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Getty Images Celebrated rocker David Gilmour has a new movie out in theaters today, Live at the Circus Maximus, Rome.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
As band leader of the John Butler Trio, the roots rocker has nine top 50 albums, including ARIA Chart leaders with Sunrise Over Sea (2004), Grand National (2007), April Uprising (2010) and Home (2018).
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The rocker also added a photo of the father-son duo walking across a crosswalk.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Well into their 70s, hall-of-fame improv talents Michael McKean and Christopher Guest are the same age as real-life rockers Alice Cooper and Steven Tyler, while slightly older Harry Shearer has made it up to 70-11.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Sep. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
As band leader of the John Butler Trio, the roots rocker has nine top 50 albums, including ARIA Chart leaders with Sunrise Over Sea (2004), Grand National (2007), April Uprising (2010) and Home (2018).
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The rocker also added a photo of the father-son duo walking across a crosswalk.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Well into their 70s, hall-of-fame improv talents Michael McKean and Christopher Guest are the same age as real-life rockers Alice Cooper and Steven Tyler, while slightly older Harry Shearer has made it up to 70-11.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocker
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The new collection focused on neutrals, with black, white and gray pieces in ruched and shimmering dresses of all lengths, plus pops of pale pink.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Related Articles Pink’s glam harkened back to her pop rock roots, with heavy black eye shadow and bold brows.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Whether leading her trio through sultry ballads or high-energy swing numbers, Riketté always delivers a performance that’s both nostalgic and fresh.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the early days of my career, there were a lot of ballads in my repertoire and the audience was mainly seated at my shows.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Very tricky, because this was a lullaby version of the song, rather than the original one (which opens with a piano sequence).—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Melanie's artistry from Greenwich Village to Woodstock to lullabies For Melanie, creativity occupied the broadest and most all-encompassing spectrum.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Below, Iké speaks with Billboard about her debut album, playing her first solo Reggae Sumfest show, and how her bipolar disorder diagnosis shaped the album’s creation.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
18 Sep. 2025
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After that, Cornell busied himself with his solo career and other endeavors before committing suicide in 2017.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Behind her, a cluster of pastel shanties houses Rain Barrel Village, an open-air market and artist haven for more than 40 years.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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But beginning with the Class of ’23, search sea shanties have been growing grimmer.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The band, which performs songs in English and Korean, consists of Kim Woosung on vocals and guitar, Park Dojoon (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Lee Hajoon (drums, backup vocals), and Lee Taegyeom (bass, backup vocals).—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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The band’s signature battering riffs and Lindberg’s screeching vocals have become synonymous with the extreme metal genre.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Dragon Lee then went to tear off El Grande’s mask to a chorus of boos.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Guitarist Benji Shanks offered a fiery solo before the bridge and stabbing, descending lines at the end of the chorus.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
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Set in early-1960s New York City, the film follows a folk song singing Minnesotan with a guitar and a dream, rising from a coffeehouse performer to a counterculture legend.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Based on screenwriter Ben Shattuck’s short story of the same name, the film follows two men who fall in love at the Boston Music Conservatory—and reconnect after the war ends, traveling through rural Maine to record the folk songs of their fellow countrymen.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Rocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocker. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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