Brinley Amicon Turns Guitar Dreams Into Reality
Aerosmith-inspired rising guitarist Brinley Amicon channels pure ambition into a powerful new original band project.
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Alt-J’s Joe Newman on his Solo Debut: Portrait of the Artist as A Young Father
Alt-J frontman embraces anonymity, fatherhood, and cinematic songwriting while starting fresh with introspective solo project The Canyon.
Music Discovery: Meet Jessica Sevier, The ‘Wild Woman’ Who Brings Together ‘Springsteen’ and Hair Metal
Toronto-based CMA Ontario award-winning songwriter Jessica Sevier blends Springsteen grit with hair-metal swagger to craft cathartic anthems everyone should hear.
Gorgon City Takes Over Framework’s Reframe Studios Outdoors
Gorgon City turn Framework’s new Reframe Studios Outdoors into a sold‑out, immersive LA dance night with big-room sound, seamless production, and a high-energy crowd.
Greta Van Fleet Return to the Stage In New York
Greta Van Fleet roar back in an intimate New York club, revisiting their past and unveiling a new era.
Shinedown Rules of the Road
Shinedown frontman Brent Smith on sobriety, life on the road, and why EI8HT is a raw, 18-song, fully human rock record in an AI era.
You Will Fall in Love With Isabel Van Gelder
A 23-year-old Dutch heartbreaker, Isabel Van Gelder turns lightning-strike breakup songs and sold-out European shows into a major-label debut that proves her Columbia Records rise is just getting started.
Diary Of An Almost Popstar: What I Learned From The Grammy Hall of Fame Gala
Surrounded by legends and legacy, one rising artist reflects on what it means to make music that lasts.
Coachella’s Rowdy Sister: Stagecoach Festival Reviewed
Stagecoach 2026 blends country tradition with genre-bending ambition, turning the desert into a proving ground for artists and moments you can’t replicate anywhere else.
Exploring The Mysteries of Jazz Fest
At JazzFest, headliners draw the masses — but the festival’s soul lives in the quiet, unexpected moments between stages.
Soaring Far Above The Flames with Illenium
Today, one of ILLENIUM’s favorite escapes is a (self-described) addiction to golf. When Hit Parader catches up with ILLENIM, a.k.a. Nick Miller, he has just left the exclusive Summit Club golf course in Henderson, Nevada. He is eager to talk about his debut of the Odyssey residency at the Las Vegas Sphere. To say he…
Melissa Auf Der Maur Lived Through This
The Hole/Smashing Pumpkins bassist’s much buzzed about new memoir is the feminist music history book Gen-X needs right now
Sick New World 2026: Community, Chaos, and the Power of Nostalgia
Sick New World has found something genuine, a festival with real soul. I hope it
continues for years to come, and I will definitely be attending again for more moshs and
headbanging.
Sick New World: Home Away From Home
At long last, for avid nu metal and alternative music fans alike, after the cancellation of the festival in 2025, Sick New World once again returned to the Las Vegas Festival grounds for the festival's third instalment, which took place April 25th.
Dinner Menu: Udo Belew
Chef Udo Belew, who works at Jason Scoppa’s Electric Jane in Nashville, has a very interesting and unique take on the marriage of music and food. That is to be expected, though, when your father is iconic guitarist Adrian Belew, best known as the guitarist for King Crimson.
