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A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis in the 1996 shooting
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Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been convicted of the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. The 63-year-old former South Side Compton Crips leader was arrested in 2023 and charged with orchestrating the drive-by shooting of the legendary rapper. The post Duane Davis Found Guilty Of Tupac Shakur’s Murder appeared first on Stereogum.
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The jury in Nevada took only about three hours to return the verdict in the 30-year-old homicide. Davis will be sentenced in October
A Las Vegas jury found 63-year-old Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder, a killing that has lingered in the annals of rap history and American crime. Monday, the jury declared Davis guilty of first-degree murder. Sentencing will happen at a later time. Davis could face life&helli
Concert tours are barreling into fall, and — ahh, yes — that means it’s that magical time of year when the kiddos head back to school and the rest of us are left wondering, is summer really over? For the purposes of this post, yes, it is. Walk with us…Please click the link below to read the ful
Duane Davis' lawyer questioned why prosecutors never subpoenaed Suge Knight to testify
Bad Wolves have released their cover of the Dolly Parton classic “Jolene,” a track which was steeped in controversy before it even dropped. Bad Wolves had been intending to feature Dolly Parton on the cover before her universally mourned passing on August 25th. On Friday, the band announced the impending re
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An all-star band of Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, blink-182’s Travis Barker, and onetime Ramones bassist CJ Ramone played a set of Ramones classics at a 50th anniversary celebration at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. The supergroup, performing under the name the
Total Wife's original tracks already sound like remixes of themselves. The Nashville duo makes a kind of glitched-out shoegaze that pulls in all kinds of experimental electronic touches, and their album come back down was one of our favorites of last year. So it makes perfect sense that Total Wife are jumping on the re
When the UK sister festivals Reading and Leeds took place over the weekend, there was one hilariously bleak change in the programming. The post Reading & Leeds Replace New Artist Showcase With "Nepo Baby Stage" appeared first on Stereogum.
Twisted Sister have performed their first show with Sebastian Bach as frontman. The performance took place on August 28th at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, booked under the name Bent Brother, an alter ego that Twisted Sister have used to play secret gigs. Get Twisted Sister Tickets Here The…Ple
Richmond rock 'n' roller James Goodson is a music publicist and, full disclosure, an occasional show buddy of mine. He's also the one-man banger factory behind Dazy, a project that has cranked out many, many excellent songs since Goodson started anonymously dropping Bandcamp tracks during the 2020 COVID summer. Back in
Ella Langley now has the longest-running non-Christmas #1 song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. Last week "Choosin' Texas," the crossover country smash from Langley's Dandelion, spent its 19th week atop the chart, pulling into a tie with Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus' "Old Town Road" and Shaboozey's "A Bar Song
The former head of Dior and Margiela bowed out of the exhibition following public backlash over racist and anti-semitic comments Galliano made in 2011.
RUSH have added four new US dates to their ongoing “Fifty Something” reunion tour, with shows confirmed in Houston, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh this fall. The trio, now with new drummer Anika Nilles in tow, will perform shows at Houston’s Toyota Center on October 1st, St Louis’ Enterpr
Fans keep leaking the rapper’s unreleased material. Now he’s leaning into it
The plan? Make Noah Kahan’s tour sell out in order to sell more adult diapers. The post Nathan Fielder Negs Noah Kahan In Vancouver Concert Cameo appeared first on Stereogum.
Omni burst out of Atlanta a decade ago with Deluxe, a debut album that placed them at the forefront of a post-punk resurgence. Now the band is putting out a 10th anniversary deluxe Deluxe to mark the occasion. The two-disc set includes the 10 original album tracks and their demos plus the 2017 singles "Fever Bass" and
John Travolta, once a chart-topping singer in his own right, put in an extremely random appearance on Sunday night, hosting a Hollywood Forever Cemetery celebration for the Ramones' 50th anniversary and introducing Cretin Famiily, a brand-new punk supergroup that features Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Rancid's Tim
Say Anything's Max Bemis has canceled a run of upcoming concerts after a teenage girl posted screenshots documenting an alleged months-long interaction with her over texting and social media. The post Max Bemis Cancels Shows Amid Allegations About Messages To Teen appeared first on Stereogum.
The Vallejo, California rap group SOB x RBE broke up in 2019, the same year that former member Lul G was arrested for murder. In July, the group returned with the reunion single "Ten Summers," their first in seven years. The group gave their first reunion performance at the Back 2 The Bay fest on Aug. 13, and they were
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Do you remember the great Banana Man controversy of summer 2026? At the Baltimore hardcore band End It’s Toronto show in early June, frontman Akil Godsey called out a guy in the pit for “[wanting] attention” with his banana costume. "You don't get rewarded for doing that shit," he told the crowd. "He wanted the attenti
Last month, Elephant 6 greats the Olivia Tremor Control announced their first new album in 27 years, The Same Place. The idiosyncratic psych-pop outfit shared "The Same Place" and "Garden Of Light" as the first previews, and now they're back with "Advice From The Oceans," a jaunty ode to the sea. The post The Olivia Tr
On Friday (Aug. 28), the first day of Big Church Festival in West Sussex commenced. However, the festival ended early after a large sign fell, leaving one dead and six injured. The post Big Church Festival Ends Early After Fatal Sign Collapse appeared first on Stereogum.
Last year, Miguel released his fifth album, Caos. On Friday (Aug. 28), the R&B star took to social media to call out the "racism, harassment, stalking, invasions of privacy, and false allegations" his family has been facing following the announcement of his partner Margaret Zhang's pregnancy with their second child
Earlier this year, Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore joined forces to release the collaborative album Tragic Magic. Now, two ambient artists are announcing its followup: a score for the Jessie Diggins documentary Threshold. Three songs from it are out today. The post Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore Announce New Fil
Back in February, Danz CM released MYTHS, an ambient album with vintage synths. Today, the synth wiz is teasing a new project with two new songs called "Bontempi Pop 3" and "A Violent Power." The post Danz CM - “Bontempi Pop 3” & “A Violent Power” appeared first on Stereogum.
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