I’m not afraid to go out on a limb to let you know that the new Joey’s Song: Volume One compilation is easily destined to be in my stack of favorite releases for 2011. I know it’s early, but this compilation and the companion Joey’s Song for Kids: Volume One release are both loaded with […]
Suburban Metal Dad no. 21: Harmony On The Roadway
Suburban Metal Dad: original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Check out today’s strip after the jump…
Release News: More details regarding that live CD from The Gathering Field
According to the setlist of songs played on the night, here’s the track listing of songs that you can expect to find on the forthcoming double live CD from The Gathering Field (previously mentioned within this overly gigantic post). (Huge thanks to the setlist keeper who posted this on Facebook shortly after the gig!) Are […]
News From The Wild: Smithereens, Damnwells, vinyl and delusional bloggers
I read with amusement yesterday the tale of bloggers that are hanging it up because the visions of fame, book deals and company cars never came around. I thought it was interesting on a couple of levels – 1) the fact that somebody actually took the time to track down enough of these people to […]
Social D on Daytrotter
Excuse the brevity of this post, which I’m currently typing on a tiny netbook since my main laptop has decided to take a dive. (keyword: arrrrrrrgh!) Social Distortion have an excellent new album Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes (read a review from my pal Broken Headphone here) that officially made its way onto store shelves […]
Suburban Metal Dad no. 20: TV Date Night
Suburban Metal Dad: original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Check out today’s strip after the jump…
Vinyl Deals: Slayer – The Vinyl Conflict
Here’s a special message for metal heads and lovers of good deals: I meant to blog about this last year when it came out but I didn’t get around to it, which is good news for you! Pop Market (think of it as kind of a Groupon-type place for musical junkies to obtain Sony catalog […]
Suburban Metal Dad no. 19: On Being Edited
Suburban Metal Dad: original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Check out today’s strip after the jump…
Shows to Know: Trashcan Sinatras, Helmet + The Godfathers
You know what’s awesome? Hearing news that the Trashcan Sinatras will be back in Cleveland for an acoustic show within the most excellent confines of The Winchester on Friday, March 18th. The gig is part of an upcoming tour that the band describes as a series of acoustic shows and house parties (including a number […]
Two pieces of Mike Portnoy news
I saw the following post from Antimusic and said “Mike Portnoy plus Neal Morse and Steve Morse? I’m in!” With all the will-they-won’t-they news about an impending announcement from Dream Theater regarding the identity of their new drummer, one could be forgiven for losing track of outgoing drummer and founding member, Mike Portnoy. But Portnoy […]