With their debut album Permission To Land, The Darkness enlivened a rock music scene dominated by the likes of The White Stripes, The Strokes, Evanescence, and Linkin Park amongst others. Their goofy lyrics and AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, and Queen sound struck a chord and twenty-two years later they are still at it with the release of their eighth record Dreams On Toast (Cooking Vinyl).Continue reading
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Gibson TV Teams Up with AXS TV for National Guitar Day Debut of “The Collection”
Iconic instrument brand, Gibson, through their worldwide online network, Gibson TV, has partnered with AXS TV to celebrate National Guitar Day with the network television debut of the longform Gibson TV series “The Collection.” It starts Tuesday, February 11 at 8 AM ET, and takes viewers on a deep dive into the extraordinary, personal guitar collections of music’s biggest artists. Find out more below.
PODCAST: Glacially Musical #186: Queen – “Flash Gordon” Movie and Album Review
We made it! the end of our run on Queen – is “Flash Gordon” any good? Does the movie hold up? Does Nik look like he is Straight Outta Newark?Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical 184: Queen – “Jazz” Album Review – That Contains Zero Actual Jazz
We are doing our seventh (out of nine) episode on Queen! “Jazz” is not Jazzy, but has some all-time great songs on it. And some other songs too!Continue reading
REISSUE BOXSET REVIEW: Black Sabbath – Anno Domini (1989-1995)
While it’s certainly true that singer Tony Martin‘s time with Birmingham metal pioneers Black Sabbath is not exactly the most revered era in the band’s storied history, it’s also a little unfair to judge that period too harshly. Given the daunting, if not impossible job of following in the footsteps of Ozzy Osbourne, Ronnie James Dio, and even Ian Gillan, Martin also happened to enter the fold when the band were on somewhat of a downward turn. Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical 182: Queen – “News Of The World” or A Tale of Two Records
Is this thing on? We are doing our sixth (out of nine) episode on Queen! “News Of The World” was the bands’ reaction to Punk Rock, The Sex Pistols, and a throwback to their blues rock roots, before they were prog!Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical 180: Queen’s “A Night At The Opera” – Our Most Controversial Review Yet
Time for our fourth episode on Queen! Hot wax and hot takes about “A Night At The Opera!”Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Frank Turner – Undefeated
A new Frank Turner album is an event. One of the preeminent songwriters of the last two decades, we greet it with high expectations. Not unlike Buck in the book The Call of The Wild by Jack London, life around us becomes increasingly more complicated and vicious daily. Do we become more savage, or learn to “be more kind?” That is often the only question that needs asking. Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical 176 – Queen’s Heaviest Album – “Queen II” Reviewed
Episode 2 of our series on Queen on tap! Nik and Keefy discuss the “heaviest album” by Rock’s most adventurous band! Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical #175 – Queen’s Debut Album and Early History Unlocked
Time for a new series on the early releases from Queen! Nik and Keefy delve into the folklore of the bands beginnings and debut album!Continue reading