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Photo by Alessia Belotti 25 July 2026, Coez took to the stage of the Vittoriale amphitheater for the first time for the first of four dates on the lake-view stage of Gardone Riviera for a tribute to the Italian songwriting of his generation. Coez in concert at the Vittoriale Amphitheater in Gardone Riviera photo by Alessia Belotti for www.rockon.it From the Rooftop a project was born in 2015 to bring songs to life in a more intimate way of the artist and cover related to his personal and professional path. It then becomes a record, which will be followed by…
On the occasion of the release of “Reality Awaits”, which arrived after several postponements, the Strokes released “In Transit Part II”, a mini-documentary of about ten minutes that takes you behind the scenes of session of recording the new album. Directed by Johann Rashid, also author ofartwork of the album, the film follows the band to Costa Rica, where they worked on new material together with Rick Rubin.The images were shot in the house on top of a mountain chosen as the headquarters for the recordings. The documentary alternates studio sessions and moments of everyday life, including swimming in the…
Ultimate Classic Rock magazine attempted one of the most classic “impossible missions” of music criticism: selecting the 100 best rock songs of all time. However, a ranking that interprets the concept of rock in a very broad sense, going well beyond the traditional boundaries of the genre.“The list of the 100 best rock songs is not limited to classic rock'n'roll records – specifies Michael Gallucci in the introduction – It also includes pop, soul, disco and metal, genres which according to our magazine still fall within the broad area of rock, or perhaps, in an even broader sense, of popular…
Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong has announced a limited-edition Radiant Red Epiphone guitar and his first Artist Signature amplifier with Marshall. The new Epiphone Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior has been developed with the musician and offers a bright red version of the stripped-back guitar model that has helped define his sound for more than two decades. Available for a limited time, the guitar features a single-cutaway mahogany body, a set mahogany neck with a substantial ’50s Vintage profile and a rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets. In keeping with Armstrong’s no-frills approach, it has just one Epiphone P-90 PRO…
There are many artists having what could easily be considered a “good run.” And then there's Karol G, who kicked off her latest headlining stadium tour — Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour — with the first of two sold-out nights at Chicago's Soldier Field on Friday. Loosen your hips, cue the fireworks, pyro, and ready the giant guacamaya. No for real, she sings atop one. The Colombian singer has continued to define new heights for herself since winning Best New Artist at the Latin Grammys in 2018. Nearly a decade into her career, she made history repeatedly: She's become the…
The 70s were not only one of the most fertile and important decades in the history of rock. They were also the period in which the indie galaxy began to have a decisive impact on the record market, through a continuous evolution of genres and styles. Radio X magazine has tried to draw up a ranking of what it considers the 25 best indie-rock debut albums of the decade. “From the first stirrings of the punk era to the flowering of new wave and electronica, the 70s were the decade that kicked off the first indie wave as we know…
Justin Vernon has performed a full set made up entirely of Bob Dylan covers at Eaux Claires Festival – watch footage below. The Bon Iver musician delivered the previously announced one-off “Bon Dylan” performance at the Wisconsin event on Friday night (July 24), taking on 15 songs from across Dylan’s career. Vernon opened with ‘Not Dark Yet’, from Dylan’s 1997 album ‘Time Out Of Mind’, before moving through classics including ‘Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right’, ‘Tangled Up In Blue’, ‘Lay Lady Lay’, ‘All Along The Watchtower’ and ‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’. The full set consisted exclusively of Dylan songs, with Vernon also reaching for deeper cuts including ‘Shooting Star’ from…
“My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare,” singer wrote Saturday in response to post Katy Perry slammed the Trump administration after the White House’s TikTok account used her hit “Firework” on a video of military strikes. “I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the White House TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes,” the singer wrote on X. “I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.” I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok…
Fontaines D.C. drummer Tom Coll has launched a new independent label and record store dedicated exclusively to Irish music. Inis Records has been founded by Coll alongside Michael Roe, drummer of Irish math-rock band Adebisi Shank and co-founder of the influential Richter Collective label, and Ken Allen of Faction Records. The company will release new music from emerging and established Irish artists, as well as landmark reissues and overlooked records that are currently out of print. Its accompanying online store will exclusively stock Irish music from across different eras and genres, while Inis will also provide distribution and behind-the-scenes services for…
Zane Lowe ha incontrato Mick Jagger, Keith Richards e Ronnie Wood dei Rolling Stones per celebrare l’uscita del loro prossimo album, “Foreign Tongues”. In una conversazione sincera e ad ampio raggio, la leggendaria band inglese svela i segreti del proprio processo creativo, condivide i retroscena delle collaborazioni con Paul McCartney e Andrew Watt, riflette su oltre sei decenni di musica insieme e offre un assaggio di ciò che verrà. Vi proponiamo la trascrizione dell’intervista e il video integrale. I Rolling Stones raccontano ad Apple Music della creazione di “Foreign Tongues” Zane Lowe: Cosa c’è stato di così divertente nel fare questo…
