Archive for October, 2007
Semi Precious Weapons Love You
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… New York City glam-punk band Semi Precious Weapons will unleash their … Swarovski crystal or diamond embedded in a rock taken from the streets of New York …
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Crap Warrior Review 10.13.07: Joysticks
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… of writers that have confused being a punk rocker with having Down syndrome. If King … 90 minutes, I wanted to ban punk rock music too. There is no doubt that …
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Famously Puddle of Mudd
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… (727) 895-3045; Puddle of Mudd’s straight-ahead guitar rock has little to do musically with hip-hop. … with two of the biggest names in punk rock — Bill Stevenson (drummer for Black …
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The Awakening Of The Flatliners
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… “And everyone loves those bands. Well, maybe not everybody, but even if you’re into punk rock in any way, you have at least heard of those bands and you have …
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Universal Music Re-Ups Major Publishing Deal With Frontman Of Foo Fighters Dave Grohl
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… currently No. 1 on Billboard’s U.S. Alternative/Modern Rock chart and No. 2 on the U.S. … Who), The Cure, Keane, Massive Attack, Daft Punk, Hard Fi, and …
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Music review Justice was one hot number
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… — figuratively and literally. The much-hyped French dance-rock duo, Gaspard Auge and Xavier de Rosnay, … current club darlings, direct descendants of Daft Punk, who blend the synths and beats of …
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Guitar SFX 101
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… can be heard in just about every days-core/rock song produced since the mid 80s. The … dd dud d d A lot of ska/punk rhythm consists of palm muted downstrokes and …
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Think Canadians Can Dance Well, Even Without Drugs
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… Rock ‘n’ roll musicians aren’t as tough as … However, despite the strength of their infectious disco-punk onslaught, it’s human nature to occasionally worry …
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The Cobain collection
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… details. But in capturing the base, primitive punk ethos that was at the core of … of a pretty, talented and very famous rock star wasn’t based on actual accounts of …
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Plankfest pulls plug on this year’s gig
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… with styles ranging from ska to Christian rock. Ash had hoped that as many as … of the kids listened to the hard-core punk music of the ’80s, Ash said. “It …
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Parkway Drive
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… are you may not want to. The punk-metal rockers who scream most of their lyrics … Lead singer Winston McCall describes PWD as “punk-rock kids playing heavy-metal music”. The band get …
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Review: Blue Dragon A Final Fantasy for the Xbox 360?
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… feel you are simply playing a fantasy, steam-punk, jungle crawl, desert romp or dungeon delve … for possible explanation), requirements to search each rock or pipe to find items nearly drove …
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Kristin Hersh
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… Boston scene in the mid-’80s with unusual rock shapes. Hersh says it’s only recently that … from,” she says. “That music and the punk rock I listened to as a teenager …
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Neckties are reclaiming men’s collars
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… Strokes were casting off that late-1990s frayed indie-rock look for sharp black suits and matching … like wearing a tie is the more punk thing to do.” …
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Anti-Flag - A Benefit For Victims Of Violent Crime Review
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… to assist in a half acoustic, half punk cover of Woody Guthries This Land Is … Was A Nazi)), this is what punk rock was intended for. The first five songs, …
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Band Aid hero on changing lives
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… career. The singer was a teen heart-throb in 1970s boy band Slik before finding rock fame with post-punk band Ultravox, who are best known for Vienna, along with hits like Dancing With …
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Joy Division rediscovered;
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… rubble of post-industrial Manchester, England to rechannel punk rock’s sound and fury into something more … songs were recorded in all: darkly propulsive rock anthems and atmospheric soundscapes that demonstrate a …
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Radiohead Album To Be Released By Parlophone?
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »Speculation has been mounting that Radiohead's new album 'In Rainbows' is to be released by Parlophone after HMV's website listed it. The website announced it was being physically released on December 3. Click for more.
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Sum41 hits the road again for all generations
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… can be seen in full view. The pop-punk band from Canada opened their show with … their songs fuel the fire of punk rock to the core. The fans chanted right …
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Bad Religion/The Briggs at the House of Blues, Dallas TX
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… To all you punk enthusiasts, a band like Bad Religion needs … influential bands in the genre. While English hardcore punk exports Gallows were listed to play, … you call yourself a fan of punk rock, be it new or old school, it …
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Tour: Big D And The Kids Table
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »The ska punk favorites from Boston have completed their plans for their "Strictly Rude" 47 city tour! Complete with their usual stage antics and all around fun, the band also has some special surprises in store. Click topic for dates.
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Concert Review: Bad Religion/The Briggs at the House of Blues, Dallas TX
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… To all you punk enthusiasts, a band like Bad Religion needs … influential bands in the genre. While English hardcore punk exports Gallows were listed to play, … you call yourself a fan of punk rock, be it new or old school, it …
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John Fogerty, My Kind of Guy
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… pretty good idea of his contribution to rock and roll. And there are still remnants … Golly, Miss Molly,” delivered so crisply a punk band would marvel. And the national anthem …
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Bloc Party to release single next month
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… can’t anyone get over the Nofx skate punk days of the 90’s? Their songs have … it all for $200 to get a rock of crack. Re: Strung Out’s van and …
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Travis Barker Federation
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »Travis has posted a new blog in which he talks about the release of an album by a band called The Federation, on which he drummed on one of the tracks. The blog can be viewed here .
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Biopic recalls Joy Division singer
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… it became one of the most famous rock ‘n’ roll shots of that era. By … Joy Division had changed music with their post-punk melding of dark, personal lyrics backed by …
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Nirvana To Release Unplugged DVD
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »Nirvana are set to release their 'MTV Unplugged' gig on DVD. The DVD is set to feature two tracks not broadcast in the show from November 1993 - 'Oh Me' and 'Something In The Way'. It will be released on November 19, according to the Nirvana Club website.
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Cult’s Astbury eyes acting gigs
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… Q: Who is the single, “Dirty Little Rock Star” about? Astbury: It’s just about the … them themselves … I came out of punk rock and it was all about idealism …
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Boing Boing TV Translates ‘Wonderful Things’ Into Video
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… Video From left to right: Xeni Jardin, Ruth Waytz (a guest from BBtv discussing punk rock knitting and online knitting networks), and Mark Frauenfelder. The entity known as Boing Boing …
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Potato Gun
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… Abandoned Vehicles, 3% Milk SATURDAY (10/6) Tampa Punk House, Seminole Heights, Tampa. Free. Visit MySpace.com/tampapunkhouse … location. The bands playing tonight share a classic-rock backbone and hardcore trademarks without going by the numbers. This …
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Nightwatch notes: Even punks need a laugh
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… Everyone’s favorite punk rock club, the Triple Rock, is doing something a little different Saturday. Paul F. Tompkins …
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Guitar Hero III: Legend Of Rock, The Legends Revealed
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… time in 30 years to update their punk anthem ‘Anarchy In The U.K.’ The new … each platform. Guitar Hero III features new rock venues, an online multi-player function and the …
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TWISTED SISTER’s Classic Song Used In Birth Control Pill Commercial - Oct. 4, 2007
Topic: Uncategorized| No Comments »… single (with B-side song “You Can’t Stop Rock & Roll” ) on April 27, 1984. … the glam rock band SLADE , the punk band SEX PISTOLS , and the Christmas …
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