Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, and Lee Rocker took the Stray Cats out on a fifteen-date summer tour for the first time in five years.Continue reading
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ALBUM REVIEW: Volbeat – Servant of the Mind
At what point do we (I? Is it just me by now…? in which case, I’ll get with the programme asap!) change our default position that bands twenty years deep into their careers shouldn’t be producing their best stuff in a heavy music arena? Cos it’s bollocks. Our staff voted-for album of the year top 3 picks for this year to prove it. The last ten years of evidence proves it. A whole plethora of written-off bands pushing well into their second, third, even fourth, decade with career best releases prove it. There’s a pervading feeling that age dilutes quality and / or heaviness, yet nothing could be further than the truth. Particularly in the Volbeat camp, because, Servant of the Mind (EMI), their twentieth anniversary and eighth studio release, is their best to date. Form is temporary when class is permanent.Continue reading
Between The Buried And Me – The Deer Hunter – Leprous Live At House Of Blues Anaheim
Norwegian hipster operatic metal: Got your attention?
Leprous, the opening act at the House of Blues, Anaheim, sure had mine with lead singer and keyboardist Einar Solberg’s crowd wooing; his Iron Maiden/Radiohead-esque harmonic vocals emanating from the stage. It felt like the band was performing a personal score to the movie of my life.Continue reading
Volbeat Books US West Coast Tour Along With Coachella Dates
Danish rockers Volbeat have booked another US tour with nine dates on the west coast and Texas. The dates support Volbeat’s two appearances at Coachella Festival, where they will share the stage with the likes of Guns `N Roses and LCD Soundsystem and others. Direct support on some of the dates will come from Black Stone Cherry and Monster Truck, as noted below. The private fan club sale fan club pre-sale begins tomorrow, February 17th at 10 am local. The password is BOOGIE2016. The general to the public sale starts Friday, February 19th at 10 AM local. Volbeat continues to tour behind 2013 Outlaw Gentlemen And Shady Ladies (Vertigo/Universal) album, and are expected to release a new album in 2016.
Volbeat US tour dates:
April 13: The Roxy Theatre – West Hollywood, CA
April 14: Hard Rock – Las Vegas, NV :The Joint *
April 15: Coachella – Indio, CA SOLD OUT
April 18: Centre Plaza – Modesto, CA :Modesto *
April 20: Silver Dollar Fairground Chico, CA *
April 22: Coachella – Indio, CASOLD OUT
April 24:Downtown Phoenix – Phoenix, AZ :*
April 25: Abraham Chavez Theatre – El Paso, TX :*
April 26 : Lonestar Amphitheater – Lubbock, TX *
*Black Stone Cherry & Monster Truck
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Obituary: Lemmy Kilmister Of Motörhead, 1945-2015
Motörhead © Kevin Estrada / kevinestrada.com
The music world lost one of its true great baddasses when Ian Frasier Kilmister, known to scores of fans by his eponymous nickname Lemmy of Motörhead, passed away suddenly from cancer on December 28th. The shockwave felt with from announcement of his death at age 70 on social media, and then confirmation by the band was heartbreaking for many who followed his career of nearly five decades. Although he has struggled with health issues the last few years, Motörhead was last seen on tour in Europe three weeks earlier, supporting their recent new album Bad Magic (UDR). One of the most enduring sounds in rock music, the obscenely loud volume of the bands’ live backline, unmatched by any band in any genre, will never be heard again. Continue reading