Deraps Announce Their ‘Viva Rock N’ Roll’ First-Ever U.S. Tour

by News Desk on December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

America, brace yourselves. Deraps—Canada’s blistering new hard-rock powerhouse—are storming the United States for the first time ever, bringing their high-voltage, late-’70s-inspired sound to American stages in February 2026. Led by prodigy Jacob Deraps—the Quebec-born, EVH-sponsored guitar phenomenon whose jaw-dropping Van Halen covers lit up YouTube and earned praise from The Official Van Halen News Desk—Deraps are redefining what modern classic […]

Rick Hughes Delivers A Spectacular Solo Album With ‘Redemption’

by News Desk on September 6, 2025September 6, 2025

Canadian-born Rick Hughes is renowned for his powerful and rangey voice as the lead singer of the legendary metal band Sword, and of the hard-rock band Saints & Sinners. A seasoned performer with hundreds of headlining shows in Canada, America, Europe and Japan over the years, and his superb stage performances while opening for bands […]