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For those about to rock, AC/DC salutes you. Unless, that is, you want to buy the Australian heavy metal group's newest album, "Black Ice," on iTunes, or anywhere but Wal-Mart when it drops in record stores on October 20. "Maybe I'm just being old-fashioned, but this iTunes, God bless 'em, it's going to kill music if they're not careful," lead singer Brian Johnson, 61, told Reuters. AC/DC, formed by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young in 1973, is among only a handful of musicians to refuse to put their music on the popular download website in a move that Johnson defended… Read more »
Brian Johnson is writing music and lyrics these days, but not for AC/DC or any other rock band. He’s working with British composer Brendan Healy and Sarasota Ballet Artistic Director Robert de Warren on a musical called “Helen of Troy,” an action-filled love story based on Greek mythology. While in past years Johnson has specialized in penning naughty double-entendres in songs like “Hard as a Rock,” “Stiff Upper Lip” and “The Honey Roll,” this time he’s crafting music that’s more in line with the dramatic musical “Les Misérables.” So far, he’s written 14 songs for the production, which will debut… Read more »
For the first time in almost four years, one of Australia’s most successful rock bands, INXS, is playing a few shows in North America. But the crowd at their recent Los Angeles stop consisted of about 70 Rhino Records employees and a few reporters, just two of the band’s six members were on stage, and the bespectacled singer looked nothing like Michael Hutchence, the group’s charismatic vocalist. Hutchence committed suicide in November 1997, and his bandmates are having a hard time deciding whether to carry on. In the meantime, they have released a two-CD anthology, “Shine Like It Does,” via… Read more »
The scene onstage at Jimmy Z’s is unmistakable: the singer is screeching “Sin City,” right hand on the mic, left hand cocked at the side like it might just fire bullets from the fingers drawn in a heavy metal devil salute. Several feet away, the guitarist’s head is in a non-stop nod to the beat; a schoolboy necktie squirms under a burgundy Gibson SG. Uh, but wait a minute… this Angus Young is wearing a miniskirt. And the person rocking the spotlight isn’t a middle-aged Aussie man, but a twentysomething African-American woman. Ding dong, welcome to the world of Hell’s… Read more »
As is the nature of the content cycle, we’ve laughed, we’ve cried, and now we’re waiting for what comes next. This month we say a heavy-hearted goodbye to a lot of horror and action titles across Netflix. Among the most devastating losses are Jumanji, La La Land, The Terminal, and Sausage Party. So don’t miss your chance to watch them one last time before November 1. As we bid these titles farewell, we also get a fresh new array of titles coming to the streaming behemoth across the month. Here’s everything leaving Netflix this November. Leaving November 1st – 8th:… Read more »
On Tuesday, September 17, musicians from across genres came together for one special fundraising live-streamed music event, Musicians For Kamala. The dazzling lineup featured many rock and alternative mainstays including Living Colour, De’Wayne, Devo, and Evanescence. Evanescence lead vocalist Amy Lee shared, “I’m Amy Lee, and I will proudly be voting for Kamala Harris for President Of The United States. There is so much at stake this year from reproductive rights to responsible gun legislation we desperately need, to democracy itself—our right to have a voice in this place. We need an advocate. Someone who will listen to us and… Read more »
Prepare yourself for “Paradise,” the debut single from Seven Hours After Violet, which is the latest project of System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian. The new single also marks the launch of Odadjian’s joint label venture, 1336 Records, in partnership with Sumerian Music Group. “For the first time ever in my career, I just said, ‘As long as I love it, I don’t give a fuck what anybody else thinks,’ and that was extremely liberating,” Odadjian shares. “Seven Hours After Violet is the result. It’s my favorite thing I’ve done since System, and I can’t wait for the world… Read more »
Marking their first new music of the year, Belmont has launched their new album cycle with the leading track, “Liminal,” which also serves as the title track of their forthcoming full-length. The three-piece’s new record, Liminal, is scheduled to arrive courtesy of Pure Noise Records on April 12. You can preorder the group’s 12-track, third album here. Opening the accompanying music video, vocalist Taz Johnson, multi-instrumentalist Brian Lada (drums, guitar, bass, programming), and guitarist Jason Inguagiato escape into a Victorian world created by a virtual reality headset. As Johnson sings, “You told me that the faster I fall/The faster you’ll… Read more »
