R.E.M.‘s bleakest album rumbles to a close with one more roundhouse political punch. They’d broached this kind of topicality on 1986’s Lifes Rich Pageant, while retaining an inherent hopefulness that marked the band’s earliest albums. None of it remained within the dark heart of “Oddfellows Local 151,” R.E.M.’s grinding, ultimately dirge-like exploration of the homeless […]
Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo recalled the 1991 moment he accidentally cut the stage power while Ozzy Osbourne was performing. The incident took place long before he joined Osbourne’s band and later became a member of Metallica. He was touring in support of the debut album by Infectious Grooves, his Suicidal Tendencies side project with Mike […]
By the second half of the ’60s, the Beatles had already made two films full of comical escapades and quick-witted mischief. Both 1964’s A Hard Day’s Night and 1965’s Help! had been well received by fans and critics, but the same could not be said for the band’s third foray into the world of filmmaking, 1967’s Magical Mystery Tour. It […]
Few states in this federal union can boast the extensive history enjoyed by that of Virginia, so it goes without saying that a large undertaking is par for the course for one of the first colonies to declare independence from the British Empire. Though competition for the largest music festival in the country, let alone […]
Shadow Of Intent has just released the deluxe version of their 2022 album Elegy. The deluxe version features a previously unreleased B-side “Frozen Tomb,” the band’s cover of “Laid To Rest” by Lamb Of God, and an entirely instrumental version of Elegy (including the two bonus tracks). Stream ’em below. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. […]
Eddie Vedder’s wife Jill Vedder was spotted with Michelle Obama at the U.S. Open on Friday, as seen below. Michelle Obama looking fly at the US Open. pic.twitter.com/alvX9L5O1O — Don Lewis (@DonLew87) September 9, 2022 Pearl Jam recently added Josh Klinghoffer from Red Hot Chili Peppers to be a live member for the band on […]
A lot strange things were happening at the turn of the century, including the circumstances under which Korn singer Jonathan Davis recorded his vocals for the Korn classic “Freak On a Leash” from their heady 1998 LP Follow the Leader. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “Everyone was out of their fucking minds. Alcoholic drug addicts!” […]
Robert Trujillo says Metallica‘s James Hetfield and former boss Ozzy Osbourne liked his approach to bass – but in different ways. He played with Osbourne during the ‘90s before joining Metallica in 2003. More recently, Trujillo reunited with Osbourne for the Black Sabbath icon’s latest solo album, Patient Number 9 “It was great to be […]
Former Nine Inch Nails drummer Josh Freese has posted about joining Foo Fighters as a guest drummer at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert: Tons of amazing musicians last week honoring Taylor but these were the 3 MVP’s IMHO.1) Grohl worked his ass off putting that show together. I can’t begin to tell you how hard […]
Wormrot has teamed up with Implore vocalist Gabriel Dubko for their 2023 European tour. Wormrot parted ways with vocalist Arif prior to the release of their new album Hiss and is currently in the process of auditioning new vocalists. You can check out more information about the audition process here. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. […]