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Archive for May, 2009
Rock History 101: Sufjan Stevens’ “John Wayne Gacy, Jr.”
You could write an entire American History Masters’ Thesis on Sufjan Stevens’ 2006 milestone album Illinois (in fact I’m sure somebody out there already has), a rich tapestry of detailed stories, both historic and personal, pulled straight from the Land Of Lincoln. And while the World’s Columbian Expedition, the Superman-themed city of Metropolis, IL and [...]
Watch: James Yuill’s “No Pins Allowed”
The London-based singer/songwriter James Yuill has been living up the success of his new debut album Turning Down Water For Air in the UK and now, with all of that still lingering in the air, the album’s U.S. May 26 release date approaches. Here, Yuill manages to successfully conjoin fast-paced dynamic beats with soothing acoustic [...]
The Low Anthem gears up for album re-release, summer tour, possible folk-rock world domination
Hot on the quill tips of many a folk-music scribe these days is Providence, Rhode Island-based band The Low Anthem. This spring, the much-buzzed-about trio began an international tour in support of the June 9th re-release of its album Oh My God, Charlie Darwin. Its second full-length offering, recorded on teensy Block Island and previously [...]
List ‘Em Carefully: Top 11 Ace Frehley Guitar Solos
Ace Frehley. The name alone invokes the lore, the mystique and the overall “badassness” of one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time. As an original member and founder of “the hottest band in the land,” Kiss, Paul “Ace” Frehley has done nothing short of influence and inspire millions of guitarists across the globe [...]
Sled Island unveils 2009 lineup
There are many reasons why Calgary’s Sled Island Music Festival has earned such great accolades since its inaugural addition two summers ago. For one, it goes down in Canada, which in itself is unbelievably awesome. Then, there’s the fact that the four days of music, set to take place from June 24-27, are insanely cheap, [...]
Corey Taylor does…Prince?
Okay, so we’ve had some time to let reality sink in. While the metal militia known as Slipknot has officially decimated rumors of a break-up via the All Hope Is Gone Tour 2009, we know the voracious frontman Corey Taylor announced work on solo material earlier this year. After spearheading two metal acts (the second [...]
mp3 Remix: Friday Mixtape LIV
Hey, it’s May 1st! May we present you with this weeks edition of our Friday Mixtape? Of course, you don’t really have a choice, because as you’ll see below, we already spent quite some time putting together a pretty stellar mix of new singles, remixes, and covers, along with mp3s from some up-and-comers you just [...]
Black Sabbath members return with Heaven and Hell
Guess what everyone? Black Sabbath is back! Well, sort of. On Tuesday, Heaven and Hell, a band made up of the members of the 1980-82 and 1990-92 incarnation of Sabbath, released The Devil You Know. As Billboard.com points out, the 10-track effort is either the first album by Heaven and Hell or the third studio [...]
Hear Coldplay live…for free!
In two weeks, Coldplay will return to the U.S. for the latest leg of its seemingly never-ending world tour. To celebrate/thanks fans for spending ridiculous amounts of money on tixs, Chris Martin and Co. are giving away a brand new live LP called LeftRightLeftRightLeft. Beginning May 15h, the nine-track effort will be available to all [...]
The Thermals power through the Bottom Lounge (4/29)
Hutch Harris of The Thermals has always reminded me of the coolest kid in third grade. He’s clean cut, but with a manic, goofy energy that makes him the kind of guy you want to pal around with. Plus, he still wears the coolest-kid-in-third-grade clothes (last night’s gig at Chicago’s Bottom Lounge featured a tight, [...]
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