Tap Tap NIN is here!

by hardrockchick [about 1 year, 10 months ago.]

My hand hurts from my overly exaggerated motions…but I’m digging it.

As with guitar hero, sometimes I feel the beats seem a bit off from what I’d expect. Also, the visual feedback for correctly executing a tap is a bit ambiguous. And, I’ve never felt like saying, “Shut up, Trent, I need to hear the drums better!”

Regardless, I will be whittling away my little iPhone battery playing this….it will definitely keep me occupied while waiting in line to see NIN in December!

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Genre(s): HRC loves NIN

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rockin’ you soon: NOFX

by hardrockchick [about 1 year, 10 months ago.]

NOFX will be doing an SF club tour next year:

Slim’s 2/10/09
Great American Music Hall on 2/11/09
The Fillmore 2/13/09
Thee Parkside 2/14/09

Genre(s): Rockin' You Soon

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rock out SF: chris cornell, roky erickson, diplo

by hardrockchick [about 1 year, 10 months ago.]

Thursday/October 30: veil veil vanish @ popscene
Friday/October 31: Chris Cornell/Timbaland @ The Fillmore
Saturday/November 1: Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman @ The Fillmore
Sunday/November 2: Roky Erickson & The Black Angel @ GAMH
Monday/November 3: Diplo @ GAMH
Tuesday/November 4: Crystal Stilts @ BOTH
Wednesday/November 5: nothing now- but if the election goes well…there should be!

Genre(s): Rock Out SF

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‘Momma Sed’ Maynard is the shiz

by hardrockchick [about 1 year, 10 months ago.]

Peep the new video from Tool’s Maynard James Keenan’s side project Puscifer, ‘Momma Sed’:

And…

“According to The Pulse of Radio, TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan has opened a retail store named after his side project PUSCIFER in the town of Jerome, Arizona, where Keenan also makes his home. The shop features all the items available at the online PUSCIFER store, as well as local art and coffee plus other limited edition items. The store is located at 403 Clark Street in the mountainside town, which boasted a population of 343 in the 2006 census and was described in 1903 as “the wickedest town in the west.”

Jerome became famous as a ghost town after its mining industry closed up decades ago, but the village has been reborn as an art and tourism center.

Keenan also operates two vineyards in nearby Sedona.

PUSCIFER recently issued “Momma Sed” as the third video from its 2007 debut album, “V Is For Vagina”. An album containing remixes of nine PUSCIFER songs, called “D Is For Dubby”, is also now available at Puscifer.com.

A touring version of PUSCIFER may perform live in Las Vegas next February.

Keenan and his wine-making partner, Eric Glomski, have been doing a series of wine signings at Whole Foods supermarkets in California, Arizona and Nevada. Their next stop is a Whole Foods in Henderson, Nevada on November 5. “

from blabbermouth

Genre(s): Rockin' Videos

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The Damned @ Slim’s, 10/28/08

by hardrockchick [about 1 year, 10 months ago.]

It’s that special time in October where we’re relatively close to Halloween. The time when you look at people’s outfits and go, “Is that an early Halloween costume? Or is that what they would normally wear to this show?” I guess the magic is in the mystery.

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It’s a little hard to describe The Damned. They were the first punk rock band from England to release a single, an album, and tour the U.S. Then, in the ’80s, they migrated to goth rock. The singer, Dave Vanian, started performing in formal clothes with vampire makeup. They recently released their tenth album, So, Who’s Paranoid?, which continues with the goth rock sound, but begins to borderline on an almost cabaret feel. Confused? Ya gotta see it to believe it all comes from the same place.

Vanian comes on stage in his black tie frock, gloves, and a monocle. Captain Sensible, on guitar, is in his trademark hat and sunglasses. The bassist is the most punk- wearing stripes and tattoos. The keyboardist was reminiscent of a mad professor who sporadically old man break danced during some songs. The room was hot and smoky, alcohol tinged, and mohawk heavy. The punks outnumber the goths by a wide margin, and this is echoed by the crowd reaction to each song. ’70′s era Damned gets a swirling coed pit, head bopping, sing alongs. ’80′s-present era Damned gets complacent to bored audience reactions. Suffice it to say, the set had its moments.

