Archive for October 29th, 2012
The Band Perry Veer From Loud to Soft on ‘Better Dig Two’ – Song Premiere
October 29th, 2012
"Better Dig Two" suggests duality which is appropriate The Band Perry play with loud and soft dynamics on their new track for a mix of clang and twang The family country band shifts from subdued hand claps and banjo finger-picking to explosive choruses flush with huge guitar crashes and Kimberly...
Metallica Pay Homage to Green Day at Voodoo Experience
October 29th, 2012
After Green Day withdrew from last weekend's Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans Metallica stepped up to take their place and acknowledged the switch onstage Before the metal heroes tore through the Ride the Lightning cut "Creeping Death" they dove into the first 40 or so seconds of Green Day's "American Idiot" with uncanny accuracy...
Public Image Ltd. Lead a Fiery Sermon in Los Angeles
October 29th, 2012
The piercing sound of John Lydon's voice is still like no other During Public Image Ltd's two-hour concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on Sunday night he sang with a mixture of biting antagonism and real vulnerability filling the theater with a fiery wail and compelling new songs from...
Stephen Stills on Mitt Romney: ‘I Never Thought I’d See a Creepier Politician Than Nixon’
October 29th, 2012
Let's take a look at recent history When was Black Friday? When did the Dow drop 800 points? When was the big heist when all the bank stimulus money was given out with no accountability? Watching Mitt Romney and the Republicans campaigning right now you'd never know all these things...
Grace Jones Brings ‘Hurricane’ to New York
October 29th, 2012
When Grace Jones finally came into view at New York's Roseland Ballroom it was 940 pm "What if she no-shows?" one onlooker gasped mock-horrified The real question of course was What is she going to wear? In this case it was a spinning white neon headpiece that could be seen moving...
Chuck Berry Rocks Cleveland Tribute Concert
October 29th, 2012
"I'm 86 years old" Chuck Berry said after playing a short raw set at Cleveland's State Theatre late Saturday night "And I'm happy to be anywhere!" The crowd was equally ecstatic Berry traveled to Cleveland for a tribute concert in his honor which included performers Merle Haggard Ronnie Hawkins Darryl "DMC"...
Levon Helm Documentary Coming to Movie Theaters in 2013
October 29th, 2012
The 2010 documentary Ain't In It for My Health A Film About Levon Helm will be released in movie theaters nationwide for the first time next year The film follows the singer-drummer and longtime member of the Band after his 2007 comeback album Dirt Farmer and tracks Helm as he writes the followup...
Green Day Cancel Remaining 2012 Gigs, Postpone Early 2013 Shows
October 29th, 2012
Green Day have canceled the rest of their concerts scheduled for 2012 and have postponed 2013 shows in January and early February while singer Billie Joe Armstrong continues treatment for substance abuse After withdrawing from the Voodoo Music Experience last weekend in New Orleans the band has nixed dates starting...
Eminem Hat Confirms New Album Is Due in 2013
October 29th, 2012
Though the San Francisco Giants completed a sweep of Eminem's hometown Detroit Tigers last night to win the World Series a new hat style on the rapper's favorite baseball team has confirmed in a roundabout way an album due next year The Eminem Baseball Tribute Hat has a side panel listing various years that...
Paul McCartney: Yoko Ono Didn’t Break Up the Beatles
October 29th, 2012
Paul McCartney says that Yoko Ono isn't at fault for splitting the Beatles or tearing John Lennon away from the group in an upcoming TV interview with David Frost the BBC reports "She certainly didn't break the group up" McCartney says countering the commonly held belief that Ono caused the...