The great musical flaw which ultimately led to the downfall of the whole pop punk/melodic hardcore wave which broke bands like Green Day, The Offspring, NOFX and Rancid in the Nineties was that, eventually, the biggest, most successful bands eventually got bored and...
Ohwowohwowohwowohwow are youse eva lucky Junky,Ya know what time o' da year it is, right junky? I's supposed ta be da time o' year when i's supposed ta be betta ta give thin receive an' all'at nonsense (who eva bu-leaves dat shit anyway?), but...
Some will be surprised (that it's only happening now) and some will say it's about time, but Rush will finally be inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall Of Fame on April 18, 2013 at the Nokia Center in Los Angeles, CA. Other inductees will include Public...
Sometimes it's hard for a whisper to not feel like a blaring announcement when the news is so exciting. Like, try this on for size: The Flatliners have finished writing the follow-up to their 2010 smash hit Cavalcade. "Is the record done?" No. "Does...
Some statements manage to be provocative and inspiring without much effort at all. Like what would you do if someone yelled “Fire” in a full movie theater while you were trying to watch a film? What would your response be if you happened to find a lottery...
If you read my "The Most Overrated Bands in Rock Music" column, you know I'm not a big Led Zeppelin fan. I recognize the talent, but they just don't connect with me. So when the whole Zeppelin reunion thing happened back in 2007, I didn't really...
Merry everyone ya mugs!We're gettin' closer ta dat magical time o' da year junky, an' here's me wit' anotha glowin' shot o' SWAG ta keep yer overhead down; so yer spendin' yer money on otha people instead of yerself. Dis week, I...
As perfectly cynical as the music industry prefers to present itself in the public eye, no one can deny that the holidays have a lot to do with giftgiving, and no kid is happier than when he or she is tearing through the paper on a brand new toy. Parents like giving...
After nearly a decade full of changes―band lineup, management, name, label―and ambitious struggles to break through, The Snips needed to decide who they were and who they wanted to be. Treading water and dealing with things as they came up, the band needed...
When it comes to rock n' roll, sometimes the truth is important and sometimes it isn't. Some of the myths which circulate through the annals of rock history are just as important to the survival of the music as the facts of the matter – if not more so...