…if you can. Karl Alvarez (Descendants, All) – Karl had a minor heart attack on August 11. He’s doing well physically, but not financially due to significant medical bills. John Stabb (Government Issue, Factory Incident) – John got the crap kicked out of him by hoodlums near his home. He’s had to have reconstructive surgery and his medical bills are… Read more »
Label: Arclight Records Released: June 12, 2007 Most stoner rock bands love Black Sabbath and Tia Carrera is no different in that respect. What sets them apart, aside from sheer technical prowess and experimental intuition, is that Black Sabbath isn’t the primary trick in their bag. They meld Sabbath’s heaviness with Hendrix’s psychedelic grooves and Greg Ginn’s free jazz punk…. Read more »
Everyone here knows who Johnny Cash is. While everyone should know Eugene Debs as well, I’m sure there’s a few who don’t. Debs was an American labor activist in the late 19th and early 20th Century. He ran for president five times on the Socialist ticket, once from prison while serving time for a “violation” of the Espionage and Sedition… Read more »
Label: Island Records Released: July 24, 2007 Frankly, I’m not sure why this is the great lost performance. Surely, in a career as long as Johnny Cash’s, there were many performances that didn’t get recorded or where the tapes were lost. Obviously, this is the one that managed to get itself found, but that only makes it the found performance,… Read more »
Label: PRC/Universal Released: August 21, 2007 In 1999, A New Found Glory released Nothing Gold Can Stay, a sappy pop punk album that made me feel the pain of being 17 again. Sure, some of the lyrics were over-dramatic and the vocals were whiny, but the album connected with me even though it was written for kids ten or so… Read more »
Rock and Roll and Meandering Nonsense has a new look (duh). I’m not sure what I think, but I was tired of the plain black and white, so here it is for better or worse. If you have an opinion or suggestion, I’m open to ideas.
While his club closed it’s doors last October and his real contribution was considerably further in the past, it was still a sad day for rock n roll. At least he didn’t hang on long enough to destroy his legacy by re-opening CBGB’s in Las Vegas though. Check out the story.
Label: Jump Start Records Released: June 19, 2007 My first reaction to Giving Chase’s A Cheap Print of a Masterpiece was that it was appropriately named. A cursory listen to the first few tracks seemed like just another band traveling down that worn and rutted road of screamo. Certainly they have all the elements, but a better listen also showed… Read more »
Label: Storm Tower Records Released: September 5, 2006 Awhile back, I wrote a review of Overlord’s music from their MySpace page. Recently, I was contacted by George Pasles, who it seems pretty much is Overlord, who asked me to check out the CD since the tracks on MySpace were demos that he posts periodically to keep the page fresh. Knowing… Read more »
Label: Q Division Records Released: February 7, 2006 A number of years ago, I bought a 7″ from a band I’d never heard on a whim. The band was okay, but the thing that stayed with me was the voice. It was rich and mature, yet young and optimistic. It was beautiful. The band was Quite Satellite and that voice… Read more »