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Edgier Christmas Music For Rockers and Metalheads

December 13, 2010

You might have noticed that Viola and I are getting into the holiday spirit this year.  But instead of offering the same ole sappy sounding Christmas music, we prefer to seek out the different and unusual. Don’t get me wrong, I grew up listening to the classic Christmas music sung by Nat King Cole and [...]

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Free MP3 of Violin Rock Mashup of Green Day/Coldplay/Pachelbel Canon by The Dueling Fiddlers

September 8, 2010

Violin rock duo The Dueling Fiddlers (Adam DeGraff and Russell Fallstad) are offering a free MP3 download from their upcoming album, Bach & Roll. The track, entitled “Farewell and Good Riddance” is a mashup of Green Day, Coldplay, and Pachelbel’s Canon in D. The song features beautiful harmonies, nice grooves, and the incredible chops of [...]

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Chicago/Midwestern Bands Featured during Buffalo Grove Days’ BGpalooza September 4 and 5

September 3, 2010

Buffalo Grove Days started out in 1958 as a community picnic and over the years has grown to a five-day event (September 1-6, 2010) including a carnival, arts and crafts fair, parade, food tents, and much more. This year, the event is inaugurating BGpalooza, a free two-day outdoor music fest bringing bands from around the [...]

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100+ Songs We Enjoy Hearing Over (and Over) Again

August 23, 2010

This is co-written with Viola da Voce. You know those songs that always make you hit the “back” button so that can you can hear them again (and again)? After we made a list of our favorite repeat albums, we took things one step further and made a list of our favorite repeat songs. Old [...]

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Taking Dawn Premiers “The Chain” Music Video

August 20, 2010

Taking Dawn’s new music video features their very cool cover of a Fleetwood Mac song, “The Chain”. The split screen video includes footage of the band in a recording studio, setting up and tearing down for a gig, driving through their hometown of Las Vegas, and greeting fans. Check out the music video below: Related [...]

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24 Albums We Love Hearing Over and Over Again

August 17, 2010

Co-written with Viola da Voce. The other night, we were driving on our way to go out to dinner. Viola had the album Damnation by Opeth playing in the car. The CD reached its last track and then restarted. Viola said that she didn’t mind listening to the album again, even though she had just [...]

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New Korn Album Available For Streaming

July 7, 2010

Curious about the new Korn album, Korn III: Remember Who You Are, sounds like?  Until July 13, Crave Online is exclusively streaming the entire album, when the album is officially released for purchase. Need some convincing the new album is worth listening too?  I recommend reading the album review at The New Review, the author gave [...]

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CD Review: True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series Volume 2 Soundtrack Is a Succulent Musical Mix

June 3, 2010

Music director Gary Calamar and the folks over at True Blood are geniuses when it comes to putting together a soundtrack. True Blood: Music From The HBO® Original Series Volume 2 Soundtrack reflects the show’s every nuance in character. Styles include rockabilly, southern rock, psychedelic rock, folk music, blues, Motown, country, and 60s rock. As [...]

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Slash & Friends Concert To Raise Money For Los Angeles Youth

November 12, 2009

It is always nice to see rockers coming together to support those in need, especially at-risk youth. Slash is joining forces with Ozzy Osbourne, Perry Ferrel, Chester Bennington, Dave Navarro and several others to help raise money for the Las Angeles Youth Network (LAYN).  The concert will be take place at the Avalon in Hollywood [...]

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Wolfgang’s Vault Releases World’s Largest Collection Of Live Concert Recordings

November 8, 2009

Wolfgang’s Vault (WV) is the world’s largest collection of live concert recordings spanning the ‘60’s – present day and rock memorabilia.  Last week, the website released cracked their vault open by making available hundreds of previously unreleased live concerts.   Concerts from music legends Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Cheap Trick, to [...]

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