Rock

Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, stars of classic comedy rock movie Wayne’s World, have become friends again, Carvey reported. He reported that relations had begun to thaw when they revived their Wayne and Garth characters for a Super Bowl commercial last year (available below). While tensions had arisen during the making of the original 1992 film, Carvey

When Big Mama Thornton took the stage in 1977, she was struggling. Despite pioneering rock, blues and R&B in the 1950s, she’d been largely forgotten except as someone whose songs were covered and whose style was copped by Elvis and Janis Joplin, among others. Influence, however, doesn’t pay the bills. She toured continuously to survive,

Kanye West has said Kid Cudi will not appear on ‘Donda 2’ over his friendship with SNL comedian Pete Davidson. The rapper is currently working on the follow-up to his latest album, which was released last August. West posted a handwritten note to Instagram earlier today (February 12) sharing the news with his fans. “Just

As frequent love songwriter Paul McCartney once sang, ”Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs / And what’s wrong with that?“ Love has been one of music’s main themes throughout history. Its universality and persistence have inspired almost every songwriter and artist to express themselves with love songs at some point. “Although people change and their bodies

The year 1979 was when synth-pop went overground. In May, Tubeway Army released their final single “Are ‘Friends’ Electric”, a Moog-powered track that propelled the band – and their pale cyborg of a lead singer Gary Numan – to the top of the charts and onto Top Of The Pops. That same month, another seminal

Ho99o9 have announced details of a new album, produced by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and featuring Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor. READ MORE: Noise-punk masters Ho99o9: “The good thing with us is that we don’t give a fuck” ‘SKIN’ will be released on March 11 via Barker’s DTA Records and is being previewed by its opening track ‘NUGE SNIGHT’, which you

Simple Minds‘ “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” appears in a Super Bowl ad for Facebook’s parent company, Meta, which will air during the game’s first quarter. The commercial, called “Old Friends, New Fun,” starts at a Chuck E. Cheese-style restaurant called Questy’s that’s fallen on hard times. The animatronic band onstage in the middle of the

When Willy Vlautin told Amy Boone about his new batch of songs set on the Gulf Coast, the singer wasn’t quite sure whether he was referring to The Delines’ next record or a screenplay in progress. Her confusion is understandable: when he was at the helm of Richmond Fontaine, Vlautin wrote strong, deceptively simple narratives

Charli XCX and Rina Sawayama have shared a video for their new collaboration, ‘Beg For You’ – you can watch it below. Released last month, the pair’s new track – which samples September’s 2006 dance-floor filler ‘Cry For You’ – is the latest preview from Charli’s upcoming studio album ‘CRASH’, due out March 18. According

Ian McDonald, the multi-instrumentalist who was a founding member of both King Crimson and Foreigner, has died at the age of 75. McDonald’s death was confirmed via press release, which noted that the rocker “passed away peacefully on February 9, 2022 in his home in New York City, surrounded by his family.” McDonald co-founded King

Alongside his close friend and frequent collaborator Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings was at the forefront of the 1970s outlaw country movement that sought to upset the apple cart of Nashville norms. Seeds of rebellion had begun to take root during the latter part of the previous decade, however, while the Texan troubadour was, to the

Sundara Karma have announced their new EP ‘Oblivion!’ and shared its title track – you can hear the new song below. The forthcoming record follows on from the band’s November 2020 EP ‘Kill Me’. Their last studio album, ‘Ulfilas’ Alphabet’, was released in March 2019. Produced by Clarence Clarity, the ‘Oblivion!’ EP is set for

Neil Young was certainly a known commodity, with an upward trajectory, when he brought Harvest out in February 1972. The Canadian expatriate had established his rep first with Buffalo Springfield and then with three solo albums before achieving superstar status by joining forces with Crosby, Stills & Nash. But Harvest, landing behind CSNY‘s chart-topping live

Venues in The Netherlands can open this weekend “without punishment” according to police. Earlier this month, nightclubs and music venues across The Netherlands opened for one night on February 12 in protest of the country’s ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. De Nacht staat op (“the night rises”) was a campaign led by venue owners who purposefully broke the

Guitarist Jimmy Rip has lived many different musical lives. One of his career highlights was working with Mick Jagger in the late ’80s and early ’90s. They paired up officially after the Rolling Stones singer finished his second solo album, 1986’s Primitive Cool. The material began taking shape for the follow-up, Wandering Spirit, while they were

Green Man Festival has announced over 70 new acts for their 2022 festival, with Kraftwerk, Beach House and Metronomy set to headline. The festival in Brecon Beacons, Wales had already confirmed that Michael Kiwanuka will co-headline their 2022 event. This year’s festival will take place from August 18-21 and serve as the 20th anniversary of

Betty Davis, the explosive funk singer known for her hypersexual lyrics and the second wife of jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, has died at the age of 77. Danielle Maggio, a friend of Davis’ and an ethnomusicologist who studied her work, confirmed the singer’s death to Rolling Stone. Amie Downs, who serves as communications director for

The annual commemoration of late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton will be celebrated this year via livestream on what would have been the metal icon’s 60th birthday. Set to take place on Thursday (February 10) at 7pm PT, the ‘Cliff Burton Day’ celebrations will feature a host of big names from the metal world and Metallica associates