Just now getting into The B-52s? This new wave dance-rock outfit hit the airwaves back in the latter half of the 1970s and has been delivering oddball, danceable, and campy tunes ever since. Even ...

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 ...

What's the first thing you think of when you hear the words "Tin roof, rusted?" If you answered "Love Shack" by the B-52s, pat yourself on the back. That 1989 single, the biggest hit of the B-52s' ...

The B-52s’ Kate Pierson has released a cover of Patti Smith’s classic tune “People Have the Power,” featuring the teens of Uniting Voices Chicago, a nonprofit that “empowers and unites youth from ...

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 ...

A Vulture series in which artists judge the best and worst of their own careers. “We were just too weird for the powers that be, even though we had sellout tours. It’s a go-figure world with music. I ...

John Lennon revealed what he thought about The B-52’s and their relationship to Yoko Ono’s songs. A member of The B-52’s discussed what she thought of Yoko as a musician. Yoko had a considerable ...

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 ...

Though the set doesn’t include Funplex (released in 2008 on Astralwerks), it still provides new fans with a chance to own all the essential B-52s albums in one place. The vinyl version, limited to ...

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

This article has been updated to include more photos. MANSFIELD — The inspired pairing of the B-52s and Devo was not only a match made in new wave heaven but it was, quite possibly, also the best ...