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Fort Apache: The noisy Massachusetts studio that helped define the sound of 1990s alt-rock
Fort Apache was a Boston-area recording studio whose rough, high-volume working style helped shape the character of alternative rock in the late 1980s and 1990s. The article presents it as an important meeting point for independent musicians, producers and labels, helping local acts gain wider attention and influencing the sound associated with the era. Founded…
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3 Songs From the 1960s That Will Instantly Turn You Into a Country Fan
American Songwriter has published a list highlighting three country songs from the 1960s that the outlet argues are enough to convert any listener into a fan of the genre. The feature is part of an ongoing series of nostalgia-driven music lists the site regularly publishes, celebrating classic tracks and the artists behind them. The three…
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aespa Kicks Off SYNK : COMPLæXITY Tour in Seoul: 6 Best Moments
aespa launched their fourth world tour, SYNK : COMPLæXITY, with two sold-out shows at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on 7 and 8 August, drawing a combined 35,000 fans across the group’s first concerts at the venue. The tour builds on the K-pop group’s expanding narrative universe, blending new material from their recent album LEMONADE…
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Fifa criticises campaign to oust president Infantino
Fifa has strongly criticised what it describes as a “concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine the organisation and its president, Gianni Infantino, following a Daily Telegraph report alleging that Infantino’s alleged lover received a severance payment from Uefa after an affair while he was its general secretary. The row comes as Infantino faces mounting pressure…
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5 of the Best Rock Songs Turning 55 This Year
American Songwriter marks the 55th anniversary of several 1971 rock tracks with a roundup of five songs it considers among the year’s best, arguing the selection makes a strong case for 1971 as a landmark year for the genre. The piece is a light retrospective feature rather than hard news, celebrating enduring classics from major…
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Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter says writing the score for ‘Tron: Legacy’ was “depressing” and “limiting”
Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter has described scoring the 2010 Disney film Tron: Legacy as a “depressing” and “limiting” experience, speaking on a recent episode of The A24 Podcast with Dev Hynes (Blood Orange). He recalled that director Joseph Kosinski initially wanted a fully electronic soundtrack, but Bangalter and bandmate Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo pushed instead to…
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MATT SORUM On GUNS N’ ROSES’ 2016 Reunion: ‘When They Got Back Together, I Didn’t Know Anything About It’
Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum has said he had no advance knowledge of the band’s 2016 reunion, in which guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan rejoined singer Axl Rose after years apart. Speaking to Detroit radio station WRIF, Sorum said he wasn’t surprised the reunion eventually happened but was not informed when it…
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The 1970s band Elvis Presley immediately fell in love with: “I understand the whole thing”
Elvis Presley reportedly became an immediate fan of KISS after hearing the band’s music at Graceland in the mid-1970s. The story matters because it highlights Presley’s appreciation for a newer, theatrical rock act whose approach differed markedly from his own image. According to his stepbrother Billy Stanley, Presley listened repeatedly to KISS’s ‘Let Me Go,…
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“It was early days for the band. We’d gone out on a limb… it was by no means certain that the response would be positive”: Genesis’ early fears for Foxtrot
Genesis feared that their 1972 album Foxtrot might not be well received because it was a more ambitious and challenging work than anything they had made before. Guitarist Steve Hackett recalled that, despite the band’s creative commitment, they could not be sure audiences would respond positively. The article reflects on Foxtrot 40 years after its…
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What was the first song performed on ‘Saturday Night Live’?
The first song performed on Saturday Night Live was Billy Preston’s ‘Nothing from Nothing’, played during the programme’s debut broadcast in 1975. The performance began a long-running tradition of live musical guests that became a central part of the American sketch show’s format. SNL premiered on 11 October 1975, initially under the title NBC’s Saturday…