In the back half of the ’80s, as R.E.M. was crafting their fourth and fifth albums, the band’s music was becoming more direct. The sounds were sharper and cleaner, with Michael Stipe’s voice pushed to the fore. As listeners were hearing the words more clearly, the singer was writing lyrics that were more comprehensible – […]
Communication is the key to any situation. It looks like Red Hot Chilli Peppers forgot this basic rule when Flea from the group announced an after-party after the show. Flea said it happens at Pinky’s Westside Grill in west Charlotte. It was a 20-minute walk from the event site, which was a good idea. Fans […]
Few rock singers know how to recruit guitarists like Ozzy Osbourne. The Prince of Darkness was bound to have sky-high standards after spending a decade with Black Sabbath cohort Tony Iommi, whose down-tuned, doom-laden riffs and molten solos birthed an entire genre almost single-handedly. Perhaps that’s why he auditioned Thin Lizzy virtuoso Gary Moore and Dokken […]
Save Face are sharing live versions of some of the highlights from their album ‘Another Kill For The Highlight Reel’, and you simply need to hear them. Save Face released one of the best album of 2021 in the form of ‘Another Kill For The Highlight Reel’, a dramatic, devilish and damning take on early […]
Street Sects, the duo of vocalist Leo Ashline and multi-instrumentalist Shaun Ringsmuth, kicks off their tour with Health and Perturbator today and is celebrating with a seething new track called “X Amount.” The track is meant to capture Street Sects‘ wildly energetic live shows, which it does pretty well! The band also points out it’s […]
R.E.M. loved to cover their musical heroes – in concert, on tribute albums, for b-sides. YouTube and rarities compilations are rife with them paying tribute to artists including Iggy Pop, Richard Thompson, the Velvet Underground and Television. But the band only ever selected two cover songs to appear on their 15 studio albums. One of […]
PEARL JAMwalk on music at 8:57 The North-Gord DownieBand Onstage 8:58Band Offstage 11:32 01. Of The Girl02. Garden03. Alright04. Nothing As It Seems05. Low Light06. Given To Fly07. Do The Evolution{We all agree Neil Young is one of the best people on the planet. Not surprising he is from Canada. We […]
The six-year gap between Megadeth records certainly wasn’t helped by the pandemic, Dave Mustaine‘s battle with cancer, and a last-minute lineup change. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Now that their latest record The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! is out, Mustaine revealed in an interview with Loudwire that the band is already looking toward […]
AC/DC singer Brian Johnson will detail his wild life and career in his upcoming memoir, The Lives of Brian, which will hit shelves on Oct. 25. The book, which is available for preorder now, will tell one of the best-known and most fortuitous stories in rock ‘n’ roll. The English-born Johnson scrapped for years in the band Geordie, […]
Black Veil Brides is now streaming “Saviour II,” the follow-up to their 2011 song “Saviour” off the Set The World On Fire record. The single comes alongside a video directed by Vicente Cordero and is the type of song that’s gonna elicit some hefty live singalongs. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “Black Veil Brides has […]