Ned Tepper

The ’90s Aren’t Done Yet: +LIVE+, Stone Temple Pilots and 4 Non Blondes Lead LOOKOUT 2027

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By Ned Tepper

Three major names from ’90s alternative rock are heading to Australia next March, with Magic Dirt joining them for a ten-date run. Some songs don’t really belong to a decade. They just keep finding new generations. LOOKOUT is leaning heavily into that idea in 2027, bringing together +LIVE+, Stone Temple Pilots and 4 Non Blondes […]
Benson Boone Quit ‘American Idol’. Five Years Later, He’s Playing Arenas

Posted in: Music Features

By Ned Tepper

The backflips get the memes, but Boone’s path from reality-TV exit to the biggest-selling global single of 2024 and a nine-show Australian arena run tells a sharper story about how pop stars get built now. Five years ago, Benson Boone had already found the shortcut. He was 18, had only recently discovered that he could […]