Sometime last year I was pretty pissed off that two world shattering bands like Metallica or The Stooges didn’t make the cut for 2008’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees list. That was a bit non-cool. Anyway, it seems my lamentations were well heard and both bands, as well as Run-D.M.C., War, Wanda Jackson, Bobby Womack, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Chic, and Jeff Beck were added to the nominee list for 2009’s Half…
Hey, guys! We’ve had some great new stuff coming up these past few weeks. Artists like Metallica, Okkervil River, The Verve or BB King are just a few big names that’ve rolled out new material lately, for our auditive delight. This week, however, things are really beginning to pick up, as a swarm of high rated musicians are back/debuting with exiting new music. The Kings of Leon have always been dear to my heart ever…
There you have it folks, the first official AC/DC video in a very, very long time is finally out! “Rock N’ Roll Train” is the first single off the Aussie hard rockers’ latest album, “Black Ice,” the first in eight years. As far as the video goes, it seems like it’s been copy/pasted off the rest of the bunch, but we don’t mind it all, because the song simply rocks! You know, it has the…
Word has it Wilco are getting their groove on and will hit the studio next month to start recording a follow-up to last year’s excellent “Sky BLue Sky.” According to Billboard, the band hopes to get the new album ready for a spring release via Nonesuch. In a recent intereview, frontman Jeff Tweedy said this time around the band will take their time and will try to put out something really well produced and “allow…
The latest scandal in the rock scene erupted a few days ago, after it was shamefully discovered that the latest Metallica record, Death Magnetic, released just this Friday, sounds a lot, lot better on Guitar Hero 3, then on the actual CD. That’s what mastering engineer Ian Shepherd discovered when, on a tip from a Metallica forum, he compared the compression rates between the CD and the GH versions. What’s even sadder is that the…
The miraculous, extravagant, uber psyched out dance-punk duo, MGMT, dropped off by KCRW’s radio station yesterday, where they performed an awesome set. The powerful indie anthems, “Time to Pretend” and “Electric Feel,” were obviously the stand out songs, after all they’re the radio darlings, but the band surprised us by opting to also do a cover song. The victims covered artists were a ’80s Danish synth-pop band called Laid Back, that had a short break…
We’ve really talked about the new Bond theme song pretty extensively, these past few days, from the coke ad we first had the chance to glimpse a few riffs of it, to Jack White’s flattering praises when discussing his collaboration with Alicia Keys. Anyway, the latest Bond theme song, “Another Way to Die,” finally hit the air waves today, and, from the few listens I’ve had, it deserves the hype. The song’s simply wonderful! Jack…
Pinback’s last year Autumn of the Seraphans was really awesome for me, with a lot of great hooks and memorable riffs. Anyway, what better way to promote the album then an autumn tour? No pun intended, of course. The tour kicks off tonight, in Dallas, and is set to keep the band all busy the whole months of September and October. Joining Pinback on stage, during the curse of the tour, will be Kylesa, sBach…
Sad news for Foo fans everywhere, today, after Dave Grohl stated the band will be taking a “long break” from music and have warned fans not to expect a new album any time soon. “We’ve never really taken a long break, I think it’s time,” he told BBC Radio 1’s DJ Chris Moyles, who he also told the Foos will now officially go on hiatus then return with a new sense of purpose further down…
Artist name: Metallica Album name: Death Magnetic Label: Warner Bros Gender: Thrash Metal Release date: September 10, 2008 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: www.metallica.com So we have it ladies and gentleman guys, the highly expected and anticipated back to the roots oh-my-god-will-it-suck Metallica album is here. While I will get into technicalities, and both objective and subjective opinions, there’s something you people who are really in a hurry need to know; it doesn’t suck. It’s not as…
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