Dr. Dooom vs. Dr. OctagonThe LoftMarch 6, 2009 Better Than: Getting to the show when the doors open, only to wait three-and-a-half hours for to Keith actually get on stage. I thought I was playing it safe when I arrived at The Loft close to 10 o’clock. As I got to ticket window,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, March 6, 2009… The Beatles: Rock Band will hit stores on 9/9/09, at which point it will become the most overrated game ever. Yeah, yeah. Chris Brown got charged with felony assault. Marshall Mathers is making up for lost time by releasing two…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, March 5, 2009…Phish Heads around the country have reason to rejoice this weekend: The band is finally getting back together for a full weekend of music. But, if you can’t go, well, you also have reason to rejoice: Free downloads of…
Kool Keith is known by many names: Black Elvis, Ultra, Dr. Octagon and Dr. Dooom. What he’s not known for is being your average MC. Thirteen years ago, when the hot thing in hip-hop was flaunting your cars, money and jewelry, Keith, with the help of legendary underground producer and…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, March 4, 2009… Somewhere, the seventh grade me is jumping up and down with glee: Motley Crue has announced that it will play Dr. Feelgood in its entirety on its upcoming Crue Fest 2: White Trash Circus tour. No word at this time…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, March 3, 2009… All right, all right, all right: Matthew McConaughey has gotten into the music business! Too bad he didn’t take into account the fact that record labels are losing a lot of money. I always thought the official state song…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, March 2, 2009… Proof that dudes who wear eyeliner and don’t go out during the day can be, like, totally awesome: The Cure are NME’s newest recipients of the “Godlike Genius” Award. Surprise! W. Axl Rose hates Slash and blames everyone…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, February 25, 2009… I guess Bono has forgotten he’s in U2. Because, suddenly, he says he’s afraid that Coldplay, The Killers and Kings of Leon are making better music than he is. Eminem’s potentially landmark lawsuit against Universal Music Group is going to trial. Em…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, February 24, 2009… Big fan of Bret Michaels? Well, now you can own his old bed frame. Luckily for you, the quite possibly DNA-soiled linens and mattress are not included. Bruce Springsteen’s added another festival headlining show in his attempt to become…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, February 23, 2009… Duffy has been named the new face of Diet Coke. If only Amy Winehouse could’ve kept her shit together… It must suck to have an eagerly awaited album coming out: Both U2’s new album, No Line On The Horizon, and Kelly…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, February 20, 2009… Remember that guy J.D. Fortune who won Rockstar: INXS? Me neither. But, he’s now homeless, living in his pick-up and a recovering cocaine addict. Good on Kid Rock for combining his two favorite things: beer and American badassery. He…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, February 19, 2009… If you’re going to SXSW, you may want to check out the worlds most ironic supergroup–Tinted Windows. The band includes ex-Smashing Pumpkin James Iha, the middle Hanson (Taylor), Bun E. Carlos from Cheap Trick and Fountains of Wayne…
Shelton Hank Williams III has made a career of not doing what is expected of him. Born in the bloodlines of two bona fide country music legends, Hank Williams and Hank Williams Jr., he opted to play in punk rock bands instead of capitalizing on his family name and going…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, February 18, 2009… It’s starting to look like the recently announced Jane’s Addiction reunion tour will turn out to be a full-on reunion: Founding bassist Eric Avery hasn’t played with the band since 1991, nixing all “reunion” tours, and only recently…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, February 17, 2009… Metallica is now embracing digital music… as long as “digital music” doesn’t mean “illegal downloads”. The band is releasing its entire music catalogue digitally via iTunes on March 31 and then everywhere else on April 28. Trent Reznor may be pulling…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, February 16, 2009… Estelle Bennett, member or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group, The Ronnettes, died at 67 in her Englewood, New Jersey, home. There must be something about being in Korn that will drive you to salvation: Reginald…
Your daily dose of music news for Friday, February 13, 2009… Beginning on Monday, March 2, you can see Bono preening for five straight nights. Yep, U2 will be the lone musical guest on Late Show With David Letterman that whole week long. Fred Durst will once again lead his…
Your daily dose of music news for Thursday, February 12, 2009… Been waiting for the day when MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice would team up again and rock your socks off? Well kids, your dream has come true! This Friday, Stanley Burrell and Robbie Van Winkle will play a show together in…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, February 11, 2009… That no talent ass-clown known as Paris Hilton apparently approached Sir Paul McCartney backstage at the Grammy’s asking if he would consider doing a duet with her. I believe he answered by doubling over in laughter and then walking…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, February 10, 2009… It looks like the summer of 2009 is ready for the return of So-Cal punk. Not only is Blink-182 reuniting, but Green Day will be releasing its new album, 21st Century Breakdown, as well. Speaking of Blink-182, MTV wants you…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, February 9, 2009… Axl Rose says the lack of press he did had nothing to do with why Chinese Democracy didn’t sell big, it’s the lack of marketing by the label. Oh, and W. Axl Rose also stated that he will never, ever, under any…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, February 6, 2009… Etta James is not a happy woman these days. Not only is she suffering from complications from her gastric bypass surgery, but it seems she is now mad at Beyonce for singing “At Last”, James’ signature song, at…
