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The Flaming Lips announce summer tour

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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The Flaming Lips announce summer tour

Tons of fireworks, dead unicorns, super heroes, Canadian Mounties etc.  - you’re likely to find any of those at a Flaming Lips concert, where every town that guests it automatically becomes the international capitol of mind fuck for a whole night. This summer, Wayne Coyne will be leaving his extravagant lair to join the rest [...]

Phantom Family Halo: “Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die”

Saturday, December 26, 2009

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Phantom Family Halo: “Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die”

Album name: Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die Artist name: Phantom Family Halo Genre: Rock Released: October 2009 Label: Crash Avenue ZME Rating: 5/10 Website: myspace.com/thephantomfamilyhalo Um. Phwwwr. Chhhhk. Ahem. It’s not that there are no words to describe the Phantom Family Halo’s recent offering: it’s just hard to string whatever words come to mind into a working sentence. Let us be quite clear: [...]

Muse live on Later with Jools Holland - ‘Uprising’ and ‘United States of Eurasia’

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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Muse live on Later with Jools Holland - ‘Uprising’ and ‘United States of Eurasia’

The new Muse album, “Resistance,” is out this week, and consequently expect to see the band all over TV and on tour (hopefully!). They’re latest appearance was on Jools Holland’s Later, where they played, accompanied by an orchestra, two feature tracks off the new record, “Uprising” and “United States of Eurasia.” Great show! Muse - Uprising Muse [...]

New Arctic Monkeys video: ‘Crying Lightning’

Monday, July 27, 2009

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New Arctic Monkeys video: ‘Crying Lightning’

Being both a huge Josh Homme and Arctic Monkeys fan, it’s impossible for me not to love this neo-psychedelia bomb. Adventurous and murky, “Crying Lightning” is a brilliant move forward by the monkeys. Oh, yes, this is gonna be a terribly interesting album - the third in the Arctic Monkeys catalog. Not too interesting of a [...]

Kasabian: ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’

Thursday, June 18, 2009

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Kasabian: ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’

Album title: West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum Artist name: Kasabian Genre: Rock/Psychedelia Released: 5 June 2009 Label: Columbia ZME Rating: 7/10 Website: kasabian.co.uk When one of rock’s popular young pretenders attempt a concept album inspired by LSD-infused 60s psychedelia in 2009, it is difficult to know whether to commend British exports Kasabian or rip them apart. Upon a first spin of West [...]

Dead Weather comes to NYC

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

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Dead Weather comes to NYC

So we get to see yet another Jack White incarnation take to the stage this month. His Garage-blues supergroup, The Dead Weather, is booked to play New York’s Bowery Ballroom on April 14th. They were officially announced as an outfit less than a month ago, when White moved his Third Man vinyl record label to his [...]

Songs of betrayal, revenge and defeat in the final album by Alice In Chains

Thursday, February 12, 2009

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Songs of betrayal, revenge and defeat in the final album by Alice In Chains

Album name: Alice In Chains Artist name: Alice In Chains Genre: Grunge/Alternative Rock Released: 1995 Label: Columbia ZME Rating: 8/10 Website: aliceinchains.com The final full length release by Alice In Chains has often been overlooked, if not criticised as their weakest offering. Despite reaching the number one spot in the U.S. Billboard chart, the eponymous finale by Seattle’s finest lacked the [...]

John Frusciante: ‘The Empyrean’

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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John Frusciante: ‘The Empyrean’

Artist name: John Frusciante Album name: The Empyrean Label: Domino Records Gender: Experimental Rock/Psychedelic Rock Release date: January 20, 2009 ZMErating: 9.5/10 Website: JohnFrusciante.com If you’ve listened to any of his solo work, you know that it’s got little to do with what he’s doing with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Still, this is by far the most different style he’s ever [...]

Wolfmother basisst and drummer leave band

Thursday, August 7, 2008

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Wolfmother basisst and drummer leave band

Today is a sad day for Wolfmother fans around the world. A few hours ago the Aussie three piece band just announced on their myspace blog, that Chris Ross (bass/keyboard) and Myles Heskett (drums) have departed Wolfmother, leaving guitarist/frontman Andrew Stockdale for the lonely wolf. Here’s how the post went on. Grammy Award winning rock band [...]

The Mars Volta: ‘The Bedlam In Goliath’

Thursday, January 31, 2008

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Artist name: The Mars Volta Album name: The Bedlam In Goliath Label: Universal Motown Records Gender: Psychedelic Rock/Progressive Rock Release date: January 29, 2008 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: www.themarsvolta.com I’ve always been fascinated by the prog and experimental rock scene, being a fan of old school musicians like Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, The Beatles or The Velvet Underground, but also following contemporary [...]

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