Rock

For some artists, the thrill of a hit song never dies. But for others, that enjoyment fizzles out completely. Fans may continue to celebrate certain songs, but sometimes enough is enough for the people who make them. Occasionally that has do to with a song’s massive popularity weighing on them or the monotony of having to perform it

Drake‘s ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour hit Montreal last night (July 14), with the rapper welcoming J. Cole to the stage in place of the absent 21 Savage. READ MORE: Drake and 21 Savage – ‘Her Loss’ review: exciting prospect marred by lazy songwriting Drake and Savage are currently heading around North America in support of

For two days in April of 1983, Brian May finally got to see for himself just how Eddie Van Halen played guitar. The Queen guitarist enlisted the six-string wunderkind to be part of an all-star collective which also featured REO Speedwagon drummer Alan Gratzer, as well as bassist Phil Chen (Rod Stewart), who May had

Sam Cutler, former tour manager for the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead, died this week at age 80. Cutler’s children, Bodhi and Chesley Cutler, shared the news in a statement on his Facebook page. “Sam Cutler, our father, your friend, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, July 11, at age 80,” they

When music is slowed down and the space between notes is stretched out, it stands to reason our brains are more efficient at interpreting the soundwaves that our ears then process into electrical activity. Our relationship with the individual notes, the words and the rhythms, can become something more profound. That’s one theory anyway, and

Haim have recently reflected on their experience with The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas during the early days of their career. While chatting with NME about the reissue of their 2013 debut album ‘Days Are Gone’ and their upcoming headlining slot at this year’s All Points East Festival, the sister trio – consisting of Danielle, Este

Bob Dylan is selling his Scottish mansion, Aultmore House, for approximately $3.9 million. “My heart’s in the Highlands wherever I roam,” Dylan sang on “Highlands” from 1997’s Time Out of Mind. “That’s where I’ll be when I get called home.” That’s not the case anymore. The 16-bedroom estate, located near the village of Nethy Bridge in Strathspey,

“I was made for the green/Made to be alone”, sang Julie Byrne on 2017’s “Follow My Voice”. A startling declaration from her second album Not Even Happiness, it nails the motifs that continue to shape her songs. Aloneness and its non-identical twin, loneliness, are feelings Byrne, an only child, has turned this way and that

South Korean singer Jungkook of K-pop boyband BTS has made his solo debut with ‘Seven’, featuring Latto. The music video for ‘Seven’ opens with Jungkook and South Korean actress Han So-hee having a lovers quarrel at a restaurant. As their argument slowly gets more serious, the restaurant starts falling apart. The clip then chronicles the

Things got a little off track during Bryan Adams’ recent performance in Salt Lake City, when a fan jumped on stage and grabbed the microphone during Adams’ rendition of “Summer of ‘69.” The Canadian rocker had just begun the song’s familiar opening riffs when a young man in a white shirt and ripped jeans climbed

Damon Albarn has shared that he believes Arctic Monkeys are “the last great guitar band,” adding that guitar music has gone “sterile”. While appearing on the Broken Record podcast, the Blur frontman discussed the state of guitar music. Though he said he remained optimistic about the future of the genre, Albarn believed it went through

The Beach Boys by the Beach Boys, the only official book on the California legends, will hit shelves in 2024. The anthology will chronicle the Beach Boys’ rise from a humble garage band in Hawthorne to one of the most beloved bands in history, covering every album from their 1962 debut Surfin’ Safari to their chart-topping 1974 compilation Endless Summer.

Helsinki’s Flow Festival has announced the final additions ahead of its run this August. READ MORE: Aminé and Kaytranada – ‘Kaytraminé’ review: a contender for the summer’s hottest album Announced today (July 13), festival organisers shared that acclaimed producer-rapper Kaytranada, Finnish superstar ALMA and Swedish-Finnish singer-songwriter Markus Krunegård have joined the main festival’s roster, along

Elton John, Weird Al Yankovic and the Fleetwood Mac-inspired series Daisy Jones & the Six were among the nominees announced for the 2023 Emmy Awards. Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium racked up a total of three nominations, including Best Variety Special (Live). A win in the category would elevate the Rocket Man to

Disclosure have announced their fourth studio album ‘Alchemy’, which will be released later this week. READ MORE: Disclosure: “Some people want us to make ‘Latch’ over and over again” The dance duo – comprised of brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence – took to their official social media pages to surprise announce ‘Alchemy’ showing its cover art

You’d be hard-pressed to find a rock subgenre more critically reviled than glam metal. Often referred to derisively as hair metal or pop-metal, glam metal began germinating in the late ‘70s inside Sunset Strip rock clubs like Gazzarri’s, the Troubadour, the Starwood and the Whisky a Go Go. Glam metal acts mixed the thundering, theatrical hard rock of Aerosmith, Kiss and Alice

Nandi Bushell and her family have announced their plans to open their own music school in her hometown of Ipswich. The musical prodigy gained fame by uploading popular drumming covers and other instrumental renditions of iconic songs. These videos have led to her performing on stage with the Foo Fighters and Lenny Kravitz before, this

A jury has ruled that Aretha Franklin’s handwritten will, found under one of the singer’s sofa cushions following her death, is authentic and should stand as the document of record. The note’s validity had been the main source of contention in what has become a heated dispute between the late singer’s heirs. Franklin, who died