13+ hour, 57+ min ago   (455+ words) Cinema Stereo were stuck until a piece of songwriting advice from John Mayer helped Ian Rayha turn one difficult day into “Lean On You,” a swaggering rock song whose lyrics came together in just 10 minutes. “Lean On You” and its…...

16+ hour, 52+ min ago   (316+ words) Ashley Sherlock has added two very special guitars to his arsenal after officially joining the Fender roster, giving the UK blues-rock guitarist another major milestone as work continues on his next studio album. The endorsement puts a pair of Fender…...

16+ hour, 49+ min ago   (420+ words) Will Wilde makes a convincing case for putting the harmonica right at the front of modern blues-rock with “Stole My Love,” an intense slow blues taken from his chart-topping album ‘Blues Is Still Alive’. The official video is available now,…...

16+ hour, 50+ min ago   (462+ words) Spread Eagle have channelled years of touring into ‘The Brutal Divine’, a 10-song blast of hard rock, metal and punk led by the snarling guitar attack of “Flat Earth Vultures.” The band’s fourth studio album is out now, with “Flat…...

19+ hour, 9+ min ago   (364+ words) Sepultura arrived at Pinkpop Festival in 1996 with ‘Roots’ changing the shape of heavy music and one of metal’s most celebrated lineups still intact. The full performance is available to watch now through the official Pinkpop Archive, capturing Max Cavalera on…...

19+ hour, 41+ min ago   (380+ words) Nadav Tabak is building dance music with his hands on “Electric Roots,” an instrumental collision of electronic trance, driving techno rhythms and organic instrumentation that captures the unusual approach behind his solo performances. “Electric Roots” is out now and sits…...

22+ hour, 10+ min ago   (367+ words) Amongst Liars are pushing into a different phase of the band with “Repair Myself,” an explosive alt-hard-rock single that also introduces guitarist Leo Burdett as their new lead vocalist. “Repair Myself” is out now alongside an official video, giving the…...

1+ day, 14+ min ago   (361+ words) Van Halen’s landmark 1986 tour is getting another life with the standalone release of ‘Live in New Haven 1986,’ a concert recording that captures the band during one of the biggest transitions of its career. The set had previously been included as…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (547+ words) The Beta Band are together again after more than 20 years, making this a particularly good time to revisit the gloriously strange story of how they got here. Frontman and founding member Steve Mason tells that story in ‘Failure Is Always…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (654+ words) Frank Zappa returned to Hollywood’s TTG Studios in October 1966 with The Mothers of Invention, a television crew, dancers, underground personalities and enough unpredictability to make the room feel closer to a happening than a conventional recording session. Six decades later,…...