Pop and Rock Music – Page 6

How Blondshell Became an Alt-Rock Supernova

Sabrina Teitelbaum bares it all in her raw, crunchy songs. On her second album, “If You Asked for a Picture,” she’s weighing how much of herself to give away.

By Olivia Horn

Bad Company Checker, Chubby Cocker, Joe (1944-2014) Lauper, Cyndi Lenny Waronker Nicky Hopkins OutKast Pop and Rock Music Rap and Hip-Hop Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Salt-n-Pepa Soundgarden (Music Group) White Stripes (Music Group)

Chubby Checker, Outkast and the White Stripes Will Join the Rock & Hall of Fame

Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Bad Company and Soundgarden — but not Oasis or Phish — are also part of the 40th anniversary class.

By Ben Sisario

Cleveland (Ohio) Deaths (Obituaries) Music Nineteen Hundred Eighties Pere Ubu Pop and Rock Music Rocket From the Tombs Thomas, David (1953-2025)

David Thomas, Leader of the Band Pere Ubu, Dies at 71

As a singer and songwriter, he pushed the boundaries of punk and art-rock, producing a half century of music, writings and performances and always upending expectations.

By Jon Pareles

Comedy and Humor Deaths (Obituaries) Disc Jockeys Gould, Jed (Jed the Fish) (1955-2025) KROQ-FM Los Angeles (Calif) Nineteen Hundred Eighties Pop and Rock Music Radio

Jed the Fish Dead: KROQ DJ Who Pioneered New Wave Radio Was 69

With his off-kilter sensibility and deep musical grounding, he brought attention to New Wave and alternative artists at the groundbreaking station KROQ.

By Alex Williams