Stewart Copeland has announced a new album called Police Deranged for Orchestra. The LP features orchestral arrangements of classic songs by the drummer’s old band the Police and is set for release on June 23. The music veteran has been touring with orchestras since 2021, performing new versions of old Police songs. “I have to be no more than […]
Use Scan QR Code to copy link and share it Rock Sound presents The Album Story, a new digital cover series delving deep into the process behind making a record, from lyric writing to sound development, choosing the artwork, collaboration and more. And for this first edition, Waterparks’ Awsten Knight guides us through ‘Intellectual Property’, […]
Hozier, born Andrew John Hozier-Byrne in Bray, Ireland, is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He gained international recognition with his debut single “Take Me to Church,” released in 2013. The song features a soulful, bluesy instrumental with powerful vocals and socially conscious lyrics that criticize organized religion and its role in society. Hozier’s self-titled debut […]
Abel Tesfaye — better known as The Weeknd — might be the most popular artist in the world by the numbers, but he isn’t immune to criticism — and he certainly seems not to be ignoring it, at least when it comes to the pending release of his hotly anticipated HBO show The Idol. After […]
Ted Nugent has announced that his upcoming tour will be his last. “This is ‘Adios Mofo’. This is my last tour,” the outspoken rocker declared in a video posted to his YouTube channel and social media. “Now, I’ll always play music. I’ve got new records I’m gonna make. I can’t wait to unleash some of […]
Elderbrook is one of the most electric artists you will see on stage with an awesome new album called “A Little Love”. The little turns into a lot when you see the man take the stage. Elderbrook reminds us of a friend we all have that goes completely ham when he touches anything having to […]
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and actor who has sold over 170 million records worldwide. He was born on May 8, 1975 in Madrid, Spain, to Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Filipina socialite Isabel Preysler. Iglesias began his music career in the mid-1990s and quickly became known for his smooth, romantic ballads and […]
At April’s halfway point, new music is springing up left and right from multiple facets of the rap game. This week, a Memphis spitter on a current tear drops an album full of hot singles, an Alabama-bred rap-crooner delivers a sequel to a popular project, an incredibly talented multihyphenate comes through with a new EP […]
There are two points of consideration going into Scorched, the twentieth(!) album from these Old Bridge, NJ greybeards Overkill. The first is how the thrash metal veterans have sounded entirely revamped and revitalized since 2010’s Ironbound. For those keeping score, that’s a decade-plus of a violently spiky and virtually flawless cherry on top of a […]
Guitarist Joe Perry admitted that Aerosmith is gearing up for a new tour later this year. “We are gonna announce the tour and it’s gonna start in September and will go into next year,” Perry revealed during an interview with radio station 102.3 WBAB. “And, being one of the guys who votes on this kinda […]