Nick Cave has reflected warmly on his recent homecoming concert in Brighton, describing the city’s atmosphere as “defiant, lunatic” and almost melancholic. His comments underline the personal significance of performing in Brighton, where he has long lived and maintained close creative ties. The show was a large-scale appearance in Cave’s adopted hometown, with the audience’s…

Tom Breihan’s “The Number Ones” column reaches Adele’s “Easy On Me,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks from October 2021. The piece reflects on Adele’s unusual path to pop dominance, noting that she achieved massive commercial success without following the conventions typically expected of major stars, such as touring extensively, dancing, or…

Rock Sound spoke to Hoobastank frontman Doug Robb for a “Behind The Lyrics” feature, in which he unpacks the meaning behind ten key lines from the band’s catalogue as the group returns with their first new music since 2018. Formed at the turn of the millennium, Hoobastank built their reputation on emotionally raw alternative rock…

Sam Neill identified a scene from the 1990 Cold War thriller *The Hunt for Red October* as the most memorable of his career, according to the article. It highlights the emotional impact of his character Captain Vasily Borodin’s fate, which gives a human dimension to a film otherwise centred on submarine warfare, espionage and nuclear…

Bruce Dickinson, frontman of Iron Maiden, will join the Beethoven Academy Orchestra for a special performance at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland, as part of “The Legend Of Rock Symphonic” concert series. The show will see Dickinson’s own works and Iron Maiden hits reimagined in original symphonic arrangements, alongside orchestral versions of songs by…