Gen X Files
Sam Smith Regrets Never Answering Tom Petty’s Letter
Years after a songwriting-credit dispute, Sam Smith says they wish they had answered the gracious letter Tom Petty sent before his death.
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Nostalgia, pop culture, forgotten technology, and the era that raised itself.
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Gloria Steinem Dies at 92, Leaving Gen X the Receipt for a Fight That Never Ended
Gloria Steinem, the journalist and organizer who became one of the defining faces of modern American feminism, has died at 92.
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Noel Gallagher Hints Oasis May Return to Knebworth, Because Gen X Apparently Gets One Nice Thing
Noel Gallagher has added fuel to reports of major 2027 Oasis shows at Knebworth—but a wink is not a tour announcement, so keep the bucket hat holstered.
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Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney Launch “The Flannel and the Fury” Tour This Weekend
The first co-headlining tour from two defining forces in alternative rock begins September 6 in California before crossing the country.
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Menudo Is Reuniting for a 50th-Anniversary Tour, and Gen X Just Heard the Opening Synth
Seven former Menudo members are heading out for a six-city anniversary run celebrating the group that helped invent global boy-band mania.
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CDs Are Back, Because Gen X Was Right About Owning Music the Whole Time
U.S. CD revenue jumped 58.6% in the first half of 2026, proving the supposedly obsolete silver disc still has more lives than a mall record store loyalty card.
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A Tupac Murder Conviction Arrives Nearly 30 Years After the Music Stopped
A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis of orchestrating the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, closing one chapter of a Gen X mystery.
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MapQuest Is No. 1 Again, and Every Gen Xer Just Heard a Printer Start
MapQuest surged to No. 1 among U.S. navigation apps after refusing to rename Lake Ontario, proving the original online map still knows the route.
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Sean Ono Lennon Welcomes His First Child—and Gives Him a Magnificent Name
Sean Ono Lennon and longtime partner Charlotte Kemp Muhl have welcomed their first child, a son named Aurelius.
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George Michael’s 1988 ‘Faith’ Tour Is Finally Coming to Movie Theaters
Rediscovered 35mm footage from George Michael's first solo tour is becoming a concert movie and an 18-track live album.
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The Who Found 92 Unreleased Tracks, Because Apparently the Vault Was a TARDIS
The Who are expanding 1975's The Who by Numbers into a massive box set containing 92 previously unreleased audio tracks.
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Turn the Royal Albert Hall Into a 13-Song Live Album
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released a 13-track Royal Albert Hall live album, with a physical edition arriving in October.