Album Review- Avenged Sevenfold’s “Nightmare”

Not quite "Waking The Fallen", but I'll take this over Nickelback any day of the week.

Even though it’s happened in rock history before, it has been a while since a band in their prime of their commercial success has lost a member. Mourning the December 2009 death of drummer Jimmy ‘The Rev” [...]

Interview w/ David Macklovitch of Chromeo

Chromeo keeps it "Casual" at the Majestic August 5th.

The Montreal based dance duo Chromeo has already had quite the summer, as they got to perform with one of their heroes when they took the stage with Daryl Hall at this year’s Bonnaroo Festival back in June. With the duo of [...]

Interview w/ Ryan Moran of Slightly Stoopid

The mellow vibes of Slightly Stoopid invade Detroit August 4th.

Throughout the past 15 years, the music of San Diego based band Slightly Stoopid has been custom built for summertime, beaches, and for things not-so-family friendly. The punk/reggae fusion band spends at least half their year on the road, spreading those vibes [...]

Interview w/ Kevin Hufnagel of Dysrhythmia

Dysrthymia plays the Magic Stick this Sunday.

Dysrhymthia has been one of the quite intriguing and diverse bands of the progressive metal genre since it’s debut early in the past decade. The Philadelphia based trio has four albums fused together by the band’s love of metal and jazz throughout their albums, [...]

2010 Vans Warped Tour Preview

The Warped Tour takes over Comerica Park's parking lots this Friday.

Forget OzzFest, forget any other major traveling festival- because the Vans Warped Tour is rolling into its 16th year and is now becoming a cross-generational event for rock fans young and old (but mostly young). The 2010 edition brings an entertaining mix [...]

Tour Spotlight- The Sextreme Ball

Lords of Acid hit Blondie's this Wednesday.

Two of the biggest names of the techno/industrial world of the genre’s early 90’s heyday are heading out as Lords of Acid and My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult are out on tour together as they co-headline the “Sextreme Ball” tour.

The bands toured [...]

Interview w/ Andy Six of Black Veil Brides

Black Veil Brides play this Friday at the I-Rock.

Being into bands like Kiss, the Misfits and so on generally aren’t the signs of being an outcast as much as they used to be- but there are certainly some areas of the States where it still could be. Growing up in Kentucky, [...]

Interview w/ Burton Bell of City of Fire & Fear Factory

City of Fire's debut is out in late August- until then, Fear Factory hits Harpo's on July 21st.

Burton Bell is having quite the 2010 so far. Not only has the reunion with Fear Factory founder Dino Cazares yielded a stellar return-to-form album (Mechanize), but Burton is gearing up to release another [...]

Interview w/ Warren DiMartini of Ratt

Ratt n Roll is back with the release of Infestation.

Anybody that knows me knows just how much of a hair metal dork I am. You can routinely find me listening to Hair Nation on Sirius most weekends, followed by healthy doses of “Metal Mania” on VH1 Classic. So, it was a no-brainer [...]

Interview w/ Steve McKellar of Civil Twilight

Civil Twilight plays as part of the 89X Birthday Bash this Friday.

In a lot of music industry circles, making it big in America is the ultimate goal for most people planning musical world domination. For the guys in the South African based band Civil Twilight, moving to the U.S. was an [...]