It’s a cult. The Cult. The 2022 album. Must have a listen. “If you’re a fan of rock music, our new record’s essential,” the singer stated boldly, modesty be damned. “I don’t think there’s any recent releases of rock music that comes close to Under The Midnight Sun. And to say that, it may sound likeContinue Reading
A Unified Field Theory of Bob Dylan | The New Yorker
“These songs didn’t come out of thin air,” he said. “I didn’t just make them up out of whole cloth. . . . It all came out of traditional music: traditional folk music, traditional rock and roll, and traditional big-band swing orchestra music. . . . If you sang ‘John Henry’ as many times as me—‘John Henry was a steel-driving manContinue Reading
Artists Finding Their Tone at Home – Music Connection Magazine
What sets your studio apart?My instrument collection. I have a ton of interesting vintage and new instruments. An 1880’s pump organ, for example.What are some of the biggest challenges about running your home studio?Keeping my instruments, mics and computer running properly. Especially the computer.What have been your favorite tech developments over the past few years?IContinue Reading
Brian Johnson couldn’t watch Axl Rose perform with AC/DC | Louder
“Part of the pain of it was that I blamed myself. For most of my career, I’d been in the loudest band in the world. I’d flown constantly. I’d flown even when I knew I wasn’t well.”For a while, people would ask me if I was depressed, but depression is treatable. My hearing loss wasn’t.Continue Reading
Watch Bruce Dickinson drag a stage invader offstage during an Iron Maiden show without missing a beat\
Ok, I helped set up a Maiden show once. All I can say is all the objects and props and attitude on stage and at home ARE REAL! In a battle between Bruce Dickinson and a stage invader, there’s only going to be one winner Source: Watch Bruce Dickinson drag a stage invader offstage duringContinue Reading
Roxy Music review – arch art-rockers peacock their peerless anthems | Roxy Music | The Guardian
I saw the band at Massey Hall in Toronto, just after their productive years were over. It was a different set with many hanging curtains and not quite as many musicians on stage. A special kind of music. Reuniting for a 50th anniversary tour, the band have lost none of their sophisticated swagger in aContinue Reading
King Crimson: How we made In The Court Of The Crimson King | Louder
It’s a masterpiece The Court Of The Crimson King The lush-textured, panoramic, epic title track that closes the album was actually the first track the band recorded, on July 16. Hearing this huge, gothic, densely orchestrated piece, it’s almost impossible to believe that it was originally “a sort of Bob Dylan song, if you canContinue Reading
Alvin Lee: the story of the fastest guitar In the west
I had always heard Alvin was a big racist. If I searched I could find a bit in the lyrics. He was a very good guitar player and songwriter and fell totally into the star trap. “I took LSD in San Francisco in 1968 and found it very illuminating,” said Lee. “We played with theContinue Reading
