Author Archives: GoldMark

Shinedown Reveal ‘Sober’ Scott Weiland Meeting

By Mike Mazzarone & Dustin Schumacher Shinedown is one of the most prominent hard rock bands of the last twenty years. With hits like ‘Diamond Eyes’ and ‘I Dare You’ the group has gone on to sell more than 10 million records. During a recent exclusive interview with Alternative Nation, which will be published in […]

Electric Callboy Share Utterly Brilliant New Track ‘Hurrikan’ – News

Part German pop epic, part unrelenting mosh anthem, all Electric Callboy. This is it. The definitive Electric Callboy song.  Drink it in.  Your favourite band have shared a new track in the form of ‘Hurrikan’, a summation of everything that makes them so fantastically fun.  One half a piece of euphorically cheesy German Schlager music, […]

Robert Plant Told Joe Elliott to Stop Warming Up His Voice

Robert Plant said he advised Joe Elliott against warming up his voice before concerts and admitted he doesn’t do much pre-show preparation himself. In a Los Angeles Times interview alongside collaborator Alison Krauss, the Led Zeppelin icon referred indirectly to his Def Leppard counterpart after being asked how he took care of his voice. “I don’t. I just go […]

The 10 Weirdest Pink Floyd Songs

Pink Floyd were pioneers of weird, infiltrating the mainstream with radical experiments — from the psychedelic madness of the Syd Barrett era to the widescreen filmic soundscapes of The Dark Side of the Moon. Decades later, most of these moves (the lavish studio effects, melding rock and electronics) have been endlessly copied and re-contextualized. But these guys were typically ahead of the curve. […]

How Motley Crue Dismantled the Lord’s Prayer for ‘Wild Side’

Organized religion was not high on Motley Crue‘s list of priorities by the time they released their fourth album, Girls, Girls, Girls — but Nikki Sixx did receive some divine inspiration for the album’s second single, “Wild Side.” By his own account, the bassist had transitioned to part-time musician and full-time dope fiend by 1987, laying […]