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Axl Rose Reveals His Struggle With TMJ: ‘Sounds Like My Jaw’s Gonna Fall Off’
Axl Rose told the audience at Guns N’ Roses’ MetLife Stadium concert that he is dealing with TMJ-related jaw problems and recent dental treatment. The singer used humour to describe numbness and worrying noises while performing, highlighting how the condition can complicate singing during a demanding live show. Rose said one side of his mouth…
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Erykah Badu & The Alchemist’s Album Is Finally Coming Out
Erykah Badu and producer The Alchemist will release their long-awaited collaborative album on 28 August, ending a wait of more than a year since their first shared single, “Next To You”. The project marks Badu’s first proper album since 2010 and brings together two prominent, stylistically distinct artists. The album was recorded over 15 months…
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Virgin Music Group appoints Syaheed MSBI as Vice President of AMEA region
Virgin Music Group has appointed Syaheed MSBI as Vice President for Africa, the Middle East and Asia (AMEA), a newly created role overseeing its regional activities. The appointment strengthens the company’s leadership in emerging music markets as it expands its global independent-label and artist-services operation following its acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings. MSBI joins after…
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Grace Cummings – Bloodhorse!
Grace Cummings’ fourth album, ‘Bloodhorse!’, is presented as a bold and demanding record that combines avant-garde experimentation with memorable songwriting. The review argues that its striking arrangements, abrupt changes and emotionally intense performances make it unsuitable as background listening, but rewarding for listeners willing to engage closely. The album opens with discordant flutes and brass…
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Five of the most infectious horns in music history
Infectious earworms. The post Five of the most infectious horns in music history first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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3 Rockers From 1995 Who Succeeded in the Post-Grunge Era
The article identifies Alanis Morissette, The Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead as artists who flourished as rock music shifted after Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994. It argues that their 1995 releases helped fill the cultural space left by Nirvana and demonstrated new directions for post-grunge and alternative rock. – Alanis Morissette became a major rock figure…
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13 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Songwriter Best Known for His Work With Buck Owens and Merle Haggard
Country songwriter and musician Gene Price is remembered 13 years after his death for his contribution to the Bakersfield sound and his collaborations with Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. Although relatively little information about his life is available, his work connected him to some of the defining artists and recordings of mid-century country music. Born…
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Mastodon Unveil New Single “In the Ruins” from Upcoming Album: Stream
Mastodon have released “In the Ruins”, the third single from their forthcoming album Marrow Deep. The track was inspired by the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in 2024, which flooded bassist and singer Troy Sanders’ home and displaced his family for two years, giving the release a personal context. The song is described as an…
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Dummy Announce New Album ‘do you love the color of the sky?’
Los Angeles band Dummy have announced their new album, ‘do you love the color of the sky?’, due for release on 16 October. The record follows 2024’s ‘Free Energy’ and is described as moving further into droning, left-field electronic and guitar-based sounds, while addressing contemporary concerns about artificial intelligence and art’s value. Its lead single,…
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Coach Opens Le Marais Store, The First Coach Play Concept in Paris
Coach Play is Coach’s global retail concept for a new kind of store experience. Rather than a standard shop layout, each Coach Play location is custom designed to represent the character of each specific location in a way that continues to reflect Coach’s New York spirit. Recently, the brand has… The post Coach Opens Le…