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Unusual Outside Lands Line-up: Pearl Jam, Black Eyed Peas, Mastodon and Tom Jones

Published April 13th, 2009 by Karen

(WARNING: If you watch this video, you WILL get this song stuck in your head. But it’s fun.)

It seems as though there is a new festival announced every day, and this is no exception. The line-up has just been announced for the second edition of the Outside Lands Festival. The festival takes place August 28-30 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

Over 50 performers have been confirmed for the show, but at a glance the line-up sort of looks like an iPod stuck on shuffle-we certainly never expected to see the Black Eyed Peas share a stage with heavy metal monsters Mastodon, or to have enduring grunge band Pearl Jam rock out alongside 68-year-old “It’s Not Unusual” singer Tom Jones, but here it is!

Yeah, we know it’s only April, but pre-sale tickets are up for grabs starting on Wednesday (April 15) and, with a line-up like this, it’s sure to sell-out quickly. The show marks headliner Pearl Jam’s first stateside concert in over a year.

Tickets range from $199-$595 (don’t worry, layaway is available). Complete festival details (including info on tickets, layaway and parking passes) are available on the SF Outside Lands festival website.

The full line-up includes Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Dirtbombs, Band of Horses, TV on the Radio, Dead Weather, M.I.A., Incubus, Heartless Bastards, M.I.A., Jason Mraz, Deerhunter, Ween, Continue reading »

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Anvil: Heavy Metal vs Hannah Montana in Theaters

Published April 13th, 2009 by Karen

This weekend at movie theaters, music fans had two choices:

Hannah Montana: The Movie and its fictional story of a wealthy teenage popstar struggling to balance super-stardom and her private life, or

Anvil! The Story of Anvil, the true story of a group of 50-year-old men struggling in obscurity to succeed as a heavy metal band while working day-jobs in order to survive.

It’s disappointing, but not surprising, that Miley Cyrus’s Disney flick dominated the box office. However, the fact that underdog rock band Anvil is finally getting attention after all of these years is a victory nonetheless.

A bittersweet documentary, early reviews have painted Anvil! The Story of Anvil as something of a real-life version of This is Spinal Tap, Continue reading »

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We Dare You Not to Laugh: Boston Cop Urinates on Metallica Fan at Concert.

Published March 30th, 2009 by Karen

Yeah, we know it’s probably wrong to laugh at this story, but, y’know, sometimes something just makes you laugh, even though you know you shouldn’t (like when you see your pal get hit in the junk with a football or something). Or, sometimes, if you don’t drink enough coffee for breakfast on Monday morning, dumb stuff seems unusually funny. Either way, here we are.

Today, while we were roaming around the internet (um, we mean, working), we started looking for tour dates and ended up on the Rolling Stone page. Meh.

Anyway, while there we noticed RS had posted possibly the most awesome headline ever:

(Drumroll, please…)

Ex-Cop Charged for Urinating on Metallica Fan at Boston Concert

Maybe we’re wrong, but we’re pretty sure that the only thing that could’ve made this funnier would’ve been if the cop had actually taken a wiz on James Hetfield-a scenario that might’ve gone something like this: Continue reading »

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Do Major Label Bands Belong at SXSW? Metallica vs Indie Rock

Published March 23rd, 2009 by Karen

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This weekend, the 22nd year of the South by Southwest music festival wrapped up in Austin, TX. While the event has long been a place to see up-and-coming bands, it has increasingly become a place where big name bands show up to show off at ”secret shows.”

But, does having a huge band show up at this fest add to the fun, or just steal the spotlight from a new group who should’ve had a chance to shine?

Thrashy ’80s metal relics Metallica showed up at the formerly indie-minded music event over the weekend, for a “secret” show at Stubb’s, a concert venue that holds about 2,000 people-a far cry from the stadiums and arenas the band normally plays.

The major label metal and anti-music-sharing attitude of Metallica is the antithesis of indie rock in every way possible (although, nostalgia, irony and the band’s increasingly emo lyrics might endear them to some of the kids).

Do big bands like Metallica belong at SXSW at all? Continue reading »

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Unwigged and Unplugged: Spinal Tap Reunion Tour No Joke.

Published March 6th, 2009 by Karen

The funniest fake band ever, Spinal Tap, is doing something that proves its own theory that, “There’s a fine line between clever and stupid.”

Those nearly immortal lines were uttered by Spinal Tap singer/guitarist David St. Hubbins (aka actor/comedian/musician Michael McKean) in the greatest rockumentary/mockumentary ever made: This is Spinal Tap.

While that movie was one of the greatest, and perhaps most (unfortunately) accurate, portraits of rock’n'roll excess and dimwittedness ever made, the band’s decision to reunite in the real world is no laughing matter.

(Complete Spinal Tap Tour Dates after the jump)

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap, the (semi) fictional trio has announced plans for a reunion tour that finds the members appearing without their costumes and wigs and instead placing the focus on the music.

Um, Spinal Tap is hilarious, but the group hasn’t exactly been pumping out hit records. Which reminds us: the trio is also preparing to release a new Spinal Tap CD, for some reason.

The “Unwigged and Unplugged” tour hits 30 cities and finds actors/musicians McKean, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest performing as themselves rather than their over-the-top Spinal Tap characters. In addition to stripped-down versions of Spinal Tap’s hair-metal hits, the trio will perform songs from A Mighty Wind, their Tap-like movie about folk music.

The good news is that even outside of their Tap personas, these guys will probably pretty entertaining. With ties to Saturday Night Live, SCTV and the Simpsons, their brand of comedy is hard-to-beat.

Of course we’d still rather see these guys in concert with Guest performing as his Spinal Tap character Nigel Tufnel. Tufnel is a rock god. Guest is boring little dude who is married to uber-annoying actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Who would you rather see unleash a wild guitar solo on “Stonehenge” or “Sex Farm”?