Captain Sensible had a lot to say. I believe he called McCain ‘fascist’ and definitely called Palin a ‘cunt’. He continuously praised their 30 year career, talking about how no one plays their instruments anymore, comparing current bands to The Monkees, laying into Chris Martin about how boring he is. He went on about barely making money for 30 years being in this band, and how one day he gets a call to do an ad for cereal, and how that made him more money than anything.

The crowd was so lopsidedly in favor of their punk material, that I was surprised that they proceeded to play anything else. A large and loud man behind me kept yelling out requests to the point where I wanted to throw something at him. Songs like New Rose, Smash It Up, and Anti-Pope got the punk bunnies hopping (literally, there were a slew of folks dressed up as freaky rabbits). Then, when another newer song came on, one of the female bunnies turned around and put the whole show in perspective: “No one likes this part of The Damned”.

I left having mixed feelings. They are definitely unique, and kept my interest the whole show. But, the energy waxed and waned so much that it was hard to get swept up in the set. It was very similar to seeing Ministry earlier this year. For a girl who learned about The Damned through The Offspring’s cover of ‘Smash It Up’ and GNR’s cover of ‘New Rose’(hey- I’m a ’90s kid- gimmeabreak), I definitely preferred the punk….and this is coming from a goth girl at heart.

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OVERALL: 7.5/10
The Damned performance: 7/10
venue (Slim’s): 8/10
crowd/scene: 7.5/10
value ($25/ticket): 7.5/10
memorable: 7.5/10

Genre(s): My Musical Adventures

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myspace find: hot pink delorean

by hardrockchick [about 1 year, 10 months ago.]

Hot Pink Delorean. Let’s take a moment to think about how awesome that name is. And then listen to their remix of ‘Casual Satisfaction’. Gets even better, doesn’t it? Another addition to the dirty electro trash scene, HPD reinvigorates the genre that I was growing oh so tired of.

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Genre(s): You should check out:

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She Wants Revenge to release new track

by hardrockchick [about 1 year, 10 months ago.]

via myspace:

“We are finishing up a new song for a very special and important project which we will be able to share with you in the next few days…”

Mysterious!

Genre(s): I just heard...

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Top 5 Obama Songs to occupy this long last week before D-Day

by hardrockchick [about 1 year, 10 months ago.]

Some are interesting. Some are atrocities. None are metal. Hello, step it up, guys. Rap is kicking your ass.

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from democraticstuff.com

Obama is Here- Ludacris

Obama-Obama (spoof on Lil’ Wayne’s ‘A Milli’)

Lookin’ for a Leader- Neil Young

Yes We Can- Boy George

My President- Nas/Young Jeezy

Genre(s): Lists

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Alice in Chains updates

by hardrockchick [about 1 year, 10 months ago.]

New site here. Tour next year. New album soon.

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Yes. Yes. Yes!

Genre(s): I just heard...

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Confirmed: New BRMC album on Nov. 1st

by hardrockchick [about 1 year, 10 months ago.]

from blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com

We are proud to announce our first release independent of any record company. As our first release through our Abstract Dragon label, this record is exactly that – no lyrics, no apologies, no regrets, just abstract. This has been in the works for the last 3 years at least, on and off the road, in hotel rooms, bus bunks, and back stage.

1. The Effects Of 33
2. Still No Answer
3. I Know You’re In There
4. And With This Comes
5. A Sad State
6. A Twisted State
7. Sedated With Sterilized Tongues
8. We’re Not Welcome Alone
9. Or Needed
10. And When Was Better

This will be available as a digital download only through our new music store. The banners will take you there at 3:33 am Pacific Time on November 1st.

3 people will be selected for a private video chat/interview with Peter Hayes* that will take place on the 333rd day of the year.

Happy Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos

*Sign me up!

Genre(s): I just heard...

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