Entries from November 2008

Buy Idlewild’s new album before it sells out or before it’s even made

November 26th, 2008

Idlewild’s sixth LP is on sale, but the band has not even begun recording it yet. In a strange marketing strategy, Idlewild said it is trying to deal "more quickly and directly with the fans." Umm, what? Not having label support might have something to do with it; times are tough, even for rock stars. […]

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Tags: news

Blur to reform in 2009, like totally official this time

November 25th, 2008

If the last year’s "will they/won’t they" saga is any indication, this news will probably be shat all over by another member of the band in a matter of days, but – for now at least – Blur is officially confirmed to be heading into the studio next year, according to frontman Damon Albarn. He […]

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Tags: gossip · news

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead “Bells of Creation” live

November 25th, 2008

Trail of Dead’s strong suit has never been its vocals. Neither Conrad Keely nor Jason Reece are very good singers (which Keely makes abundantly clear in this rehearsal video), but what they lack in natural ability they more than make up for in full throttle punch. Trail of Dead has erred on the side of […]

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Tags: video

Baffling lyrics made easy

November 24th, 2008

Next time you hear "When Doves Cry", you can pull up this handy flow chart to follow Prince’s "logic."

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Tags: humor

And further proof that Eddie Van Halen is a complete jack ass

November 24th, 2008

Excerpt from an interview with Sammy Hagar on classicrockrevisited.com: Jeb: Last one: I heard that Eddie and you got into a fight in an airplane, while in the air, and Eddie actually tried to smash out a window in the plane. Is that true? Sammy: Yes, it is true. He tried to smash the window […]

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Tags: interview

RETRO: Assfactor 4 “Sometimes I Suck” live

November 21st, 2008

Some altruistic soul has finally posted another Assfactor 4 video on YouTube. It’s a glorious version of “Sometimes I Suck” off the 7″ of the same name, which came out on Repercussion records in, I think, 1993. I’m pretty sure the first pressing came out in 1993. And I’m 99% certain I was at this […]

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Tags: video

Katastrophy Wife

November 21st, 2008

Found out about Kat Bjelland’s new band by way of one of Courtney Love’s illiterate and indecipherable blogs. Evidently, Bjelleand’s home is in danger of being "reposeesed", which one can only assume by context should read "repossessed." Sad news. But on the plus side, Bjelland’s new band is awesome. Her vocal stylings don’t stray far […]

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