Category: Music
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The Weakerthans: "Tournament of Hearts"
The Weakerthans have posted the new video from their acclaimed 2007 album, Reunion Tour. Check it out here.
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Metallica Kills Early Reviews of Upcoming Album
Oh, Metallica, why can’t you get it right? The band seemed to have learned somewhat from the dark days of the Napster debacle by offering fans online access to pre-release material and in-studio video footage, but now it has apparently unleashed another potentially damaging fiasco upon itself by forcing bloggers to take down reviews of…
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Emo kids are under attack. Are they scapegoats or sinners?
Should we be scared of emo? The Daily Mail says so. After the suicide of the 13-year-old emo schoolgirl Hannah Bond, who hanged herself in her bedroom in Essex last September, a series of headlines have screamed: “Why no child is safe from the sinister cult of emo”, while accusing the American emo band My…
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Music For Maniacs
The Web’s longest-running strange-music blog! Dedicated to extremes in music and utterly unique sounds. Check it out here.
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Punknews.org | Ian Mackaye, Mike Watt, Legs McNeil in "I Need That Record" documentary
I Need That Record, a new documentary aims to look at the problems facing independent record stores throughout North America. The film focuses on why over 3000 independent record stores have closed across the U.S. in the past decade. The film uses found footage, expository voice over, talking head interviews with artists, musicians, retail owners,…
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Alkaline Trio: "In Vain"
Alkaline Trio have posted the first song from their upcoming Epic debut. The record is due out July 01, 2008 follows 2005’s Crimson. Check it out here.
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Mexico Declares War On Emo – Exclaim News
Chances are if you aren’t emo, you hate emo. But you likely don’t hate this straight-haired, massacre-lined subculture as much as the Mexicans do. In recent weeks, a wave of emo bashings has swept across Mexico, several news agencies have reported, fuelled by punks, rockabillies, goths, metalheads and basically anyone who’s not emo. According to…
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Beck and Chris Jordan – Time Bomb – Horses Think
Beck and Chris Jordan have collaborated on a music video using still images from Jordan’s Running the Numbers series. Check it out here.
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Russian Arms Dealer Arrested in Thailand – washingtonpost.com
U.S. officials said today they will seek extradition of an infamous Russian arms dealer known as the “merchant of death” who was lured out of hiding and arrested in Thailand in an intricate sting by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Viktor Bout, a former Soviet air force officer who has multiple aliases, has been hit with…
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WFMU's Beware of the Blog: Good Morning, Mr. Kokomo (mp3s)
At exactly three forty-five on September 19, 1957, unemployed organ grinder Bob Hannon entered RCA Studio 4 and made monkey history with this two-sided tribute to Today Show Animal Editor Kokomo, Jr. the Talking Chimpanzee. Check it out here.
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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith – The Head of Alfredo Garcia » Revolution $
: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith has just been announced. I am currently experiencing a wide range of emotions about this, from pensive ambivalence to mild curiosity. Check it out here.
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Anvil: Lick My Love Pump, eh?
: Last week at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, the surprise hit was a music documentary called ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL, the story of which can be summed up as “Spinal Tap in Real Life” (Stonehenge even makes an appearance). Anvil, who die-hard late-80s metal fans (and possibly no one else) will recall…
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WFMU's Beware of the Blog: Tony Rettman on Detroit Hardcore
WFMU’s Beware of the Blog: Tony Rettman on Detroit Hardcore: “And, after educating yourself on the impressive history of Touch and Go Magazine, the Necros and Negative Approach, be sure to peep Elisa’s list for yourself. Not only does the Magik Markers guitarist-vocalist give mention to one of my favorite novels (the gleaming tale of…
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larrylivermore.com: At Gilman Street
larrylivermore.com: At Gilman Street: “The MTX song pokes gentle fun at the Gilman purists, of whom I was undeniably one. ‘And if you’ve got nothing better to do, there’s a meeting every Sunday afternoon, you can talk about skinheads at the show, you can vote on whether you’re gonna vote, and you can make a…
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Punknews.org | H2O signs to Bridge 9
Punknews.org | H2O signs to Bridge 9: I always have to link to posts about the hardcore band H2O, because the reader comments under the article are always so vicious.
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Heavy Metal in Baghdad
Heavy Metal in Baghdad: “A Fundraiser For The Iraqi Band Acrassicauda” (Via Very Young Millionaire.)
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Maiden India
From The Observer: When Britain’s hardiest metal band played their first Indian gig, Ed Vulliamy joined them and their fans for a frank discussion of war, economics – and music Whereas a Maiden audience in Europe tends to be what Valerie Potter of Metal Hammer magazine calls ‘a family outing, father and son perhaps’, the…
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MP3 Truffles: Hurt Me Hurt Me But the Pants Stay On
WFMU’s Beware the Blog: This week’s favorite find is Teezar. Who are Teezar? Well, if you take Joe Stumble’s word for it, they are the best hard rock band you never heard of, a pair of trailer-living nerds from Missouri whose album “Bakkstage Pass” not only invented the L.A. glam scene, but hip-hop as well.…
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Van Halen: 'My Rehab Needs Have Scuppered Reunion Tour'
SF Gate Daily Dish: Rocker Eddie Van Halen has revealed his supergroup’s reunion plans have stalled because he needs to check into rehab. In a message to fans, the rocker admits he put a planned reunion tour on hold because he felt he wouldn’t be able to perform at his best until he sorted out…
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From Subculture to Major Industry: Mike Warnke and The Roots of Christian Stand-Up Comedy
WFMU’s Beware the Blog: Mike Warnke is one of the most famous figures in American Christianity. However, unless you’re a Christian, a Satanist, a scandal fiend, obsessive internet troll, or a vinyl collector, there is still a good chance you don’t know his tale. Mike Warnke is a stand-up comedian. A Christian stand-up comedian. And…