Stone Temple Pilots to split again

Whoaaa aren’t we loving this!! After the Velvet Revolver soap opera, after going back to lifetime love STP, Scott Weiland decided it’s time to move on in his musical carreer. Again. After releasing his second album, he spoke to USA today about that. According to him, writing songs that would become hits is the least of his priorities at the moment. “There’s a beauty in being part of a band, when there’s equality and trust….

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Ritchie Blakemore – the genius vs the geezer

In case you’ve been living on some other distant planet, you know that in every shop you go there’s at least one record in the ‘must have’ section that involved Ritchie Blackmore. Whether it’s from Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore’s night or any other project he’s been involved in, you know it’s a work of art. Still, you have to admit, the man’s taste for music has changed considerably along the years. Starting with hard rock…

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When Chinese Democracy is taken literal

Oh baby this was bound to happen. What am I talking about?? Yeah, a newspaper run by the Chinese communist rulling party is slamming and thrashing the oh so much expected Guns’N’Roses new album, Chinese Democracy. They claim it’s an attack on their nation, and there’s a really big chance that it’s going to be illegal in that country, though I have to say it’s hard for me to understand how an objective listener could…

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Coldplay’s Chris Martin: ‘I Fancied Sarah Palin’

Yeah didn’t we all… still, something’s wrong here. Didn’t he publicly endorse Obama?? Turns out he did, and he agrees with nothing Palin has to say. Doesn’t mean she can’t be hot. So it’s just lust, not a true love story. Too bad, would have been a sweet couple. “The Palin situation did my head in. It is a moral dilemma when you fancy someone but you don’t agree with anything they say,” Martin told…

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Stan part 2, 2 be released on Eminem’s new album

The producer of this new album, Swizz Beatz, took some time to talk to MTV and he told them that the rapper’s latest work will be “classic”. He also added that it will feature a sequel to the 2000 legendary tune ‘Stan’, which speaks about a fan’s obsession over the singer. The album has been postponed for January because it’s still not finished, but as the word goes, it’s going to be major. Swiss Beatz…

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AC/DC are the first band to ever release video in Excel format

If there was even a single doubt in your mind, it has to be shattered NOW. AC/DC fuc*ing rocks. After everything they’ve done, after releasing just dozens of massive classic hits, they just come back and ripped everything apart with their latest release, Black Ice. My fingers are just itching to write a review for that, so keep an eye out, cause the album’s just brilliant. But that’s not the issue here. The rock gods…

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Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: ‘Cardinology’

Artist name: Cardinals Album name: Cardinology Label: Lost Highway Records Gender: Alternative Rock, Country Release date: October 28, 2008 ZMErating: 9.5/10 Website: www.ryan-adams.com From my point of view, it’s a big shame that Ryan Adams has been in the spotlight due to his drug related problems and mental meltdowns and tantrums than for artistic reasons. But if he had a chance to release an album that would rise him above his current level, Cardinology would…

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Download Countdown To Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Chinese Democracy’ Podcast

It’s already a bit redundant annoying exasperating to hear about the release of Chinese Democracy. Axl’s cold hands have been clinging on to it for more than enough, and it’s still not certain what’s the current state of the album, but something really interesting happened recently. “Talking Metal” posted its latest podcast which you can download here, in which they continue the countdown of what is was by far the world’s most anticipated album. It’s…

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Weezer breaks Guinness world records with new video

With the release of their new video, the American quartet managed to break no less than 5 Guinness world records. Troublemaker is the second single from the band’s latest release, The Red Album, which is already stirring up spirits. An official from the Guinness World Records was there during the filming to see that everything is going acording to plan and the records are actually broken. But don’t think about anything classic, as few would…

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Wednesday smilejerker: let’s laugh with Josh Groban, 4 times

When I first read something about Josh, there seemed to be nothing impressive; guy plays something between pop and classical music, nothing big there. But I was really wrong. Not only is he among the best singers today, with shows that just dazzle, but he’s also an amazing man, really kind and funny. So let’s enjoy some of his best moments. Take 1 Josh performs a fantastic medley at the Emmy Awards, from The X…

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