That’s right boys and girls, the British trio is working on something (we hope will be) just as good, if not better than ‘Black Holes and Revelations’. Back in their study in Italy, drummer Dominic Howard took the time to talk a bit about their work. “About a week ago we just started on some new stuff and actually started playing some new tracks and writing some new songs. So we are just getting the…
Bryon, Nolan, and Danny Rossi are three brothers from Detroit, Michigan. Together they’re both a very close family, but also a very talented indie/pop band called Schaeffer. The band’s nature is a bit peculiar and contradicting at times, seeing how Schaeffer is considered by many an underground act, although they play a very open, honest and fresh pop rock. The thing is they play some really radio friendly music, without sounding mainstream (I’ll extrapolate a…
There’s no doubt about it, Eddie Van Halen is one of the best living guitarist out there, a true musician, innovator and pioneer. He made a name for himself in the early ’80s, after his band Van Halen, reached massive success, topping every chart for nearly a decade. His fast and innovative two-handed tapping, natural and artificial harmonics, vibrato, and tremolo picking, combined with his rhythmic sensibility and melodic approach, have influenced an entire generation…
Wednesday night was a good day to rock, as Iron Maiden rolled out hit after hit in front of a 12,500 strong crowd in Concord, CA. “I think there are a few new faces out there,” was how Bruce Dickinson opened up one of the band’s songs. “Some younger people who weren’t even born when we wrote some of these songs 25 years ago,” he follows. When I first heard this the first thing that…
We’ve been slaking off a bit with the smilejerker, but we’re back, twice as ugly and tenfold as funny. Today we’ve got something from the movie scene. I guess all of you are all aware of the latest blockbuster, that’s been making a lot of buzz through all media, both traditional (newspapers, magazines, TV, radio etc) and new media (internet, social media etc). I’m talking, of course, about the latest follow-up to the Indiana Jones…
This summer the Chicago based alternative icons The Smashing Pumpkins, are set to celebrate their 20th band anniversary. The occasion will be honored by touring on a handful of dates through out August and September, according to the band’s web site. Further details haven’t yet been posted, but what’s already is that among the cities TSP will play in we can remind Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, and that the band will be joined,…
After just recently announcing the preliminary dates, to their upcoming world tour, in support of their latest record Viva La Vida, Coldplay have added yet another set of performances, this time in the UK, to an already massive tour. Now the band will be on the road from june to December and their set to add even more. Busy, busy times for Chris Martin and crew. During this time they’ll also play two free gigs,…
In a recent press release the Icelandic post rockers Sigur Ros have disclosed a significant deal of details, concerning the band’s upcoming album. Apparently their fifth full studio album “Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust,” which in English would translate to “With a buzz in our ears we play endlessly,” will land in record store’s shelves some time in late June. To be more exact, the follow-up to 2005’s Takk comes out in the…
Ah, sadly this is one of those really scarce weeks, both in number of releases and in value, not that we’d like to upset any of this weeks featured artists. Not by a long shot; there’s still a few records that are more then worth your humble consideration. First up is the legendary singer/songwriter John Hiatt and his latest addition to his already huge discography, “Same Old Man,” proving although he’s well past his glory…
The progressive metal Atlantians of Mastodon are set to gear up for a new album, as the quartet will soon hit the recording studio this week, next to new producer Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springstee, AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Velvet Revolver), in favor of long time collaborator Matt Bayles. A great deal of pressure and expectations are on the band’s shoulders, as Mastodon tries to make a worthy follow-up to their 2006 almost perfect album Blood Mountain….
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