Monthly Archives: November 2008
EQTV: Brain Talks About Drums on Chinese Democracy
With this week’s release of the 17-years-in-the-making Guns ‘N’ Roses album Chinese Democracy, and since I heard a review of it on Sound Opinions this morning and it all pretty much sounded awful, I thought I’d post this clip from … Continue reading
The Business: Von Iva Goes Hollywood, Japanese Singers Get Banned, Remix Mag Closes
I was flipping through this week’s Billboard at lunch the other day, and saw this piece about SF band Von Iva (it’s a .jpg and not a link because that section of BillboardBiz.com is gated for subscribers) and how they … Continue reading
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Video Classic: Sleep, "Dragonaut"
I’ve been going back to this video for a week or so now. Such a dope song. Matt Pike has dreads (but it’s okay, he’s in High On Fire now, so he gets a pass), and I love Al Cisneros’ … Continue reading
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"Rock 'n' Roll is Lemmy. Lemmy is Rock 'n' Roll."
Back when I was cool (or, when I thought I was…or at least when I cared about that shit), I had the rare opportunity to hang out with Motorhead founder Lemmy Kilmister. I was living in a college town in … Continue reading
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Slayer, "Psychopathy Red"
Some internet metal bootleg crew got a hold of this new Slayer track, “Psychopathy,” from the band’s forthcoming 2009 album, and let it loose in the newsgroups, where I snapped it up. It kinda sounds like shit (definitely run through … Continue reading
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DJ Dusk's Root Down Soundclash
DJ Dusk’s Root Down Soundclash Mochilla (DVD) DJ Dusk was a well-loved fixture of Los Angeles hip-hop culture whose life was tragically cut short by a drunk driver in 2006. His legacy, however, will live on forever, and the Soundclash … Continue reading
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