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Spinal Tap on stage from a crowd perspective, with fans holding up miniature stonehenges and a giant flaming skull behind the band

Over 40 years after This Is Spinal Tap, the legendary fake rockers return in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. 

Image courtesy of Bleecker Street / Kyle Kaplan

The Best Fictional Bands (and the Artists Who Make Them Great)

With Spinal Tap II: The End Continues hitting theaters and songs from KPop Demon Hunters ruling the charts, we take a look at how fake bands make real music.

Quincy Jones standing amidst a seated crowd at Berklee commencement in 1983

Quincy Jones at the 1983 Berklee commencement ceremony, where he was awarded an honorary doctorate.

Image courtesy of the Berklee Archives

Remembering the Rare and Extraordinary Life of Quincy Jones

With the passing of the legendary musician, composer, arranger, producer, and all-around media mogul, Berklee remembers one of its earliest and most prominent alums with a tribute and a retrospective playlist.