Mission of Burma was one of those bands I never thought I’d have the chance to see live. They’d broken up well before I was even aware of them, so when news started spreading that the band was reuniting back in 2002, I was hesitant, skeptical, yet also kind of excited. Reunions are almost always a dead-lock […]

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Yeah, yeah, Van-Halen is touring with David Lee Roth for the first time in two decades and then some. And it’s going to suck big time. Who the ass wants to see that geriatric nightmare? But that’s not the point. Head on over to Van-Halen’s tour page on its website and mouse over Van-Halen’s first […]

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Phew! I was so totally ready to burn my copy of Aloha from Hawaii. Despite a rumor dating back to the mid-1950’s, Elvis Presley never actually uttered these words: “The only thing Negroes can do for me is buy my records and shine my shoes.” Chuck D of Public Enemy didn’t help matters with this […]

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On the front page of her official site : http://www.listentofeist.com/

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Tricky is still around? Trip hop certainly died an ugly death by the turn of the century, and no one represents the downfall better than former Massive Attack contributor, Tricky, whose gravelly rapping style landed him a record deal with 4th & Broadway in 1994. Peaking creatively on your debut is never a good thing, […]

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I know the Robert Smith that made Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me or Disintegration would curl up and die at the thought of preening around with a vapid, talentless twat like Ashley Simpson. At least, that’s what I tell myself. Surely to God, though, the man has to realize his fanbase would not take […]

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Billy Corgan personally asked Paris Hilton to be photographed for his band’s “reunion” album, Zeitgeist. Her herpetic visage also adorns the UK version of the “Tarantula” single. If you happen to touch it, be sure to have some salve on hand. And more importantly, why on earth would Billy Corgan do this? Laughable grab for […]

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