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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 […]
New Faith No More Album Set For 2015 Release: Band plot first new release since 1997’s ‘Album of The Year’ and a full U.S. tour for 2015. Faith No More recently posted a subtle hint on their Twitter page that “in 2015 things are going to change.” And today they made it official; the band will […]
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 […]
Back in May, Faith No More hinted that they were working on new material, and FNM fans, time to flip out; the band (clad in matching priest outfits) debuted two new tracks at their July 4th Hyde Park concert in London, where they played with Soundgarden and Black Sabbath. No titles were given, but the first […]
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 […]
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 […]
Album Review: Tomahawk ‘Oddfellows’: Mike Patton returns to his rock-anthem roots. [rating=4] Mike Patton loyalists are an open-minded and tolerant lot. The man is a constant ball of nervous energy, with an ADD list of diverse projects. His prolificness can be a daunting proposition. But as much as fans tolerate his eccentricities, we keep holding out hope he’ll make a new […]
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012 Lineup Announced After weeks of speculation, the Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012 lineup has been announced, and like years past it looks like a good one. With a diverse bill that includes everyone from iconic hip hop acts like Run DMC and De La Soul, post punk stalwarts PiL (let’s hope […]
The Top 40 Most Underrated Singers in Rock Part 3 Okay, here we are for the last 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 & 2 , catch up here and here. I’ll have YouTube links to […]
The Top 15 Lyricists in Alternative Rock It’s easy to pinpoint your favorite vocalists. Lung power, pitch and emotion make identification easy. And not every song needs great lyrics. There are plenty of great songs where wordplay is negligible at best. But when you can find a song whose words hit you deeply, you’re […]