Yeah, that’s what we thought.

Fortunately, the band is planning a full-on Spinal Tap tour to coincide with the release of Tap’s new album. No word on whether the new album will be rock’n'roll, or some sort of jazz odyssey.

Spinal Tap Unwigged and Unplugged Tour Dates: Continue reading »

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Jazz, Heavy Metal Fans Mourn: Drummer Louis Bellson Dies on Valentine’s Day 2009

Published February 17th, 2009 by Karen

Most drummers would trade their kits for the chance to play with a big band star like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong or Benny Goodman.

Legendary jazz drummer Louis Bellson spent his career keeping the beat for those greats and countless others. With a career that spanned six decades and over 200 albums, the passing of this 84-year-old star is major loss to the music world.

Bellson reportedly passed away on Valentine’s Day at a Los Angeles hospital due to complications from a broken hip and Parkinson’s Disease.

Heavy metal fans should tip their hats to Bellson as well: As a teenager, Bellson pioneered the double-bass drum kit—a set-up that has since found great popularity among drummers of the heavy metal, hard rock and speed metal genres. Continue reading »

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Marilyn Manson, Slayer 2009 Tour Dates Sponsored by Energy Drinks, Satan

Published January 30th, 2009 by Karen

In what could be the evilest summer vacation since Jason first starting knocking teens off at Crystal Lake on Friday the 13th, Slayer and Marilyn Manson are teaming up and hitting the road for a summer tour (tour dates below).

In the ‘80s, California thrashers Slayer were at the center of countless controversies thanks to their allegedly satanic lyrics and demonically fast guitar solos.

Marilyn Manson made a spectacle of himself in the ‘90s, tearing pages from the Book of Mormon during a show in Utah and generally doing his best cracked-out David Bowie impersonation in an attempt to freak-out skittish parents and win over bored teenagers.

Now, these two formerly formidable noisemakers are putting on their best rock’n’roll costumes and going ~~trick-or-treating together~~ touring together.

Do kids (or parents)still care about Slayer or Manson?
Or are parents more afraid their daughters will grow up skanky like Britney and Miley?

Of course, these days, the scariest thing about Slayer (whose leader is closing in on age 50) and Manson (age 40) is the swiftness with which they seem to have sold their souls—not to the devil—but to Coca Cola (same thing?).

This traveling circus of rock’n’roll mischief is officially named the Rockstar Enery Drink Mayhem Festival tour. Doesn’t exactly strike fear into anyone’s heart, now does it? Continue reading »

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Is Metallica the Worst Band in the Rock’n'Roll Hall of Fame? Maybe Not.

Published January 16th, 2009 by Karen

The latest batch of musicians and songwriters being inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame was just announced. We are completely stoked to see rockabilly guitar queen Wanda Jackson on the list–she’s not hailed as “the female Elvis” for nothing, kids.

However, our eyes rolled back in our heads in disgust at the sight of metal’s most over-hyped sellouts (ahem, Metallica), although we know they’re not even the lamest band in the club. So, today, we’re taking a look at some other folks who, like Metallica, don’t deserve to pay admission for a tour of the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame, let alone be inducted into it. Continue reading »

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Headbanging harmful to health? Thanks, Science. Free AC DC music

Published January 9th, 2009 by Karen

Reports are burning up the internet this morning over a study performed by researchers in Australia that has determined that headbanging is harmful to your health (video here).

Um, thanks, science, but I think we already knew that thrashing our heads and necks around and shaking our brains up (hopefully while blasting some eardrum shredding rock from, I dunno, Motorhead or something), wasn’t exactly as beneficial as yoga.

But it’s fun.
Well, it’s fun when you’re a teenager.
When you’re old, you start to mumble things about the music being too loud and having a headache.

The most surprising thing about this study is that it was performed by scientists in Australia—a country that should know a thing or two about rock’n’roll and headbanging since it spawned AC/DC.

So, in honor of pointless scientific studies everywhere, today we’re offering up a handful of our headbanging favorites:
free AC/DC music
free Metallica downloads

What’s your favorite headbanging music?
Leave a comment and tell us what’s on your playlist!

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Saw V Preview and Free Halloween Music from the Saw V Soundtrack

Published October 27th, 2008 by Karen

As the creepiest night of the year gets closer, we thought this would be a good time to hand out some scary treats to all our readers. Since we can’t exactly divvy out chocolates and candy corn through the computer screen, we’re dishing out some free Halloween songs instead!

Horror movie fans should enjoy this one: Today we’ve got a sneak peek at the upcoming movie Saw V. You can see the terrifying official Saw V preview here. And if you want more Saw V info, scroll down and check out the tracklisting for the Saw V soundtrack and get some free Halloween Music downloads, too!

Happy haunting!
Saw V Soundtrack

1. Charlie Clouser - Trap Attack
2. Testament - True Believer
3. Ministry - Death and Destruction (Remix)
4. Filter - What’s Next (The Blood and Sand Mix)
5. The Almighty - Thanks Again, Again
6. Prong - The Banishment
7. Die Krupps - The Dawning Of Doom
8. Clutch - Power Player
9. Skinny Puppy - ugLi
10. William Control - Strangers
11. Emilie Autumn - Unlaced
12. Fixmer/McCarthy - Blood And Music
13. Revolting Cocks - Wizard Of Sextown
14. Funker Vogt - Date of Expiration
15. Charlie Clouser - What it Takes

Free Halloween Music Downloads
From Monster Mash mp3 download to free Ghostbusters ringtone, find all your favorite free Halloween mp3s here!

Tell us what you think!
Are the Saw movies scary or stupid?
Will you watch Saw V this Halloween?