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INTERVIEW: Riley! On Latest EP ‘To Live And Die In The American South’ & Finding A Place To Belong
Riley!, an emo trio from South Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, spoke to Rock Sound about their debut EP for Pure Noise Records, “To Live And Die In The American South”. The record explores their complicated relationship with home, blending love for the region’s culture with the frustration and isolation of growing up far from music’s…
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The songwriter Linda Ronstadt crowned America’s greatest: “The choice is easy”
Linda Ronstadt, often dubbed the “First Lady of Rock”, has long championed George Gershwin as the greatest American songwriter, a view she made explicit in a 1980s interview with Vogue. Her endorsement matters because it reflects the deep authenticity that has defined her career: Ronstadt has always prioritised personal connection to music over ego, fame…
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As It Is Announce New Live EP ‘So A-Live!’
As It Is have announced their first-ever live EP, titled ‘So A-Live!’, due for release on 4 September via FLG. The recording was made at Marshall Studios in collaboration with vocal group Espera, marking a new kind of release for the band as they continue to build on the momentum of their recent self-titled album…
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Netflix Officially Loses Hayden Panettiere’s 6-Part Near-Perfect Hidden Gem
The ABC music drama Nashville, which starred the late Hayden Panettiere alongside Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson, Maisy Stella and Eric Close, is set to leave Netflix on 15 September. The show, which ran for six seasons and 124 episodes between 2012 and 2018, has spent the past year streaming on Netflix and is…
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“Now considered old hat”: the genre Keith Richards thought abandoned the blues
Keith Richards has reflected on the one period when he felt the blues genuinely lost ground: the rise of Motown in the 1960s. While the Rolling Stones guitarist built his career on homage to blues pioneers such as BB King, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, and watched the genre survive waves of disco, hip hop…
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Fears of ‘severe’ flash floods as Britain faces ‘intense’ thunderstorms with a month’s worth of rain set to fall on parched ground
The Met Office has extended yellow thunderstorm warnings across England and Wales, with fears that “severe” flash flooding could cut off some communities as heavy, slow-moving showers bring roughly a month’s worth of rain to ground already parched by a prolonged dry spell and widespread drought. Two consecutive warnings cover today and tomorrow, with forecasters…
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Friendly Fires return with dazzling new single ‘Lose All Your Friends’
Friendly Fires have released ‘Lose All Your Friends’, their first new music since 2019’s Mercury Prize-shortlisted album ‘Inflorescent’. The single, put out via LAB Records, marks a deliberate “rebirth” for the band, who now operate as a duo of Ed Macfarlane and Edd Gibson after embracing a rawer, more organic sound rooted in garage recordings…
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Girl In Red to make acting debut in Eivind Landsvik’s new film ‘Low Expectations’
Norwegian musician Girl In Red, real name Marie Ulven, is set to make her acting debut in the upcoming film “Low Expectations”, directed by fellow Norwegian Eivind Landsvik. The drama, which premiered as part of Director’s Fortnight at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has now secured UK and Ireland distribution and will be released there…
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Barry Manilow to take break from touring: “We were pushing a little too hard”
Barry Manilow is pausing touring after recent cancellations, saying his performance schedule had become too demanding. The 83-year-old plans to prioritise recovery before resuming his Las Vegas residency on 8th October. He completed 29 shows in 68 days during the summer, including a UK arena tour in June and a London O2 Arena date, but…
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“I watched it and I thought, ‘That’s similar.’ I watched it again and thought, ‘That’s really similar!’ She sent me a big apology… it was pretty cool”: Prog metal prodigy Plini’s laid-back reaction to a pop star stealing his solo
Australian progressive metal guitarist Plini has spoken about the moment a Doja Cat performance appeared to lift a guitar solo from his own music, and why he chose not to pursue any legal action over it. During an MTV EMA appearance, Doja Cat performed a heavier version of her hit “Say So” featuring a newly…