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Classic Album: The Beach Boys – Smiley Smile
(Capitol Records) A vibrating, empty Bel Air pool, celery-chewing percussion, and the remaining ruins of Smile helped turned Smiley Smile into one of the cornerstones of lo-fi music. Often...
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Children Of Bodom – I Worship Chaos: Interview
Children of Bodom are releasing their ninth studio album I Worship Chaos on October 2. Like most Bodom albums, it’s full of masterful riffery, memorable keyboard melodies, and a subtle sense of humor...
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Chris Cornell – Live At Benaroya Hall: Review
(September 29th, 2015, Seattle WA) It was 9 p.m. sharp when Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell appeared on stage for a solo acoustic set Tuesday, September 29th at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall. The concert...
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Killing Joke – Pylon: Interview
English rabble rousers Killing Joke have spent nearly four decades (!!!) expertly crafting noisy, gnarly hard rock with an industrial patina. But the music is not noisy for the sake of; it’s sharply...
View Article10 Of The Best Rolling Stones Video Performances
A new Keith Richards documentary, Under the Influence, was recently released on Netflix, the perfect culmination of a half-decade that has been a Richards resurgence of sorts. His best-selling...
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Eagles Of Death Metal – Zipper Down: Album Review
(Universal Music Enterprises) Praise be to the rock gods. Seven years after the release of their last album, Josh Homme and Jesse Hughes, the dynamic duo who comprise the band Eagles of Death Metal,...
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Shining – International Blackjazz Society: Interview
“I just had a son; he was born four weeks ago. It’s my first child. He is sleeping next to me,” Shining frontman Jorgen Munkeby noted as we began our chat via Skype. He is a new father and has a new...
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Classic Video: Fleetwood Mac – Gold Dust Woman
(Warner Bros. Records) “Gold Dust Woman,” written and sung by Stevie Nicks, is the final song on Fleetwood Mac’s incredibly successful 1977 album, Rumors. The album earned the band a Grammy Award,...
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Garbage – Live At The Greek: Review
(October 8th 2015. Los Angeles, CA) On a clear warm night at LA’s iconic Greek Theater, beloved band Garbage took the stage for their highly anticipated 20 Years Queer tour celebrating the anniversary...
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Rage Against The Machine – Live At Finsbury Park DVD: Review
(Eagle Rock Entertainment) Rage Against the Machine, the heavy hitting, leftist, rap-rock group that inspired social consciousness in a generation of youth, are masters of the build up. Each of their...
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Classic Video: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dani California
(Warner Bros Records) “Dani California,” was released in 2006 as a single off of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’‘ ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. It chronicles the life of a girl on the move named...
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Classic Album: Mogwai – Young Team
(Chemikal Underground Records) “’Cause music is bigger than words and wider than pictures,” says Mari Myren on the opening monologue to “Yes! I Am a Long Way from Home,” the first track off Mogwai’s...
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Escape The Fate – Hate Me: Album Review
(Eleven Seven Music) More than a decade after forming and persevering through a series of trials that might break most bands, Escape The Fate has found its most vibrant configuration yet and their...
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Skindred – Volume: Interview
Skindred have been around, making a glorious racket for what feels like forever, fusing rap, rock, and reggae. So, yes, they are a UK-based fusion band and their riff-roaring sound remains fresh on...
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Eagles Of Death Metal – Live At The Belly Up: Review
(October 21st 2015, San Diego, CA) Eagles of Death Metal just released their first album in almost seven years and are touring heavily to support it. Zipper Down is the fourth album by the...
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One OK Rock – 35xxxv: Interview
For a band wielding the sonic assault of Japanese punk pop band One OK Rock, its frontman, Takahiro Moriuchi, is a singer short on words. But you can’t blame him for that—English is his second...
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Slash – Live At The Hollywood Palladium: Review
(October 23, 2015. Los Angeles, CA) Slash’s performance at the historic Hollywood Palladium was a lesson in juxtaposition. While the iconic guitarist of Guns N’ Roses fame played his signature Les Paul...
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Def Leppard – Def Leppard: Interview
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell has been battling cancer for several years. Yet he remains active and touring, writing, and recording with the band, easily one of the biggest hit-producing...
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Classic Track: AC/DC – Hells Bells
(Atlantic Records) In 1980, the remaining members of Aussie hard-rockers AC/DC faced a near-impossible task in moving forward without their original singer Bon Scott. Scott, who died in February of the...
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Twitching Tongues – Disharmony: Interview
One of the most buzzing bands on the metal scene right now is Twitching Tongues. The So Cal band, which incorporates elements from all of metal’s extreme sub-genres into its own unique blend, just...
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