Metaphor, allegory, and ambiguous language are often used in music to disguise the true meaning of a song. The lyrics to Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds went over the heads of many who were unfamiliar with LSD. Blondie’s One Way Or Another may sound like a romantic ballad, butRead More →
Eric Clapton By Michel Christophe Rock Music Menu Columnist Welcome to this year’s edition of Rock Music Menu’s “New Year’s Resolutions for Rockers in Need,” where we help busy musicians set goals for the next 12 months. It’s not an easy job, but it has to be done. Just likeRead More →
Emilie Weaving is not your usual Stem ambassador Lots of 10-year-old girls write letters to themselves. Few people say that when they are older they will be the team manager of Italian motorcycle rider Valentino Rossi. Almost 20 years later, mechanical engineer Emilie Weaving is stillRead More →
Shopping season is pretty much over this year and if you’re struggling to find something to entice the music lover in your life, Rock Music Menu is here with the annual gift guide to help. This week we take a look at 10 of 2021’s best books on rock andRead More →
My As We See It column in the November 2021 issue of stereophilic was a sincere expression of regret over my inability to connect with current rock music. It ended with a request for recommendations. I have them. Moreover, most (but not quite) of those who answered found themselves inRead More →
NEWS | CHARACTERISTICS | PREVIEWS | EVENTS originally published: 12/11/2021 Leo Gozbekian, a music industry photographer presented his first book, “All Access Concert & Backstage Photos, a Photo Essay of my Journey as a Music Photographer”. A great addition to the coffee table, the book features over 600 photographs acrossRead More →
If you’re an artist, you tend to take rock and roll a little more seriously than most. It’s not the kind of thing that’s just disposable gear that people can dance to at the club. Music is meant to mean more than just a handful of chords, and it’s theRead More →
As the year draws to a close, Billboard reveals how artists across genres fared on their wide array of charts, and it turned out to be a very strong year for Foo Fighters, Maneskin and Bring Me the Horizon. which each ended up overtaking some of the graphs. Foo FightersRead More →