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The ultimate musical come backs of 2015

Every setback leaves behind a path to make your comeback. Lots of artists have given up the stage because of several reasons, but what is best than a proper comeback? One of the most important steps when going back on stage after a long time aside is...

Successful music collaborations of the last decade

Whether it's 2002 or 2015, a song that includes a soft and sweet female voice and a bold and leading male voice always gets people’s attention. Pop music always proved to be leading in that principle. Whether it comes to romantic songs or just to a g...

Most viewed musical YouTube videos of 2015

Ah, the sweet world of procrastination: YouTube. It's been both a blessing and a curse, but whatever it may be, the online video platform has been growing ever since the birth of it in 2005 (feel old yet?). Of course, every year there are a few video...

Find the key to success from DJ Khaled right here

Since we all may wonder what the key to success entails, DJ Khaled always makes sure to put his fans up to date with the latest hints to be successful. Therefore, he enlightens us with his posts on Snapchat and we can say that his pieces of advice ar...

Old Friends: Rockstone Acts at Eurosonic

Eurosonic Noorderslag is all about new music, and let that just be the thing we are good at here at Rockstone Sessions; discovering, loving, and promoting new music. So it may not be surprising that some of the acts that will play ESNS are old friend...

Rockstone Showcase At Eurosonic

Rockstone is at Eurosonic 2016 and here is how you can join us and be a part of it. As you may know eurosonic is one of Europe’s biggest showcase festivals, that features and highlights some of the most exciting up and coming artists that are boun...

State-X New Forms

If I am David Bowie says anything about the lineup for State-X New Forms it’s that eccentric is welcome here. A modern art performance, I am David Bowie features a man sitting in a wheel chair while having his face painted with Bowie’s iconic lightni...

Pat Smith: ‘I played Metallica on a tennis racket’

With the revival of vinyl we can safely say that record stores are back in the game. And that’s a good thing, because when growing up we all remember days of browsing through endless piles of cd’s and playing your favourite album on repeat. For many ...

The Best Albums for Every December Occasion

Spotify is a beautiful place, there’s no use in denying it. Their New Music Friday sometimes holds beautiful gems and I enjoy My Favorite Coffee House more then I care to admit. But when’s the last time you sat through an album? You know – the collec...

Ain’t No Contract Like A Wu-Tang Contract!

We've all heard about 'Once Upon A Time In Shaolin', the single-copy double album by Hip Hop greats The Wu-Tang Clan. In case you haven't heard, Wu-Tang Clan have only ever produced one copy of their record 'Once Upon A Time In Shaolin' and have ...

New Wave Of Hip Hop From The British Isles

The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Harry Potter and even a good ol’ cuppa have made it big in America, but the British hip hop scene has always struggled. Oscar Wilde once said ‘We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course...

5 awesome covers to forget the originals

More electronic sounds and effects do not necessarily make a song better. As a matter of fact, sometimes the message and lyrics of a song make more sense when performed acoustic. And since acoustic sessions happen to be our specialty at Rockstone, we...

ESNS Update: Massive Line-Up Breakdown Part 3

Here it is, our last massive line-up breakdown. Today we will give you some of our favorite acts that were announced to be playing Noorderslag. To refresh your memory, Noorderslag is the part of ESNS that is dedicated to new music from the Netherland...

December’s Best European Gigs Under Fifteen Euros

They say music is your escape and to travel is to live, so why not doing both at the same time? To continue the monthly European adventure in terms of good music, December is bringing forward a couple of must see concerts. So, at a reasonable price, ...

ESNS Update: Massive Line-Up Breakdown Part 2

Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) is on a personal mission to torture every music lover with an abundance of great choices. The second part of our Eurosonic massive line-up breakdown consists of nothing but great artists. It pained yours truly to even mak...

DJ Earworm

Since 2007, DJ Earworm is surprising the public with mashups of the most loved hits of the current year. 2015 did not pass unnoticed, the most catchy and viral songs from artists such as Drake, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and of course, Adele being a...

Swell: a fresh take on live music experience

Imagine yourself at a huge festival area. One of your favourite artists is on. The beat drops and the crowd waves their hands and wow, you got a glimpse of the famous DJ making a heart sign with his hands, eighty meters away from you. Try to re-im...

ESNS Update: Massive Line-Up Breakdown Part 1

On Tuesday November 17, Eurosonic Noorderslag announced an enormous addition to their line-up. No less than 116 names were added to the 2016 edition of the festival. Like you’re used to now, Rockstone went through all the names and picked out some of...

The ‘TOP BOY’ of Grime Music – Skepta

Grime music has been around for a long long time. You might have heard of the likes of Dizzee Rascal and Lethal Bizzle who hit the charts with songs like "Fix Up, Look Sharp" and "Pow (Forward)" in the early 2000's Fast forward about 15 years and ...

Drunk on Projekt Rakija

What do you get if you mix a bunch of musical talent, an original vision, and alcohol? Chances are it sounds something like Projekt Rakija. This band uses their enthusiasm and a mix of reggae, hiphop and electro, infused with Balkan folk to get you d...