Author: Jay Franze

James Woods has spent decades delivering other people’s words on screen. These days, he’s increasingly interested in writing his own, and putting them to music. The award-winning actor, producer and songwriter has released “The Hearts of Men,” the first single from his upcoming album The Killer’s Wife, due October 9

Paul Laine has released The Long Road Back, and for once an album title appears to have survived the music industry’s tendency toward exaggeration. Out now through Frontiers Music Srl, the record brings Laine back to his solo career after a musical journey that has included Danger Danger, The Defiants,

Four decades into a career, Stryper has released its 18th studio album, Throne of Thorns. Apparently, nobody ever told them metal was supposed to come with a retirement age. Out now through Frontiers Music Srl, Throne of Thorns continues the combination that has defined Stryper since the 1980s: heavy guitars,

Some musicians spend their careers trying to figure out where they belong. Darin & Brooke Aldridge seem to have known all along. The husband-and-wife bluegrass duo has released “Come Alive,” a new single celebrating the Appalachian mountains they call home and the music, family and traditions that have grown alongside

At some point, adulthood was apparently supposed to start making sense. Minneola is still waiting. The Nashville and Austin-based trio has released its debut album, American Rapture, a 12-song collection that blends cinematic folk, vintage country and psychedelic rock while examining what happens when the life you imagined runs into

Some song ideas take a few weeks. Some take a few years. ASIA apparently needed about four decades to get around to “Arcadia.” The legendary English rock band has released “Arcadia,” the latest single from its upcoming studio album Indigo, due November 6 through Frontiers Music Srl. The title has

Twenty years later, GWAR is heading back to Hell. Apparently, the first trip didn’t take. The shock-rock veterans are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2006 album Beyond Hell with a newly remastered deluxe edition arriving September 25 through the band’s Pit Records. Ahead of the release, GWAR has unveiled

After a year and a half spent fighting cancer, Dallas Wayne is trading treatment rooms for listening rooms. The singer-songwriter and longtime SiriusXM personality is returning to live performances this fall following treatment for multiple myeloma. Wayne says he is now in remission and will play a series of intimate

Celeste Marie Wilson has released Southern American Princess, and despite the title, don’t expect glass slippers. Whiskey appears to be more her speed. The Texas singer-songwriter’s new 10-track album follows a run of singles including “Marie,” “Willow” and the wonderfully country-titled “Jesus, Tequila, and Whiskey.” Produced by Jim Reilley and