It’s a little unfathomable that in about six months Depeche Mode will be celebrating their 30th anniversary. For a group whose very appellation implies a passing trend, the group has outlasted almost every band of the genre they helped create and have been arguably the most successful and consistent, from…
Jay-Z To Replace Beastie Boys At All Points West
Jay-Z will be replacing the Beastie Boys at the Friday, July 31 date of the All Points West festival in Jersey City, NJ. The performance is the first festival appearance from Jay-Z in the United States.
Here’s hoping he starts a feud with a popular New Jersey band…
Beastie Boys Cancel Upcoming Tour Dates – Yauch Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
According a statement released by Beastie Boys (and online at beastieboys.com), Adam Yauch reveals he has been diagnosed with a tumor in his left salivary gland. It’s considered “very treatable” and will not affect his vocal chords, but due to surgery the band is cancelling all upcoming tour…
Gallows: Long Live British Punk
If punk had a MPAA rating (as if the Parental Advisory stickers aren’t enough of a blemish), the aggregate of punk releases would have gone from R-rated in punk’s early days to approaching a PG-13 or even a G-rating these days. Why? Well, like all cycles in art and commerce,…
Yob: The Great Cessation
The image on the reverse of the liner notes to Yob’s The Great Cessation is a black and white line drawing of a Greco-Roman-esque figure self-flagellating in front of an altar. It’s a confluence of the visual and the auditory.
Yob’s ancient slabs of doom resonate with pain, anguish and…
New Music Seminar: A Talk With Tom Silverman
In the ‘80s and early ‘90s, before SXSW and alongside CMJ Music Marathon, there was the New Music Seminar, which codified a lot of industry-standard industry things. Panels particularly, as well as giving bands the chance to play in front of “insiders” and all that.
It’s back, but it’s different.…
Mastodon @ Fillmore At Irving Plaza
NEW YORK, NY—Mastodon’s rock opera, live. If you liked Crack The Skye on disc, then it only follows you’d like it on stage.
The Atlanta metal band’s overflowing aspirations extended right into the live show at Irving Plaza. Few acts are confident enough in their performance ability and the response…
Interview With Poison The Well: Rot In Florida
Poison The Well’s story is one of persistence. And weather.
The Florida-based quintet have been mainstays in the post-hardcore scene since their landmark, The Opposite Of December, came out on Trustkill records in 1999, part of the collective ignition the slow burn of post-hardcore had through the underground and finally…
Opeth/Enslaved @ Starland Ballroom & Grand Ballroom
SAYREVILLE, NJ & NYC—Two dates on the same tour, separated by almost a month, with the tour beginning and ending roughly the same place it started.
Why aren’t more tours like this? Well, at least ones I’d like to attend.
The separation of NY/NJ area dates for the Opeth/Enslaved tour…
The Offspring: Now For Parents Too
The Offspring, inarguably one of the most successful punk bands in history, have reached the quarter century mark. Of course, the first 10 years was mostly a hobby, considering their landmark Smash wasn’t released until 1994. Flash forward 15 years, and the band’s sold over 30 million albums, still…
