It’s been a while since I’ve checked in at Smithereens frontman Pat Dinizio’s website, and tonight’s visit brought me a lot of exciting ‘Reens news, which I will now share with you all! I am quite excited about all of the releases, but especially excited to read the news of a scheduled release date for […]
Category: Upcoming Releases
new Shiny Toy Guns album – a quick thought
Listening to the new Shiny Toy Guns album Season of Poison, which comes out November 4th. The rap in album opener “When Did This Storm Begin” reminds me of this Overall, album sounds pretty good, although I don’t like it as much as the last album. It wraps up nicely with “Frozen Oceans.” And by […]
Eels vinyl and a buncha other stuff
Notice: Tonight at the Rock Hall – User Sets Mode and The Suede Brothers. 7pm. Rock out. So dig this: Fellow Eels fans like me are probably stoked to read the announcement of a vinyl box set for Blinking Lights and Other Revelations. I go to the website and read the details – 4 LP […]
Blue Rodeo announce Blue Road CD/DVD preorder details – Release date set for October 28th
In early September, I was excited to hear that Blue Rodeo had a live CD and DVD release in the works. My excitement faded when I found out that only part of the show – a ten track acoustic set – would be released. This week, specific track listing details were announced for the Blue […]
The Sound of The Smiths – Hear it with your own ears on November 11th
If you’re still trying to figure out a Halloween costume for 2008, it’s never too late to make your very own Morrissey costume! Find some costume tips here, and perhaps if you’re looking to go a bit deeper, you can dress as Johnny Marr instead. Suggested accessories for the Marr costume? Well, we can’t give […]
Some good funny AC/DC related humor
For those about to rock, AC/DC salutes you. Unless, that is, you want to buy the Australian heavy metal group’s newest album, “Black Ice,” on iTunes, or anywhere but Wal-Mart when it drops in record stores on Oct. 20. “Maybe I’m just being old-fashioned, but this iTunes, God bless ’em, it’s going to kill music […]
Quick Hits: Ry Cooder, Dream Theater, GNR, and more!
Been a while since we’ve done one of these! I hope that your Monday is off to a good start. I had a relatively calm weekend that had me out and about on Friday night going to Visible Voice Books in Tremont with my friends Brian, Annie, and Adam to get a copy of Derek […]
Rob Zombie announces White Zombie box set track listing
In case you haven’t heard about it, the long-discussed box set of the complete recordings of White Zombie is finally complete according to this post from Rob Zombie’s Myspace page: Well, I am now holding the finished newly master WZ box set in my hands. Yes, it is done! A long time coming but it […]
Interview: Tesla guitarist Dave Rude
On the heels of their recent live DVD release, Tesla are set to release Forever More, their first new studio album in four years on October 7th. My compadre Chris Akin caught up with Tesla guitarist Dave Rude for an interview on last night’s edition of The Classic Metal Show. The interview covers a lot […]
Metallica unleashes the first official single from Death Magnetic….
Unless you’ve been under a rock today, you probably know that Metallica revealed “The Day That Never Comes,” the first new music from their new album, the Rick Rubin-produced Death Magnetic, which will be online and in stores on September 12th. Clocking in at nearly 8 minutes, the track is already inspiring debate on the […]