The Rock Music Forum

Imagine the taste of a Slush Puppy when you’re a kid whose mum doesn’t let them have sugar, or the sensation of a teenager who’s just worked out that they can just about have that house party and clean up before their family get home. A Saturday spent at the skate park with your mates and that one guy who’s had puberty a bit early picks up a four pack of Smirnoff Ice in plastic ...

Designers at a new crop of creative studios create fake personas they hope real people will love. Are they distorting culture or mirroring it?

The event’s organizers would not say whether that included Israel, but its participation has been a matter of contention during the war in Gaza.

ActTanGent has always been a welcome home for the weird and wonderful, showcasing an array of the more experimental and genre-bending subsets of prog, metal and rock. This year’s line-up is, frankly, a bit ridiculous. Clash-finders will be working overtime, with many likely dashing the fortuitously short distances between tents to catch a bit of everything. If you managed to bag...

Hear tracks inspired by his Long Hot Summer Tour, including “My Back Pages” and “Mississippi.”