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In an economy where even the employed folks are worried about budgeting their next meal, the concept of an “overlooked” may seem a little dated. Very few of us can splurge on an album just because we’re curious, so purchases are obviously regulated to a greater extent. “That new R.E.M. album? I heard it got some good reviews, but do I really need it?” This is the thought process of the American citizen as they peruse the record store or iTunes.
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Remember when a metaphor used to mean something? Remember when a simile was more than an English quiz annoyance? Music used to be a rogue’s gallery of bizarre analogies and fascinating word play, but thanks to rap music, the song lyric has become so blunt. The one-eyed cat is no longer peekin’ into the seafood store; he’s whipping out his dick and thrusting it into willing pussies ... read more |
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For the first time since Michael Jordan beat the Lakers for the NBA title, the hottest selling album of the year failed to move three million units. The honor, if you can call it that, for 2008 went out to Lil Wayne who’s new disc Tha Carter III sold just shy of two million nine hundred thousand copies. I’m sure he’ll still take it ... read more |
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Big Staind fan? Me neither. I’m pretty neutral on the band, but I’ve found a lot of random people despise Aaron Lewis and his bandmates with some sort of satanic zeal. Bring up “It’s Been Awhile” and people will either say, “Aww…” or “Goddamnit, I hate that song!” It’s a big crapshoot, really. Still, Aaron Lewis from Staind is touring ... read more |
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I guess not everyone out there is using illegal download services, contrary to what the recording industry might have you think. Weekly sales between December 22nd and December 28th approached fifty million for the first time in history. The final figure, currently estimated at just under forty eight million, represented a surge of one hundred and twenty-six percent from the week previous ... read more |
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Don’t you love how documents get declassified and stories come out fifty, even a hundred years after the fact? This one isn’t quite that old, but it’s still worth reporting to amaze at how far many countries have come in thirty years. The Sex Pistols reportedly caused such a stir in Ireland’s panties back in the day the government held meetings ... read more |
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This story probably isn’t for you. It’s for that random guy you’re sorta friends with who used to wear Dream Theater and Mastadon shirts to school. After a few years, he probably decided they’d lost their edge and moved on to weird metal from random Scandinavian countries. Yeah, forward on this link to him. He’ll be highly interested ... read more |
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Oh those crazy Brits. They just invent their own celebrities without even talking it over with America, but apparently, Peter Andre is a pretty big deal over in the UK. Here he’s probably best known as the dude who wifed stripper-looking model Jordan. Actually, I wish more of Uncle Sam’s celebrities were more like the Brits ... read more |
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If the amped up security at the New Years Eve Jonas Brothers concert is any indication, the police in Irvine, California, will have their hands full tonight, as teen sensation Miley Cyrus will be performing at Beckman High School for hundreds of local fanatics ... read more |
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Nothing quite brings out famous faces like charity galas and ceremonies honoring musicians. Combine them both and people fall all over themselves to get in on the feel-good action. On February 6th, MusiCares is putting on its annual fest, and this year’s honoree is Neil Diamond, a man who should be remembered for much more than just “Sweet Caroline” ... read more |
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There’s been some speculation in recent weeks about a possible reformation of outrageously over-the-top glam metal band The Darkness, speculation which has been, frankly, underreported by most news outlets including this one. I talked it over with a few of my friends over drinks last night, and most people seem to be under the impression The Darkness were a shitty one hit wonder band ... read more |
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Bought a Microsoft 30 gigabyte Zune? That sucks. Apparently, the knockoff music players are freezing on the logo screen at an alarming rate. IPod currently has a strangled hold on the portable music player market with a staggering seventy-one percent of sales, but Microsoft had hoped its Zune would cut into the market share and help prevent Steve Jobs from creating a monopoly ... read more |
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It was another good week for Southern Belle Taylor Swift. The pop country singer’s album Fearless topped the chart for a forth time, edging out Beyonce, Britney Spears, Nickleback, and Kanye West to form perhaps the shittiest pentagon ever to engulf the weekly Billboard list of top movers. I don’t mean to be a curmudgeon, but seriously, America? ... read more |
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I’ve got 99 problems, and they’re all Micks. It seems the storied history of the rap battle might trace its roots all the way back to Scotland. Apparently, back in the day, angry Scotsmen would systematically punish fuck each other auditory-style in a war of words called flyting ... read more |
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So, a few days ago Guns N Roses guitarist Richard Fortus, don’t get excited that’s not Slash’s real name, announced the band would be embarking on a two year trek throughout the world. Now it seems he was misquoted and would like to make that clear ... read more |
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