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Living Colour are the latest act to play a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR, and the legendary act delivered a five-song set of classics.

The veteran rockers kicked things off with their signature hit “Cult of Personality” from their 1988 debut album Vivid, followed by four songs from their acclaimed 1990 sophomore LP Time’s Up, in celebration of the album’s 35th anniversary.

The longtime lineup of singer Corey Glover, guitarist Vernon Reid, drummer Will Calhoun, and bassist Doug Wimbish played a full-on electric set despite the intimate setting, sounding as powerful as ever. Fans can catch Living Colour supporting George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic this Sunday (June 29th) in Asbury Park, New Jersey (tickets here), and next year on Creed’s Summer of ’99 and Beyond Cruise.

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Chicago – The iconic Milwaukee Summerfest for 2024 wrapped up last month, and photographer and Music Editor Jeff “Doc” Doles was on hand to provide an on-stage view with the following “Best-of” Exclusive Photo Slideshow. From headliner Lil Uzi Vert to classic acts like Living Colour and the BoDeans, the event drew music fans from all over the world.

Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the Milwaukee Summerfest 2024 slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos © 2024 Jeff Doles for HollywoodChicago.com.

SUMMERFEST1: Headliner Lil Uzi Vert SUMMERFEST2: Abby Anderson SUMMERFEST3: Kurt Neumann of the BoDeans SUMMERFEST4: Charlotte Cardin SUMMERFEST5: Chase Lawrence of Coin SUMMERFEST6: Nathan Willett of Cold War Kids SUMMERFEST7: Dave Lowery of Cracker SUMMERFEST8: Delilah SUMMERFEST9: Jason Jones of Drowning Pool SUMMERFEST10: Jerry DePizzo of O.

Keith LeBlanc, a drummer on several early hip-hop releases and a key producer on albums by Nine Inch Nails and more, has passed away at the age of 70.

The sad news was reported by his record label On-u Sound, with no cause of death revealed.

LeBlanc helped pioneer the early hip-hop sound as a drummer in the Sugarhill House Band alongside bassist Doug Wimbish (Living Colour) and guitarist Skip “Little Axe” McDonald. The three musicians went on to form the industrial hip-hop group Tackhead, who released four albums from 1987 to 2014.

As a producer and mixer, LeBlanc worked with a number of prominent artists, including Nine Inch Nails, Living Colour, Peter Gabriel, The Cure, and Ministry.

He was a major contributor to Nin’s debut album, Pretty Hate Machine, co-producing standout tracks “Head Like a Hole” and “Down in It,” and engineering or mixing several other songs on the LP.

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Spoon’s Britt Daniel has always loved gadgets, held a soft spot for studio wizardry. And it’s these tendencies that have helped keep the Austin indie-rock outfit so intriguing and inventive over the last two-and-a-half decades. But for Spoon’s tenth album, Lucifer on the Sofa, Daniel wanted to do away with all of that, and start with just vocals and rhythm guitar. That guiding principle resulted in a stellar rock & roll collection, and made Lucifer one of Spoon’s best records to date.

As it turned out, a stranger,...

Spoon have enlisted the services of British dub specialist Adrian Sherwood to transform their most recent album, Lucifer on the Sofa, into a new dub remix album, Lucifer on the Moon, out Nov. 4 via Matador.

Spoon and Sherwood first teased their collaboration back in June with the latter’s “reconstruction” of “My Babe.” The official announcement of the full remix album was accompanied by a new version of “On the Radio,” which arrives with a music video directed by Spoon frontman Britt Daniel.

Though ostensibly an out-there project for an indie rock band,...

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 bassist Doug Wimbish.

As the in-house bassist for Sugar Hill Records, Doug Wimbish played on songs that make up the foundation of hip-hop as we know it today,...