Nick Ghanbarian and Chris Guglielmo of Bayside are far from the first musicians to have a love of coffee. Hell, caffeine’s been one of the key ingredients in keeping bands running for as long as the two have both existed. But while other artists are merely fueling their addiction as consumers, Ghanbarian and Guglielmo took […]
Calvin Harris has secured a host of major guest artists for his next album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2, due Aug. 5 from Columbia. According to a social media post from Harris, Justin Timberlake, Halsey, Snoop Dogg, Pusha T and Pharrell Williams are among the contributors to the project, which includes the previously released single […]
Previously, I discussed how making time to “date” ourselves can pave the way for increasing our emotional intelligence. It is a key to understanding “you” as a human. Humans are driven by emotion. Heightening your emotional intelligence improves your ability to respond to different situations optimally. To know why you feel the way you do, […]
When this writer was 15, his passions and obsessions were limited to obscure prog music, Monty Python’s Flying Circus and where to get some of that magical elixir known as beer. When the young women of Indonesian metal band Voice of Baceprot started playing at that age, they honed their abilities and found fans on […]
Compared to the last couple of years, 2022 has been a bonanza of incredible rock record releases. It seems like every week there are two or three projects just begging for proper time and attention. Many artists who were kept off the road due to the pandemic and were inspired to write during their forced, […]
Since 6 am PST Wednesday morning, Vancouver radio station KISS FM, Rage Against the Machine‘s “Killing in the Name” has been playing nonstop. Is it an overzealous fan? Perhaps someone who can’t enough of the song? Considering that the British Columbia station is a pop and soft rock contemporary station. This isn’t quite the reunited […]
Alanis Morissette played one of the final shows in London before the COVID lockdown and now, she’s back touring Europe in the belated honor of the 25th anniversary of Jagged Little Pill. At her show on Tuesday night at the city’s O2 Arena, Morissette dedicated “Ironic” to the late Foo Fighters and her former drummer […]
Disgraced music star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison today (June 29) in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn after being found guilty last September on nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking. Prosecutors had asked for a sentence “in excess of 25 years” for Kelly, who they said oversaw a years-long scheme […]
The Jesus & Mary Chain, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and event founders The Black Angels lead the lineup for the Levitation Festival, which will return to Austin Oct. 27-30 at a variety of venues across the city. Four-day passes as well as tickets for individual shows are on sale […]
Travis Barker was hospitalized yesterday (June 28) due to pancreatitis, multiple family sources told TMZ. The 46-year-old Blink-182 drummer was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning. Per TMZ, Barker was reportedly suffering from pancreatic inflammation and recently had a colonoscopy. Barker, evidently in a tremendous amount of pain, tweeted “God […]