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Albums Revisited: Faith No More’s ‘The Real Thing’ Turns 25. Pioneering alternative band’s breakthrough album celebrates 30th anniversary on June 20th. I recently reported that Faith No More have hinted that they’re recording new material. And next week, their groundbreaking album, 1989s’ ‘The Real Thing‘ turns 30 years old. If ever there was a band […]
Albums Revisited: Nirvana’s ‘Bleach’ Turns 25; Grunge icons début album celebrates 25th anniversary on June 15th. When Nirvana exploded into fame with their break-through 90’s album ‘Nevermind‘, it felt to many like the band came out of nowhere. But in truth they’d been active since the late 80’s. But their first album ‘Bleach‘ was a commercial dud, […]
New Artist Alert: Listen to Nocturne Blue’s Cover of Yaz’s ‘Winter Kills’ L.A. act Nocturne Blue have just released a cover of Yaz’s Winter Kills. They takes the 80’s synth pop duo’s darkest track into an even more nocturnal hazy direction, drawing on goth, shoegaze and ambient rock. This gauzy, noirish flavor is the band’s stock in […]
Guns N’Roses Original Line Up To Reunite? Rumors abound about a potential G N’R reunion tour featuring the original line-up. Many said it would never happen, and it still might not be happening, but there is potentially exciting news for G N’R fans; according to the Las Vegas Sun, Axl Rose is considering reuniting the classic Guns […]
Win A Free Copy of ‘Beautiful Colors: The Posters of Duran Duran’; enter for a chance to win one free copy of the Duran Duran poster book. I recently reviewed the awesome New Wave book ‘Mad World’, which prominently featured iconic 80’s group Duran Duran. And now we have another excellent book regarding the influential group; Beautiful […]
Stone Temple Pilots ‘Purple’ Turns 20; STP’s sophomore album celebrates 20th anniversary on June 7th. There are plenty of rock bands whose commercial success is diametrically opposed to being critically reviled. Taste is always subjective, but Stone Temple Pilots, at their peak, were perhaps the most unfairly biased, even if their subsequent decline, owed much to […]
Peter Murphy ‘Lion’ Review; melodramatic Goth vocalist roars mightily on his latest release. [rating=4] ‘Lion’, Peter Murphy’s 10th album is produced by Killing Joke bassist Youth, and his influence is front and center on opening track ‘Hang Up.’ Dark electronic beats and skittering guitars send former Bauhaus frontman into abrasive liftoff; his sonorous baritone reduced to […]
Faith No More Working On New Music; band teases possible new album via their official Twitter page. It’s been a Mike Patton kind of week; on Monday, the talented vocalist was crowned the greatest singer of all time (replacing Axl Rose who won the title a week prior) by ConcertHotels. But that appears to be merely a […]
Stream New Peter Murphy Album ‘Lion’; new studio album will stream on Soundcloud ahead of official release. Ex-Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy will release his 10th studio album ‘Lion’ on Tuesday, June 3rd (Nettwerk Music Group). And to whet fan’s appetites he’s currently streaming the album in full for free via Soundcloud. Click here to stream ‘Lion’ via […]
Why X Men Days Of Future Past Is A Game Changer For Comic Book Movies; the latest X-Men movie introduces comic book ‘retconning’ to moviemaking. SPOILER ALERT: Do NOT read until after you’ve watched X-Men Days Of Future Past! You’ve been warned. “Everything that happens now, is in your hands.” Thus says Professor X to Mystique […]