Adrien Martin returns with “My Better Half,” his fourth single and a moving modern singer-songwriter rock collaboration with UK artist Jamie Wiltshire. Built on shimmering guitars, steady momentum, and close knit harmonies, the song focuses on love shaped by time, shared history, and resilience. Martin’s emotive vocal delivery carries the narrative with clarity, while Wiltshire’s warm tone adds depth and balance, giving the track a lived in intimacy. The songwriting feels grounded and open, trading urgency for presence and allowing the melody to breathe. This release highlights a reflective side of Martin’s craft, showing how restraint, vulnerability, and strong melodic instincts can create something quietly powerful and deeply affecting.
Babyface Brings His Celebrated Las Vegas Engagement Back For 2026 Holiday Weekends
Due to overwhelming demand, Babyface returns to the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in 2026 with an expanded Las Vegas engagement spread across four holiday weekends. The new dates include Valentine’s Day on February 13 and 14, Mother’s Day on May 8 and 9, Labor Day on September 4 and 5, and Veteran’s Day on November 13 and 14, with all shows beginning at 8 pm. Across these nights, the 13-time Grammy Award winner performs a finely curated set of his own enduring hits like “Whip Appeal,” “Every Time I Close My Eyes,” and “When Can I See You Again,” alongside songs he wrote and produced for artists such as Whitney Houston, Madonna, and Boyz II Men. The shows move with ease and confidence, spotlighting songwriting that shaped decades of popular music and continues to connect across generations.
Danny Miles Pushes Ahead With The Anthemic “Reckless Kids”
Danny Miles steps into a new emotional lane with “Reckless Kids,” trading sleaze and chaos for anthemic garage pop lift. The song moves with open windows energy, pairing raw drive with reflective lyrics that circle freedom, presence, and shedding people pleasing habits. Inspired by personal turning points, the track captures a feeling of lightness earned through clarity, with a chorus built to echo back loud and loose. There is a cinematic glow to it, nostalgic in tone but rooted firmly in the now.
Built from a demo that surprised everyone in the room, “Reckless Kids” grew into its final form through instinct and momentum. Miles handled every instrument, vocal, and the mix himself, keeping the process tactile and personal. What sounds like a conversation outward is actually an inward pep talk, delivered with warmth and grit. The result feels liberating and bold, a song that moves fast while keeping its emotional footing steady.
Bad Sam Channel Newport Punk History On ‘Trauma’ With Grit And Gallows Humor
Newport’s Bad Sam return with ‘Trauma,’ out now, a record shaped by decades of sweat soaked stages, borrowed amps, and lived experience. Reduced to a duo of Dean Beddis on vocals and Richard Glover handling everything else, the band lean into a wiry garage rock approach laced with live drum samples and deliberate rough edges. The sound moves with intent and attitude, carrying the marks of punk rooms and community halls rather than studio polish.
Beddis remains a physical presence rooted in his years fronting Cowboy Killers, while Glover brings the rhythmic muscle earned through The Abs and his global run with Dub War. That history surfaces in the way these songs swing and lurch, built by hand and left slightly unsteady on purpose. The energy feels direct and confrontational, with every scrape and misalignment adding character.
Lyrically, ‘Trauma’ aims straight at the darker corners of modern life. “Popcorn & Blood” sketches a dystopian spectacle culture built on violence and consumption, while “Perpetual Consumption” fires off sharp observations with a punk snarl that recalls classic agitators without imitation. The words land hard, clear, and unfiltered, matching the music’s raw delivery.
Bad Sam stand comfortably among today’s wave of abrasive, stripped down acts, bringing their own post industrial bite shaped by Newport’s rich gig history. ‘Trauma’ carries grit, humor, and a sense of place, sounding like a record made by people who have been there, felt it, and still have something urgent to say.
Gaerea Ignite “Hellbound” Video As ‘Loss’ Arrives With Fire And Ferocity
Gaerea surge forward with “Hellbound,” a blistering new single paired with an unrelenting video directed by Tre Film, now out and burning with intensity. The masked Portuguese collective trade submerged shadows for roaring flames, channeling guilt, heartbreak, and inner collapse through searing riffs, visceral vocals, and scorched imagery. Drawn from the album ‘Loss,’ out now via Century Media Records, the track sharpens the band’s post-black metal foundation with tightened melodies, unexpected textures, and moments of stark clarity. The emotional force hits immediately, with fire and motion reinforcing a sense of release that feels raw, physical, and deeply human.
Callie McCullough Shares “Cutting Through The Noise” Video As The Album Steps Into Focus
Callie McCullough opens a vivid new chapter with the cinematic music video for “Cutting Through The Noise,” now out and immediately arresting in both sound and vision. The video brings the title track from her album ‘Cutting Through The Noise’ to life with clarity and conviction, pairing striking imagery with a message rooted in individuality, resolve, and optimism. There is a steady emotional pull throughout, inviting viewers to sit with the song and absorb its meaning without distraction.
