Metal Martyr (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
I read a post on Headbanger’s blog where they were talking about The Red Chord’s Guy Kozowyk about the new wave of deathcore and metalcore bands of today and how oblivious they are to the roots of where their sound comes from. The Red Chord’s combination of death metal rhythms and hardcore screaming are [...]
Velcro City Tourist Board (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Ah, Saturday night at a rock show - it’s what your weekend was made for, y’know. This rather camp gentleman is Joel Gion, tambourine-and-denim dude for California psychedelic explorers The Brian Jonestown Massacre: T’was a fine show, if you discount the beered-up fools in the audience who only came in the hope of goading mercurial frontman [...]
F-News (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist), bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA), guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR), and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — will embark on a short tour of Australia in October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 10 - Brisbane,...
Ear Farm (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Wallowing in self-absorption this past week, focusing entirely too much on my injury , I created the following mix. The song order kind of tells the story of how I became a crippled wiffle ball legend. You can listen HERE . EAR FARM's Muxtape #8: I Broke My Arm Playing Wiffle Ball 1. "Wiffle Ball" by Halliburton(s) 2. "Falling and Laughing" by Orange Juice 3. "The Arm" by Islands 4. "Definition of...
IGN (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
Street Survivors Deluxe Edition (Album) Southern Rock revival in excess thanks to 30th Anniversary reissue.
KILL-SYSTEM32 (Free subscription) | 04/19/2008
Garage Inc. is a compilation/cover album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in 1998. It includes recorded cover versions of other artists' songs, all of their b-side covers released up to that point, and the entire The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited, which had gone out of print since its original release in 1987. The title is a combination of Garage Days Re-Revisited and their song...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
OUT of every great tragedy some good must come, and vocalist/influential metal titan Phil Anselmo has certainly weathered what would be a turbulent chapter in anybodies book recently. Down play here on Saturday.
Metal Martyr (Free subscription) | 04/05/2008
Revolver magazine in it’s most recent issue published a list titled Bombtracks, The 10 Greatest Political Metal Songs Of All Time. They go in depth with each song a bit but I’m not going to copy them word-for-word. Instead I’m just going to tally up the songs. They are not put in any particular order. Black [...]
Djouls.com (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
Stanton Moore - Emphasis! (on Parenthesis) (CD) Telarc Records, 2008-04-22 Tracklisting : 01. (Late Night At The) Maple Leaf 02. (Proper) Gander 03. Wissions(Of Vu) 04. (Sifting Through The) African Diaspora 05. Over (Compensatin') 06. (Smell My) Special Ingredients 07. (I Have) Super Strength 08. (Who Ate The) Layer Cake? 09. Thanks!(Again) 10. (Put On Your) Big People Shoes 11. (Here Come) The Brown...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 01/29/2008
Calling all headbangers for this all-star evening of metal featuring members of Pantera, Corrosion of Conformity and Crowbar. Expect a 2 1/2 -hour set from the group supporting its latest, "Down III Over the Under." Doors open at 7 p.m. Machine Shop, 3539 Dort Hwy., Flint. 810-715-2650. $25.
Coyote Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2007
A while back, I solicited input on what bands a lover of classic rock should be listening to from the last 10 years. I got about 40 responses. Here are some of the more popular recommendations: First, several people suggested...
Blogcritics.org (Free subscription) | 10/02/2007
After a five-year absence, Down is back. Since the 2002 release of their second CD (Down II), a lot has happened to the Southern supergroup of metal heavyweights known as Down. Frontman Phil Anselmo battled and overcame hard drug use, endured the loss of his ex-Pantera bandmate and beloved metal icon Dimebag Darrell (killed on stage in December 2004 while performing in post-Pantera band...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/16/2007
It's Saturday night. Time to flirt, or buy a shirt.
LAist (Free subscription) | 09/14/2007
Call this number and give them some money right now! 310-338-5958. Or do it online! Come on, who doesn't want a KXLU toothbrush? It could be yours for a measly 5-dollar donation. When have you ever even seen a black toothbrush before? How much cooler could a toothbrush get? Not good enough for you? You need a reason ? Alright, fine. Then you force my hand. I'm going to make you listen to a scary,...
SwissToni's Place (Free subscription) | 08/10/2007
Wotcha. Weekend = Earworms. This week's guest is an old friend of this blog, and when he last had a go at this slot , we had an interesting and eclectic selection that included the likes of Primus, Foo Fighters, Buddy Guy and George Michael.... this time around is no disappointment either. Ladies and gentleworms, without further ado, it is my great pleasure to introduce for your earworming pleasure.....
