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Welcome back queen Missy

It's the week of the come backs. First we had Craig David's new UK Garage track, now we have another epic artist you all know from back in the days when you were losing your mind over tracks such as 'Pass That Dutch' and 'Work It'. Ooooh yes, you kno...

It’s a little too ‘Ironic’…

If you grew up in the nineties you'll definitely remember this song by Alanis Morissette called 'Ironic', which is celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year. To commemorate this classic song they have recreated a 2015 version, which she performe...

Craig David’s back!

Just in case you need some good news on this Tuesday: Craig David is back! Recently you could hear him freestyling on Kurupt FM proving he still knows how to get you on your feet. And again it's on Kurupt FM that you can listen to a track you secrete...

ESNS Update: New Names & Rapid Sales

Eurosonic Noorderslag is on a roll! Not only are ticket sales going like crazy (if you are thinking about going, you better decide fast), but this week ESNS also announced yet another 42 acts to play at the festival in January. If you’ve been followi...

Best European Gigs Under Fifteen Euros

Good music is found everywhere. And when we say everywhere, we mean everywhere. In Europe alone there are countless beautiful music venues that showcase some of the best up-and-coming artists. But it can be pretty tricky to keep track of all these ...

Great advice from a great individual – Pharrell

New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts invited the world superstar Pharrell Williams to have a chat about his career and to answer some questions from students. If you are in any way working in the music industry or want to be in the near fut...

Jamie Woon: a little late, but totally worth the wait

It's been quite a while since super talented artist and master of chilled out beats Jamie Woon released new music. But not too long ago he started teasing us with new tracks. First there was 'Sharpness', first aired on the Annie Mac show and later av...

Three Movie Soundtracks That’ll Bring Back Summer

Now that the leaves have turned golden and the tan lines of our festival wristbands have faded, it is time to admit that summer is over. But we at Rockstone are not ready to enter the dark and cold days of fall. So we dug up three of our favorite sum...

ESNS Update: Electronic Eurosonic

This Tuesday, Eurosonic Noorderslag announced yet another thirty acts to be performing at the festival in January. It seems like ESNS is going towards a very electronic line-up this year, which is both interesting and exciting, as the festival is usu...

3…2…1…? The Foo Fighters’ Curious Countdown

What is the mysterious countdown clock doing on the Foo Fighters website? Your guess is as good as ours. Those that have guessed before us are thinking about a new album, a second run of the documentary series Sonic Highways, or even something more g...

De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig: a 3-in-1 video

Dutch Hip Hop formation 'De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig' just released one videoclip to cover them all! Well okay, not all, but it covers three songs. Not that you'll be listening to three songs at once, you can pick the song you'd like to hear, but the v...

Evolution of Music: The Return of Vinyl

There is no denying; vinyl is making a comeback. If it's not already at it's peak. A few weeks ago, after once again spending my grocery money on records, I was talking to the shop owner of a record store I come to often. He told me that vinyl pressi...

Addiction danger: new serie ‘Vinyl’

Recently HBO released the second trailer for the upcoming and long awaited rock drama ‘Vinyl’. It’s set to premiere in January and we couldn’t think of a better way to start off a new year with a smashing serie on rock ’n roll in the seventies. And i...

May I have a minute of your time to talk about…

Jack White? Last week, during a heavy discussion about record labels, someone (aka my teacher) called Jack White a greedy, annoying, and corporate person. The arguments as to why are still not clear to me, nor do I know if we were talking about the ...

20 songs about fruit that will make you feel super healthy

They make songs about the weirdest stuff. Mostly, it’s about love (either good or bad), but sometimes you just wish to release all tension, trouble and worries life may force upon you and just sing along to some vitamine music. Well, isn’t this your ...

Are you the next Rockstone journalist?

As the blog is growing, we want you to join the Rockstone crew. Are you ready to blow our minds with your creative input and dazzling texts? Contact us at join-us@rockstonesessions.com and who knows, you'll be at your favourite festival writing or ke...

Who found it first?

Okay, so we're definitely not the first to tell you about this, BUT we are very curious about the results. Here's the thing: there's a new app that you can link to your Spotify account and then tells you exactly how many artists you listened to befor...

Lost and found: Diplo’s Touregg

So after our quest for the ultimate trade with top star dj Diplo (in case you missed it read the article here, #tradewithdiplo) we figured this ended after we traded the epic baseball cap for his so called tour egg. But it happens to be we found some...

Top 5 European Festivals to survive the after-festival season

Summer is already half way gone, but the festival agenda is still full of festivals worth visiting! So to let summer down easy, here are five of the best upcoming festivals in Europe. A perfect excuse to take another mini-music-holiday! By: Layla ...

#TRADEWITHDIPLO @Lowlands festival

What started out as a weird idea on the couch of our office, laughing, cooking up a masterplan and prepping for execution, ended up with a crazy journey. We met funny, insane, weird, confused but super enthusiastic people willing to help us complete ...