitarist Steve Howe read prepared remarks about how the...

After weeks of issuing "no comment" statements regarding Tyreek Hill's criminal child abuse investigation ... prosecutors are now saying there is No ongoing probe into the Chiefs star. Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe announced back on April 24 that after weeks of investigating child abuse accusations, he could not charge Hill or his fiance, Crystal Espinal, with a crime. Then, after disturbing audio -- which appeared to show Hill and his fiance arguing over their...

1:30 Pm Pt-- The D.A. announced he hasn't spoken with either the Kansas City Chiefs or the NFL regarding the investigation. He did say the NFL reached out, but he hadn't yet responded to their inquiry. 1:25 Pm Pt -- District Attorney Steve Howe, in addressing the Hill investigation, said his office is "deeply troubled by this situation and are concerned about the health and welfare of the child in question." He added, "We believe that a crime has occurred.

Yes are hitting the road this summer with a prog rock superstar-bill featuring John Lodge of the Moody Blues, Carl Palmer’s Elp Legacy with guest vocalist Arthur Brown and Asia. They’re calling it the Royal Affair Tour. “Yes is delighted to headline this celebration of British music,” Yes guitarist Steve Howe said in a statement, “which has been so warmly received in America over the past five decades.”

The Yes saga has gotten a bit complicated since former members Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman put their...

On his new album 1,000 Hands, former Yes frontman Jon Anderson worked with everyone from Chick Corea and Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson to Jean-Luc Ponty and Journey’s Jonathan Cain. But when it came time to create a video for the single “Makes Me Happy,” he reached much closer to home and recruited members of his immediate family.

“I am very excited for people to hear and see this crazy wonderful video, created by my daughter Deborah and my wife Janee on the spur of the moment one day at home,...

Twenty-nine years ago, Yes lead singer Jon Anderson abandoned a half-finished solo album called Uzlot that he’d been been recording in Big Bear, California, with his bandmates Chris Squire and Alan White. Yes were gearing up for a massive reunion tour and he simply put the master tapes in his garage and gave them very little thought as the years started racing by. But just a couple of years ago, producer Michael Franklin reached out to Anderson to see if he’d let him take the tapes and finish the album.

Nearly 30 years ago, Yes frontman Jon Anderson began work on a solo album with help from his bandmates Alan White and Chris Squire. He never got around to finishing it and eventually got sidetracked by Yes work, but recently went back into the studio to complete the album with help from producer Michael T. Franklin. Anderson originally called the project Uzlot, but now that it’s finally done, he’s calling it 1,000 Hands. It comes out March 31st.

“I’ve spent long periods of time making some records, but I...

“I was in trouble,” singer-rapper Elbee Thrie says, recalling the day that his band — the Brooklyn progressive-r&B quintet Phony Ppl — was born in 2008. It was Thrie’s 16th birthday, and he was grounded, stuck at home. So Thrie invited over some teenage friends from his Crown Heights neighborhood — all musicians.

“I knew something was gonna be good about that day,” insists the singer, whose real name is Robert Booker. “I called my friends to come over, and we started playing. It wasn’t even a matter of ‘Oh, what are we going to do?...

The Buggles could have gone in a lot of different directions once their debut single “Video Killed the Radio Star” became a huge hit all over the world in late 1979. The synth duo (featuring Trevor Horn on lead vocals and Geoff Downes on keyboards) could have spent the next couple of years touring the world to to capitalize on their new fame. They could have headed right back into the studio and tried to craft an even poppier song. They could have even gone their separate ways under the assumption...

The Toyman Toy Show in St. Louis has been going strong for over 26 years now and just keeps getting bigger and better! The fun takes place seven times a year at The Machinists Hall 12365 St Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton, Mo 63044. There are over 130 vendors at the Toyman Toy Show spread out over 225 tables. all selling vintage toys, comics, dolls, diecast cars, movie memorabilia, and more as well as cosplayers and artists. It’s an unbelievable amount of fun for only $5 and this next show, you’ll have the opportunity to meet a Gremlin and a Power Ranger!

The next Toyman Show is December 10th from 9:00a to 3:00p and Voice Actor Mark Dodson and Power Rangers star Mike Ginn will be in attendance!

Mark Dodson was the voice of Salicious Crumb in Return Of The Jedi and Mogwai in Gremlins. His other voice credits include Day Of The Dead...

Thirty-five years after the Ridley Scott sci-fi original (which was not an initial box office success but grew into a cult favorite), the long-aborning sequel “Blade Runner: 2049” had much to recommend it: rave reviews, Denis Villeneuve directing his follow-up to sci-fi Oscar-winner “Arrival”; Ryan Gosling’s first wide release since “La La Land”; a committed multi-generational smart sci-fi fan base.

So why did the movie fall short of expectations? It was expected to score at least $40 million domestically against a $155-185-million budget: $31 million marks a serious under-performer and suggests that to the extent that Villeneuve channeled the original, he may have delivered an artistic achievement that is not mainstream.

With most of the world outside Asia already playing the film, the initial foreign $81 million take will not yield $300-million worldwide — which is close to what the movie cost to make and market (shared by Alcon Entertainment and financier...

Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne missed the Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather showdown on Saturday night — but it was for a very good reason.

The two mixed martial arts Ufc fighters were busy getting married in a laid-back fiesta in the Aloha State.

“What an amazing day!! She is so perfect in every way! She makes me so happy! She is my other half! I Love You @rondarousey #browsey2017” Browne captioned a black-and-white Instagram shot of the pair on their wedding day.

“Congrats to Ronda and Travis. Incredible wedding. Blessed and thankful to have been there for it,” photographer and...