Earlier this year, my colleague and bud Kelefa Sanneh suggested that music critics, as a lot, have gone soft—becoming submissive, overly agreeable, and, in some cases, nearly servile. He’s right, of ...

The United Society Of Believers In Christ’s Second Appearing, a Christian sect better known as the Shakers, has quite the story. Today, they exist as a historical relic, as a mere three members remain ...

Born in Camden, New Jersey, on March 18, 1942, Darlene was the daughter of Adele Wacnik and her stepfather, Nicholas Galati. She graduated from Haddon Heights High School in Haddon Heights, New Jersey ...

Not only are we getting new Testament this year, but we're also getting some touched-up old Testament as well! According to Testament frontman Chuck Billy in an interview with The Rockpit, Testament ...

Darlene Strong McCormick passed away peacefully in Bermuda Dunes, California, on August 30, 2025. She was 100 years old. Darlene was born in Streator, Illinois, on February 19, 1925. Her parents were ...

On Feb. 6, 2024, a gathering of 25 top Contemporary Christian, Gospel and country music artists took place just south of Nashville, at World Wide Stages in Spring Hill, Tenn. Led by 45-time GMA Dove ...

Because if you want to blow minds and get people stoked for your new album, you do what Testament just did. You come out swinging and you hit as hard as you can, which is exactly what they’ve done by ...

Former Brown County Clerk Darlene Marcelle passed away on June 25 at age 78. Marcelle served Brown County as county clerk, County Board member, and Green Bay City Council member. She was remembered ...

It’s mixing week for Californian thrash metalheads, Testament! In a new interview with Land Of Music Podcast, Testament guitarist Erik Peterson has confirmed that the band are closing in on the finer ...

I don’t envy anybody who decided to put out an album within the 12 months succeeding Brat Summer, Manning Fireworks Fall, and “Not Like Us” — especially considering that 2025, broadly speaking, did ...

"It wasn't me and Mariah Carey, it was our fans," Love says of any supposed tension between the two singers Gary Gershoff/WireImage; Leon Bennett/Getty Darlene Love wants to put any notion of ...

"When we're together, you'll know she loves me," Love adds Ralph Bavaro/NBC via Getty Darlene Love is proud to always have a friend in Cher. The iconic singer, 83, tells PEOPLE that her friendship ...