Houston’s Hyro the Hero brings a mixtape mentality to rock music
Houston rapper Hyro the Hero isn’t much of a rapper. His music is inspired by hard rock as well as hip-hop. He has collaborated with Disturbed, Hellyeah and Atreyu and has Slipknot at the top of his list of dream collaborators. Photo: José Cantu / José Cantu Hyro The Hero grew up in Southeast Houston […]
New Years Resolutions for Britney, Wolfgang, Clapton and more – Delco Times
Eric clapton By Michael Christophe Columnist on the rock music menu Welcome to this year’s edition of Rock Music Menu’s “New Year’s Resolutions for Rockers in Need”, where we help often busy musicians set goals for the next 12 months. It is not an easy job, but it must be done. Just like you and […]
Emerging into the Hard Rock Ranks: Introducing John Lowman to the Masses
With a significant number of tracks released as albums and singles and a dozen more in preparation for future release, up-and-coming artist John Lowman is set to make his way into the music world. Emerging artist John Lowman is a massive force to be reckoned with in the music world. With particular expertise in the […]
Bernardeschi is a man of many passions – Juvefc.com
After his revival in recent weeks, Federico Bernardeschi has become the darling of the city of Turin. The Juventus winger ended his year leaving the pitch with a standing ovation from the Allianz Stadium crowd after contributing a goal and an assist in his side’s 2-0 win over Cagliari. The Gazzetta dello Sport gave us […]
Gerard Way on the resurgence of rock: “People missed the sound of the guitar”
As some proclaim the death of rock and roll – including Gene Simmons, who felt last year that new bands “haven’t taken the time to create glamor, excitement and epic stuff” – others have much more hope for the future of guitar music. Take Alice Cooper, for example, who reminded the Kiss bassist earlier this […]
Motorcycles, rock music and … engineering
Emilie Weaving is not your usual Stem ambassador Many 10-year-old girls write letters to themselves as adults. Few say that when they are older they will be the team manager of Italian motorcycle rider Valentino Rossi. Almost 20 years later, mechanical engineer Emilie Weaving is still chasing her dream, fingers tightly wrapped around the throttle. […]
New rock music | Stereophile.com
My column as we see it in the November 2021 issue of Stereophile was a sincere expression of regret for my inability to connect with current rock music. It ended with a request for recommendations. I have them. Additionally, most (but not quite) of those who responded found themselves in the same situation: they too […]
Books about Van Halen, McCartney lyrics, The Doors and more
The shopping season is pretty much over this year and if you’re struggling to find something to attract the music lover into your life, Rock Music Menu is here with the annual holiday gift guide to help you out. This week, we take a look at 10 of the best 2021 books on rock and […]
How Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ Saved Rock Music
Punk changed the world faster than any art movement as a rather pretentious Neanderthal apologized for the hunt and scribbled a wildebeest on the cave wall and informed his comrades that it was of an important new thing called art. As the extreme end of progressive rock began to hamper guitar music with a stilted […]
Leo Gozbekian Chronicles 50 years of rock music photography in a new book
NEWS | CHARACTERISTICS | OVERVIEW | EVENTS originally published: 12/11/2021 Leon Gozbekian, a music industry photographer presented his first book, “All Access Concert & Backstage Photos, a Photo Essay of my Journey as a Music Photographer”. A great addition to the coffee table, the book features over 600 photographs across 200 pages and includes plenty […]