On a suffocating afternoon in early September, the cavernous Hollywood Palladium was unnaturally empty. Inside, the South-Central hip-hop artist Blxst (pronounced “Blast”) ran through a soundcheck before his second sold-out show at the 4,000 capacity […]
The “Sound of Music” sing-along was fire Saturday night, after a blaze erupted at the Hollywood Bowl. The fun show had just wrapped and folks were leaving the venue when some palm trees on the […]
EMMYS viewers have slammed some major production issues during Monday’s broadcast noticeable sound and camera problems. The award ceremony has already received plenty of backlash due to a schedule change, too. 1 The Emmys’ production […]
Just last month, NATIVE Sound System—the music project from Nigeria’s NATIVE Magazine—dropped their debut album, NATIVEWORLD, an ambitious, globe-trotting project that united artists and creatives from across the diaspora. Nestled between contributions from the likes of Knucks, Arya Starr and Teezee […]
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 […]
Photo Credit: Sound Legends Sound Legends wants to empower independent artists from around the world to access the global music market — across 195 countries and 300+ streaming platforms. In a quiet bow over the […]
Photo Credit: Tim Foster The next high-end Sonos speaker is code-named ‘Optimo 2’ and will play sound in nearly all directions. Sonos is working on a new high-end flagship speaker, code-named “Optimo 2,” as the […]
pixabay Remember the iconic tagline for the movie Alien? “In space no one can hear you scream.” Well, no one may be able to hear you scream in space, but a audio clip shared to […]
Photo Credit: James Sutton Audiophile record label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) is officially facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly making misleading statements about its mastering process. One Adam Stiles, a North Carolina resident who […]
Recent song ‘My G’ has been taking over TikTok, trending as the latest viral hit sound, and resulting in some of the most wholesome and well-intended content on the internet. This is largely thanks to […]
Photo Credit: Rick Fury On Friday night, Trey Anastasio took the stage at New York’s Beacon Theatre for the first of two solo acoustic performances–which doubled as the location’s reveal of their new Sphere Immersive […]
TikTokers are loving a sound that’s going viral on the app of singer and rapper MattyB singing the line “me and your daughter got a special thing going on” from OutKast’s ‘Ms. Jackson.’ TikTok is […]
Demi Lovato’s new studio album ‘Holy Fvck’ marks singer’s shift in image ( Photo Credit – Demi Lovato / Instagram ) Singer-actress Demi Lovato has undergone yet another evolution for their eighth studio album, ‘Holy […]
There’s often a whiff of joss sticks surrounding the music of Los Angeles-based composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. In the past she has made an LP of drones for yoga and meditation, a new age album […]
Why does anyone bother making or watching adaptations of great stories? If we already love something, why do we need to experience it in a different medium? Especially when adaptations so often disappoint the people […]
One of the most remarkable bands in our world, making their cover debut. Please welcome the one and only Polyphia to the cover of Rock Sound magazine! Ahead of their stunning new record, ‘Remember That You Will […]
Photo Credit: Alex Haney Royalty-free music library Epidemic Sound is officially suing Meta for allegedly infringing upon north of 1,800 recordings and compositions during the last five years. Stockholm-headquartered Epidemic Sound just recently filed the […]
Get ready, because Beyoncé is making her return on July 29. In June, she reemerged on social media and announced the impending arrival of her seventh studio album, Renaissance, which will mark her first solo […]
Electronic music aficionados in New Zealand, Australia and the U.S. can look forward to a summer of Opiuo. The virtuosic DJ and music producer, whose signature sound blends elements of soul, funk and glitch hop, has […]
Max and Ben Ringham had wildly clashing music tastes growing up. There were “sound wars” in their bedroom as a result. They did, however, pool their equipment – musical instruments, keyboards, samplers – which piled […]