Bon Scott has lived, died, and has been remember as an ultimate rock god; he is the Australian rock and roll icon. His unique voice, energic appearance, great lyrics and overall fantastic charisma made him one of the most loved and cherished people in the world at the time. Unfortnately, he died in February of 1980, after an acute alcohol poisoning. Some 28 years after that, some of Australia’s finest rock bands (Rose Tattoo, The…
The Brooklyn based quartet hooked me from the very start with their dazzling combination of harmonies, experimental hooks and various myriad of sounds. Grizzly Bear’s sophomore album, however, swept any past perceptions I had of the band and simply blew me away with its awesomeness. Yesterday the band paid a visit to the KCRW studios, as part of the “Morning Becomes Eclectic” show. Here GB played a few live songs from Yellow House and Friends…
As it turns out, North Korean officials have invited blues/rock guitarist Eric Clapton to play a concert in the communist state. This comes as a very big surprise, because North Korean authorities have long shunned rock and pop music, sistematically rejecting any chance of getting great singers to perform there.Ah, but there’s a catch here. Kim Jong Chol, the Swiss-educated son of national leader Kim Jong Il, is reportedly a fan of Eric Clapton. He…
They are preparing this reunion for the Rock on the Range festival, to be held May 17-18 at Columbus, Ohio’s Columbus Crew Stadium. It will probably be glorious and spectacular and two days long, here’s why. Among the bands which are going to play there, to name just a few would be naming Kid Rock, Disturbed, 3 Doors Down, Staind, Papa Roach, Seether, Flyleaf, Shinedown, Serj Tankian, the reunited Filter, Killswitch Engage and Finger Eleven….
In 1965, the band was booked to play in Israel and everything seemed set for a huge concert. But the, the government refused to grant the necessary permits on the ground that its music might corrupt the country’s morals. Everybody was sorry, and the regret remained.But now, it seems Israel wants to make it all right again, and they invited the surviving members to participate in a concert celebrating the country’s 60th birthday. But still,…
A while ago we wrote an article about a strange competition between Ozzy Osborne and Rob Zombie. We enjoyed seeing your opinions and if you haven’t told us who your favorite is than please do. But it appears that in fact things are going very well between the two. Rob Zombie puts movies on hold as he brings his musical career back from the dead to tour with Ozzy Osborne again. Despite being 16 years…
The ex-Beatle [tag]Ringo Starr[/tag] returned home Friday to kick-start Liverpool’s year in the spotlight as a European “Capital of Culture.” It must be a weird feel for him to go back to the city which he started from. After all we all know what Liverpool meant in the history of music;Liverpool gave us The Beatles. Starr joined the Eurythmics front man Dave Stewart in headlining a huge outdoor concert, featuring around 600 local musicians, aerial…
Photo by pramit Make no mistake about this; they are as popular as ever. As you probably know or at least should [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] reunited and sang yesterday night at London’s O2 Arena. They sang together after about 30 years. They sang heavenly. They sang triumphantly and managed to bring back the spirit which made heavy metal and modern music what it is today. We have them to thank for a huge number of reasons…
The biggest thing here is Kanye West with no less than 8 categories. Other nominees include Amy Winehouse with 6 as well as Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain with 5. This is a bit surprising because this release of the Foo Fighters was a bit weaker than their previous work but they were accepted a bit better by the critics than a part of their fans which claim that they were a…
The day of Led is here. Or the day or re-Led would be a bit better. Tonight’s the night that the legendary British blues-metal gods reunite. This live act is their first in 27 years. They are going to play in England and fans of all ages are ecstatic to see them. There is a frenzy which is hard to stop and just about everybody wants to be there. The frenzy is ever so present…
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