The AV Club has compiled a list of the top 15 masters of on-stage banter. The winner is in a league of his own: Venom lead singer Cronos, whose ten-minute rant is the stuff of legend. It’s kind of obscure but well worth the time to stream. The runner-up is Diamond Dave, of course. And […]
Entries from August 2007
The masters of on-stage banter
August 28th, 2007
RETRO: Dweezil Zappa “Let’s Talk About It” video
August 28th, 2007
Stumbling across this can mean only one thing: a very boring day at work. Dweezil Zappa used to be a fixture on MTV as a VJ and his 1986 debut solo album, Havin’ A Bad Day on Barking Pumpkin Records, had this infectiously amusing pop-rock song as the first single. MTV used to play the […]
Tags: video
Upstart label releases “lost” Gram Parsons performances
August 28th, 2007
Amoeba Records will release the two-disc Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Live” At The Avalon 1969 on October 30. The 27-song set captures Parsons with The Flying Burrito Brothers opening for the Grateful Dead April 4-6 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. Why the word “Live” appears in quotation marks […]
Tags: new release
My Bloody Valentine for Coachella next year?
August 27th, 2007
I’d eat some serious crow, but I’d also totally fucking go if this were to happen. According to the Daily Swarm, legendary shoegaze pioneers My Bloody Valentine is in negotiations to headline next year’s Coachella festival. Not only that but a possible tour is also on the table. This is just surreal. Kevin Shields is the biggest effing […]
Dave Grohl’s raw drum tracks for QOTSA
August 27th, 2007
Found these over at I Am Fuel, Your Are Friends. Dave Grohl’s raw demo drum tracks for Queens of the Stone Age’s Songs for the Deaf. Even if you’re not a fan of QOTSA’s psychedelic glam metal, it’s hard not to appreciate Grohl’s masterful balance of swing and unbridled aggression. He is a bad ass […]
Dave Navarro hits rock bottoms up
August 27th, 2007
Who didn’t see this coming? After that second sham Jane’s Addiction reunion was met with a giant who gives a shit, guitarist Dave Navarro tried to step out with The Panic Channel, whose debut sold like 46 copies in the US, leaving the host of Rock Star without a true calling. So, what’s left when your celebrity […]
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Sanka Venti – with a double shot of sell-out – for Joni Mitchell
August 27th, 2007
We’ve all said stuff at times that we didn’t really mean (e.g. “I’ll never drink that much again,” “That new Rihanna jam is twee as fuck,” “Sure honey, I’d love to have breakfast at Denny’s with your parents on my only day off,” “What’s so bad about Sum 41?”), but I guess I just hold […]