102.1 the Edge

Touring can be rough and ugly. There’s even a psychosis that goes with it.

Phoenix managed to bring alt-rock and classical music together with “Lisztomania.”

Tori Amos may have invented one of the most popular seasonal drinks of all time. Maybe.

Chuck Berry is indisputably the Godfather for Rock’n’Roll. However, the man did have his legal demons. A lot of them.

Eddie Vedder has a favourite English Beat song. He had to make up for that later.

Strap in, kids. This week’s Five Songs You Must Hear This Week is as heavy as a neutron star.

The Pyramids at Giza has been the site of many astounding concerts. However…

Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian record producer/songwriter Cirkut follow Kendrick Lamar with seven nominations each.

Going on tour is hard. You’re away from home for months at a time. There’s little sleep, bad food, too many drugs, a surfeit of alcohol, late nights, temptations into bad behavior, crazy people, and that bass player who refuses to wash his feet—probably because he’s on his phone moaning to his girlfriend about how…

It’s an eclectic New Music Friday with fresh releases from Evanescence, Finger Eleven, Papa Roach, and more.