Music covers the people, performances and recordings that shape what we hear, from classic rock and pop to newer artists and regional industries. It also includes the stories behind songs, albums, tours and the creative choices that give them lasting appeal.
For readers, music offers both discovery and connection: a chance to find new voices, revisit familiar favourites and understand how artists build their work and careers. Disputes over samples, reunions and the changing business of entertainment show how creativity, money and cultural influence intersect.
Boy Throb have announced a 20-date North American tour for March and April 2027, their first concert tour since Darshan Magdum secured a US O-1 visa. The “Real Tour” marks the quartet’s first full run of shows across the United States and Canada. The tour opens in Minneapolis…
Sammy Hagar has named Joe Satriani as possibly the world’s best guitarist, placing him above his former Van Halen bandmate Eddie Van Halen. His praise centres on Satriani’s technical ability and, especially, his talent for writing songs quickly and independently. Hagar made the comparison after working with Satriani…
Rush bassist Geddy Lee has named Californian band Blue Cheer as the first heavy metal band, crediting their sound with helping shape the genre. His view challenges the familiar focus on Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, and highlights the role of lesser-known groups in metal’s early…
Bonnie Raitt’s 1972 album *Give It Up* became a favourite among fans, but she resisted pressure to make another album in the same style. The article presents that choice as central to her career: she followed her musical instincts rather than repeating a successful formula. Raitt said that…
Silverwingkiller, the electropunk duo of British-born James Baca and Chinese-born Yushang Ni, build a sound shaped by sci-fi films and video game music. Their second EP, *Desperate Struggle*, continues the world introduced on their debut, *Triad Funded*, and gives listeners a more cinematic take on their noisy, genre-blending…
John Turturro stars in *The Only Living Pickpocket in New York* as an ageing thief caring for his disabled wife. To prepare, he trained with sleight-of-hand artist Apollo Robbins and practised on the film crew, but says he stopped short of stealing from anyone on the subway. The…
Alphabet shareholder Phil Rosen has sued Sundar Pichai and 12 other directors and executives, alleging they built Google’s AI models using copyrighted material and voices without permission. Filed on 30 October in a Chicago federal court, the derivative lawsuit seeks to make the leaders answer to Alphabet for…
The article highlights four songs from 1978 that it says can still appeal to modern music fans: The Cars’ “Just What I Needed”, “Greased Lightnin’” from *Grease*, Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” and Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman”. Together, they show how new wave, rock, musical theatre and disco…
John Fogerty said that a band’s shared sound can matter more than the individual technical ability of its musicians. He pointed to Booker T and the MG’s as the finest example of a group creating a groove no one else had matched, a standard he believed musicians should…
Morgan Wallen’s “Been By Now” reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, giving him four chart-toppers in 2026 alone. The milestone makes him the first country singer to score at least four No. 1s in three consecutive years, extending a run that also included 2024 and 2025.…