rockin' you soon
On sale Sunday @ 10am: Siouxsie @ The Fillmore, 2/12-13/08 Ministry @ The Fillmore 4/1-2/08 Autolux @ The Independent, 1/31/08 Blaqk Audio & Moving Units @ Mezzanine, 12/31/07
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Thursday/November 29: Ghostland Observatory @ Mezzanine **HRC Show** Friday/November 30: The Lemonheads @ Slim’s Saturday/December 1: The Pets @ The Knockout Sunday/December 2: Suicidal Tendencies @ Slim’s Monday/December 3: Grey Daturas @ BOTH Tuesday/December 4: Juliette and the Licks @ GAMH Wednesday/December 5: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
Read MoreTop 5: Songs that are long and could be longer
These songs could go on forever…and almost do. Christian Woman, Type O Negative (9:04) Freebird, Lynyrd Skynyrd (9:13) Estranged, Guns ‘n’ Roses (9:24)
Read MoreHello, My name is the Hard Rock Chick, and I'm an addict
It’s been 8 days since my last show, and I am going through withdrawal. Help. I think I might fall off the wagon tomorrow…so it’ll be all good then.
Read MoreU.S.S.A.
So….these guys aren’t really new, but the band itself is- U.S.S.A. About a year ago, bassist/programmer/producer Paul Barker ( ex Ministry/Revolting Cocks) and guitarist/composer Duane Denison (The Jesus Lizard/Tomahawk) decided to start a new band. They got together and wrote some material, liked what they heard, and then recruited an unknown but extremely talented young […]
Read MoreGuitar World Reader's poll
Following up on my ode to guitarists earlier this week, please take a minute to vote in the 2008 Guitar World Reader’s poll. You’ll see some familiar names on there.
Read MoreTop 5: Songs that are too short
They leave me wanting more every time. Breaking Glass, David Bowie (1:53) Been A Son, Nirvana (1:56) Yesterdays, The Beatles (2:05) Dropkick The Punks, The Faint (2:24) Highwayman, The Highwayman (3:04)
Read MoreJust Announced: Siouxsie and Ministry
The Fillmore just posted a couple of new shows: Siouxsie will be visiting in February and Ministry in April.
Read MoreGoth music
I ran across this great little piece today on Goth music. Enjoy.
Read MoreFilter back in action
The Filter MySpace page had a little announcement today** via some weird phone message doodad from Richard Patrick. Anyway, a new Filter album in the works to be released in the Spring- the only announced participant being Rae Dileo, not to be confused as another DeLeo brother, coming on as a producer. No band members […]
Read MoreHow people get here
I keep a close eye on my stats, since this is a growing entity, and I try to figure out what works and what doesn’t. For instance, I pride myself on being one of the top read sources of info on Velvet Revolver setlists, the Guitar Hero Championship, Metallica’s Bridge School performance, and M.I.A.’s Rickshaw […]
Read Morethe vanity label
What’s a vanity label? The vanity label was a cog in the recording industry that reached its peak in the ’90s. Basically, it was a record label created by an artist, but falling under the umbrella of the parent record company of the artist. This would allow for an artist to sign and promote artists […]
Read MoreNIN in the NYT today
There’s a decent article on western bands touring the East today, and Nine Inch Nails is given as an example of one of the bands. In fact, there’s a picture of Trent as the crown of the piece: The article describes the East as being starved for Western music, not having access to many records […]
Read MoreTop 10: The Hard Rock Chick's favorite modern day guitarists
Some of them are technically amazing, some of them are really fun to watch, and several are both…and many of them are highly underrated. These are all post-Slash era guitarists. Tom Morello/Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman Jerry Cantrell/Alice In Chains Kim Thayil/Soundgarden Robin Finck/NIN, GNR (the video is proof that he should keep […]
Read MoreTicket insurance
When I went to buy my tickets for the Goon Moon show at Great American Music Hall, I noticed something new…they offer ticket insurance. What is ticket insurance? (from GAMH website) Ticket insurance is an option offered at checkout from a third party insurance provider. The Great American Music Hall does not provide refunds or […]
Read MoreTop 5: Thanksgiving songs
The Thanksgiving Song, Adam Sandler Music Video:THE THANKSGIVING SONG (by Adam Sandler) Music Video Code provided by Video Code Zone Ya’ll Some Turkeys (actually, it’s the album title), The Gray Kid Thank You, Led Zeppelin Hungry Like The Wolf Zombie, The Cranberries
Read MoreCh-ch-ch-changes! MySpace Player
MySpace finally got a clue and fixed their standalone player. Now I can go to an artist’s page and it will transition from song to song without forcing me to manually do it. This was one of the most annoying things ever. Thanks, Tom!
Read Morerockin' you soon
On sale Sunday @ 10a: Black Mountain @ The Independent, 2/2/08 Explosions in the Sky @ GAMH, 3/21+22/08
Read Morerock out SF
Just because it’s Thanksgiving holiday doesn’t mean the music stops… Thursday/Nov. 22: This Charming Band @ popscene Friday/Nov. 23: Enslaved @ Slim’s Saturday/Nov. 24: Bus Driver @ GAMH Sunday/Nov. 25: MC Frontalot @ Cafe du Nord Monday/Nov. 26: As I Lay Dying @ Slim’s Tuesday/Nov. 27: Supagroup @ Rickshaw Stop Wednesday/Nov. 28: U.S.S.A. @ BOTH
Read MoreNIN drops their remix album, and another nasty letter about Universal
Y34RZ3R0R3M1X came out today, along with another ranting letter from Trent about Universal halting one of his creative projects.
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