Stuart Sperring, a native Sonoman and well-loved local musician, succumbed to pancreatic cancer recently. In his honor, his ...

Kirk Hammett (Metallica guitarist): I could tell it was really blossoming into something to be reckoned with. Every song we came up with was like the greatest thing. Every time we’d write another it ...

João Nicolau talks casting Eurovision star Salvador Sobral in 'Providence and the Guitar,' recalls difficulties in establishing co-production deal.

In 1986, the world of popular music was in an incredible state of flux. The industry was looking back in a serious way for the first time — in the US, the newly established Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

The Twitter/X bio of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, as of December 2025, reads “Philosopher King.” In the past, it read, “The world’s coolest dictator.” This unabashed public recognition of ...