Rock Music

by / on February 24, 2012 at 3:32 pm / in Concerts, Metal, Rock Music

Black Sabbath adds unnamed U.S. stop; Bill Ward's status still up in the air

An August date has been set for a U.S. stop by the reunited Black Sabbath, though whether it will include all four of the legendary metal band’s original members remains to be seen.

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by / on February 24, 2012 at 10:44 am / in Rock Music, Uncategorized

Something Else! sneak peek: Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball (2012)

Bruce Springsteen’s much-anticipated new studio album Wrecking Ball is — much as all the advance hype has suggested — a somewhat radical left turn

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by / on February 24, 2012 at 9:58 am / in Metal, Rock Music

Metallica's Lars Ulrich on Lulu: Venture out of the box, and fans 'have a hernia'

Lou Reed’s recent collaboration with Metallica found its share of detractors, and that criticism was apparently hard for the veteran rocker to absorb.

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by / on February 23, 2012 at 6:36 pm / in Metal, Rock Music

David Lee Roth breaks down the Van Halen sound — from early influences, to 'Biblical' solos, to those fiery endings

David Lee Roth has described Van Halen’s music as “whiskey in a paper cup,” recommending “short doses and not every night — please!” Now, he’s ready to go in depth on what makes their sound so special.

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by / on February 23, 2012 at 6:16 pm / in Concerts, Rock Music

Something Else! sneak peek: Hear the new supergroup featuring Jack Bruce, Vernon Reid, John Medeski and Cindy Blackman

Legendary Cream bassist Jack Bruce is part of a new supergroup, this one featuring Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid. Check them out here!

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by / on February 23, 2012 at 5:58 pm / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

Dennis DeYoung on his legacy with Styx, and that ill-fitting 'Mr. Roboto' mask

Styx fans remember well the year 1979 and Cornerstone, an album that began a decisive turn away from prog rock for the band — with its capstone moment being the epic ballad “Babe.” From there, it seems, the group was on a collision course

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by / on February 23, 2012 at 11:47 am / in On Second Thought, Rock Music, Uncategorized

On Second Thought: Paul McCartney and Wings – Back to the Egg (1979)

It’s time to go back and reevaluate Paul McCartney and Wings’ unjustly ignored Back to the Egg.

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by / on February 23, 2012 at 10:55 am / in Metal, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Dio – Holy Diver (1983; 2012 Audio Fidelity remaster)

Believe it or not, there was once a time when metal was just metal. You didn’t have the death and black metal guys looking down their noses at the power and traditional metal fans and vice versa.

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by / on February 23, 2012 at 7:27 am / in Half Notes, Rock Music

Half Notes: Memories Of Machines – Warm Winter (2011)

My first thought upon listening to Warm Winter by Memories Of Machines was that it’s very similar to Steven Wilson’s softer side. My second thought was that the vocalist sounds an awful lot like Wilson’s old No-Man partner Tim Bowness. Turns out, it IS Tim Bowness singing. He formed this band with multi-instrumentalist Giancarlo Erra of Italian art rock band [...]

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by / on February 23, 2012 at 6:49 am / in One Track Mind, Rock Music, Uncategorized

One Track Mind: Bruce Springsteen, "Death To My Hometown" (2012)

Imagine towns both small and large, all across a country. Their essence has been drained by “progress” and blind greed

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