Archive for April, 2009

The Presets touch down in Gainesville (3/29)

By on April 1st, 2009

If you’ve ever lived in a small town before, then you know just how hard it is to catch a decent band when they come even remotely near your neighborhood. In fact, it almost never happens. So when the Australian dance punk/industrial duo The Presets decided to make a pit stop in Gainesville, Florida on [...]

Check Out: Marilyn Manson – “We’re From America”

By on April 1st, 2009

Marilyn Manson has not done a politically charged song since Holy Wood, so when both band and front man exclaim a return to anger post-Election ’08 we begin to wonder about timing. We also begin to question the validity of this statement in lieu of the emo riddled Eat Me, Drink Me and the mall [...]

Widespread Panic teams up with Allman Brothers for end-of-summer fun

By on April 1st, 2009

Talk about a jam head’s dream tour! Widespread Panic, yes, the same Widespread Panic headlining a slew of music festivals this summer, will be teaming with The Allman Brothers Band, yes, the same Allman Brothers Band fresh off an extensive run at New York’s Beacon Theatre, have announced plans for a end-of-summer tour of epic, [...]

The Dukes of Stratosphear are back…kind of

By on April 1st, 2009

The Dukes of Stratosphear were from 1984-1987 what the Foxboro Hot Tubs were last year: a secret side-project launched by the members of a pretty high-profile rock out. The project started with little fanfare, but given the fact that Sir John Johns, The Red Curtain, Lord Cornelius Plum, and E.I.E.I. Owen were in fact Andy [...]

Guns N’ Roses find their new Slash…

By on April 1st, 2009

Some bands lose their members, others find new ones — such is life. In what is just another scrap of news from the always quiet Guns N’ Roses camp, the band has officially found another replacement for lead guitarist Slash, Buckethead, Robin Finck. It’s DJ Ashba! Many of you are probably scratching your heads (and [...]

Album Review: John Williams – Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection

By on April 1st, 2009

★★★★☆

With just the right bells and whistles, stomps and fanfare, violins and flutes, New York born composer John Williams is notorious for saving films left and right. What would the opening credits to Star Wars be like without the rushing theme to keep us interested? How else would we know Jurassic Park was supposed to [...]

Bacardi plans summer fun! Party!

By on April 1st, 2009

In the latest example of a liquor company providing summer entertainment that goes beyond the type that leave you with a headache in the morning, Bacardi has unveiled plans for Bacardi B-Live, a brand new concert series designed to take a pretty diverse bill of musicians across the country beginning in May. Among those currently [...]

Paul Rodgers and Co. bring back Bad Company for summer tour

By on April 1st, 2009

Bad Company, aka England’s favorite super group to feature Paul Rodgers – after all, can Queen + Paul Rodgers really be considered? – will soon get back on the horse for yet another one of those things we’ve come to know and love as a reunion. The English outfit, which first formed in 1973 and [...]