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Pasadena Napalm Division: D.R.I. Singer Bleeds Classic Thrash on '100 Beers With a Zombie' (SONG PREMIERE)

Tue, April 23 2013 4:11pm - Source: Noisecreep

As the vocalist for the highly influential D.R.I. , the Texas native helped define the crossover (hardcore punk meets metal) scene of the '80s, leading the way for later groups like Crumbsuckers , Leeway and Municipal Waste.

Don Silver: The TVD Interview

Wed, April 17 2013 3:21pm - Source: The Vinyl District

When someone like legendary music mogul Clive Davis writes yet another tome extolling his endless virtues and successes, critical backlash is inevitable and satisfying.

Paul McCartney Recorded New Songs With Mark Ronson

Fri, March 22 2013 12:17pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Word that Paul McCartney is working on a new album was overshadowed earlier this week by news that he's also planning a world tour , but details are starting to emerge about the rocker's latest recording project.

Grown Up Avenger Stuff

Sat, February 02 2013 4:15pm - Source: Music-News.com

This is a band will rock your socks off.

The 25 Best Records of 2012: Part # 5.

Tue, January 08 2013 9:41pm - Source: Stereo Sanctity

Beyond continuing to listen to their old records a lot, I've remained largely unfamiliar with the recent doings of the group known as Pelt, but would have guessed that the untimely death of founding member Jack Rose a few years back might have put the kibosh on their activities for good.

Where Are They Now? Jonah Jenkins of Only Living Witness

Fri, November 23 2012 4:06pm - Source: Noisecreep

The most recent endeavor has been the Milligram reunion.

Chimney Tops And Trumpets: Visions Of The Blue Nile

Tue, November 20 2012 11:56am - Source: The Quietus

As I approach Glasgow following a lengthy drive from Manchester, a sign highlights the turn off for the 'City Centre'.

Roaring through Town

Wed, August 22 2012 8:55pm - Source: The Portland Mercury

RAY RAPOSA tries not to sound jaded as he slurps cocktail droplets from his impressive moustache.

10 Metal Albums to Check Out This Fall

Wed, August 22 2012 5:28pm - Source: Noisecreep

The Jewish High Holy Days. The Pagan celebration of Samhain.

A guide to John Cage's music

Mon, August 13 2012 12:26pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

Not my aphorism, but the epithet of Michael Finnissy , a composer who worked with Cage and who deeply admires him, but who suggests that the Cageian legacy is something that needs deconstruction as well as celebration.

Graded on a Curve: Mission of Burma, Unsound

Wed, July 11 2012 9:57pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Mission of Burma have just released Unsound, their fourth record since reforming in 2002, and it continues the odds defying level of quality that marks them as the indie-rock reunion against which all others will be compared.

Kate Nash is Doing it Right

Wed, June 20 2012 8:20pm - Source: Song, by Toad

Right, let's establish some basic foundations before we start this discussion, shall we?

Weird At My School: Big Gay Podcast 2012

Wed, June 20 2012 6:59pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

When I program the annual Big Gay Podcast, spotlighting KEXP artists who are members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, I have a couple of goals in the mind.

An Interview with Lloyd Cole

Thu, May 24 2012 4:36am - Source: WFMU's Beware of the Blog

The first question I had was about your latest record, Broken Record.

Five Albums That Changed My Life: Flza Dana of Fire & Ice

Fri, May 04 2012 5:56pm - Source: Noisecreep

If you favor your hardcore lean and mean, look no further than Fire & Ice. The Richmond, Va. combo specialize in the kind of brawny songwriting elder statesmen like Killing Time and Terror also favor.

At The Controls: Ewan Pearson

Thu, April 26 2012 3:09pm - Source: Beatportal

At The Controls is a new series that peeks behind the curtain of electronic music production, to highlight the behind-the-scenes people whose contributions have had a lasting impact across the dance music landscape.

