Tibi PuiuYour favorite prehistoric rock band, [tag]Queens of the Stone Age[/tag], has just finished it’s short Canadian trek, but being the traveling sort they don’t plan on resting any time soon as they’ll soon embark on their European tour. Yesterday a pretty weird press release, announced that Josh Homme and co. will play 1 mile underground in a therapeutic German salt mine.
Jay-Z fans treated to ‘American Gangster’
Andrei Mihai
[tag]Jay-Z[/tag] is not retiring again. Or he is not retiring. In fact he went to Brooklyn to give fans an early listen to some of the music on his upcoming album, “American Gangster.” Jay-Z, along with a full band, performed several tracks from the album inspired by the upcoming Denzel Washington-Russell Crowe flick. “American Gangster,” in theatres Nov. 2, chronicles the rise and fall of notorious Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas. The artist said that…
Who’s the real Prince of Darkness?
[tag]Ozzy Osbourne[/tag] is a veritable heavy metal titan that has been making music for forty years and he is the undisputel prince of darkness. That is what some think. Others think that he is just a man reduced to a pop culture punchline by years of overindulging and the embarrassing spectre of that MTV reality show. The White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie is giving him a run for his money in the creepy weirdo department;…
Helloween: ‘Gambling With The Devil’
Artist name: Helloween Album name: Gambling With The Devil Label: SPV Records Gender: Power Metal/Heavy metal Release date: October 23, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.helloween.org Their gamble is the fact that thay are not adventuring from what they are able to play. They made it big in 80s with what were to be classic metal tracks. By doing that they are one of metal’s most revered acts. “Gambling With The Devil” delivers more of that…
Trent Reznor protégé gives new LP for free
Saul Williams is a man of many talents: poet, preacher, actor and somewhere along the road, a musician as well. His third record “The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!”, produced by his long time friend NIN frontman Trent Reznor, will be available for digital download, at his website, for free on Halloween (October 31). Well actually the the download system is more of a [tag]Radiohead[/tag]-esque one, with a free download limited to 192kbps MP3s…
Download: Witchdoctor – ‘The Best Year’
Considered a true southern rap pioneer, Atlanta’s own Witchdoctor aka Eric Johnson, is set to release his latest record: “The Diary of an American Witchdoctor”, the spiritual rapper’s prolific collection of songs ranging from street life to the greatness of God. “The Best Year” is one of the album’s highlight, a upbeat song in the Down South funk tradition, which although doesn’t feature any moving lyrics, like he accustomed us with his previous work, it’s…
Neil Young: ‘Chrome Dreams II’
Artist name: Neil Young Album name: Chrome Dreams II Label: Reprise Records Gender: Rock Release date: October 23, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.neilyoung.com Artist such as Neil Young are born to rarely. The Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director is known for the lyrics he makes and his distinctive guitar work. His signature nasal tenor (and frequently alto) singing voice appears to be on the verge of tears. The way he uses his voice and…
Goo Goo Dolls to release greast hits compilation
Buffalo native trio, The Goo Goo Dolls are without a doubt one of the most iconic pop-rock bands of the ’80s and early ’90s, becoming, as time passed by, one of the most globally respected and loved songwriting forces in popular music history. In Recent months, the Buffalo natives set the all-time record for the artist with the most Top 10 hits in Hot AC Radio (Adult Contemporary Music) ever with twelve. This past week,…
Contest: The Oasis Giveaway
Back in 2005 film director Baillie Walsh was granted the privilege of joining, the famous English rock band, [tag]Oasis[/tag] on their grandious “Don’t Believe The Truth” world tour, that saw the band travel across 26 countries and a total of over 2 million people. It would be a crime not to immortalize this fantastic tour and film maker Baillie Walsh, who previously worked with the likes of Massive Attack (he made ‘Safe From Harm’), Spiritualized,…
OiNK illegal torrent tracker shut down
Yesterday afternoon, the famous music torrent tracker OiNK, was shut down, after it’s Amsterdam servers were raided and seized. Also it’s owner, a 24 year old IT worker from Middlesbrough, England was arrested by UK authority and “is being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and infringement of copyright law,” states BBC. OiNK had a pretty large membership of 180.000 users (invite only) and specialized in uploading pre-released albums, often weeks before their official…