Legendary singer Tina Turner seemed to have a certain fondness for rock star David Bowie – and reportedly even credited him for helping her career at one low point. On Wednesday, it was announced that […]
What’s music got to do with it? Somehow Tina Turner’s story — the ultimate survival tale of triumph over emotional and physical torture at the hands and black heart of her husband Ike Turner — […]
The 2023 edition of Welcome to Rockville took place over four days from Thursday (May 18th) to Sunday (May 21st) in Daytona Beach, Florida. The massive rock fest was led by headliners Tool, Pantera, Slipknot, […]
Chaka Khan. Photo Credit: Timothy Fielding Global music star Chaka Khan chatted about her forthcoming induction into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and her illustrious career in the music industry. Former First […]
Photo Credit: TikTok TikTok has launched the #Rock hashtag as a new hub for heavy music fans to discover new music they love. The first featured artist for the TikTok #Rock hashtag is Cassyette. TikTok […]
The full music lineup has been announced for Blue Ridge Rock Festival — America’s largest rock & camping festival — which takes place September 7-10, 2023 at VIRginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. Newly announced […]
On Tuesday, Beyoncé began her highly anticipated Renaissance World Tour at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden for a sold-out crowd of 46,000. The show kicks off Bey’s first global solo run since her 2016 Formation Tour, nearly seven years ago. Snippets and streams […]
Dolly Parton has announced a genre switch to rock music, and has tapped what will surely be the starriest supporting cast for any album this year. Her new album Rockstar – a 30-track epic with […]
Rita Lee, the legendary Brazilian musician, composer and founder of the trailblazing band Os Mutantes, has died at 75, prompting emotional tributes to Brazil’s undisputed “Queen of Rock”. Rita Lee was diagnosed with lung cancer […]
Rock Sound Issue 298 is finally here and it’s a Slam Dunk Festival special! We’ve got two cover features with headliners Enter Shikari and The Offspring plus new interviews from PVRIS, Billy Talent, Underoath, Creeper […]
Musical pastiche can be dangerous. When you go beyond having influences to embodying those influences, artists can easily slip into self-parody. You need spectacularly good songs to pull it off. The Lemon Twigs, a US […]
RATT singer Stephen Pearcy has shared a 24-minute video recap of his experience on this year’s Monsters Of Rock cruise. The five-day/five-night full-ship music charter set sail April 29 – May 4 aboard Royal Caribbean‘s […]
Fan-filmed video of Lita Ford‘s May 6 performance at the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland can be seen below. Last September, Lita spoke to “The Blairing Out With Eric […]
In January, pop star Mae Muller wrote a song she thought would be perfect for Eurovision. A few days later one of her managers called asking for an urgent meeting over a cup of tea. […]
Fan-filmed video of former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes performing three of the band’s classic songs, “On Your Knees”, “L.O.V.E. Machine” and “Wild Child”, on May 1 aboard this year’s Monsters Of Rock cruise can be […]
Missy Elliott and Kate Bush will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this year. The Get Ur Freak On rapper and Running Up That Hill singer have been voted for […]
This article originally ran in 2013 and is frequently updated. Today, we’ve updated it in light of the recent 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee class. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has […]
Kate Bush has said she is “completely shocked” at being included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s latest round of inductees. Added alongside George Michael, Rage Against the Machine, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, […]
Say goodbye to white male rocker privilege. For once, white male rockers are in the minority among the new class of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. After years in which they’ve made up […]
Gillian Gilbert’s story as a musician – along with the numerous unseen women who worked for Factory Records – started well before the label became a sensation in 1983 with New Order’s Blue Monday. Gillian […]