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Sonny Rollins, one of the great protagonists in the history of jazz, has died at the age of 95. The news of the saxophonist's passing was confirmed by spokeswoman Terri Hinte. Considered among the last giants of the bebop era, Rollins has been compared in terms of influence and artistic stature to figures such as John Coltrane and Charlie Parker.His fame was linked above all to his exceptional improvisational ability, a quality that made him an absolute point of reference for generations of musicians. In an interview with “People” in 2018, he explained his relationship with music like this: “Many…
Suvilahti, Helsinki. Who follows Rolling Stoneand the summer of the great European festivals, already knows what we are talking about. The object in question, in fact, is Flow, one of our favorite festivals.We have told you about it in the past, but it is right to reiterate given that from 14 to 16 August Finland will return to stage the most human-scale festival among the major events of the summer. An adventure that began in 2004 and which, except for the two pandemic years, continued to grow and consolidate its position.The line up is not yet complete, as are various…
Jack Osbourne spoke up in defense of the AI avatar of Ozzy Osbourne that was announced last week. The Osbournes partnered with Hyperreal and Proto Hologram to create an AI-powered Prince of Darkness, which will be able to speak with his fans and will be available in Proto Luma units in the U.K. and U.S. later this summer. Jack and his mother Sharon Osbourne announced the project at Licensing Expo 2026 in Las Vegas, with Jack noting that “it’s kind of scary how it’s really very accurate.” Despite the family’s excitement, there has been some backlash from the public and…
“Pretend to be anyone just to be adored,” Shirley Manson sang in 1995 in Stupid Girlrevealing the original sin of anyone who chooses to hand their ego over to the public. More than thirty years later, that phrase resonates like a supreme law of a contemporary market where, as the Garbage singer tells Rolling Stone«the music industry is in the hands of an oligarchy: at the top there are the big stars who don't have to worry about basic costs, at the bottom the emerging people who travel in a van. In the middle there are the bands for which…
vote6.5 Bands: CHRONIC HATE Duration: 00:39:38 Available from: 05/29/2026 Label: Time To Kill Records Streaming not yet available. Third full-length for the Veneto-Friulian Chronic Hate, a death metal band active since 2001 and which, like many others, sediments its sound with fire and flames on the stages of the national underground, with a death metal deeply rooted in the Nineties and tutelary deities who respond to the names of Morbid Angel, Monstrosity, Sinister of the first hour, with a certain quid to Dismember in some situations. The album is, needless to say, very direct, and from the beginning it attacks…
Legendary jazz musician Sonny Rollins has died. Saxophone Colossus, as he was nicknamed, passed away yesterday at his home in Woodstock. He was 95 years old. The precise cause of death is not yet known. In the press release announcing his death, a phrase from 2009 is quoted: «The life of a creative person does not end, but continues into the next existence. I believe that this life is not the beginning and the end of everything.”Growing up in Harlem, Rollins was introduced to jazz at an early age, first playing the piano and then the saxophone. «It was my…
Babymetal are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Resident Evil series with a limited-edition merch collection. The first Resident Evil game was released in 1996 and is credited with reviving the zombie genre as well as defining survival horror video games. That original game went on to rack up more than 5million sales worldwide and spawned a number of sequels including this year’s Resident Evil Requiem. To celebrate 30 years of Resident Evil, game creators Capcom have teamed up with crossover metal stars Babymetal for a merch collaboration. Featuring artwork from Resident Evil artist Hinanana, fans can get their hands…
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“Venice is dead, there's no point insisting on the corpse.” This is what Pierpaolo Capovilla wrote a few hours ago on his official Facebook page, commenting on the results of the administrative elections held yesterday and Sunday, 24 and 25 May, for the Municipality of Venice. The centre-right candidate, Simone Venturini, triumphed (with a civic list at 30% of the preferences, and the coalition at 51%). And Capovilla attacks the comment like this: «Et voilà… Brugnaro's tourism councilor wins: the tumor, the metastasis of the city, wins».He continues: «He wins because the so-called Metropolitan City voted for him, not Venice.…
Rivers Cuomo has leaked 15 cover songs from his archive. Listen below. READ MORE: Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo: “If Taylor Swift ever wants to make a rock album, I’d love to help out!” The Weezer frontman uploaded a series of lo-fi, acoustic covers to YouTube under the playlist title “randum cuverz” yesterday (Monday May 25), though some fans are speculating it might have been an accident. They include Michael Jackson‘s ‘Billie Jean’, Sam Hunt’s ‘Body Like A Back Road’, Post Malone and Quavo‘s ‘Congratulations’, Radiohead‘s ‘Creep’ and Nirvana‘s ‘Drain You’ and ‘Lithium’. Elsewhere, he’s also shared his versions of Metallica‘s ‘Enter…
