No cause of death has been announced. In a tribute, the brothers said: "We are saddened by the passing of Hilly Boy Michaels. He was Sparks' drummer during the Big Beat (1976) era, but stayed in the ...

“The Sparks Brothers,” the new documentary from filmmaker Edgar Wright, goes deep into the enigmatic world of Ron and Russell Mael. The two brothers, now in their 70’s, make up the quirky band Sparks.

Sparks (brothers Ron and Russell Mael) are releasing a new album, MAD!, on May 23 via Transgressive. Now they have shared the album’s fourth single, “My Devotion.” Watch the lyric video below, ...

“The Sparks Brothers,” a documentary from filmmaker Edgar Wright, goes deep into the enigmatic world of Ron and Russell Mael. The two brothers, now in their 70s, make up the quirky band Sparks. Most ...

Your average cult band might make a handful of great, overlooked albums, split up in frustration, and eventually reunite to play for big festival crowds after the world belatedly begins to appreciate ...

Rocker Hilly Boy Michaels, the drummer of the band Sparks, has sadly died - and brothers Ron and Russell Mael who formed the ...

Few music listeners know Sparks, which is not particularly notable because Sparks never hit the Top 40 on the Billboard charts in the States. But pop charts remain a clumsy method for documenting the ...

Devastated fans rushed to pay tribute. "So sad to hear. He was a lovely unique guy and rock solid musician," one wrote.