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DEF LEPPARD’s RICK ALLEN Featured In ‘Skywalker’ Music Video From His Wife LAUREN MONROE

• Rick Allen appears in wife Lauren Monroe's "Skywalker" video
• Monroe is a musician and wellness artist; new album "Magnetic" due 2026
• Couple co-founded Raven Drum Foundation, supporting trauma survivors and veterans

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen has appeared in the music video for "Skywalker", a new single by his wife, singer-songwriter and wellness artist Lauren Monroe. The release highlights the couple's ongoing musical partnership, with Allen a regular contributor to Monroe's live performances alongside her solo career in music…

Watch: KINGDOM COME Returns To Live Stage In Ohio

• Kingdom Come played a fan-filmed show in Youngstown, Ohio, on 9 July.
• Line-up mixes original members with 2024 additions Zeke Kaplan and Matt Muckle.
• Band has been recording new, previously unreleased material in the studio.

Kingdom Come, the classic rock band best known for its early success in the late 1980s, has been performing again with a lineup that blends original members with new recruits. Footage has emerged of the group playing a show in Youngstown, Ohio, on 9 July, marking a continued…

Pulp play ‘More’ in full with deep cuts and fan favourites at orchestral Rough Trade 50th anniversary show

• Pulp played album 'More' in full at Royal Festival Hall for Rough Trade's 50th
• Show featured rare demos, an ABBA cover and first 'Wickerman' since 2011
• Set included tribute to late bassist Steve Mackey via 'Open Strings'

Pulp performed their latest album 'More' in full at a special orchestral show at London's Royal Festival Hall on 18 July 2026, staged as part of Rough Trade's 50th anniversary celebrations. Backed by the Elysium Collective and aided by a PowerPoint presentation, frontman Jarvis Cocker talked the crowd…

3 Pop Songs From the 1990s That Borrowed More From Classic Rock Than Anyone Realized

• Article says three 1990s pop hits secretly draw on classic rock.
• Imbruglia's "Torn" is a cover of a rock band's original song.
• New Radicals' and Smash Mouth's hits echo classic and 1960s rock styles.

An American Songwriter feature highlights three 1990s pop hits whose sound owes a significant, often unnoticed, debt to classic rock. The piece argues that beneath their radio-friendly production, these songs share the melodic and instrumental DNA of rock music from earlier decades, making the case that pop and…

The singer Bono called the voice of an angel: “A very wise man”

• Bono praised Roy Orbison’s voice and wisdom.
• Orbison was celebrated for his dramatic, distinctive singing.
• His influence extended across later generations of musicians.

Bono praised American singer Roy Orbison as possessing “the voice of an angel” and described him as “a very wise man”. The comments underline Orbison’s enduring reputation as one of rock and pop’s most distinctive vocalists, admired by fellow musicians for both his emotional delivery and artistic judgement.…

TESLA’s BRIAN WHEAT: It ‘Annoys Me Personally When People Call Us A ‘Hair’ Band In A Condescending Way’

• Brian Wheat rejects the "hair metal" label as condescending and inaccurate.
• He likens TESLA's sound to THE BLACK CROWES and BAD COMPANY, not glam acts.
• Wheat says he's made peace with the label after years of irritation.

TESLA bassist Brian Wheat has again pushed back against the "hair metal" tag often applied to his band, telling Japanese broadcaster Masa Ito on TVK's "Rock City" that the label is used condescendingly to suggest a group is all image and no substance. He argued TESLA's blues-based, working-class…

3 Tony Bennett Songs That Still Give Me Chills

The article is a personal, opinion-led rundown from American Songwriter highlighting three songs from Tony Bennett's more than 70-year career that the writer finds particularly moving. It is not a news report but a retrospective celebrating Bennett's musical legacy through a small selection of standout recordings. The three…

The 1995 Radiohead song Thom Yorke will never get right: “It sounds a bit like Status Quo”

• Yorke believes ‘Bones’ never works properly in concert.
• He now hears the song as too traditionally rock-oriented.
• Radiohead have often avoided playing certain popular songs live.

Thom Yorke has said Radiohead’s 1995 song ‘Bones’ is one he feels the band can never quite make work live. His comments illustrate the tension between the more direct rock sound of *The Bends* and Radiohead’s later desire to develop a different musical identity. ‘Bones’ appeared on *The…

How to Disable Music Videos in Spotify

• Spotify now has a toggle to turn off all music videos.
• Found under Settings in the "Videos and Canvas" section.
• Separate toggles exist for Canvas art and video podcasts too.

Spotify has added a settings toggle that lets users disable music videos across the app, addressing a long-standing complaint about videos playing automatically whenever an artist uploaded one for a track. Previously there was no straightforward way to turn this off, and the autoplay behaviour irritated users by…

6 Country Singers Who Gave Me All-New Appreciation for a Few Unsung Band Members

• Country music backup vocalists are underappreciated despite requiring substantial technical skill to execute vocal harmonies effectively
• The article profiles six singers who excel in this role, from Emmylou Harris to Morgane Stapleton
• Quality backup vocals are as essential to successful recordings as other band instruments

CHICAGO - MARCH 1973: (L-R) American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist Gram Parsons (1946-1973) performing with American singer, songwriter, and musician Emmylou Harris during Parson’s “Fallen Angel’s Tour" at The Quiet Knight in Chicago, IL on March 3, 1973. (Photo by Icon and Image/Getty Images) These country singers…