Rock n' Heavy

Rock n’ Heavy is Medium’s longest-running music publication, dedicated to rock, pop, rap, and all music genres that define pop culture and shape the soundtrack of our lives. Writing her biopic becomes a life and death proposition. Press enter or click to view image in full size Janis Joplin in 1970, three months before her death. Albert did not look good. His face was covered with bruises and he sported a huge bandage under his chin. I asked him what happened. “I was t-boned.

I remember the first time I saw MTV on television. By Jesse Karjalainen (Non-member? Follow me on all your favourite social platforms: YouTube | TikTok | Substack | Bluesky | Threads | Gumroad.) … In 1987, I was back living in Melbourne, Australia, after several years in Sweden. This was the year that I turned 14. Like most young teenagers, I was interested in exploring an identity that was independent of my parents’ generation. As it happened, a powerful new cultural force was just being unleashed.

Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Nelson Ndongala on Unsplash The first Michael Jackson song I remember hearing was Earth Song. I say remember hearing because my Mom was a massive fan of his, so it’s entirely possible that I heard others first but was too young to remember. I actually still have her copy of Dangerous on cassette. Released in 1991, it is just a year younger than I am, and one of my most treasured possessions.

Rock n’ Heavy is Medium’s longest-running music publication, dedicated to rock, pop, rap, and all music genres that define pop culture and shape the soundtrack of our lives. Press enter or click to view image in full size 3% of the US population claim they don’t like music. I used to joke that I could never be friends with someone who doesn’t like music. Then during my college days I met a young filmmaker in the Theater Arts department named Greg.

Rock n’ Heavy is Medium’s longest-running music publication, dedicated to rock, pop, rap, and all music genres that define pop culture and shape the soundtrack of our lives. Her vocals are practically unmatched at this point Press enter or click to view image in full size Ariana Grande at the Eternal Sunshine Tour (image taken and owned by me) I’m a longtime Ariana Grande fan. I’ve loved her basically since Dangerous Woman era, and have dreamed of seeing her since before the Sweetener World Tour.

How a punk rock music festival effervesced with civic spirit Press enter or click to view image in full size The field stage at Mosswood Meltdown between sets Last weekend, while much of the country was glued to a screen to watch the last two games of the overly long World Cup, there was a very different spectacle playing out in Oakland in the form of an amazing music festival known as Mosswood Meltdown.

A tour bus, a dangling cable, a literary landmark, and a question I’ve been trying to answer for years. Left: Janis Joplin performing, By Columbia Records — Billboard page 5, Public Domain, Right: The author of this story. Here’s what I remember about the accident- I was a tour guide in San Francisco, telling stories to strangers on top of a double-decker bus. I was trained to stand for the whole tour at the front of the bus, facing my audience.

Rock n’ Heavy is Medium’s longest-running music publication, dedicated to rock, pop, rap, and all music genres that define pop culture and shape the soundtrack of our lives. This article is an updated version of a piece originally published by New Music USA in 2017. Links, references, and some content have been revised and expanded. One might think that by this day and age, musicians on the whole have explored just about every aspect of music and pushed every thinkable musical boundary.

Press enter or click to view image in full size Exploring one of California’s most overlooked — and remarkable — music histories along the southern section of its Central Coast The text came just as I reached the on-ramp for Highway 101. It was from Reese, my daughter Maya’s boyfriend. No message. Just a Spotify link to the band America’s song “Ventura Highway.” I smiled, tapped Play and merged onto the 101, beginning three days of exploring the southern portion of California’s Central Coast.

Rock n’ Heavy is Medium’s longest-running music publication, dedicated to rock, pop, rap, and all music genres that define pop culture and shape the soundtrack of our lives. Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Kaushik Kalidindi for Okayplayer. More than just a festival set, Jay-Z’s return at The Roots Picnic was the prologue to a much larger story.