He tells UCR’s Matt Wardlaw that the band has hit upon a successful new songwriting process amid busy touring commitments. “I guess we just stumbled upon a way of doing it. Just writing, you don't ...

Hit pop, rock and country songwriters perform and tell the stories behind their songs. 7-time CMA Entertainer of the Year and the #1-selling solo artist in U.S. history, Garth Brooks (“The River,” ...

The band that sings about having too much time on its hands has been using it wisely in recent years. Circling From Above, out Friday (July 18), is Styx‘s 18th studio album and third in seven years.

Circling From Above isn’t a concept album, despite initial reports of an avian theme. Styx sticks with that about as long as the Beatles did with Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Instead, this ...

After spending a year mostly trapped inside his Tennessee home during the pandemic, Tommy Shaw needed to sharpen his guitar chops and do a little singing before Styx headed out on the road following ...