NEAL MORSE BAND (NMB),Featuring MIKE PORTNOY, Announces Fifth Studio Album, ‘L.I.F.T.’

NEAL MORSE BAND (NMB),Featuring MIKE PORTNOY, Announces Fifth Studio Album, 'L.I.F.T.'

For over a decade, NEAL MORSE BAND, now known simply as NMB, has stood as one of progressive rock’s most enduring and unified collectives. With their latest studio album “L.I.F.T.” set for release on February […]

Steve Cropper, Celebrated Booker T. & the MG’s Guitarist, Has Passed Away

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Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records’ Booker T and the M.G.’s, has passed away. He was 84 years old and the cause of death is not known as of press time. Cropper’s passing […]

Nacional Records turns 20: An oral history of the indie music label

Nacional Records turns 20: An oral history of the indie music label

When Los Angeles-based entrepreneur Tomas Cookman founded Nacional Records 20 years ago, the label immediately established itself as the defining voice of Latin alternative in the U.S. Cookman’s inaugural release was the luminous, self-titled solo […]

Musician Steve Cropper, who co-wrote ‘(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay,’ dies : NPR

Guitarist, songwriter and record producer Steve Cropper poses Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.

Guitarist, songwriter and record producer Steve Cropper poses Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Humphrey/AP MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who […]

Phil Upchurch, who played guitar with Donny Hathaway, dies at 84

Phil Upchurch, who played guitar with Donny Hathaway, dies at 84

Phil Upchurch, a prolific session musician who played guitar on records by artists such as Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway and George Benson, died Nov. 23 in Los Angeles. He was 84. His death […]

DAVID ELLEFSON On Covering METALLICA’s ‘(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth’: ‘I Tried To Make It More Of A Salute To CLIFF BURTON As An Artist’

JOHN GALLAGHER On RAVEN's Cover Of METALLICA's 'Metal Militia': 'We Wanted To Keep The Spirit' Of The Original

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, who contributed a cover of METALLICA‘s instrumental epic “(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth” to the recently released “No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All”, spoke to […]

Backyard Party, a new all-ages venue, lets teens rock out

Attendees dance in the crowd during the band Kim Theory's EP Release Party at Backyard Party on November 15.

Through a veil of dark hair tendrils, Audrey Cymone stares intensely into the darkened room. The 16-year-old singer of the high school band Kim Theory croons the melancholy-tinged lyrics from “Growing Pains,” their song about […]

Remix Your Ideas—Personalized Music Meets Creative Control

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Photo Credit: Osarugue Igbinoba The landscape of music creation is changing as artificial intelligence evolves, making custom music more accessible to everyone. Much like clip art changed document creation, AIMakeSong is poised to change how […]

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Announces Orchestral Album, ‘Armada – An Orchestral Voyage’

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Announces Orchestral Album, 'Armada - An Orchestral Voyage'

Just in time for their upcoming European co-headline tour with labelmates WARKINGS, symphonic metal pirates VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have announced a new album. “Armada – An Orchestral Voyage” is a masterful interpretation of VISIONS OF […]

ULVER Announces ‘Neverland’ Album, Shares ‘Weeping Stone’ Single

ULVER Announces 'Neverland' Album, Shares 'Weeping Stone' Single

ULVER has released “Weeping Stone”, the first single from the eclectic Norwegian cult act’s upcoming album, “Neverland”, which will arrive digitally on December 31, 2025 and physically on February 27, 2026. A visualizer for “Weeping […]

MR. BIG’s PAUL GILBERT Channels GEORGE WASHINGTON’s Rules Of Civility On New Album ‘WROC’

MR. BIG's PAUL GILBERT Channels GEORGE WASHINGTON's Rules Of Civility On New Album 'WROC'

The technical chameleon and guitar virtuoso Paul Gilbert has announced his new album, “WROC”, which will be released on February 27, 2026 via Music Theories Recordings. To celebrate, he has revealed the music video for […]

WHITESNAKE Guitarist JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13 Announces New Album ‘From The Fade’

WHITESNAKE Guitarist JOEL HOEKSTRA'S 13 Announces New Album 'From The Fade'

Joel Hoekstra (WHITESNAKE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, REVOLUTION SAINTS) will release the fourth album of his solo project JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13, “From The Fade”, on February 27, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Once again, guitarist and composer […]

EYE OF MELIAN, Featuring DELAIN And AURI Members, Announces ‘Forest Of Forgetting’ Album

EYE OF MELIAN, Featuring DELAIN And AURI Members, Announces 'Forest Of Forgetting' Album

Napalm Records has announced the signing of EYE OF MELIAN — the Tolkien-inspired symphonic project founded by Martijn Westerholt (DELAIN) and Finnish vocalist Johanna Kurkela (AURI). Alongside this exciting partnership, the band revealed that its […]

Daphni – ‘Waiting So Long’ (feat. Caribou) and ‘Lucky’

Daphni - 'Waiting So Long' (feat. Caribou) and 'Lucky'

Daphni announces new album Butterfly with dual singles ‘Waiting So Long’ (feat. Caribou) and ‘Lucky’ Daphni image via Fabrice Bourgelle November 12, 2025 Today, Daphni, the electronic project of Dan Snaith (also known for his […]

Australian Touring Support Specialist TEG Acquires Twenty3 Live

Australia TEG acquires Twenty3 live

Photo Credit: Johnny Bhalla Australia’s Ticketek Entertainment Group announces the acquisition of Twenty3 Live and launches a new in-house creative agency. Ticketek Entertainment Group (TEG) has bolstered its in-house marketing reach with the strategic acquisition […]

Death Mastermind Chuck Schuldiner’s Cover of Madonna’s “Frozen” Surfaces Online

Death Mastermind Chuck Schuldiner's Cover of Madonna's "Frozen" Surfaces Online

Chuck Schuldiner’s home-recorded cover of Madonna‘s 1998 song “Frozen” has surfaced online via the late Death mastermind’s nephew. The metal icon’s nephew Chris Steele surprised fans on Tuesday with the post to the official Death […]