It’s not Kyuss 2.0 and it’s not Queens of the Stone Age. Vista Chino is something…else. On “Dargona Dragona”, the first single off the highly anticipated full-length due in the fall, Vista Chino channel that post …And The Circus Leaves Town magic to forge their own path. It’s John Garcia singing with a fuzzed out guitar line by newcomer Bruno Fevery and Brant Bjork laying down a solid foundation so of course it’s going to sound like that other band […]
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Blerd Briefs: NIN, KoL, and EC&TR
A match made in musical heaven-coming soon to a record store near you.
bLISTerd: The 20 Worst Musical Acts Working Today (Part One)
You asked for it; you got it: the top 20 worst musical acts working today.
Alice In Chains, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here: Album Review
Still standing 20 years later-Alice in Chains are back with a new one.
The Popblerd New Release Report 5/28/13
Tricky’s first new music in a few years, plus John Fogerty, The-Dream and more…it’s our weekly new release report!
Metal Monday Volume 124 (5.27.13)
On Blood Drive, ASG has created this perfect balance of music that’s more of a hard rock celebration than a heavy metal epiphany. It’s heavy, sure, but it’s filled with so much more joyous oomph that’s sorely lacking from today’s metal scene. The comparisons to Torche, Baroness, and Kyuss are inevitable but at the end of the day what ASG presents with Blood Drive is something else entirely. Just listen to Jason Shi’s high pitched wail that is actually more […]
The Carlton Shuffle, 5/25/13
Here we are – the unofficial start of summer! Drag out the grill, fire up the barbecue, and let this week’s Carlton Shuffle provide a backdrop for your Memorial Day weenie roast.
Mini-bLISTerd: A Tribute to the Style of Nile
If you like music and you’ve been on the Internet in the past few weeks, you can’t go far without seeing Daft Punk’s name in print. The French dance duo came back in a big way this month with the release of Random Access Memories , a stirringly retro dance album and their first proper studio album in eight years (a live album and the soundtrack to TRON: Legacy have all appeared in the interim). Deftly zigging where an EDM-fueled crowd expected them to […]
Matt Nathanson Channels Hitchcock with “Mission Bells” Video
Singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson’s new video “Mission Bells” looks back to the horror films of Alfred Hitchcock for inspiration. He says: “we shot it in San Francisco as an homage to the great Alfred Hitchcock. The idea was to make the kind of video you might have seen if you watched “120 minutes” back in the day… which was MTV’s show dedicated to alternative bands like The Cure & Love and Rockets. The video was directed by Fort Ripper, who rule. […]
