Kate Pierson sings Patti Smith’s “People Have The Power” with Uniting Voices Chicago. The B-52s vocalist got the idea to record the song after discussing contemporary politics with her SongVest label head Roy D’ Souza. The collaboration between Pierson and the youth choir is an act of creativity and charityContinue Reading
Kate Pierson reminisces about her clubbing days with “Take Me Back To The Party.” Her forthcoming solo album, Radio and Rainbows, includes the dance-happy single. Pierson co-wrote the song with noted songwriter Jimmy Harry, and the B-52’s legend described it in her words. “I wanted this song to connect withContinue Reading
Cindy Wilson of The B-52’s has announced a new solo album coming out this summer. Wilson’s Realms will be her second solo album. She released her first album Changes in 2016. Today she shares “Midnight” from Realms and she explained to Spin what it was like working on the album.Continue Reading
[youtube]0FyLcHxbSRk[/youtube] Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson, Fred Schneider and Keith Strickland became The B-52’s in 1977 after an impromptu jam at a Chinese restaurant in their Athens, GA hometown. B-52 is a slang term for the beehive hairstyles the women would wear for their stage personas. Their quirky butContinue Reading