Author: Press Room
L’attesa è quella tipica del Grande Evento. Reduci da un anno d’immenso successo, il loro migliore di sempre, i Queen stanno per conquistare il Sud America e voglio assicurarsi che il mondo lo sappia. Non c’è da stupirsi, parliamo di una band che ha fatto dello spettacolo la propria ragion d’essere. Per dire, pochi anni fa in occasione del lancio del tour americano di Jazz hanno organizzato a New Orleans una festa con tanto di incantatori di serpenti, spogliarelliste, travestiti e una donna sovrappeso completamente nuda che “fumava” sigarette coi genitali.La sorpresa è che i Queen, che hanno una lunga…
Nobody actually plays an Optigan on Windy & Carl Meet Optigan Conservatory. It’s just as well—the early-’70s keyboard instrument, widely fetishized among gearheads, is infamous for its finicky pitch. But the moniker that Detroit music-scene lifers Frank Rotondo and Fred Thomas have taken for their ambient experiments, Optigan Conservatory, speaks to a fascination with physical objects, the peculiar noises they make, the way they age into strange functions not intended by their makers. Windy & Carl Meet Optigan Conservatory is a celebration of the sound and mechanics of instruments: the rosy plink of an electric piano, the wheezing of an…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Kelly Clarkson covered “Golden” from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack for the final “Kellyoke” session of her eponymous talk show last week, but you can be sure it won’t be the last time you hear the chart-topping anthem at karaoke. Netflix has unveiled an official KPop Demon Hunters karaoke microphone that lets you belt out the HUNTR/X hit or any of your favorite songs at home or on stage, just like the K-pop group (and their boyband rivals…
No one moment can be solely attributed to an artist’s rise, but I remember when it felt like everything suddenly fell into place for Ken Carson. Four summers ago, just a few weeks after his second album, X, came out, he turned a sidestage at Rolling Loud Miami into his little corner of the world. He galloped back and forth in his socks; he whipped his baby dreads and puffed his chest out; he rapped along to his songs for a few syllables at a time, leaving it to the crowd to fill in the gaps. But sometimes he’d just…
In Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s 2021 film Memoria, Tilda Swinton’s protagonist awakens in the middle of the night to a loud, startling sound with no clear source. The sound seems to follow her around in the days after, repeating at random intervals, but only she can hear it—a mystery that sends her on a journey deep into the Colombian jungle for answers. What she hears, a single note, is jarring and strangely physical, a sort of sonorous thud. It’s also a little musical, like industrial equipment accidentally clanking out a chord, shaking everything around it at a resonant frequency that’s more intriguing…
Lily Seabird has a history of finding beauty in sordid places. Her stage name was borne of an insult riffing off her actual last name, Seward: An ex-boyfriend disdainfully said she ought to be called “Lily C-word,” before a friend compared her more favorably to a “seabird.” Her last record, Trash Mountain, was named for a decommissioned dump on which she and other artists shared a beloved home. On her latest, Lightspheres on Their Way, she chooses seemingly unexpected moments to swap out her raspy, twangy voice for a more straightforwardly beautiful tone. Her voice never sounds more crystalline, for…
Global superstar Rauw Alejandro has never been afraid to leap into a new era as he evolves as an artist. During his two-night headlining Red Bull Chapters show at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens (the second night was added after a sold-out concert on Saturday), Rauw turned his own journey into a three-act performance: Inspiration, Momentum, and Legacy. Chapter one was all about where Rauw comes from: the island of Puerto Rico. He opened with “Santa,” where visual elements from the island, from the sea and the sun to the mountains and the Puerto Rican flag, filled the screen onstage. Rauw…
A week of events ahead of this year’s Mercury Prize has been announced across Newcastle. The winner will be revealed on October 22 at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena, returning after hometown hero Sam Fender bagged the prize last year for his third album ‘People Watching‘. The shortlist for the Mercury Prize 2026 includes Paul McCartney, JADE, Nia Archives, Dave, Suede and the War Child ‘Help(2)‘ compilation all among this year’s nominated albums. Ahead of the ceremony a week long series of more than 30 events at venues across the city will be held for what is known as the Mercury Prize…
KoRn appear to have finished recording their new album. The Bakersfield, California nu-metal band released their first new music in four years recently with ‘Reward The Scars’, which they created for the video game Diablo IV: Lord Of Hatred. They also shared the gory animated video for the track. Guitarist James ‘Munky’ Shaffer also recently shared that the band had written 40 songs for the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Requiem’. Now, drummer Ray Luzier’s drum tech, Mark Bennett has appeared to confirm that they have wrapped up recording sessions for their new album. Speaking during Luzier’s recent appearance on YouTube channel Drumeo, Bennett, while holding…
Jon Small, an early band mate of Billy Joel whose friendship temporarily ended after Joel fell in love with Small’s wife, has died. Billy Joel revealed Small’s death with a small tribute on social media; Small’s age and cause of death was not known at press time. Joel and Small were band mates in the Hassles in the Sixties and then formed the hard rock duo Attila; after the latter released their debut album in 1970 — and while Joel was living with Small and his wife Elizabeth Weber — the future Piano Man fell in love with Weber, a…
