Author: Press Room
One of the great mysteries of today's post-punk scene is the lack of recognition, at least by users of the genre, of Iceage as one of its key bands. Maybe it's because their first records weren't the most immediate or maybe, simply, because they don't come from the British Isles or the United States. Now on their sixth album, Elias Rønnenfelt and his band don't mind it and continue to incorporate new elements into their ever-changing and decadent post-punk recipe. If the new element of the previous “Seek Shelter” (from 5 years ago now) was represented by the baggy/madchester sounds,…
Last August, five months after exiting the band he co-founded in 2000, former Mastodon frontman Brent Hinds was killed in a motorcycle crash. The band has now returned, with bassist Troy Sanders and drummer Brann Dailor sharing vocal duties, on a single that pays tribute to their late bandmate. Listen to “Your Ghost Again” below. The band has also added a slate of North American dates to its ongoing European run; scroll down to see the full itinerary.Dailor, who also lost his mother recently, said in a press release, “For me, ‘Your Ghost Again’ is about when you lose somebody…
Last year, the Red Clay Strays found themselves fully embraced by the country-music establishment, winning the CMA Award for Vocal Group of the Year. Chalk up their Nashville acceptance to the band's Mobile, Alabama, roots, maybe, or the Southern drawl of chiseled lead singer Brandon Coleman. But on Grateful, the Strays' third album, they reveal themselves to be not country's next great group, but a bona fide rock & roll band. And a God-fearing one at that. Reuniting with Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb, who oversaw the six-piece's 2024 effort, Made by These Moments, the Strays deliver an urgent, timely record…
Godthrymm are one of the examples of how the meditative vein, imbued with melancholy and classicism, still flows powerfully in British school doom: the new “Projections”, third… Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
Francesca Michielin transforms one of the most recognizable games of Italian childhood into a single. It's called Witch Commands and comes out Friday June 5th on all digital platforms for Columbia Records / Sony Music Italy, accompanied by the official video clip. It is the song that anticipates White Magicthe new album arriving on June 12th. The meaning of the lyrics of “Strega Comanda” by Francesca Michielin The title immediately recalls a shared memory: that game made of colours, chases and orders shouted out loud. In the song, however, that memory becomes a metaphor for identity and the freedom to…
The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson has hit out at a crowd at their live show in Florida for doing a patriotic chant, describing them as “fucking ignorant”. The incident took place at the band’s recent gig at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, as part of their ‘Southern Hospitality Tour’. According to TMZ, at one point in the performance, there was a visual on the screen behind them, showing their Black Crow mascot dressed as Uncle Sam. In response to this, the audience started chanting ‘USA’ before the band launched into ‘She Talks To Angels’. Before beginning the song,…
La Casita, the lineup of not only hits, a three-hour long party: everything you need to know. Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
From public enemy to institution, from a provincial radio station to an entire population, from the Apennines to the stadiums: Vasco Rossi is the protagonist of the new paper issue of Rolling Stone Italy. You will not find the magazine on newsstands, but only in the stadiums where Vasco will perform in the month of June, in the official merch: 5-6 in Ferrara, 12-13 in Olbia, 18-19 in Bari, 23-24 in Ancona, 28-29 in Udine.There are 128 pages entirely dedicated to the hero of Italian music. They contested and opposed him, but in the end he won, with his diversity,…
The Jesus And Mary Chain guitarist William Reid has said Eddie Van Halen “ruined rock guitar”, labelling him one of “the worst guitar players in the world”. Reid criticised the late musician during a new interview with Stereogum, where his brother and bandmate Jim Reid was asked about a new generation of bands being influenced by shoegaze music. “Shoegaze, I’ve got a problem with that just because it doesn’t actually exist. ‘Cause it was some clown at the NME made that up,” he responded. Jim went on to discuss his own guitar style and his instinctive approach to making music.…
The editorial of the paper special dedicated to Vasco Rossi which can be purchased from the official merch in the stadiums where he will perform in the month of June: Ferrara, Olbia, Bari, Ancona, Udine The post If it can't be stopped, let it govern first appeared on Rolling Stone Italia.
