The subject of backing tracks has been one of the most highly-discussed and controversial topics in rock music over the last year or so. It seems that nearly every interview that's published features ...

Google has trained an artificial intelligence, named SingSong, that can generate a musical backing track to accompany people’s recorded singing. To develop it, Jesse Engel and his colleagues at Google ...

The world of rock music went berserk over a few things in 2022. Trying to cancel cancel culture was one of them. Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing was another. And we had some spectacular fireworks over ...

Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx confidently strides along the stage at what could be any one of the band’s seemingly endless stream of shows. After more than three decades of living on the edge in the ...

When is it appropriate for bands to rely on backing tracks during live gigs? For some, it’s never acceptable, while others find it’s a morally gray question. Ask ex-Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, ...