His current North American tour has had just two shows and he is being asked insistent questions about the state of [tag]System of a Down[/tag]. His forehead just crinkles and his answed is vague. “People keep asking about that,” sighs System’s frontman, inside Queens Quay’s Orange Room. “We’re still friends, and the door remains open,” he says flatly. But after the huge multi-platinum albums, “Mesmerize” and “Hypnotize,” he sang without the band member and he…
The current QOTSA lineup is in top notch form and eager to record a new LP, according to it’s frontman Josh Homme. “The other night we were up ’til six in the morning, all of us playing guitar,” Homme says of a roster that includes multi-instrumentalist Troy Van Leeuwen and drummer Joey Castillo, who joined in 2002, and new members bassist Michael Shuman (Wires On Fire) and utility man Dean Fertita (the Raconteurs, the Waxwings)….
The legendary alt trio of Dinosaur Jr. are set to embark on a killer fall tour, brining their prehistoric hard rockin’ to the good people of contemporary USA. The band is set to play through out the months of November and December, so you better consider booking yourself a seat or buying a ticket for a show near you. Most likely they’ll perform some of their classics like “Just Like Heaven” or “Start Choppin,” but…
We’ve already shown our enthusiasm for [tag]Bloc Party[/tag]’s forthcoming EP Flux, in a previous post and as previously reported a video had to follow. And it did. The Ace Norton directed video, for this Nu-Rave infused track, is quite a really fun and enjoyable one, featuring futuristic robots and monsters battling it out in a B Movie style metropolis. The only problem here is, that curently available on windows media player, so you’ll have to…
This is about the band named Heart. They are a sister act and they have been singing for three decades; sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson — the core of Seattle act Heart — have shown a knack for holding their own. They have released anthems like “Magic Man”, “Barracuda” and “Crazy on You” in the ’70s and they have made chart-toppers of “Alone and All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You”. Their legacy…
From a porn site the reclaimed it. The metal fans perhaps were not getting what they were not getting what they bargained for every time they clicked the domain name acdc.com. But after wry tolerance the band’s management in New York has finished negotiations to reclaim the name and launch the brand at its rightful place online. Their label manager Sam Horsburgh from Albert Productions in Sydney did not agree with the fact that people…
[tag]R.E.M.[/tag] is the kind of band which could bring people together. Their music has this weird and lovely ability to transform the plainest feelings and moods into poetry; they make music for the heart and mind. But they there are people who stopped listening to their music since Stipe made lyrics about politic. That is not the topic here. Politic is of no real interest and politic related tracks are not going to be discussed…
José is back with yet another video, this time for the breathtaking, Massive Attack cover, “Teardrop.” The video is part of the deadly sins series of videos, centered around the ever present Pigman. Director Andreas Nilsson latest approach for Teardrop, this time, is a animated one, showcasing two desert depraved dessert ancient cities (the biblical Sodom and Gomorrah located near one a other. A local bearded biblical fellow is invested with great powers that allows…
[tag]Neil Young[/tag]’s latest album Chrome Dreams II, a revived shelved 1977 project, is set to hit stores next week. It’ll undoubtedly at least be a decent addition to the Canadian musician impressive catalog, a catalog that many bands had the privilege to sample and cover. Georgia indie quintet Of Montreal is such a band, covering Neil Young’s classic Harvest Moon. Kevin Barnes vocals take on the song, laid upon a simple 2 chord acoustic, make…
This is probably the most electrifying rock band in the world. From 1975 the band has made music and in a way that few rock bands can say they have. [tag]AC/DC[/tag] has produced stadium-class head-bangers for over 20 years which were centered around Angus Young’s searing guitar licks and riffs. They have released this 2DVD set which contains over 5 hours of rare and unreleased LIVE video from AC/DC. It spans the entirety of their…
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