Premature Evaluation: Jack White Blunderbuss

Tue, April 17 2012 3:59pm - Source: Stereogum

Jack White has always been an artist who thrived, in large part, because of all the constraints he imposed on his own work, like the analog-recording purism or the two-color design schemes.

Dr. John: Locked Down

Tue, April 03 2012 5:36am - Source: Pitchfork Media

New Orleans patois for "good time" or "party."

BluesonaMonday - the ragged edges of mud-crusted Delta-style blues

Mon, February 06 2012 7:42pm - Source: MOG

Memphis Mojo by Louisiana Red, accompaied by Little Victor's Juke Joint, is the latest release from this legendary, real-deal Delta Blues master.

Trent Reznor On "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" And His Golden Touch

Thu, December 15 2011 11:53pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

The frontman of the iconic industrial metal band Nine Inch Nails scored his second Golden Globe nomination on Thursday for his work with partner Atticus Ross on the score of David Fincher's new film, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo."

I am the 0.00000001 percent

Wed, November 23 2011 2:15pm - Source: Freaky Trigger

"Ours, my boy, is a high and lonely destiny."

Cymbals Eat Guitars at Congress on Tuesday

Fri, September 30 2011 5:52pm - Source: Catfish Vegas presents....

Tucson's ...music video? - with an excellent 2011 release on the heels of last year's Fort Lowell Records 7inch - open an excellent show on Tuesday night at Club Congress.

Ninjasonik Compare Their Life to Jimi Hendrix Years + More

Thu, August 25 2011 2:07pm - Source: The BoomBox

Not in that all too cliché, "What the hell was Lady Gaga wearing last night?" weird, but in a "Wow! These guys are a record executive's worst dream."

Gillian Welch - The Harrow & The Harvest

Mon, June 27 2011 2:13pm - Source: BBC Music

Ending an eight-year recording break that set in soon after Gillian Welch 's profile-boosting appearance in O Brother, Where Art thou?, The Harrow and the Harvest marks a lovely return.

clarence clemons

Fri, June 24 2011 3:42pm - Source: MOG

You are subscribed to Planet Waves by Eric Francis.

Howie Beck Scores Micro-Nation Doc 'How to Start Your Own Country'

Fri, October 22 2010 8:49pm - Source: Spinner

When documentary maker Jody Shapiro decided to interview people who were literally building their own countries, he went straight to Toronto singer-songwriter/producer Howie Beck to score his film.

SATCH STILL “LIGHT YEARS” BEYOND MOST GUITARISTS

Wed, September 15 2010 3:24pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Last night Axl and I went to see Slash, tonight we're going to see Billy Idol (with mutual man-crush Steve "Jewy Jewowitz" Stevens on guitar!!) and now I'm posting about a new song by Joe Satriani.

The Rockin' Vicar: Rev Mann Speaks About Stryper, Slayer And Satan

Thu, September 02 2010 12:35pm - Source: The Quietus

Of the Big Four of thrash, I especially love Metallica.

Green days

Wed, August 25 2010 8:55pm - Source: Sweeping the Nation

There were pretty much ten minutes' leeway at most at any one time from constant rain between being set up at about 1pm and the headliner finishing at 12.45am. Wellies were a given (unless you were particularly foolhardily brave in a very English festival way, as the groups of young men in just shorts proved), and even then didn't stop the odd slip.

IF U LIKE POWER VIOLENCE, U WILL HEART BLACK ARMY JACKET

Tue, July 13 2010 7:14pm - Source: Metal Sucks

As many of you know, I am the definitive authority on 90s power violence (if you don't believe me, read this and weep ).

Lady Antebellum Learned the Ropes as an Opening Act

Thu, June 24 2010 1:30pm - Source: The Boot

Lady Antebellum apparently would have no empathy with Mary Chapin Carpenter , who laments the trials and tribulations of a singer warming up an audience for the headline artist in her tune, 'Opening Act,' which she performed at the 1990 CMA Awards.