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The Smashing Pumpkins ‘Oceania’ Album Review [rating=4] Has there ever been a band more polarizing than the Smashing Pumpkins? And it all has to do with frontman Billy Corgan. His songwriting and guitar playing skills helped make them one of the biggest acts on the 90’s, with the classic albums ‘Gish’, ‘Siamese Dream’ and ‘Mellon Collie and […]
Listen to New Smashing Pumpkins Album Oceania **UPDATE: The time to preview “Oceania” in its entirety has passed. But don’t despair, as you can still preview snippets and purchase on iTunes and Amazon by clicking on one of the links below. And you can read my album review by clicking here. ; The Smashing Pumpkins […]
The Top 40 Most Underrated Guitarists in Rock Part 2 Here we are with the 2nd installment of the most underrated guitarists in rock. You can catch Part 1 here. If you’re curious to check out any of the songs or artists mentioned, just click on the album images to purchase from Amazon. 27. […]
Perry Farrell says The Pixies are recording new music Slicing Up Eyeballs has announced that Perry Ferrell intimated the Pixies are recording new material, via a Twitter reply to a fan. When the fan mentioned that in her high school years it was “it was all about Jane’s Addiction and the Pixies”, Ferrell replied: “Still […]
Prometheus Movie Review [rating=3] When Ridley Scott announced his return to the ‘Alien’ film series over a year ago, it was greeted with mass enthusiasm. ‘Alien’ remains one of the best sci-fi/horror mash-ups of all time. James Cameron’s sequel ( ‘Aliens’) was also excellent, although it lacked the visionary touches that Scott provided. […]
The Top 40 Most Underrated Singers in Rock Part 3 Okay, here we are for the last installment of the 40 vocalists that deserve far more credit then they’ve been given by the music industry at large. If you missed part 1 & 2 , catch up here and here. I’ll have YouTube links to […]
New Dark Knight Rises Footage airs at MTV Movie Awards Over the weekend Bat-fans got another glimpse of the upcoming ‘Dark Knight Rises’ on the MTV movie awards. This trailer offers more in the way of big action set pieces, which were only hinted at in the previous trailer, and more focus on Hathaway’s […]
The Top 40 Most Underrated Singers in Rock Part 2 Okay, here we are for the 2nd installment of the 40 vocalists that deserve far more credit then they’ve been given by the music industry at large. If you missed part 1, catch up here. I’ll have Youtube links to specific songs highlighted in […]
PiL This is PiL album review My Rating [rating=2] PiL (aka Public Image Limited, or P.I.L.) were always a curious beast. When the Sex Pistols imploded, few thought any of the band members would go on to greater ventures, esp given Sid Vicious’s tragic end. So it was with great curiosity that snarling, sardonic […]