An Iowa-based band formed by chance backed new wave icon Lene Lovich on tour with Devo and The B-52s, proving chemistry beats ...

Thirty-five years ago, Athens eccentrics the B-52s experienced one of the greatest, if most bittersweet, against-all-odds comebacks in pop music history. After the 1985 death of guitarist Ricky Wilson ...

The B-52s and Yoko Ono might not be the most obviously similar musical icons, but one evening in a Bermuda nightclub, that was exactly the comparison John Lennon made. These similarities are not only ...

It’s likely a testament to the commitment of the members of the B-52s that each of its remaining long-term members; Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, and Cindy Wilson, has only released two albums apiece ...

The following is an excerpt from "The B-52s' Cosmic Thing" by Pete Crighton and available now from Bloomsbury.

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Colorful, eclectic, nostalgic and legendary. These were all words used by Anaïs ...

Many years ago, a band of hip bohemians was playing for their friends at a house party in Athens, GA. Nobody thought of telling the band that their quirky song about a rock lobster would become a ...

CLARKSTON, MI - The B-52s are going on tour with Devo this year with just a handful of concerts, including one in Michigan. There will be 11 shows on the “Cosmic De-Evolution Tour,” including at Pine ...

Fans can get set to dance this mess around at least one more time as the B-52’s return to the road for a (so far) limited run of dates in 2026. The quirky new wave legends announced that “due to ...

I'll bet you never thought you'd hear the words The B-52s and "Las Vegas residency" in the same sentence, but here we are. And more dates, for November 2024, have been recently announced. Seriously, ...

The B-52s and Devo will tour together for the first time this fall, with a stop set for Oct. 5 at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh. General-public tickets for the 11-date "Cosmic ...