'It's the 90s All Over Again,' Rock Promoters Cheer
Rock is dead, long live rock. Hard rock, that is. After years in the shadows, metal is experiencing a renaissance on the live front. "It's the mid-to-late 90s all over again," says Cory Brennan...
View ArticleRide of passage: my shoegaze years
With Lush on the comeback trail, one writer recalls how shoegaze perfectly expressed her teenage life in psychedelic chunks of noise, aided by snakebite-and-black...
View ArticleWhat is a Coup? Analysing the Brazilian Impeachment Process
The debate over whether the regime change in Brazil constituted a coup hinges on whether the impeachment process used to depose President Dilma Rousseff had democratic legitimacy or was an illicit use...
View ArticleTake 75: Great Solos In Blue Note Records History
NPR Jazz Live Video: Blue Note At 75, The Concert Blue Note At 75 Cause For Celebration: The Iconic Blue Note Records At 75 Blue Note Records has been many things over the course of its 75 years: a...
View ArticleTickets on sale
Melody Baetens The Detroit News Comments Hip-hop artist B.O.B will perform Nov. 14 at Saint Andrew's Hall. Tickets go on sale Friday. (Mohd Rasfan / Getty Images) ON SALE FRIDAY Ab-Soul, Saint Andrews...
View ArticleNext Galaxy and Universal Music to Launch Virtual Reality Experience
MIAMI BEACH, Florida, December 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Galaxy Corp., a leading developer of innovative content solutions and immersive consumer virtual reality technology, today announced that it...
View ArticleMegadeth To Launch Virtual Reality Experience For New Album Dystopia
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer thrash rock band Megadeth has announced today that they will give their fans the ultimate cutting edge experience in Virtual Reality. The band will...
View Article7 days of fun: Brian Wilson plays every last note of ‘Pet Sounds’
FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 Stage: Barbecue A “Barbecue” takes a disastrous turn in Mixed Blood Theatre’s dark comedy, featuring, from left, Regina Marie Williams, Jevetta Steele, Stephen Yoakam and Sue Scott....
View Article2016 Epiphone Revolver Music Awards Return With New Name, Venue
After a yearlong hiatus, the Epiphone Revolver Music Awards — co-hosted by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine and SiriusXM personality Jose Mangin — is returning with a new name and a new location....
View ArticleDeftones, Pet Shop Boys and Parquet Courts top this week's new music
ALBUMS OF THE WEEK Deftones Gore Yin and yang. Push and pull. Tension and release. Put it however you want; by any name, they’re the opposing forces that have always driven and defined Deftones. But...
View ArticleDownload add Babymetal to line up
Babymetal are back, impacting the mainstage on their own terms. Date published: 6th May 2016 Image: Babymetal Japanese metal band Babymetal have been confirmed to make their Download bow. The J-pop...
View ArticleMEGADETH ANNOUNCES FALL DATES OF THE DYSTOPIA WORLD TOUR WITH PERFORMANCE AT...
(Source: Olympia Entertainment Inc) (DETROIT- July 18, 2016) - Global metal pioneers Megadeth premiered their video for the new single 'Post American World,' along with complete details for the fall...
View ArticleMegadeth To Celebrate Black Friday… Again RELEASE "THE THREAT IS REAL" 12''...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Megadeth's landmark second album Peace Sells … But Who's Buying? included an iconic track that's gone down in Megadeth (and metal) history: "Black Friday"....
View ArticleNew Album Dystopia Storms On To The Top 200 Chart At Number 3 "Vital and...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- 30 years into a groundbreaking career, hard rock and metal forerunners Megadeth return to take the no. 3 spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart alongside Adele...
View ArticleNew Megadeth Album Dystopia Out Today
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- "Vital and menacing thrash…Megadeth sound reborn on Dystopia" ★★★ ½ (out of 5) ROLLING STONE "Heavy enough to crater a parking lot but with just the right...
View ArticleMEGADETH Unleash New Studio Album 'Dystopia' Available January 22, 2016 Brand...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Thrash metal genre pioneers MEGADETH will kick off the new year with the release of their 15th studio album Dystopia on Universal Music Enterprises /Tradecraft...
View ArticleNew band of the week: Pinkshinyultrablast (No 28)
Introducing the finest Russian shoegaze band in the world today!...
View ArticleDeftones' Chino Moreno On Surviving, Evolving And 'Gore'
i Chino Moreno, who has led Deftones since it formed in Sacramento nearly 30 years ago, performs with the band at SXSW 2016 in Austin, Texas. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption toggle caption Adam...
View ArticleThe playlist: metal – Megadeth, Vector, Heck and more
Veteran thrash titans unleash fiery new material, noisecore legends set the airwaves rampaging and anthemic Norwegians bring the big choruses...
View ArticleDeal With It, Headbangers — Babymetal Is Here
11:30 AM ET i i Babymetal perform during the first day of the 2014 Heavy Montreal festival. Tim Snow hide caption itoggle caption Tim Snow Babymetal perform during the first day of the 2014 Heavy...
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