When looking back on the most “absurd” decades of music, I think all music lovers would unanimously agree that the 80s take the cake as the most “absurd”. Big hair, electronic sounds, flashy brands, ...

Metal today has a love/hate relationship with the concept of being tongue-in-cheek. In the '70s and '80s, plenty of it came naturally and bands certainly leaned harder in satirical and dramatic ...

Eric Novak is a prolific Chicago multi-instrumentalist who plays with jazz quartet Whtvr Frvr and jazz-fusion sextet Cordoba. They’ve also loaned their talents to a variety of local artists, including ...

Issue 52 of Roctober publishes as a free PDF on Halloween. Credit: Courtesy Jake Austen Rootsy Chicago rock collective Contorno, led by songwriter John Gargiulo, debuted in 2015 with “Bottle to the ...

Iconic music videos have provided The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a comedic goldmine as the host has previously reimagined Lionel Richie’s “Hello” and painstakingly recreated Extreme’s ...

Guns N' Roses have released the studio version of 'ABSURD'. Axl Rose and co gave the reworked version of 'Silkworms' its live debut at Boston’s Fenway Park earlier this week, and they've now made it ...