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#albumoftheday – EYE RA HAZE: EYE OF THE STORM
Produced by Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Killswitch Engage, Soulfly), Eye of the Storm is the new E.P. by New York City’s Eye Ra Haze and it’s mighty impressive. In fact, its three songs are the most potent female-fronted hard rock I’ve heard since Evanescence’s Fallen, which was released 10 years ago. Since then, an awful lot…
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#albumoftheday INDOCHINE: BLACK CITY PARADE
The French band Indochine have now been at it for 32 years and are usually regarded in the way people regard musical gods like U2, The Beatles and Johnny Cash. In other words, people consider their music a form of high art and deem them music royalty. Well, their fans do anyway. And they have…
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SINGLE REVIEW: ARCTIC MONKEYS: “DO I WANNA KNOW?”
Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner appears on the new Queens Of The Stone Age album and it would seem he was influenced by them from the sound of the new Monkeys’ song, “Do I Wanna Know?” The guitars on the mid-tempo number sound ever so slightly QOTSA-ish and there’s no denying that the sludge-ish beat of…
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#albumoftheday ANDREW STOCKDALE: KEEP MOVING
I’ll always miss Wolfmother, but, let’s face it, Andrew was the voice, guitarist and chief songwriter, so he basically *is* Wolfmother. So, I suppose it made sense that he would release his new album under his own name after the last line-up of Wolfmother disbanded. But there’s another reason why this album is better suited…
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#albumoftheday LENKA: SHADOWS
Shadows is the third album by Australian singer/songwriter Lenka. Her name might not sound familiar, but you’ve surely heard her music as it’s been featured on Grey’s Anatomy and in the movie Moneyball, as well as appearing in advertisements for Apple, Coke and Old Navy. Billy Crystal even sang part of “The Show” — a…
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REVIEW SPOTLIGHT: JANN KLOSE: MOSAIC
Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Jann Klose was born in Germany and raised in Hamburg and Kenya, South Africa. He arrived in the United States as an exchange student in Cleveland. It wasn’t long before he was performing in the Cleveland Opera Chorus. He went on to perform in touring productions of such Broadway shows as Jesus…
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#albumoftheday THESE NEW PURITANS: FIELD OF REEDS
These New Puritans have always been rather bizarre and I’m pleased to say that they continue to be so. That said, they’re three albums in now and they’ve yet to make the same album twice. On the contrary, if you played someone all three albums they would never guess that they were all the work…
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VIDEO: SKYLAR GREY: “WEAR ME OUT”
Skylar Grey never writes the same song twice, her voice even morphing from one song to another. But one thing is for certain: she doesn’t pull any punches, her songs always packing an emotional wallop and chock full of biting, brutally honest lyrics. Her latest, “Wear Me Out,” is like a darker Sheryl Crow meets…
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#albumoftheday – BOARDS OF CANADA: TOMORROW’S HARVEST
Boards Of Canada have always put out fascinating music. While much of it has been relatively mellow, many of their songs being downright ambient, there’s also been a sense of foreboding about many of their compositions. Their long-awaited new album Tomorrow’s Harvest has all of these elements. There are some fairly calm songs, but most…
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#albumoftheday – DANZIG: THE LOST TRACKS
“You should be dying / dying, dying, dying,” Danzig sings — no, screams — during “You Should Be Dying.” If that sounds lame to you, then I’m sure this album would not suit you. But if you have a dark side that those lyrics might appeal to, then I should think you’d really enjoy this…
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#albumoftheday – CSS: PLANTA
The last album by CSS, otherwise known as Cansei de Ser Sexy, was 2011’s La Liberacion. While “I Love You” and “Hits Me Like A Rock” were uber-catchy pop gems, the rest of the Brazilian band’s third album felt somehow misguided. And their second album, Donkey, was only slightly better. Their first album, however, was…
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REVIEW: KISS: MONSTER
The KISS album Monster, produced by Paul Stanley & Greg Collins, is the band’s 2012 follow up to 2009’s Sonic Boom. In general I considered Sonic Boom the return to form that the band hadn’t had since Revenge, and also that it was the closest they’d come to an album worthy of those released in…
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VIDEO: DAVID LYNCH & LYKKE LI: I’M WAITING HERE
“I’m Waiting Here” is a bonus track on David Lynch’s forthcoming sophomore album The Big Dream, but it’s already available on iTunes (search for David Lynch) and I highly recommend it. A truly gorgeous, haunting ballad.
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#albumoftheday – BEN LEE: Ayahuasca: Welcome To The Work
Ben Lee’s new album, Ayahuasca: Welcome To The Work, was inspired by an experience he had while tripping on the extremely strong hallucinogenic plant ayahuasca. He’s described the experience as life-changing and he wanted to pay tribute to the plant as a result. If it sounds silly, well, yes I suppose it is a bit…
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NEWS: DEF LEPPARD’S VIVIAN CAMPBELL BATTLES CANCER
Today Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell made the following Facebook post, disclosing his ongoing fight with cancer: “In light of the forthcoming European and North American dates from Def Leppard, guitarist Vivian Campbell felt it would be right to let the band’s supporters know that he is currently in recovery from cancer. Vivian says, “I feel…
Karma works fast doesn’t it you bunch of putz! Rock on mick Mars! WE love and miss ya mick! As…
And this is why Motley should’ve stayed retired! Its not just one thing like J5 or Mick’s absence or even…
Thank you for posting this clip. Truly one of the most astonishing perfoances I’ve ever seen. Kudos to James Cordon…
Thank you for your comment. I don’t know what to think about Marilyn Manson and the Evan Rachel Wood thing…
Motley Crue are very QUICKLY BECOMING IRRELEVANT!!! JUST KNOW WHEN TO SAY WHEN