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Celebrating 75 Years Of Batman: A History Timeline: In honor of the Dark Knight’s 75th anniversary, here’s his most notable moments throughout the decades. 2014 is a big year for Batman. He celebrated his 75th birthday back in May. And Wednesday, July 23rd. marks Batman Day; where participating comic shops are giving away a free special […]
July 19 marks the 20th anniversary of Marilyn Manson’s ‘Portrait Of An American Family‘. It was the major label début of a band perfectly designed to fill the rock star void of the mid-90’s. After several years of musicians who avoided flashy images and downplayed rock stardom, Manson was the complete opposite. He was ready to take […]
Billy Corgan Announces Smashing Pumpkins ‘Adore’ Reissue Details; Smashing Pumpkins darkest album to be given a 6 disc deluxe makeover, Just a few months back, I reported that Billy Corgan was putting the finishing touches on a deluxe reissue of Smashing Pumpkins’ 1998 album ‘Adore.’ And today he put up an official press release on […]
Tool Lawsuit Delaying New Album; band finally shed light on the reason for their stalled creative output. It’s been eight (8!!!) long years since Tool released their album ‘10,000 Days’ (for the record, that makes it 3000 days between the 2006 release and today). To be fair, Tool has always been slow in their recorded […]
Remembering Tommy Ramone: Ramones Tribute Playlist. The last original Ramones member has died. We look back on his legacy, and celebrate his life with these classic tracks: And then there were none; Tommy Ramone the original drummer and last surviving member of influential punk outfit the Ramones, died Friday, July 11th from complications with bile duct cancer. He […]
45 Best Summer Albums Of All Time Part 3; the conclusion to our list of the most summer-centric albums ever made. Welcome back to the third and final installment of our list of the best summer albums of all time, covering a variety of genres and era. If you haven’t already, click here to read […]
Back in May, Faith No More hinted that they were working on new material, and FNM fans, time to flip out; the band (clad in matching priest outfits) debuted two new tracks at their July 4th Hyde Park concert in London, where they played with Soundgarden and Black Sabbath. No titles were given, but the first […]
45 Best Summer Albums Of All Time Part 2: Counting down the ultimate albums for a rocking summer. Welcome back to Part 2 of our list of the best albums that captured the summers of yesterday and that continue to rock them today. Click here to read Part 1 for entries 45-29 and Click here for Part […]
Mastodon ‘Once More Round The Sun’ Review: weak production and mellower arrangements result in a mediocre follow-up to ‘The Hunter.’ [rating=2] Confession; my favorite Mastodon record is ‘The Hunter.’ I know that’s not the hip response, but if I’m to be candid, I like my metal on the melodic and direct side, and generally am […]
45 Best Summer Albums Of All Time Part 1: Counting down the most summer-tastic albums ever made. Last year I made the Ultimate Alternative Summer Playlist, where I listed songs that embodied summer. But what about full albums that imbue the same sunny spirit? Well, now that summer time has arrived again, I’ve made my list of best summer […]
