Mixed genre heavy hitters Alice in Chains, Deftones and Mastodon are causing serious tour anticipation as recent reports confirm that the three outfits will take to the road for a weighty month long tour. Monikered as BlackDiamondSkye Tour, the name is derived from the titles of each band’s most recent release; Alice in Chains’ Black Gives Way to Blue, Deftones’ Diamond Eyes and Mastodon’s Crack the Skye. The tour will mainly swim through the US with two Canadian dates popping up in Toronto and Vancouver. See below for the outings complete details. (more…)
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Bits & Pieces
PiL Rock Kimmel for First TV Performance in Over 18 Years
04.08.10If you were burning the midnight oil yesterday, you may have caught the Jimmy Kimmel show hosting a first time TV performance by Public Image Ltd. in over 18 years! Appearing with gusto, John Lydon’s (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) PiL hurled through in-the-day blazers Rise and This Is Not a Love Song on the swarmed L.A. block. Lydon even sat down to chat with Kimmel, sharing his as per usual ego wrapped opinions and conservative-anarchist attitude. “It just annoys me to see how much I’ve influenced modern music without any appreciation”, rattled off Lydon when explaining why he doesn’t listen to radio. Oh Johnny you’re so… well… Rotten. Catch the well-seasoned rockers at this year’s Coachella Festival, followed by one of the dates on the first Public Image Ltd. tour in 20 years; slated to kick off April 13th at Los Angeles, California’s Club Nokia. (more…)
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The Dead Weather to Return With a New Record and a String of Spring Dates
02.03.10In a recent interview with Australian radio station triple j, Jack White announced that The Dead Weather are to release a new album and hit the road for a Spring tour culminating in a visit to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in May. It’s been only seven months since the debut album Horehound from the band, whose other members include Alison Mosshart (of The Kills and Discount), Dean Fertita (of Queens of the Stone Age) and Jack Lawrence (of The Raconteurs), but clearly there’s no rest for the wicked with White stating in the course of the interview that the new record is “bluesier and heavier than we ever thought we could be”, and that he’ll perform the lead vocal on the forthcoming Dead Weather single, called Blue Blood Blues. (more…)
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Alleged Mushroom Possession Detains King Khan & BBQ Show
11.17.09St. Louis, Missouri and Lawrence, Kansas fans of The King Khan & BBQ Show might be holding a grudge against the Kentucky law enforcement officers that nabbed Arish “King” Khan and tour manager Kristin Klein for allegedly being in possession of hallucinogenic shrooms. The shows in Missouri and Kansas were cancelled, as was a date in Phoenix, Arizona. Those planning to catch shows on the West Coast will be happy to hear that things are back on track, and all remaining shows are going ahead as planned. A statement was issued, explaining the situation. Thankfully it isn’t just a Twitter update. (more…)
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CD Reviews
The Bottle Rockets – Lean Forward
08.16.09
Marking their tenth release The Bottle Rockets bring us another saccharine sour alt-country palette of bruisey bar tunes and head bobbing treats aptly titled Lean Forward . Diving in head first… the cause of and the solution to all of life’s problems. Err wait… maybe that’s beer. (more…)
