The trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 was recently leaked a little early, but that’s not the only surprise. A somewhat unusual musical selection accompanies our first glimpse of Rockstar Games’ next open-world game: Tom Petty’s “Love Is a Long Road.” The song shown in the trailer originally appeared on Petty’s 1989 first album, Full … Read more
Manchester has given birth to an absurd number of well-known bands; everyone from Happy Mondays to Frank Sidebottom has left their imprint on the city’s cultural scene. But none of those bands seem to have a more devoted and depressing fan following than The Smiths. Since their formation in 1982, the indie rock band has … Read more
Dave Mustaine recently discussed Megadeth’s song “À Tout le Monde,” which was outlawed on MTV in the 1990s, in an interview with Spin Magazine. After discussing the song’s actual meaning, he addressed the issues they were having with it. Regarding the song’s true meaning, he stated: “‘À Tout le Monde’ was a song that was … Read more
In the history of rock music, almost half of The Rolling Stones’ output could be regarded as revolutionary. The Beatles may have caused a global stir the moment they landed in America to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, but The Rolling Stones were the insane reaction to them, covering blues songs or making music … Read more
Noel Gallagher is capable of giving his peers a lot of credit, even though he is perhaps one of the harshest music critics around. All he is a guy who knows what he likes and doesn’t mind sharing it. He could have claimed that he was happy to be alive when System of a Down … Read more
In a recent speech, Roger Waters attacked those who attempted to restrict his freedom. Waters had trouble earlier reserving a hotel in Montevideo. Two hotels declined to accommodate him because of his vocal opposition to Israel. The rock star addressed the remarks made about him during his most recent performance in Argentina, referencing the incident. … Read more
Younger audiences were becoming more and more interested in new genres every day, which meant that times were changing. The Grammy Awards reasoned that they should create a new category after learning that young people were fond of a trendy new musical genre known as “heavy metal.” When the category of “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance” … Read more
In response to a query from one of his fans, Steven Van Zandt recently published a post on X in which the rock star discussed how Paul McCartney didn’t give George Harrison enough credit. After sharing “Only a Northern Song” by the Beatles, the user questioned Van Zandt: “Today is the anniversary of us losing … Read more
AXS TV just posted a little clip on Facebook from Sammy Hagar’s most recent interview with Ted Nugent. In this video, Nugent discussed what has made him content throughout his life and work, saying: “I gotta tell you, one of the reasons I’m happy, and I feel gratified and satisfied, and my family is wonderful … Read more
Despite having some of the greatest players from the 1960s rock scene, Pink Floyd had already started to divide into several creative groups by the time they reached the pinnacle of prog rock in the 1970s. David Gilmour and Roger Waters, the group’s two principal innovators, had started to work on separate sides of the … Read more