Barely a year after playing their first gig in November 2020, WA garage rock band DICE bring us a new “Double Espresso”. The band’s sixth single follows “Stop Sign”, which landed the guys on Spotify. New Music Friday, local noise and fresh finds, as well as getting spins on the triple j. With a busy […]
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Japanese rock band AIRFLIP on their musical influences
From the powerful entry of guitars to the rapid crescendo of drums, there’s nothing more exciting than the classic sound of early 2000s pop-punk. It’s pretty hard to find these days, so we thank our lucky stars for bands like AIRFLIP. Influenced by iconic bands like Blink-182 and New found glorythe Japanese rock band takes […]
Why 1972 was the key year for rock music in Ireland
We get things later in Ireland. Punk came to the UK in 1976, but it was in 1977/78 that it really broke through here. Studio 54 in New York was already closed before we really embraced disco and, as far as the ‘Swinging Sixties’ go, well, history will show they barely got here in time […]
The Recorder – Sounds Local: “Feel Good Everywhere” with indie rock band Spouse
It’s a well-known fact that the pandemic has hit musicians hard. When the live music stopped, they were instantly stripped of their livelihoods and faced serious financial hardship. The enforced isolation, which was difficult for all of us, had an even heavier impact on those whose lives consisted of constant travel and bonding with audiences […]
Argentinian reggae-rock band Los Pericos returns to the Orpheum in Tampa this spring | Show previews | Tampa
Click to enlarge Pericoswebtv / YouTube Los Pericos For the first time in six years, Argentina-based reggae-rock sextet Los Pericos will perform at Tampa, The Orpheum, on Saturday, March 12. General Admission tickets to see Los Pericos at Orpheum are now on sale in tiers, with the current tier being $ 60 per ticket. On […]
Malaysian rock band Search found their new singer Denden Gonjalez through their YouTube covers
Malaysian rock band Search have revealed their replacement for longtime singer Amy – Indonesian YouTuber Denden Gonjalez. Veteran rockers have been without a singer since Amy’s departure in 2020 due to complications with her voice quality, but it looks like the band has found a replacement, according to Search guitarist Noordin Mohd. Taib. Speaking to […]
Lake District rock band release new videos for Christmas and New Years
THREE musicians have created two new video covers for Christmas and New Years, ahead of several upcoming concerts they have planned. James Candlin, Gareth Candlin and Chuck Fish; name of the band Elf for Leather, performed and recorded their cover of Slade’s iconic song Merry Christmas Everyone and today released their latest video of a […]
Interview Yard Act: Meet the Leeds rock band to watch in BBC Sounds of 2022’s long list
Making the BBC Sound of 2022 long list came as a surprise to Yard Act. A group of big names in the industry, including Ed Sheeran and Elton John, have indicated the Leeds-based rock band – who only released their first single 18 months ago – as one to watch next year . The band’s […]
Tampa Rock Band Big Sad Releases ‘Empty Falls’ Video Ahead of Saturday’s St. Pete Concert | Local music | Tampa
Click to enlarge Miranda Jayne Richie Lawler of the Tampa punk band Big Sad. Before his opening concert of Nervous Girls farewell concert, Big Sad has released a new video for “Empty Falls,” the third track from the Tampa punk band’s 2019 Rad Girlfriend Records release Send help. Shot and Directed by Big Sad Guitarist […]
Måneskin: Rock music is back!
Charmie Joy Pagulong – The Filipino Star November 14, 2021 | 00h00 Måneskin thinks rock music is coming back. “I think slowly maybe it comes back. The fact that this kind of music is working well again proves to people and bands that maybe they want to do it, but the labels are telling them […]
How Canadian rock music came to fruition at Massey Hall in the 1990s
Many luminaries of the country’s music scene have moved from balcony to stage during this decade, writes David McPherson Richard Beland The Tragically Hip first gained international attention on the Massey Hall stage in the late 1980s. The following is taken from the forthcoming Massey Hall book by David McPherson, which will be published by […]
10 moments that changed the history of rock music
The history of music is littered with those moments that changed the cause of its evolution. As music scholars endlessly debate the origins of this genre or movement, it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what sparked certain trends. That said, there are those moments that are universally accepted as being groundbreaking in reorienting the cause of […]
Fort Collins punk and rock songs to check out this week – the Rocky Mountain Collegian
(Graphic illustration by Abby Flitton | The College Boy) Fort-Collins has struggled to make a name for itself as a music hub for decades. As NPR said in 2010, “This college town is big enough for an assortment of music collectives to thrive, but maybe not big enough to accommodate them.“ However, this space dilemma […]
Punk and rock songs from Fort Collins to check out this week – The Rocky Mountain Collegian
(Graphic illustration by Abby Flitton | The Collegian) Fort Collins has been fighting for decades to make a name for itself as a music hub. Like NPR said in 2010, “This college town is big enough for an assortment of music collectives to flourish, but maybe not big enough to contain them.” However, this dilemma […]
Victorian rock music artist Steve Moffitt is scoring big numbers on the rock scene
Victorian rock music artist Steve Moffitt delivers stunning performances on his two new tracks that clearly depict his intensity and bold choices to stand out. JThere is a firm tendency in the music industry to stick to the same old styles and use specific sounds. But sometimes music fans demand everything original and raw. Even […]
Oliver Tree “Nostalgic Rock” Playlist
With everyone kidnapped and quarantined due to the coronavirus, we’ve asked our favorite artists to come up with playlists that keep you entertained. Here’s singer-songwriter, producer, rapper, comedian and filmmaker Oliver Tree: These are some of the rock bands that inspired my first album “Ugly is Beautiful”. Rock music seems dead in 2020 but for […]