• Black Sabbath Members Respond as Bill Ward Drops Out of Reunion Gigs
  • R.I.P. Disco Queen Donna Summer
  • Top 5: Controversial Album Covers
  • Gaslight Anthem To Stream NYC Concert Tonight
  • Slash Refutes Scott Weiland’s Velvet Revolver Reunion Talk

Black Sabbath Members Respond as Bill Ward Drops Out of Reunion Gigs

In a lengthy rebuttal to Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward’s claims of unfairness, bassist Geezer Butler took the iconic band’s website this week to lambast his former bandmate for airing the group’s dirty laundry in public. “I feel sad to see the Sabbath reunion becoming a bit of a soap [...]

R.I.P. Disco Queen Donna Summer

Donna Summer, the disco legend turned 80s diva, has died. According to reports, the Grammy winner lost a secret battle with lung cancer Thursday. She was 63. Summer rose to international stardom with the release of "Love to Love You Baby", a 17-minute disco opus which featured well over a [...]

Top 5: Controversial Album Covers

Since the advent of digital music distribution, the once-ubiquitous album cover seems less and less important. What used to be a twelve-inch artistic mission statement has largely been reduced to a postage-stamp sized jpeg that nobody bothers to look at. Let's take a look at some of the most controversial [...]

Gaslight Anthem To Stream NYC Concert Tonight

New Jersey rockers The Gaslight Anthem are bringing their brand of Springsteen-inspired punk rock to The Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York tonight. For anyone who wasn't lucky enough to score a ticket, the group will be streaming the entire show live on the Internet. Beginning at 9pm [...]

Slash Refutes Scott Weiland’s Velvet Revolver Reunion Talk

Scott Weiland, the embattled Stone Temple Pilots singer, recently claimed to have reunited with his second-most famous band. Weiland was kicked out of Velvet Revolver back in 2008 due to constant drug issues. “They gave me a couple of songs, and myself and Dave and Duff are going to be [...]

 

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Album Review : Marilyn Manson – Born Villian

Album Review : Marilyn Manson – Born Villian

Marilyn Manson, we hardly knew ye. Over a decade removed from his watershed moment, he's been giving pretty much the same interview he's been giving since shocking the world with his semi-lucid mission statements shortly after the Columbine...

 

Album Review: The Wanted – “The Wanted”

Album Review: The Wanted – “The Wanted”

You've seen it all before, America. From New Kids on the Block to N'SYNC to One Direction, The Wanted seem, in their short time in the American consciousness, to be aping a pretty familiar blueprint. The one thing that separates the...

 

Album Review: The Dandy Warhols – This Machine

Album Review: The Dandy Warhols – This Machine

The Dandy Warhols are a curious case. Despite having only two hits, they seem to possess the same name-recognition factor that hugely popular, influential bands get. Sure, "We Used To Be Friends" is a decent song, but what else have...

 

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Gaslight Anthem To Stream NYC Concert Tonight

Gaslight Anthem To Stream NYC Concert Tonight

New Jersey rockers The Gaslight Anthem are bringing their brand of Springsteen-inspired punk rock to The Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York tonight. For anyone who wasn't lucky enough to score a ticket, the group will be streaming...

 

Sleigh Bells Reveal Summer Tour Plans

Sleigh Bells Reveal Summer Tour Plans

M.I.A.-approved weirdo-pop band Sleigh Bells are hitting the road for a summer tour. The duo are hitting a few festivals along the way, but check them out at one of a dozen medium-sized clubs for the full "Reign of Terror" experience....

 

Leonard Cohen Announces North American Tour

Leonard Cohen Announces North American Tour

With the unfortunate criminal case against his former manager behind him, (read about it here) Leonard Cohen has announced another retirement fund-replenishing North American tour. Beginning this fall, the trek takes him to pretty much every...

 
 

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Black Sabbath Members Respond as Bill Ward Drops Out of Reunion Gigs

Black Sabbath Members Respond as Bill Ward Drops Out of Reunion Gigs

In a lengthy rebuttal to Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward’s claims of unfairness, bassist Geezer Butler took the iconic band’s website this week to lambast his former bandmate for airing the group’s dirty laundry in public. “I...

 

R.I.P. Disco Queen Donna Summer

R.I.P. Disco Queen Donna Summer

Donna Summer, the disco legend turned 80s diva, has died. According to reports, the Grammy winner lost a secret battle with lung cancer Thursday. She was 63. Summer rose to international stardom with the release of "Love to Love You Baby",...

 

Top 5: Controversial Album Covers

Top 5: Controversial Album Covers

Since the advent of digital music distribution, the once-ubiquitous album cover seems less and less important. What used to be a twelve-inch artistic mission statement has largely been reduced to a postage-stamp sized jpeg that nobody bothers...

 

Retail Store Grand Opening – May 26, 2012

Retail Store Grand Opening – May 26, 2012

The time is drawing near.  Although there is still so much work and inventory to take care of, I find myself feeling excited rather than pressured.  With iTunes randomly cycling through thousands of songs, I'm currently stuck with...

 

Gaslight Anthem To Stream NYC Concert Tonight

Gaslight Anthem To Stream NYC Concert Tonight

New Jersey rockers The Gaslight Anthem are bringing their brand of Springsteen-inspired punk rock to The Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York tonight. For anyone who wasn't lucky enough to score a ticket, the group will be streaming...

 

Slash Refutes Scott Weiland’s Velvet Revolver Reunion Talk

Slash Refutes Scott Weiland’s Velvet Revolver Reunion Talk

Scott Weiland, the embattled Stone Temple Pilots singer, recently claimed to have reunited with his second-most famous band. Weiland was kicked out of Velvet Revolver back in 2008 due to constant drug issues. “They gave me a couple of...

 

R.I.P. Booker T, Blues Brothers Bassist Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn

R.I.P. Booker T, Blues Brothers Bassist Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn

Donald 'Duck' Dunn, bass player for Booker T and the MGs, has died. The legendary session musician was in the midst of a five-date tour of Japan with Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd. No further details have been made available. “Today...

 

Rapper Lil’ Boosie Found Not Guilty of Murder

Rapper Lil’ Boosie Found Not Guilty of Murder

Lil' Boosie, a Louisiana rapper at the center of a murder-for-hire case, has been found not guilty in the death of Terry Boyd. Boosie, whose real name is Torrance Hatch, had been accused of hiring Michael "Marlo Mike" Louding...

 

Album Review : Marilyn Manson – Born Villian

Album Review : Marilyn Manson – Born Villian

Marilyn Manson, we hardly knew ye. Over a decade removed from his watershed moment, he's been giving pretty much the same interview he's been giving since shocking the world with his semi-lucid mission statements shortly after the Columbine...

 

Legendary CBGB to Return as a City-Wide Festival This Summer

Legendary CBGB to Return as a City-Wide Festival This Summer

CBGB, the iconic New York City club that gave birth to punk rock and new wave music, is coming back in a big way. Though the club itself closed its doors years ago, the consortium who purchased the club's assets are putting on a gigantic...