It seems the people behind [tag]U2[/tag] aren’t too fond of the Radiohead model of selling their latest album, In Rainbows. Specifically, U2’s manager Paul McGuinness confessed recently that he feels that Radiohead’s pay-what-you-want policy “backfired.” He also assured everybody that in no way U2’s upcoming album, that will probably see the light of day sometime in October, will be released in a similar fashion with In Rainbows. The manager’s main argument behind his statement was…
I was just scanning through Blabbermouth, a few moments ago, when I stumbled across a post, that just made go all WTF?! Apparently, during a more or less familiar interview for Norway’s NRK, the KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons confirmed that him, as well as co-founder Paul Stanley will retire from the band, then jokingly or not, he confessed he’s planning to keep the band alive forever. It seems it’s all part of a diabolical master…
John Lydon, or Johnny Rotten as the Sex Pistols frontman is more commonly known, has always had an authority issue, after all the anarchist within him sparked the iconic punk movement, back in the ’70s. His latest mischief, however, is of a more serious manner. It seems Lydon, as reported by TMZ.com, has been sued for physical aggression, by his former assistant Roxane Davis. The lawsuit, filled at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, claims…
I’ve been really psyched about the new Mastodon album, especially after I’ve talked a bit about how the band’s hit the studios this week, with producer Brendan O’Brien. Since then I’ve been listening to Mastodon everyday, doing a re-run of their catalog from Remission, to Leviathan, to their last gem Blood Mountain. So you can imagine how the anticipation is building up for me and the thousands of other Mastodon fans around the world. Anyway…
There’s no doubt about it, Eddie Van Halen is one of the best living guitarist out there, a true musician, innovator and pioneer. He made a name for himself in the early ’80s, after his band Van Halen, reached massive success, topping every chart for nearly a decade. His fast and innovative two-handed tapping, natural and artificial harmonics, vibrato, and tremolo picking, combined with his rhythmic sensibility and melodic approach, have influenced an entire generation…
Wednesday night was a good day to rock, as Iron Maiden rolled out hit after hit in front of a 12,500 strong crowd in Concord, CA. “I think there are a few new faces out there,” was how Bruce Dickinson opened up one of the band’s songs. “Some younger people who weren’t even born when we wrote some of these songs 25 years ago,” he follows. When I first heard this the first thing that…
This summer the Chicago based alternative icons The Smashing Pumpkins, are set to celebrate their 20th band anniversary. The occasion will be honored by touring on a handful of dates through out August and September, according to the band’s web site. Further details haven’t yet been posted, but what’s already is that among the cities TSP will play in we can remind Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, and that the band will be joined,…
After just recently announcing the preliminary dates, to their upcoming world tour, in support of their latest record Viva La Vida, Coldplay have added yet another set of performances, this time in the UK, to an already massive tour. Now the band will be on the road from june to December and their set to add even more. Busy, busy times for Chris Martin and crew. During this time they’ll also play two free gigs,…
In a recent press release the Icelandic post rockers Sigur Ros have disclosed a significant deal of details, concerning the band’s upcoming album. Apparently their fifth full studio album “Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust,” which in English would translate to “With a buzz in our ears we play endlessly,” will land in record store’s shelves some time in late June. To be more exact, the follow-up to 2005’s Takk comes out in the…
The progressive metal Atlantians of Mastodon are set to gear up for a new album, as the quartet will soon hit the recording studio this week, next to new producer Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springstee, AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Velvet Revolver), in favor of long time collaborator Matt Bayles. A great deal of pressure and expectations are on the band’s shoulders, as Mastodon tries to make a worthy follow-up to their 2006 almost perfect album Blood Mountain….
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