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The “fucked-up” 1992 role that saved Tom Hanks’ career: ” A big ding went off in my head”
The supplied text identifies a 1992 role as having helped revive Tom Hanks’ career, and attributes to him the phrase “a big ding went off in my head”. It also characterises the role as “fucked-up”, but provides no account of the production, character or events discussed. Its significance is therefore framed as a turning point…
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Beabadoobee Debuts New Song “Pylon” At Red Rocks
Beabadoobee performed at Red Rocks amphitheatre, previewing songs from her forthcoming album Pylon ahead of its release next month. The show gave fans an early look at both released singles and unheard tracks from the collaboration-heavy record, marking a notable moment in the rollout for the album. The set opened with lead single “Sun Has…
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42 Years Ago, the Judds Scored Their First No. 1 With a Song Inspired by a Soap Opera
This month marks 42 years since the Judds, the mother-daughter country duo of Naomi and Wynonna Judd, scored their first US number one single with “Mama He’s Crazy” in early August 1984. The song went on to win the pair their first Grammy Award and kicked off a remarkable run of eight consecutive chart-toppers, cementing…
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Which indie songs went to number one in the 2000s?
The article examines indie songs that reached number one on the UK singles chart during the 2000s, highlighting a period when guitar-led music regained mainstream commercial influence. It frames these chart-toppers as evidence that indie crossed beyond its traditional audience, even as the term covered a broad range of sounds and artists. – Oasis –…
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4 Rock Songs That Are Almost Perfect, Except for One Highly Questionable Lyric
An American Songwriter feature highlights four widely admired classic rock songs, each undermined for the writer by a single jarring or questionable lyric. The piece reflects a broader trend in music criticism of reassessing older rock lyrics through a modern lens, noting how language once considered unremarkable can now feel offensive or outdated. The songs…
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Benson Boone Postpones Sacramento Show After “Fighting Like Hell” To Get Voice Back
Pop star Benson Boone postponed a stop on his Wanted Man Tour in Sacramento after struggling to recover his voice in time for the concert. The Grammy nominee announced the last-minute postponement on Saturday, expressing disappointment for fans who had travelled to see him, and pledged that the show would be rescheduled as soon as…
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The duet Dave Grohl always wanted to put together: “I was this close”
Dave Grohl has revealed he came close to arranging an unlikely musical pairing between rock band Weezer and easy-listening icon Barry Manilow for the 2013 documentary and soundtrack Sound City: Real to Reel. The Foo Fighters frontman, known for uniting disparate musical eras and styles, said the collaboration ultimately fell through despite his best efforts,…
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4 Rock Songs That Define the Classic Sound of the Mid-1990s
American Songwriter has picked four rock tracks it says capture the shifting sound of the mid-1990s, a period when grunge’s dominance was giving way to new styles such as jam bands and emerging electronic influences. The selection charts that transition through bands that defined the decade’s mainstream rock landscape. – “Heart-Shaped Box” by Nirvana, from…
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Watch: BEHEMOTH’s NERGAL Performs Entire ‘Sventevith (Storming Near The Baltic)’ Album At 2026 HELLSINKI METAL FESTIVAL
BEHEMOTH frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski teamed up with Icelandic black metal band MISÞYRMING to perform his group’s 1995 debut album, “Sventevith (Storming Near The Baltic)”, in full for the first time as a complete conceptual piece. The one-off collaboration, staged at the 2026 Hellsinki Metal Festival in Helsinki, Finland, marks the 30th anniversary of the…