Saw this on Melodicrock.com, and I feel for the poor bastard that has to write these press releases. I’ll highlight the portions that I found to be humorous – no additional commentary needed, really! Metal God Entertainment and Rob Halford are pleased to announce New York screenings of Halford Resurrection World Tour Documentary an Official […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
Good Listening: Cracker – Empire Concert Club – 5-12-92
This post is a response to Kelly and José’s Random Retro Wednesday Song: Euro Trash Girl A post in which our heroes pay tribute to the day that David Lowery and Johnny Hickman decided to record a really long awesome song that was so long, they put it on the Kerosene Hat album as a […]
Thank you for listening to our songs, we’d do it for free, I swear to God….
Okay, guilty pleasure time – here’s one of many bands that fall into that category for me. This one’s for Mel, who just wrote a great memory-jogging post about 10 of her favorite concerts. One of those concerts, was a 1997 Grog Shop appearance from Matchbox 20, who were in the midst of finally breaking […]
What I’m Reading: Off The Rails: A Tribute to Randy Rhoads
This week, I got a copy of the “collector’s edition” of Rudy Sarzo’s (Dio, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Yngwie Malmsteen) book Off The Rails – Aboard The Crazy Train in the Blizzard of Ozz. The book is billed as “a tribute to Randy Rhoads” and indeed, that is exactly what it is. So often, […]
Don’t worry Ohio, Neil Diamond still loves you
Dear Columbus, Neil Diamond loves you, he really does. In fact, he apologizes profusely for the really crummy show you saw the other night. He knows that it really hurt to talk to your friends in Cleveland the next morning, who made sure to tell you how great the Cleveland show was. It’s all good, […]
Good Listening: Pearl Jam – Tivoli: Utrecht, Holland – 3/4/92
Seventeen years ago today, Pearl Jam released their debut album Ten. As of 2003, the album has been certified twelve times platinum in the United States, and remains the band’s best selling album. So you might find it hard to believe that the album wasn’t an immediate success, and took nearly a year to reach […]
Please keep your rock star in the upright position….
Perhaps we’ve been having some problems with gravity that I’m not aware of, which would explain why I’ve seen three Youtube videos within the past month of famous musicians, taking an unexpected on-stage spill. We’ll start with one that you’ve probably already seen: In the below video, Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland decides to […]
Okay one more thing…
Thanks to the good Captain over at Captain’s Dead for this: A Living Colour cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Talkin’ Bout A Revolution,” who knew? Hear it for yourself.
Because it’s never too early for Springsteen…
I found a great Springsteen post this morning via The Hype Machine. Now, I could go on and on for days about a variety of Springsteen subjects – like how INCREDIBLE the setlists have been lately, for example. But instead, I’ll link to one man’s perspective on Springsteen, and his first Springsteen live experience on […]
Good Listening: Nine Inch Nails – Woodstock ’94
So, Nine Inch Nails were in town over the weekend at Quicken Loans Arena, which got me thinking a bit about something. But first, you can check out a few reviews of the Cleveland show here, here, and here. Still with me? Good. Billboard Magazine has a feature online celebrating 20 years of Nine Inch […]