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Martin Scorsese To Direct Ramones Movie For 2016 Release: Biopic to coincide with band’s 40th anniversary. The recent passing of Tommy Ramone signaled a true end of an era. The original Ramones lineup of Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy, exists only in exalted memory through their classic punk assault. The band members themselves were […]
Faith No More Tweet Suggests Big Plans For 2015: Buzz gets bigger for FNM’s future plans. It’s been an exciting few months for Faith No More fans; the band headlined this year’s Hyde Park Festival, debuting two songs. And it was announced this week that FNM would be headlining Australia’s Soundwave festival in 2015, alongside Soundgarden, and […]
On August 23rd, The Toadies major label début Rubberneck turns 20 years old, but the band is celebrating its 20th anniversary milestone all year-long. The band released a remastered reissue of the alt-rock classic (Kirtland Records), which contains bonus tracks. They even have their signature Rubberneck Red Beer. And they’re playing the album in its entirety on their 2014 Rubberneck tour. I recently spoke to […]
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 […]
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 Lineup Announced: Austin’s 2nd biggest music festival continues it’s tradition of left-of-center choices Fun Fun Fun Fest leaked their official 2014 lineup this evening. The Austin, TX festival always curates some esoteric choices, and this year proves no different. Headliners for this year’s festival include metal legends Judas Priest, King Diamond, […]
Riot Fest Official 2014 Lineup Announced: Lollapalooza and ACL take note, THIS is a festival lineup. Riot Fest has been going 10 years strong, as a mid-size music festival, but for its 10th anniversary that’s about to change, because the official 2014 lineup isn’t just their biggest yet, it’s the best festival lineup this year. […]
The 2014 ACL Fest lineup feels similar to other mega-festivals this year The 2014 Austin City Limits Festival has officially been announced, and has a similar roster akin to other festival lineups this year. It doesn’t quite ring my bell this time around, but I’ve felt a little meh on most festival lineups this year. […]
Counting down the 30 Most Underrated Comic Book Characters Of All Time; those superheroes and supervillains who deserve a bigger share of the comic and movie spotlight. Recently I saw the excellent Captain America: The Winter Soldier (click here for my review). I was happy to see the inclusion of the Falcon, an awesome Marvel character who […]
Check out the full Webcast lineup for Coachella 2014 Tomorrow kicks off the first weekend of the 2014 Coachella Music Festival. For those who couldn’t make it down to the desert festival, you’re in luck; the official webcast schedule was just announced. The webcast will air on the festival’s three official YouTube Channels, all of […]
Lollapalooza 2014 Lineup Announced…and it kinda sucks The official 2014 Lollapalooza lineup has been announced…and it’s probably the worst lineup in the festival’s history. Headliners include Eminem, Kings Of Leon, Skrillex, Outkast and Arctic Monkeys. Outkast..cool, esp. since they’re reforming. That I get. Arctic Monkeys are mainly cool because they’re heavily influenced by Queens Of […]