Photo courtesy of dave1968 We didn’t have a chance to write about this, but about a week ago Metallica previewed a mix of songs from their forthcoming new album, to a bunch of journalists in London. Apparently there was a misunderstanding, though, and the subsequent reviews of the material where quickly withdrawn from various websites, within minutes from their posting. Now, the band itself (the whole mix was put to the journalists disposal by their…
It seems the people behind [tag]U2[/tag] aren’t too fond of the Radiohead model of selling their latest album, In Rainbows. Specifically, U2’s manager Paul McGuinness confessed recently that he feels that Radiohead’s pay-what-you-want policy “backfired.” He also assured everybody that in no way U2’s upcoming album, that will probably see the light of day sometime in October, will be released in a similar fashion with In Rainbows. The manager’s main argument behind his statement was…
The gorgeous blonde has recently lost some fans due to what they call a shift to country music. But her response is the same, no matter how many times she is asked about this. The acclaimed singer-songwriter is trying to explain why even though the music on her seventh record, “Perfectly Clear,” is a departure from the smooth dance-rock of 2003’s “0304”. Basically what she said is “I haven’t gone country. I didn’t wake up…
It’s been a while since I’ve heard anything about the epic power/speed metallers from Dragonforce. Well, as it turns out, they’ve been working really hard to release their new album, “Ultra Beatdown”, on August 25 via Roadrunner Records. Band members also took the time to talk about this album. Guitarist Sam Totman says: “It’s not going to be majorly different. But hopefully the melodies will be nicer, the guitar solos will be better, the production…
Hip-hop’s back in full throttle this week, with two highlight releases that will probably be in the top 10 rap list of the year. These are none other then the new records from [tag]Lil Wayne[/tag], with “Carter III,” his sixth full length studio album and the final take in the Carter trilogy, and [tag]N.E.R.D.[/tag], respectively, with their latest effort “Seeing Sounds,” the follow-up to the critical darling “Fly or Die.” However, my personal favorite and…
The rumors surrounding Led Zep seem more intense and close than ever. During this weekend, these rumors have been intensified by the fact that they have collaborated with Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium. What should we understand from this? Well basically what happened is that during an encore requested by fans from the Foos, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones joined the band at the huge venue. I don’t know if anybody expected this (I…
Did I tell you how much I love and admire Bob Dylan? Today? In my humble opinion, you can use your fingers to count those who have just half as much experience as him in the music industry. In fact, who doesn’t like him? Even the Counting Crows say in their hit “Mr. Jones” “I wanna be Bob Dylan”. So, here’s how he just rightfully bashed the music industry. Speaking to The Times, Dylan said:…
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Pharell and co. were present yesterday night in full swing on the Tonight Show with Leno, where they played “Everyone Nose,” the first single off their upcoming Seeing Sounds LP (out June 10). I personally had the chance to see the band play live on both Letterman a few weeks back, as well as yesterday night and I can say that they’ve done a much better job with the performance. A lot looser and a…
I was just scanning through Blabbermouth, a few moments ago, when I stumbled across a post, that just made go all WTF?! Apparently, during a more or less familiar interview for Norway’s NRK, the KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons confirmed that him, as well as co-founder Paul Stanley will retire from the band, then jokingly or not, he confessed he’s planning to keep the band alive forever. It seems it’s all part of a diabolical master…
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