In August’s candid Rolling Stone cover story shortly after Eric Church announced his sixth album was in the works, readers learned exactly what the North Carolinian has been shouldering since his Holdin’ My Own Tour wrapped last May. It was the first time the songwriter had spoken out regarding the turmoil and angst of the last year, his processing of it […]
The idea for symphonic metal band Arion was hatched in the fall of 2011 in the famed music school Sibelius Lukio in Helsinki,where drummer Topias Kupiainen and keyboardist Arttu Vauhkonen got together with guitar whiz kid Iivo Kaipainen. In short order, the threesome found bass player Georgi Velinov and vocalist Viljami Holopainen to round out […]
Danish superstar MØ’s new album Forever Neverland is out on Columbia Records—listen here. The release of Forever Neverland follows “Blur” which debuted as Zane Lowe’s World Recordearlier this week, plus previous album tracks “Way Down,” “Imaginary Friend” and theDiplo-produced single “Sun in Our Eyes.” The album features additional collaborations formEmpress Of, Charli XCX and Two Feet. Additionally, MØ is sharing the dates of a forthcoming headlining tour of North […]
16 November sees the release of a long awaited AOR classic – the self titled album from Australian AOR heroes DE-ARROW, compiled from a collection of high quality demos put together by keyboardist Noel Hart and guitarist Dragan Stanic. Revered in the 80’s by such highly influential melodic rock journos and industry personnel as Derek […]
After 24 years of band history and 12 studio albums SUIDAKRA has become a flagship in the Celtic-Metalscene. During this time they toured around the globe, played any number of shows, mastermind Arkadius Antonik even spent a week on behalf of the German Goethe Institute to support regional musical projects in India and SUIDAKRA has […]
A new band like Sweden’s heavy/power metallers BROTHERS OF METAL doesn’t cross the music fan’s way very often. In fact, the kind of talent this 8-piece band brings to the table is very rare. But what makes BROTHERS OF METAL so special? Is it their distinctive, striking songwriting, the outstanding vocal delivery, the amazing hooks? […]
Billy Idol‘s 1980’s remix collection, Vital Idol, is getting a modern-day upgrade with Vital Idol: Revitalized, set for release on CD and digital by Capitol/UMe on September 28. A 2LP 180-gram black vinyl in addition to a limited edition, color variant will follow on November 16. More than 30 years after his groundbreaking Vital Idol compilation cemented the vibrancy of the dance-rock remix genre in […]
It’s not often that you can discover something that is both original and commercial, but still pays tribute to the great poppy hard rock of the 1970’s. With S.K.o.R we have 2018’s answer to bands such as The Sweet, Nazareth, Slade and a touch of Aerosmith perhaps. S.K.o.R (which stands for Some Kind of Rubus) was formed in […]
“…selections from a songwriter who consistently pared down his music to what was terse and telling.”—The New York Times “Petty was as prolific as he was talented.”—Rolling Stone “…a sweet way to begin revisiting a career that could hardly be contained on a single box set.”—NPR Music “Gainesville” is the latest track to be revealed […]
Frank Sinatra’s intimate 1958 opus, Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely, has been newly mixed in stereo for an expanded 60th Anniversary Edition to be released worldwide on October 19 by Capitol/UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises. ‘Only The Lonely‘ (60th Anniversary Edition) will be released in a Deluxe 2CD package, in 180-gram 2LP vinyl and 1CD configurations, and in […]