Rhayader and District Male Voice Choir changed scenery and genres last weekend when they visited a legendary recording studio. On February 26, the choir traveled to Rockfield Studios, located in the Wye Valley in Monmouthshire, to provide backing vocals for a local group. A residential recording studio set in history;Read More →
EDGEOUT RECORDS PRESENTS THE FUTURE OF ROCK MUSIC AT #HAPPENS @ THE BARBERSHOP (LAS VEGAS SPEAKEASY) Tweet that Bluphoria has completed its development phase. The group entered East Iris Studios at Nashville last January to record their first album with an 11-time GRAMMY®-nominated GRAMMY®-winning mixer/producer Mark Needham (MacFleetwood, The Killers,Read 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 →
Charmie Joy Pagulong – The Filipina Star November 14, 2021 | 00:00 Måneskin thinks rock music is coming back. “I think slowly, maybe it’s coming back. The fact that this kind of music is working really well again proves to people and bands that maybe they want to do it,Read More →
Recently I noticed a little drama on Twitter about someone declaring the tapes “outdated” – now, as with any internet drama, this should largely not impact your life and be avoided at all costs. But the crash raised an interesting duality: From a data storage perspective, the tape is definitelyRead More →
Top Left Club’s Jimi live at Brunswick Basement Bar, Hove 23.10.21 (photo Cris Watkins/PunkInFocus) (click photo to enlarge) TOP LEFT CLUB + OHMNS + HUMAN INVENTION – THE CELLAR BAR, THE BRUNSWICK, HOVE 23.10.21 Local concert promoters Weirdsville and Stay Sick presented a trio of in-yer-face punk rock bands tonightRead More →
On International Literacy Day, it seems only fitting for a music platform to highlight songs inspired by great works of literature. With everything from Kate Bush The Wuthering Heights at Dire Straits’ Romeo and Juliet, the written word has been hugely influential to many artists. Iron Maiden performing in Croatia,Read More →
The group gave a voice to the excluded and always did things their own way The universe works in mysterious ways. But sometimes it works in a more obvious way. stone gossard and Jeff Ament may have felt their chance for success in music with their band Mother Love BoneRead More →
While most people were forced to slow down during lockdown, for showman Steve Steinman, it offered him the chance to branch out. The result is his debut album, Take A Leap Of Faith, which went straight to number one on the iTunes and Amazon rock charts. The Newark singer isRead More →
In August 1971, when Can released his second album, Tag Mago, there was not much that looked like it. Half a century later, there is still not much in the musical landscape like this record. The debut album of the German krautrock band, 1969 monster movie, included many of theRead More →
It’s a sad week for the regional music scene with the passing of Upper Darby’s Jeff LaBar, best known as the guitarist for Cinderella, one of the most notable performers on the Philadelphia rock and roll scene amid the 80s. He was 58 years old. The band, which also includedRead More →
It’s a sad week for the regional music scene with the passing of Upper Darby’s Jeff LaBar, best known as the guitarist for Cinderella, one of the most notable performers on the Philadelphia rock and roll scene amid the 80s. He was 58 years old. The group, which also includedRead More →
And everywhere ? Because while the headlines of 1994 heralded a dark era for heavy music, the albums released that year told a far more inspiring story – of scenes coming to fruition and bands fulfilling the promises they had to make. barely hinted. The phenomenon was as true forRead More →
Mammoth WVH, the group led by Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen, rises to the top Billboard‘s Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts dated June 26 with his self-titled debut album. The set begins with 31,000 equivalent album units earned during the tracking week of June 11-17,Read More →
As Pakistan reeled from President Zia-ul Haq’s oppressive cultural repression in the 1980s, a revolutionary rock music scene was brewing in universities and five-star hotels. The pop rock band Strings, formed in 1988 in Karachi, were a strong pillar of this movement, capturing the imagination of millions not only inRead More →
You can count the pioneering female musicians of heavy metal and hard rock on two hands. That said, these artists — from the Runaways to Vixen to the late Wendy O. Williams — set the stage and set the bar high for those who came after. And there are plentyRead More →
The Van Halen catalog infuses Billboardfollowing the death of founding guitarist Eddie Van Halen on October 6 after his long battle with throat cancer. During the tracking week of Oct. 2-8, Van Halen’s discography generated 49.3 million on-demand streams in the United States, a jump of 463%, according to NielsenRead More →
That same year, AC/DC released their debut album, High Voltage, after recruiting Bon Scott as vocalist in October 1974. Bon was said to be a catalytic influence on the band, his personality helping to define their direction. “They thought we’d be a good pop-rock type band, play a little rockRead More →
1996 is a momentous year for alternative rock. It was a time when MTV was pushing bands worthy of “Buzz Bin” and giving heavy rotation to artists on Alternate Nation and 120 minutes. The influence ranged from grunge, punk, pop, rap rock, funk, dance and ska. To explore To exploreRead More →