The B-52s, the seminal new wave band, are heading out on the road in September for what may be the final time. The band is best remembered for their mega-hits "Rock Lobster" and "Love Shack," but they ...

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 ...

Three years ago, the B-52’s set out on what the group said would be its final farewell tour. And yet, the group is still here — quirky tunes, bouffant hairdos and all. “It’s hard to quit. It really is ...

The B-52s are living proof that sodium bloat and poor chopstick skills are not the only things that come from Chinese restaurants. The band formed in 1976 at such an establishment in Athens, Georgia, ...

The post Fred Schneider on The B-52’s Not Being in Rock Hall of Fame: “It Just Doesn’t Make Any Sense” appeared first on Consequence. Fred Schneider of The B-52s has some pointed thoughts about the ...

Thanks to the picture-distorting power of its biggest successes — Blondie, Duran Duran, the Cars, the Go-Go’s, and so on — it’s easy to think of the New Wave era as one of coolness and style. But more ...

The B-52's have been eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for over two decades, but they've never been nominated. But as far as Fred Schneider is concerned, it doesn't matter. "I don't care ...

U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs armed with live AIM-9X air-to-air missiles, escorted the B-52s during a bomber attack demonstration mission earlier this week. The U.S. Air Forces Southern has just released a ...

The first of 18 bombers to be retired from the nation's B-52 force in the coming months left Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota last week for Tucson, Air Force officials say. The 18 bombers are to ...