From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Album Review: Taking Dawn – Time to Burn

January 29, 2010

Taking Dawn, from Las Vegas, NV, is one of the new Roadrunner Record artists making their debut over the next few weeks.   Time to Burn was released earlier this week.  Thanks again to Roadrunner for sending me an early digital copy.  (Illness prevented me from putting this up sooner.)
As soon as I hit play, [...]

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White House To Host Civil Rights Movement Concert With Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and More

January 27, 2010

Since this evening was the State of the Union, I thought it would be nice to pass along some news I found from the Chicago Sun-Times.
In celebration of Black History Month, the Obamas will host “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement” on Wednesday, February 10th.  Performers [...]

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Ten Reasons Why The Grammys Will Suck This Year

January 26, 2010

Music news was sort of bland today, and I am in the middle of writing some reviews.  So Viola and I decided to put a list together explaining why we think the Grammys will suck this year.  Comments welcome, and please let us know if we overlooked something.  Cheers!

Kanye West won’t interfere if Taylor Swift [...]

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Can Aerosmith Thrive Without Steven Tyler?

January 25, 2010

Aerosmith was one of the first rock bands I got into when I was a kid, so it is hard for me to fathom how the members of Aerosmith can produce a record without Steven Tyler.  It would be like Metallica moving on without James Hetfield, or U2 recording an album without Bono or Iron [...]

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FreeCreditReport.com Band Signs With Metal Blade

January 24, 2010

When I first read the headline on Hook In Mouth I was a bit baffled.  My reaction was…seriously?  I suppose you could argue these guys have paid their dues?  Of course, I don’t know what the commercials reveal about the band’s ability to play metal.   I guess metalheads will have to wait for the [...]

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Steve Vai Joins Orianthi in “Highly Strung” (Video)

January 22, 2010

Few would expect the legendary guitar shredder Steve Vai to appear on a debut album, but he did.    About a year ago, Orianthi was introduced to the world at the 2009 Grammys supporting Carrie Underwood.  Since then, she has opened for Vai, released her debut album, Believe, and almost hit the performance stage with the [...]

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Wyclef Jean On Oprah and Paste Magazine’s “Songs for Haiti”

January 21, 2010

In the past week, the world has watched as the people of Haiti struggle to move beyond the aftermath from a catastrophic earthquake and aftershocks that crippled the city and killed thousands.  Yesterday, I watched the first fifteen minutes of Oprah with special guest Wyclef Jean.  No, I don’t normally watch Oprah, but I was [...]

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Pain of Salvation Releases “Linoleum” Video

January 20, 2010

Today, progressive rock band Pain of Salvation released a video for the song “Linoleum”. It’s the title track off of the band’s EP released back in November 2009. Part of the reason I love Pain of Salvation is that they are constantly reinventing their sound. This song is no exception. Fans of the band may [...]

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One of the Most Amazing Classical/Metal Dream Theater Tributes You’ll Ever Hear

January 19, 2010

As a huge Dream Theater fan, I’m a proud member of the James LaBrie (lead singer) and Mike Portnoy (drummer) forums. There are several DT fans on these forums who happen to be fantastic musicians. Many of them have done covers and tributes of DT songs, but this one by French horn player Marc Papeghin [...]

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Wyclef Jean, Shakira, Adam Lambert Are among the Many Musicians Asking for Donations to Aid Haiti Earthquake Victims

January 14, 2010

Many musicians have been using social media sites, blogs, and Twitter to urge people to donate money to the Haiti earthquake victims. The driving force has been singer Wyclef Jean, a native of Haiti. He makes the following statement on his blog:
Many people have already reached out to see what they can do right now. [...]

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