Kirk Hammet

Through The Never: Orion Music + More / Metallica, Eric Church, The Sword, Baroness, Landmine Marathon, Ghost, A Place to Bury Strangers, Kyng, and more @ Bader Field in Atlantic City, 6/23-24/12

Hi. I’ve already got a piece up on GRAMMY.com about this…but it had to be edited down and there was just too much to say about this weekend. So here’s more. 1. Traveling to Atlantic City takes too long for people who live in most of the world. Also, Atlantic City is evil, and not [...]

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Ocean Size: Jane’s Addiction, The Duke Spirit @ Lila Cockrell Theater, 5/7/12

“wish I was ocean size they cannot move you no one tries no one pulls you out from your hole like a tooth aching a jawbone” Certain bands will always remind me of particular times in my life. Even though I’d been a near lifelong fan, I never saw Jane’s Addiction until Spring of 2009. [...]

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The Dope Show: The 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Awards @ Club Nokia, 4/11/12

It had been two years since I last went to the Revolver Golden Gods Awards. This time around, I would be there as the rock blogger for the GRAMMYs, since the awards show coincided with the opening of the GRAMMY Museum’s new exhibit Golden Gods: The History of Heavy Metal. See below for links to [...]

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The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards: Pre-Telecast, Telecast, and Afterparty @ LA Convention Center & Staples Center, 2/12/12

Every day should start with someone knocking on your door to do hair and makeup. I’d never really had this kind of treatment done for any event…but within my mantra to live every day like it’s the last, I decided to go all out this year. So I had the perfect dress, the perfect shoes, [...]

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Pre-GRAMMY Gala / Clive Davis Party @ The Beverly Hilton, 2/11/12

The Clive Davis party is one of the most exclusive nights in music….so me being there feels weird all on its own. But nothing….NOTHING…will ever top this year. I was watching Exhumed at The Roxy when I received a text that Whitney Houston had died. Now, I think somewhere in the back of all of [...]

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MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Sir Paul McCartney @ LA Convention Center, 2/10/12

Being on the red carpet of an event as exclusive as the MusiCares Person of the Year benefit is beyond surreal. When someone you’ve known your whole life but have never seen in person or met before is standing within arm’s length, they don’t seem like real people. So I watched Alison Krauss, Bonnie Raitt, [...]

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GRAMMY Week: Social Media Rock Star Summit @ Conga Room, 2/10/11

This being my third year covering GRAMMY week, one of my favorite events is the Social Media Rock Star Summit. It feels very contemporary, and gives me a hint of optimism for the future of the music industry. This year’s summit would focus on how musicians monetize through social, mobile, and gaming. The panelists included [...]

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