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Monster Magnet ‘Milking the Stars’ Review: Dave Wyndorf has a blast retrofitting 2013’s ‘Last Patrol’ [rating=4] Milking the Stars is a “re-imagined” version of Last Patrol featuring four new songs and live tracks. This was a happy experiment for me. It’s not a re-mix record by the current definition. It’s more like Last Patrol in a “what […]
Sonny Vincent is a true punk-rock journeyman; from his 70’s NYC punk beginnings with the Testors through the ensuing decades, he’s put out high-energy rock and roll of the first order, from his solo work to his notable collaborations with other punk and art-rock icons. His latest project is Spite: a supergroup featuring Damned drummer Rat Scabies, […]
Faith No More have just given fans a very happy hump day: the band have just released Mother****er, the first single from their upcoming 2015 album (on singer Mike Patton’s Ipecac Recordings, and the band’s recent imprint Reclamation Records)which was first available to stream via Rolling Stone. But now you can also listen to it below: A […]
An Interview With Guitarist Markus Reuter: Ambient/Progressive musician discusses his latest projects, and musical evolution. In the world of ambient and progressive rock, guitarist Markus Reuter is one of the most pre-eminent and active musicians in the 21st century. An innovative musician known best for his work with the Touch Guitar, Reuter currently plays with The […]
Bryan Ferry ‘Avonmore’ Review: former Roxy Music frontman’s assured suave sounds remain perfectly intact. [rating=4] Roxy Music may (once again) be no more, but frontman Bryan Ferry isn’t waiting around. Next week comes the release of Avonmore, his 14th studio album, and his first since 2010’s Olympia. And from opener Loop Di Li, it’s clear we’re in […]
Preview Smashing Pumpkins ‘Monuments to an Elegy’: band gives snippets detailing the nine tracks on upcoming album. UPDATED: Click here for my Monuments review and click here to stream in full on iTunes. Billy Corgan has released a YouTube clip featuring 30 second snippets of upcoming Smashing Pumpkins album Monuments to an Elegy which you […]
Album Review: Sonny Vincent and Spite ‘Spiteful’: garage-punk supergroup blows the doors off with new album. [rating=5] What do you get when you mix members of The Stooges, The Damned, The Sex Pistols and The Testors together? If your answer is a badass punk rock supergroup, well that’s a given. But supergroups can often come […]
Hear Five New Songs from Bryan Ferry Album ‘Avonmore’: singer debuts new songs in an NPR interview Bryan Ferry’s new album ‘Avonmore‘ is due for release on November 17th, and the British crooner (and former Roxy Music frontman) recently sat down with NPR’s Bob Bollen and Robin Hinton. He debuted five new tracks from the new […]
Today the Smashing Pumpkins released One and All, from their upcoming album Monuments to an Elegy. This follows last month’s release of new track Being Beige. The track premiered on the Huffington Post. Frontman and sole original member Billy Corgan told the media outlet that “I basically sang the whole song the first time I wrote it. […]
John Carpenter Releases ‘Vortex’ From ‘Lost Themes’ Album: horror director and composer teases fans with new track from forthcoming Lost Themes Album Earlier this month, director/composer John Carpenter appeared at L.A.’s Beyond Festival, where he and Jamie Lee Curtis hosted a screening of his influential horror classic Halloween. Afterwards, the duo did an audience Q&A, […]