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The Darkness Concert Review and New Album Release Info: Last weekend I saw the Darkness perform at Stubb’s, and it was a hell of a show. Very glad these guys have reunited. You can check out my full review of the show on Soundcheck magazine by clicking here. The Darkness’s new album ‘Hot Cakes’ will be […]
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 […]
The Top 40 Most Underrated Singers in Rock Part 1 Awhile back I did the Top 15 Lyricists in Alternative Rock. I decided its time to tackle another list, and this time to focus on vocalists. For my money, a great rock vocalist should do any or all of the following; make you feel […]
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 […]
The 10 Worst Rock Videos Ever Made As promised in 20 Bad Rock Songs That I Hate Part 2, here is the companion piece, the Top 10 Worst Rock Videos Ever Made. So now your eyes can share the same misery as your ears. Fun! Music videos are going the way of the Dodo […]
Ween Breaks Up. It was with a heavy heart that I heard the news that Ween are calling it a day. Dean Ween aka Aaron Freeman announced that Ween are over and he’s focusing on his solo career. You can check out the full info from Spinner. Ween were a one of a kind band, […]
20 Bad Rock Songs That I Hate Part 2. Okay, now that the initial stench has cleared, let’s finish out this list with my top 10 most hated rock songs. You can see the previous installment here. 10. ‘Hero’-Nickeback I love Sam Raimi’s first 2 Spider-Man films (don’t get me started on part 3), […]
20 bad rock songs that I hate: I find it so interesting how music is so subjective. How is it that a song can be loved by as many people as it disgusts? Why are our ears so differently attuned as to what’s bad and good? I’d love to see some sort of scientific […]
The Cult Choice Of Weapon Album Review The Cult return after 6 years with their new album. How does it stack up against their back catalogue? Before I begin this review, let me state that I’m not a casual Cult fan, but a diehard devotee. So to see how this may color my […]
Rampart film review. [rating=4] ‘Rampart’ was a film released late in 2011, in limited release to muted fanfare. This is unfortunate. Much like last year’s ‘Take Shelter’ starring Michael Shannon, this is an excellent film that deserves a larger audience and should have garnered its lead actor a best actor nom. Woody Harrelson plays the […]
