Iron Maiden, Phil Collins, Wu-Tang & More

Iron Maiden, Phil Collins, Wu-Tang & More

We have the Class of 2026 for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Performer category includes several long-overlooked acts including Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden and Joy Division/New Order, along with Oasis, hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan and R&B stalwarts Sade and the late Luther Vandross. Set to be inducted with Early Influence…

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Sid Krofft's subversive and fantastical TV puppet worlds will live on

Sid Krofft’s subversive and fantastical TV puppet worlds will live on

Puppeteer, producer, self-described “artist” and “dreamer” Sid Krofft, who with his brother Marty made a wonderland of Saturday morning television through the 1970s, died Friday at 96. (Marty, younger by nearly eight years, died in 2023.) Their left-field shared fantasies included “H.R. Pufnstuf” (magical island, with a dragon for a mayor), “Lidsville” (anthropomorphic hats), “The…

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