Antimusic Rock — Saosin are gearing up to hit the road at the end of the month and they recently took to social media more info

Antimusic Rock — Tommy Emmanuel has shared a live video for 'Morning Aire' from his forthcoming 'Endless Road: 20th Anniversary Edition' more info

Antimusic Rock — At a Status Quo concert, 'Paper Plane' isn't just a song, it's a launchpad. The lights pulse, the crowd roars, and with the first riff, everyone takes flight. more info

Antimusic Rock — Marty Friedman has premiered a music video starring Skylar Erna for 'Dead of Winter,' more info

Antimusic Rock — Deep Purple icon Ritchie Blackmore took to social media to pay tribute to Duane Eddy following the guitar pioneer's death on Tuesday (April 30th) from cancer.Blackmore shared, 'Just heard about the passing of the wonderful Duane Eddy who was my first guitar idol with songs like Rebel Rouser, Shazam, Some Kind Of Earthquake. I would always rush out and buy his long playing records. My favorite all time tune from him was The Lonely One. more info

Stereogum — In the ’60s and ’70s, the Memphis-based label Stax Records thrived as a relatively raw and funky alternative to Motown. In its time, Stax put out iconic records from legends like Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Rufus and Carla Thomas, and Booker T. & The M.G.’s, among many others. Now, HBO is devoting a new docuseries to the history of Stax Records. Judging by its trailer, it’ll use Stax to tell a larger story about civil rights in the US. more info

Stereogum — All this year, the Belfast duo Bicep are rolling out a new project called CHROMA, a sort-of combination record label / event series that will encompass a bunch of new music. So far, they’ve shared the tracks “CHROMA 001 HELIUM” and “L.A.V.A.,” a collab with Benjamin Damage that they released under the name B.D.B. Today, they’re back with a new song called “Bi83,” which is attributed to the Bicep alter ego DOVE, their home for “an extreme version of the Bicep sound… heavier but also calmer.” more info

Stereogum — Last year, IAN SWEET shared the great album SUCKER . Today, the indie-pop project of New York’s Jilian Medford is releasing a cover of Broken Social Scene’s 2002 classic “Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl.” more info