How South Bay’s contradictions shaped Joyce Manor’s enduring pop-punk sound

The beloved indie band’s great new album, "I Used to Go to This Bar" — dedicated to fellow South Bay resident Brian Wilson — captures the Los Angeles they still call home.

Lyme disease silenced Shore man's music; concert aims to raise money

Mike Gallagher spent decades uplifting folks on the Jersey Shore music scene with his guitar and his voice. Now the community is returning the favor.
Louder

"I gave away all my records, I started giving away my guitars, I was fantasising about my own death." The horrifying origin story behind one of the most uplifting rock so…

" Today is the greatest day I've ever known ," Billy Corgan sings at the song's outset, sounding elated at the thought of the ...
American Songwriter

Stevie Nicks Made Her Views on Marriage Crystal Clear in This Mike Campbell Co-Write That Took Nearly 30 Years to Release

"Something in my little songwriter’s heart said, 'This is what I’m always going to do.' I’m going to do that whether I’m with Lindsey.” ...
AZ Central

Mike Johnson to address UK Parliament ahead of US 250th anniversary

WASHINGTON — On Jan. 20, House Speaker Mike Johnson will become the first sitting U.S. Speaker to address the United Kingdom's Parliament, in recognition of America’s 250th anniversary. “As America ...
The Shreveport Times

Speaker Mike Johnson to make historic speech to United Kingdom parliament

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will address the United Kingdom Parliament on Jan. 20. Johnson's office noted this is the first time a sitting American House speaker has addressed parliament. The ...
Newsweek

Mike Johnson’s Majority in Peril After Sudden Republican Death

The death of Representative Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican, will further shrink the GOP’s slim margin in the House of Representatives. Their majority is now just five seats, and could narrow ...
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Mike Johnson gives update on Jan. 6 plaque

House Speaker Mike Johnson has provided an update on efforts to install an official plaque honoring police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the January 6, 2021 riot — more than three ...
NPR

A once rare legislative tool is causing headaches for Mike Johnson

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a measure to renew now-expired Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies — over the objection of House Speaker Mike Johnson. It ...
The Hill

Johnson faces growing unrest from House GOP centrists

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) may be bracing for a rocky return from winter recess, as mounting frustration among moderate House Republicans over the administration’s handling of foreign policy and ...
American Songwriter

3 Gorgeous Country Songs That Jamey Johnson Wrote for Other Artists

Jamey Johnson is the writer behind his own songs like “In Color”, “The Dollar”, and more. But he is also the writer of other songs, including these three tunes, which were recorded by someone else ...
The Raw Story

Mike Johnson's failures condemned by former GOP speaker: 'Democrats won the shutdown'

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...