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AFI frontman Davey Havok has shared the terrible advice he received from his major label, including suggestions of a 50 Cent collab and a ringtone album. The musician looked back on the difficult period surrounding the creation of the band’s seventh album ‘Decemberunderground’ in 2006 in a new interview with Metal Hammer. AFI had signed to DreamWorks Records before the company’s music division was absorbed by Interscope, leaving the band under the umbrella of the label run by Jimmy Iovine. “The writing of ‘Decemberunderground’ was a miserable period,” Havok said. “Our A&R guy was hellbent on trying to get Jimmy Iovine – who had expressly claimed in the press that rock is dead –…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. In a storied summer tradition, Shark Week is back for its 38th year. Premiering on Discovery Channel, the fan-favorite event runs from Sunday, July 26, at 8 pm ET through Saturday, Aug. 1. If you don't have access to the network but still want to tune in to the fish frenzy, you can view Shark Week 2026 for free with a live TV streaming service. The easiest way to access Shark Week 2026 is with DirecTV. Signing up…

In fondo era banale. Prendere il battito ostinato dello Heartland rock e farlo combaciare con quello, quasi identico, su cui da mezzo secolo si è costruito il suono alternativo: la ripetizione ipnotica del kraut-rock, culto di ogni generazione indie dal post-punk in poi. Wilco e Arcade Fire, su tutti, l’avevano già intuito, ciascuno dalla propria sponda: i primi arrivavano dall’Americana e in quella pulsazione trovavano la scusa per aprirsi a rumore e deriva sperimentale; i secondi, invece, hanno sfruttato quel beat regolare e springsteeniano come carburante per i loro crescendo collettivi, feticcio mainstrindie dai primi anni Duemila. Eppure, sia gli…

Tiny Habits have shared the sensitive new single ‘Belt Loop’, which explores “the emotional aftermath of an intense breakup” – check it out below. The track is the third preview of the Boston trio’s forthcoming second album ‘Keepers’, which is set for release on August 28 via Mom+Pop Music (pre-order here). Following previous singles ‘Right In Front Of Me’ and ‘Anything He Was’, their collaboration with The 1975’s Matty Healy, ‘Belt Loop’ sees the group move towards a soulful, R&B-influenced sound. The song explores the vulnerable experience of being intimate with someone new for the first time after the end of a relationship. Check it out here: The band have said: “‘Belt…

There's a Pink Floyd song that David Gilmour called practically “impossible” to sing. Not for the vocal range or for some particularly difficult melodic passage, but for a much more concrete reason: Roger Waters had written so many words that Gilmour simply couldn't manage them. That song was “Dogs,” the monumental 17-minute song that takes up much of “Animals,” an album released by Pink Floyd in 1977. You've Got To Be Crazy Written and composed by Waters and Gilmour, “Dogs” is one of the longest pieces in the band's repertoire and also one of the most representative of the phase…

Kacey Musgraves has cancelled three dates on her upcoming ‘Middle Of Nowhere’ tour without offering an explanation. The country star had been due to begin the extensive international tour with two consecutive shows at Chicago’s United Center on August 20 and 21. However, the opening concert on August 20 has now been cancelled, alongside a show at Boston’s TD Garden on August 29 and another at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on September 2. All three were additional dates announced after the original tour schedule, and Musgraves is still set to perform in Chicago on August 21, Boston on August 28…

Gigs in Chicago (the tour's opening night show), Boston, and Brooklyn removed from schedule after they were added to itinerary due to initial demand Kacey Musgraves has canceled three shows from her upcoming Middle of Nowhere Tour — including the opening night gig in Chicago — without explanation. Fans who bought tickets for the singer's August 20 show in Chicago, August 29 concert in Boston, and September 2 gig in Brooklyn received an email this weekend telling them that their show was canceled and that tickets would be refunded, People reports. The Chicago and Boston shows were part of a…

Katy Perry lashes out at the White House after discovering that “Firework”, one of her most famous hits, was used as the soundtrack to a video published on TikTok and dedicated to some US military operations. The pop star gave X a tough stance, explaining that she had not been consulted and that she considered the juxtaposition of the song to images of bombings to be completely contrary to the original meaning of the song. “I am deeply shocked and angry to see 'Firework' used on the White House TikTok account as the soundtrack to footage of military strikes. I…

Green Day have surprised fans at San Diego Comic-Con by playing ‘Basket Case’ on top of an ice cream truck – check out footage below. The band appeared at Gallagher Square outside Petco Park on Friday (July 24) to promote their upcoming coming-of-age film Nimrods. Billie Joe Armstrong climbed onto the roof of a Mister Freezie’s truck bearing the film’s title and performed the band’s 1994 hit, with Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool eventually joining him in the unique setting. Armstrong went on to throw ice creams, T-shirts and cassette tapes into the crowd, while the trio later climbed inside the truck itself,…

Black Tape For A Blue Girl è lo strumento con cui Sam Rosenthal ha praticamente reinventato la musica gotica. Un progetto aperto in cui il tastierista e songwriter (e orgoglioso “non musicista”, secondo l’espressione coniata da Brian Eno) si è circondato di talenti in gran parte provenienti dalla pregiata scuderia della Projekt Records, l’etichetta discografica da lui stesso fondata nel lontano 1983 e diventata il centro della odierna scena “gothic” americana. “Tracce di una purezza più profonda”, il titolo del loro capolavoro, rende appieno il senso della loro musica celestiale, in cui tutte le possibili implicazioni terrene del nostro vagabondare…