Archive: 2007

The Radishes are a San Francisco/Los Angeles based band with an attacking sound that has been described as Nirvana meets Motorhead. Although musical comparisons are easy to come by, cocalist/guitiarst Paul Stinson likens it as White Stripes meets the Stooges meets NIN. Not too shabby. Toss in the Radishes fiery vocals and their ominous song-writing with loads of pop, punk and metal, and you have an act that could be headlining the big festival stages if they weren’t doing it the small “Do It Yourself” route, in part due to Stinson's self admitted "laziness."

Boston-based rock outfit Extreme is reuniting for its first studio album in 13 years and world tour in 2008, Billboard has learned. The group, best known for the 1991 No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit "More Than Words," disbanded in 1996 but reformed briefly in 2004 and 2006.Details are pending on the album, which is […]

The Police will headline the closing night of 2008’s Isle Of Wight festival, it has just been announced. The festival will run from June 13-15 at Seaclose Park, Newport, and the trio will close out proceedings on June 15. "It’s a coup to get The Police for the festival," said event promoter John Giddings. "We’re […]

Kevin DuBrow, the lead singer of the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has died, CNN has confirmed. He was 52. Kevin DuBrow and Quiet Riot hit No. 1 with "Metal Health" in 1983. DuBrow died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to TMZ.com. The Clark County coroner’s office was examining the body […]

Sixteen years ago this weekend the world lost the ultimate showman, a once-in-a-generation performer who couldn’t singlehandedly erase the Village People from public consciousness yet still managed to make butch flamboyance a relatively cool endeavor. So to celebrate the life and times of the great Freddie Mercury on this day, I now present this not-so-fitting […]

Legendary alternative act My Bloody Valentine plans to "do a Radiohead" when the Anglo-Irish quartet finally releases the follow-up to 1991’s classic "Loveless," Billboard can reveal."At the moment, all I can say is that Kevin is getting the band back together and they will go into the studio next month to work on the new […]

Led Zeppelin have been working on new arrangements of classic tunes ahead of their hugely anticipated comeback show next month – because frontman Robert Plant can’t hit the high notes anymore. The legendary outfit have been rehearsing songs in a lower key because 59-year old Plant‘s voice has got lower over the years, The Sun […]

Firefighters battling a wildfire that’s blackening tony homes in the hills of Malibu said Sunday it was 40 percent contained and they hoped for full containment sometime Tuesday.   Anguished residents watch homes burn Saturday in Malibu, California.   Only a month after the Canyon Fire destroyed homes in the coastline community, Los Angeles County […]

It’s the What-the-Fuck-on-Earf-Do-I-Do-Today? morning after Thanksgiving, and if you’re one of the sociopathic nutbars whose been up for five hours grousing the aisles of your local retailer in search of holiday bargains, best take a load off with the following seven numbers and a cup of hot cocoa. This one’s drenched in funk the pilgrims […]

It’s time to mourn the loss of another legendary venue. Ziggy’s, a Winston-Salem tradition for the past 30 years, closes its doors on Sunday. The list of bands that have come through the doors at Ziggy’s is staggering in both size and quality. Perpetual Groove closes the venue down in style on Sunday by hosting […]