lol thats great!!!Yeah, it’s been a while. What can I say? I’ve been busy. I got the new job at the Chicken Shack as the Trainee Assistant Deputy Drive-Thru Manager, and the birth of the twins Jobe and Jehosephat (so we moved into a bigger trailer) – oh, and Grandpa Joe moving into the barn out back [...]
As Basil Fawlty (John Cleese) would say – THIS IS TYPICAL! Porcupine Tree have announced their first ever Australian tour, and guess what spudmonkeys? Yeah, you guessed it – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane as always. What a bitch. Oh well, MK and I have our tickets to Immortal for March locked in, so that will have to [...]
O.K. MK – You want me to build a dream band? I’m gonna build two! One rock – One metal. Rock – Vocals – Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam Lead Guitar – David Gilmour of Pink Floyd Rhythm Guitar – Bass – Drums – Lyrics – Bob Dylan Producer – Steven Wilson Metal – Vocals [...]
Someone asked me a few months back what my ‘stranded on a desert island’ albums would be. The only rule apparently is that I can only take 10 albums. No more. No less. Rock / Metal / Pop – whatever – but only 10. And no compilations, of course – that makes it too easy. [...]
I have always been a Neil Young fan, but his album ‘Live At Massey Hall 1971′ is a religious experience. Just Young with his guitar (or piano) singing some of his best work acoustically, is absolutely amazing to listen to. The atmosphere is haunting, and capturing moments like Young telling off the photographer for taking [...]
I have been listening to Traveling Wilburys a lot since their complete works were reissued earlier this month on CD (finally), and still to this day I consider them one of the greatest rock ‘supergroups’ ever. George Harrison (The Beatles), Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne (E.L.O.), Tom Petty and (for a brief period) the late great Roy Orbison. [...]
Yeah. That’ right. The only music critics that matter have released their Top 10‘s for 2006. Yes, we are 9 days late, but that extra time was to ensure quality – I’m sure you understand. Check them out and let us know if you disagree with anything, then wait patiently for us to commence a [...]
Could the original Guns n’ Roses line up be the greatest rock band ever? Yes – Bigger than Led Zeppelin? Yes – Bigger than Deep Purple? It’s debatable of course, but I think I may be on the ‘yes’ vote myself. Why?Firstly, let’s discuss what makes a good rock band. 1. You need to look [...]
I am being terrorized in my sleep by a dead rock star. Layne Staley, late of Alice In Chains, won’t stay out of my head it would seem. Surely there is some sort or law prohibiting this sort of intrusion? The ‘Freddy Krueger’ amendment or something? Now, I know some may find writing about this [...]
I won’t attempt to find the words for how I feel, as it is a waste of time. Instead I will tell you why I feel the way I do, then you can feel this way too. A discovery – Mr. John Zorn, the king of the rock avant-garde scene has presented us with not [...]
