Rock

Classic rock’s biggest stars and some of their most popular songs are once again turning up in this year’s Super Bowl commercials. You can see all of the ads and learn more about the songs you’ll hear during Sunday’s big game below. Workday: Paul Stanley, Joan Jett, Billy Idol and Ozzy Osbourne “Hey, corporate types, would you

On December 11, 2022, Ryuichi Sakamoto returned to public performance after an absence of two years. Recorded at Tokyo’s prestigious 509 Studio and streamed online, Playing The Piano 2022 found Sakamoto dressed in black, hunched over his grand piano, playing a selection of music from throughout his career. It brought into focus the Sakamoto we’re

EarthGang have appealed for the return of a lost hard drive containing new music. The hard drive was lost in LA last weekend, where the rap duo were attending the Grammys at the Crypto.com Arena. They took to Twitter and later Instagram to make a plea for the drive to be returned. “This black bag

Burt Bacharach got his start like many of the classic songwriters of an earlier generation did: penning songs as a composer for hire. His style wasn’t too far removed from urbane influences like Cole Porter and the Gershwins. From the start, he sounded like both a throwback to the past and the sound of something

A couple of years ago Lisa O’Neill fulfilled a lifetime ambition by headlining at the National Concert Hall in Dublin. However, because of Covid restrictions she had to perform in an empty theatre. Or almost empty. Conscious of all the ghosts lingering around the stately Victorian auditorium, she called out to some friendly spirits to

Valve has released a surprise update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive featuring a collaboration with Denzel Curry. The games company announced “the Revolution Case, the Espionage Sticker Capsule, and the ULTIMATE music kit from [Curry]” in an official blog post yesterday (February 9). As Dexerto notes, music kits are an in-game feature a player can buy

Kevin Cronin revealed that he’s recorded a new version of REO Speedwagon‘s classic power ballad “Keep on Loving You,” joining Dolly Parton to reinterpret the song as a “dark duet.” For Cronin, teaming with the country legend was a chance to revisit the true intent behind “Keep on Loving You.” “When I wrote that song, I

Chvrches have shared a teaser of a new single entitled ‘Over’. A short video clip, which you can view below, shows frontwoman Lauren Mayberry in a sparkling white dress alongside her bandmates in the background by a forest before the track’s title is revealed. You can pre-save it here. A release date is yet to

Roger Waters has re-recorded The Dark Side of the Moon without the rest of his former Pink Floyd bandmates. “I wrote The Dark Side of the Moon. Let’s get rid of all this ‘we’ crap!” Waters declared during an interview with The Telegraph. “Of course we were a band, there were four of us, we

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) has said that Roger Waters is “another brick in the wall” of Russian propaganda. READ MORE: 50 geeky facts about Pink Floyd Sergiy Kyslytsya was attending yesterday’s (February 8) UN Security Council on the delivery of weapons to Ukraine when he made the remarks. Rogers, the Pink Floyd co-founder,

Beer company Michelob Ultra has released the full version of its Caddyshack-themed Super Bowl commercial, complete with Kenny Loggins’ song “I’m Alright.” The spot stars tennis legend Serena Williams and Succession actor Brian Cox. The two hit the golf course for a fierce battle, with several nods to Harold Ramis’ 1980 comedy classic throughout the ad. In

Easy Life have announced that they have cancelled their upcoming North American tour due to “some insane costs”. The band were due to kick off the run in April, beginning in Mexico City, and running through to May, when it would wrap up in New York. Today (February 8), Easy Life shared a statement on

Pat Benatar – along with her husband and musical partner, Neil Giraldo – has announced a run of spring tour dates. The duo will play their first U.S. concert of the year on March 9 as part of the Love Rocks benefit in New York. Further headlining dates are scheduled throughout April, as Benatar will

A skywriter flew above LA this week to declare that Beyoncé still “made music history” despite losing out on the Grammy for Album Of The Year. The singer’s seventh studio record ‘Renaissance’ was in the running for the award at the 65th Annual Awards last Sunday (February 5), but it was Harry Styles who clinched

Missy Elliott has broken down just about every barrier there is. Born an only child in 1971 in Portsmouth, Va., Elliott grew up singing in church choirs and knew from the time she was small that performance was her destiny. When she was 20 years old, she formed an all-female R&B group with friends called Fayze, which was

Sharon Van Etten has shared details of an anniversary reissue of her third album, ‘Tramp‘, and with it has released a previously unseen music video for ‘Serpents‘. The singer-songwriter has today (February 7) celebrated 11 years of ‘Tramp’, her critically acclaimed 2012 Jagjaguwar debut, and announced the ‘Tramp (Anniversary Edition)’ – out March 24 (pre-order).