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Alice in Chains have just released their new single ‘Stone.’ It’s the second track they’ve released for their upcoming album ‘The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here.’ The album’s street date is May 28th. Personally I like this better than the début single ‘Hollow.’ Mind you, there’s nothing radically different in their sound. It still sounds like […]
Queens of the Stone Age Album new album ‘Like Clockwork’ to be released in June. Queens Of The Stone Age fans have a just a few more months to wait until they can hear the band’s new album. ‘Like Clockwork.’ It’s set to be released in June (although the official date hasn’t been announced). The […]
‘Delta Machine’ Album Review: Depeche Mode add new elements to their patented sound, with mostly winning results. [rating=4] Many Depeche Mode fans (myself included) have been pretty meh with their recent single Heaven. Too slack and straightforward, it doesn’t scratch the right itch. Therefore, I was worried their new album Delta Machine would be a dud. Good […]
Stream Depeche Mode’s ‘Delta Machine’ on iTunes before it’s release on March 26th. One week before its release, Depeche Mode are allowing fans a free stream of their new album ‘Delta Machine‘ via iTunes. Click here to listen. The band has been in a flurry of activity in preparing for the release; they’ve appeared on […]
Album Review: With ‘Bloodsports’, Suede return after 13 years with their best album since 1996’s ‘Coming Up’. [rating=5] Brit-pop pioneers Suede (aka The London Suede, for those of us in the states) imploded in 2002. Their album ‘A New Morning‘ showed a palpable sense of burn-out. But it seems the long rest in-between albums was needed, because […]
Why am I not covering SXSW this year? Pick a reason…I have several. Every year I get the same anxiety pangs about SXSW. Even more so now that I’m a music blogger. Yet I haven’t checked out the festival since wayyyyyy back in 2000. Okay, last year I did catch the free SXSW Cult show, […]
Album Review: ‘Sound City: Real to Reel’. Dave Grohl and The Sound City Players makes a soundtrack worthy of his excellent documentary. [rating=4] Last month Dave Grohl released his wonderful documentary ‘Sound City‘ (click here to read my review). It told the history of the studio where he, and many other famed musicians recorded many iconic […]
Director John Morrison’s work hearkens back to the Golden Age of Music Videos. [rating=5] Recently I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Steve Kilbey from Australian alt-rock legends ‘The Church‘,where we discussed his excellent recent solo album The Idyllist. (Click here to read the interview) While researching for the interview I discovered a video for the […]
Album Review: With ‘The Next Day’, David Bowie returns with his best album since 1997’s ‘Earthling’. [rating=4] Ever the man of mystery, David Bowie has come out of exile with his first new album in 10 years. And it was worth the wait. ‘The Next Day’s‘ sound reflects its album cover, which replicates the cover […]
This is part 2 of my interview with Steve Kilbey. Click here to read Part 1, where we discussed his new solo album ‘The Idyllist’ and his upcoming projects with Martin Kennedy and Greg Dulli. For this segment, we discuss what keeps his creative fires burning, working solo versus collaborating, blogging, and the tenuous future of […]