The album ‘Cutting Through The Noise’ is out now and marks a defining creative moment for McCullough. Produced by Grammy nominated Nashville producer Dave Brainard, the record moves through nostalgia, love, loneliness, and hard earned authenticity with confidence and warmth. Written across hotel rooms, studios, and her family farm in Southern Ontario, these nine songs balance contemporary perspective with classic melodic instincts. The result is a collection that feels grounded, open hearted, and quietly fearless, offering a clear and uplifting artistic statement that lingers long after the final note.
Philip Kaplan Builds Deez Headphones A Head Mounted CD Player For Physical Music Fans
Music listening keeps shrinking, from shelves to screens to background noise. Philip Kaplan decided to reverse that slide by building Deez Headphones, an over the ear headphone set physically connected to a head mounted CD player.
Designed under the Pudphones banner, Deez Headphones bring the entire compact disc experience back into view. Extra disc storage is built right into the frame, a remote control caddy sits within reach, and a jewel case display keeps album artwork front and center while the music plays.
Percussion Takes Center Stage In A Mesmerizing Trio Performance
Percussion steps out of the background and into the spotlight in a riveting performance of Nebojša Jovan Živković’s Trio per Uno Op. 27, where rhythm becomes both voice and narrative. Performed with striking precision and physicality by Saitō Ayaka, Ikeda Airi, and Nishiyama Chisato at Tokushima Bunri University, the piece transforms drums and mallets into pure theatre. It is a reminder that percussion can command the stage with as much melody, drama, and intensity as any solo instrument.
Gab De La Vega Reimagines Millencolin Classic With Acoustic “No Cigar”
Gab De La Vega releases “No Cigar,” an acoustic reinterpretation of one of punk rock’s most enduring songs by Millencolin, reshaped through his stripped-back, heartfelt songwriting style. First introduced during solo sets and refined on tour, the new version captures the communal spirit of the original while highlighting a distinctly European perspective on punk, trading speed for sincerity without losing its emotional punch. Accompanied by a music video, the release follows Gab’s album Life Burns and arrives as he marks the 10th anniversary of Never Look Back with a special acoustic tour, reconnecting voice, guitar, and roots while breathing new life into a generation-defining anthem.
Puscifer Return With ‘Normal Isn’t’ And Announce Expansive 2026 North American Tour
Puscifer release ‘Normal Isn’t’, their first new album in over five years, out February 6 via Puscifer Entertainment, Alchemy Recordings, and BMG. The 11-song set leans hard into post-punk roots and darker, guitar-forward terrain, pulling from the band’s earliest influences while sharpening their edge. Written and recorded across Arizona, Los Angeles, and on the road during the Sessanta tour, the album blends biting electronics, raw guitar energy, and the band’s unmistakable sense of tension and release. Lead single “Self Evident” offers an early glimpse, captured live during a special Exchange L A performance where the band previewed the record in full.
This album marks a shift in process, with Maynard James Keenan building complete song ideas independently before bringing them to Mat Mitchell and Carina Round, opening the door to spontaneity and aggression. Mitchell’s co-production emphasizes grit and immediacy, while Round notes the freedom of ideas evolving without restraint. Contributions from Tony Levin, Danny Carey, and others deepen the record’s texture, reinforcing ‘Normal Isn’t’ as a statement shaped by observation, urgency, and atmosphere rather than polish.
Alongside the album, Puscifer have announced a wide-ranging 2026 North American tour, launching March 20 in Las Vegas and closing May 14 at Los Angeles’s Greek Theatre. The run includes major stops at New York’s Terminal 5 and Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, bringing the new material into large rooms built for scale and immersion.
Track Listing:
- Thrust
- Normal Isn’t
- Bad Wolf
- Self Evident
- A Public Stoning
- The Quiet Parts
- Mantastic
- Pendulum
- ImpetuoUs
- Seven One
- The Algorithm (Sessanta Live Mix)
Puscifer ‘Normal Isn’t’ North American Tour Dates:
Mar 20 – Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
Mar 21 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
Mar 24 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall
Mar 25 – Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park
Mar 27 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
Mar 28 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
Mar 31 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Apr 1 – Durham, NC – DPAC
Apr 3 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center
Apr 4 – Boston, MA – Wang Theatre
Apr 7 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
Apr 8 – Hershey, PA – Hershey Theatre
Apr 10 – Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods Premier Theater
Apr 11 – Atlantic City, NJ – Ovation Hall
Apr 15 – Niagara Falls, ON – OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
Apr 16 – Akron, OH – Akron Civic Theatre
Apr 18 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
Apr 19 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
Apr 21 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace
Apr 23 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre
Apr 25 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
Apr 26 – Milwaukee, WI – Landmark Credit Union Live
Apr 28 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
Apr 30 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory
May 1 – Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre
May 3 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 5 – Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center
May 8 – Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds
May 9 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater
May 11 – San Francisco, CA – Golden Gate Theatre
May 13 – San Diego, CA – San Diego Civic Theatre
May 14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre