November 2007

Battles – Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA 11/12/07

Glide November 26, 2007 No Comments

Pictures by David Bann of Battles at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA on 11/12/07.

Quiet Riot Lead Singer Kevin Dubrow Dies

November 26, 2007 No Comments

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

Galactic – Goin’ House to Corner (INTERVIEW)

Chad Berndtson November 26, 2007 No Comments

The Galactic album that became From the Corner to the Block was originally going to be all-instrumental, and in its initial stages was a little loose on concept. That was two years ago, when the band found itself on tour with Bay Area emcee Lyrics Born as the opening act and nightly sit-in guest, and was really enjoying itself as it figured out the next direction.

John Fogerty: Revival

Doug Collette November 26, 2007 No Comments

On John Fogerty’s new album Revival the ex-leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival acknowledges the brilliance of his past work rather than deny it. But the wry likes of “Creedence Song” notwithstanding, an air of self-consciousness pervades the album, which begs the question of whether Fogerty’s embrace of his past now overcompensates for that period he boycotted it over twenty-years ago?

The Radishes

Shane Handler November 26, 2007 No Comments

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."