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The “important” 2002 album Robert Plant needed to make: “Always”
Robert Plant has described his 2002 covers album “Dreamland” as a personally important record, made not to disguise a lack of ideas but because he had long wanted to perform songs by artists he admired, such as Tim Buckley. Rather than repeating the heavier sound of his Led Zeppelin days, the album reflected Plant’s continued…
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3 of the Best First Classic Rock Hits of 1974
Three classic-rock songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1974 illustrate the period’s range, from upbeat covers to studio-crafted pop-rock. The selections highlight how familiar songs were reinterpreted for a new audience. – Grand Funk Railroad’s “The Locomotion”, released in February 1974, topped the chart in May; it revived Little…
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Gorgeous and hazy pixel art horror farming sim Neverway has been pushed to 2027, but you can at least have a gander at some of the NPCs you can smooch
Neverway, a pixel-art horror life simulation and RPG from Coldblood Inc., has been delayed until 2027. The small development team says feedback on its prologue and internal testing led it to expand later chapters and areas, with the aim of better matching the game’s story and player experience. The game has 20 characters following more…
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Debbie Harry’s four favourite songs from the 1960s: “Good memories”
Debbie Harry, the Blondie frontwoman, reflected on the music that shaped her during a 2011 appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, revealing the songs from the 1960s that meant the most to her. The interview offers an insight into the influences behind Blondie’s blend of pop sensibility and punk edge, tracing Harry’s roots…
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3 Country Songs You’ve Never Heard That Tell Gripping Stories
American Songwriter highlights three relatively overlooked country songs praised for their strong, memorable storytelling. The selections range from comic touring misadventure to reflective homecoming and cinematic drama, illustrating how country lyrics can function like short stories. – “Bible on the Dash” by Corb Lund and Hayes Carll: a humorous tale of touring musicians relying on…
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Fontaines D.C. announce intimate New York and Los Angeles shows ahead of ‘Dopamine Chamber’
Fontaines D.C. have announced intimate headline concerts in New York and Los Angeles for September, shortly before their fifth album, ‘Dopamine Chamber’, is released on 16 October. The dates extend the Irish band’s US festival run and give fans smaller-venue opportunities to see them ahead of the album campaign. They will play Kings Theatre in…
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See King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Bring Out Max Weinberg at Queens Show
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard brought E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg on stage as a surprise guest during their Saturday night concert at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, part of a three-show residency there. The band had hoped to repeat a recurring cameo from his son, former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg, who had…
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Inside Kings Of Chaos, rock’s billion dollar supergroup: “I called Keith Richards about doing it. His manager said: ‘Keith has already got a band. They’re called the Rolling Stones’”
Kings Of Chaos was a rock supergroup created by former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum, bringing together prominent musicians from bands including Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Deep Purple and Alter Bridge. The article recounts the group’s 2013 shows in Cape Town, portraying them as an unusually star-studded live project built around performing major…
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3 Folk Songs From the 1970s That Are So Heartbreaking, You Can’t Listen to Them Often
The article highlights three 1970s folk or folk-adjacent songs chosen for their particularly sorrowful themes and emotional impact. It argues that each song captures a different form of pain—war trauma, despair and loneliness, and conflicted longing—making them powerful but difficult to revisit frequently. John Prine’s “Sam Stone” portrays a returning soldier struggling with addiction and…
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Far Out No Skips: 10 albums that don’t waste a single second
Far Out Magazine presents a list of albums it considers “no-skip” records — ones so cohesive that every track deserves to be heard in full sequence rather than cherry-picked. The piece frames this as a reaction against streaming-era listening habits, where algorithms and easy skipping have eroded the traditional album-listening experience, positioning the list alongside…