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Japanese Boy Band Psychic Fever Wants You to Know They’re All ‘Different’: ‘We Don’t Want to Fit in a Box’
Japanese seven-piece boy band Psychic Fever have released their second full-length album, “Different”, on 10 July via Warner Music and 10K Projects, four years after their 2022 debut “P.C.F.” The record is built around the idea that each of its members sounds, looks and thinks differently, a concept the group present as a deliberate statement…
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Cage the Elephant Signs With Big Loud Rock
Grammy Award-winning rock band Cage the Elephant have signed a label deal with Big Loud Rock, the rock/alternative imprint of Big Loud Records, and have simultaneously released “Beaches in Tennessee”, their first new music in two years. The signing marks what the band describe as a “new chapter” and reflects a renewed creative energy, with…
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Trophy Wife talk sex, blame, and power play: “You end up on the floor regardless”
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3 Essential 1960s Surf Rock Albums That Pushed the Limits
This American Songwriter feature highlights three 1960s surf rock albums that it credits with expanding the genre beyond its origins as a regional Southern Californian fad. The piece argues that a handful of visionary artists helped transform surf rock’s sun-soaked melodies and twangy guitars into a nationwide phenomenon, reaching even landlocked parts of the United…
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Montreux Jazz Festival: Why RAYE, Sienna Spiro and More ‘Feel At Home’ at Legendary Concert Series
The Montreux Jazz Festival is marking its 60th anniversary in 2026, with its 2026 edition running from 3 to 18 July and drawing a fresh generation of artists including RAYE, Sienna Spiro and Kwn. Festival CEO Mathieu Jaton attributes its enduring appeal to the “luxury of time” it affords performers, covering their hotel and catering…
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Record industry proposes AI labeling system for streaming platforms
The RIAA and IFPI are leading a coalition of music industry bodies in a push to have AI-made tracks labelled across the world’s streaming services, according to a Wall Street Journal report published on Friday (10 July). The group plans to work with platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music to attach two distinct tags,…
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ANTHRAX Shares Music Video For ‘The Edge Of Perfection’ Single From Upcoming ‘Cursum Perficio’ Album
Anthrax have released the Joel Harlow-directed music video for “The Edge Of Perfection”, the second single from their forthcoming twelfth studio album, “Cursum Perficio”. The record is due out on 18 September 2026 via Megaforce in the United States and Nuclear Blast in Europe, and marks the band’s first album in a decade, following 2016’s…
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Band Of Brothers: The Temper Trap Interviewed
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Erling Haaland’s rap track hits No. 1 in Norway after Kygo remix
Norwegian striker Erling Haaland has scored a surprise number one single in his home country after superstar producer Kygo remixed a rap track the footballer recorded as a teenager. The reworked song, ‘Kygo Jo’, tops Spotify’s Norway Top 50 chart and has gone viral, underlining Haaland’s growing status as a pop-culture figure during the 2026…
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The Beatles Song Parents Wanted Banned Became a Rock Masterpiece
This feature article from Collider revisits The Beatles’ 1967 track “A Day in the Life”, the closing song on their landmark album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and argues that attempts to censor it only cemented its status as a rock masterpiece. The piece places the song in the context of the band’s decision…