“Listen to me.” There’s a moment at the end of “Welcome to the Occupation,” where Michael Stipe repeats this phrase over and over, sounding more pained and exasperated with every reiteration. Is he singing in place of the occupied, pleading with the world to recognize their plight? Or is he playing the role of occupier, […]
David Lee Roth recently shared an unreleased solo version of the Van Halen classic “Panama”, recorded “studio live”. It is not presently clear when the recording was made or who the other musicians are that are featured on the track, which was uploaded to Roth’s YouTube channel Thursday night, September 1. David Lee Roth reveals […]
Torche drummer Rick Smith is the latest metal drummer to sit in with the 8G Band on Late Night With Seth Meyers. Smith will get behind the kit from September 13 to 15, and then will hit the road with Meshuggah, Converge, and In Flames one day later. Torche‘s coming tour will also be their […]
New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. has launched an attack on Ticketmaster over a controversial pricing scheme for Bruce Springsteen tickets, demanding answers to three questions by the end of the month. Pascrell says he’s been inundated with complaints from constituents who faced the prospect of paying more than $4,500 to attend upcoming shows, with […]
The former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright had replaced Phil Rudd when the latter bowed out of the band in 1983 and was with them until 1989, playing on the albums “Fly On The Wall”, “Who Made Who” and “Blow Up Your Video.” Simon Wright opens up on AC/DC Wright during a recent interview with Australia’s […]
Irist is now streaming their urgently furious new single ‘Surging Ablaze” from their coming EP Gloria due out September 16. If you’re a fan of bands like Burst and Cult Of Luna, then you’re going to dig this one for sure. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “‘Surging Ablaze’ is a song about the contemplative journey, […]
UFO’s final shows are in doubt after Phil Mogg suffered a heart attack. The 74-year-old frontman says his physician told him he should consider ending his career after the episode last week. “I have just got back from my doctor’s, and obviously asked amongst other things [about] my resuming work, playing, touring, etc.,” Mogg wrote […]
Electric Callboy are a phenomenon, and now they’re ready to tell their story. Electric Callboy’s breathtaking new record, ‘TEKKNO’ is just around the corner, and here they hit the cover of Rock Sound to tell the tale of this era, and everything that led them here. It’s all set across 18+ pages, thousands of words […]
Dying Fetus has returned after five years with a brand new single called “Compulsion For Cruelty.” The single encompasses everything from technical passages to beatdown brutality, just as you’d expect from Dying Fetus at this point. “Compulsion For Cruelty” is so far a standalone single, though the band was in the studio earlier this year. […]
Keith Richards’ country home, known as Redlands in West Wittering, Sussex, suffered serious damage on Sept. 2, 1982 as a result of a fire. “Sixty-five firemen spent six hours bringing the fire under control,” UPI reported back then. “Three-quarters of the thatched roof was destroyed, along with half the contents of the building.” This was […]