Pop and Rock Music – Page 16

What’s His Age Again? Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus (Now 53) Looks Back.

The band’s singer and bassist recounts his personal struggles and the dramatic ins and outs of the trio’s history in a new memoir, “Fahrenheit-182.”

By Mark Yarm and Adali Schell

Baseball Deaths (Obituaries) DePugh, Joe (1949-2025) Freehold (NJ) Little League Baseball and Softball Music Pop and Rock Music Springsteen, Bruce

Joe DePugh, Pitcher Who Inspired Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Glory Days,’ Dead at 75

A gifted athlete, he gave a clumsy teenage Bruce Springsteen his first nickname, Saddie. Years later, the Boss returned the favor, memorializing him in a song.

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Beatles, The Best, Pete Collectors and Collections Decca Records Harrison, George Lennon, John Lost and Found Property McCartney, Paul Music Pop and Rock Music Starr, Ringo Universal Music Group Vancouver (British Columbia)

Rare Beatles Audition Tape Surfaces in a Vancouver Record Shop

The recording appears to be from the band’s 1962 audition for Decca Records, which notably rejected the group.

By Neil Vigdor

April Fool's Day Bobby Blue Bland Bow Wow Wow Candi Staton Doobie Brothers Drugdealer Franklin, Aretha Isis Junior Brown Led Zeppelin Main Ingredient Pop and Rock Music Rhythm and Blues (Music) Stone Roses (Music Group) Warwick, Dionne

A Pack of April Fools

A survey of the many fools who have been immortalized in song, featuring Aretha Franklin, Bow Wow Wow, the Stone Roses and more.

By David Renard