Possibly the most charismatic guitar player of all time, maybe except Jimmy Page, Slash from [tag]Velvet Revolver[/tag] and former [tag]Guns N’ Roses[/tag] is set to make an appearance in the best guitar simulator video game: Guitar Hero III. Guitar Hero III will be the third official installment in the Guitar Hero video game series, series notable for its use of a guitar-shaped peripheral to simulate the playing of rock music. The rock icon will be…
The melodic death metal band [tag]As I Lay Dying[/tag] has announced the tracklist for their soon to be released studio release “An Ocean Between Us”, due on August 21 via Metal Blade. I’ve always liked AILD and simply loved their 2005 album “Shadows Are Security”, i only hope they don’t screw up with a faulty sequel. The tracklist: 1. Separation 2. Nothing Left 3. An Ocean Between Us 4. Within Destruction 5. Forsaken 6. Comfort…
It’s the start of a new week, and with it a swarm of new records have been released. Highlights include the new records from Interpol, Spoon, The Enemy and The Smashing Pumpkins. The most publicized and awaited release of this week has to be “Zeitgeist” from [tag]The Smashing Pumpkins[/tag], but from what i’ve read so far it’s been a critical fiasco. An interesting band that caught my eye some time ago is the English band…
Saturday night ( July 7), the dudes from [tag]Panic! At The Disco[/tag] performed live as part of Summerfest 07 Wisconsin. During their gig, the band played a new track as well, set to be featured on their upcoming yet-to-be-titled 08 album, called “Love Is A Fairytale”. It sounds surprisingly promising, with some skillful piano play by frontman Brendon Urie and some very cool riffs by Ryan Ross. Anyway fun song, with not the best lyrics…
[tag]Live Earth[/tag] London, the biggest concerts in terms of names in my opinion, started a mid-day at the fabulous Wembley Stadium.The Festival’s openers were a group of all stars drummers, composed by the likes of Taylor Hawkins from the [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag], Chad Smith from [tag]Red Hot Chili Peppers[/tag] and Roger Taylor from [tag]Queen[/tag] all backed up by a orchestra of drummers titled SOS Allstars. Their performance was overwhelming, with extraordinary drumming, while images and clips…
As we promised, we’re gonna cover the immense [tag]Live Earth[/tag] Festival. With 24 hours of music across 7 continents, and performances by more than 150 of the world’s top musicians, Live Earth will engage, connect, and inspire individuals, corporations and governments to take action to solve the climate crisis. Our first stop is Sydney were the gigs began at 10:30 AM at the Aussie Stadium in Moore Park, where a aboriginal group launched the event…
[tag]Fall Out Boy[/tag] gave an outstanding performance yesterday, early in the morning, for The Today Show. In between songs, the band lead guitarist Pete Wentz found the time to answer to a small Q&A interview. Some questions were very interesting, what stood out to me was the discussion regarding FOB’s next video “Me And You”, which surprisingly will be filmed in Uganda. Pete said they will be traveling to Uganda to film there so that…
[tag]Live Earth[/tag] officials have added, on the last stretch, the ninth and last concert in the series of events set to promote the global awareness to global warming. This last gig will take place in the US capital Washington DC in the National Mall, positioned in very close proximity to the US Capitol. The headliners for this Live Earth leg are country stars Garth Brooks and Tricia Yearwood. DC will join London, Sydney, Rio de…
Dave Grohl, the [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] charismatic frontman has finally shed some light on the upcoming sixth studio release, dubed “Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace” and due September 25. It has always been my dream to mix Steely Dan with No Means No,” says Dave for Billboard of the eclectic sound of the Foo’s new album. Last night 100 lucky people had the chance the listen to a few bran new tracks, from this new album,…
The Prince of Darkness, as he’s known, [tag]Ozzy Osborne[/tag] was selected as to be the first artist to be featured on Birmigham’s Broad Street, a British version of the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. Deeply touched, after being presented with the honor by Birmigham’s Lord Mayor, Ozzy said: “I am really honoured” “All my family is here and I thank everyone for this reception – I’m absolutely knocked out.”
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