Beer and BBQ Blog – OMG Lets BBQ!

Ever thought “Man, I’d like to see 7 Seconds , Face to Face , The Jesus Lizard , Ratatat, Of Montreal , Les Savy Fav , Mission Of Burma , Lucero , Death , No Age , Red Sparowes , Fuck Buttons, Underground Railroad To Candyland, Off with Their Heads , Pharcyde, Danzig , Gorilla Biscuits , Fucked Up , Melt Banana , Coalesce , Street Dogs , GZA, King Khan & BBQ Show, Cedric Burnside and a million other bands all in one weekend?” Well if you did, then you were probably thinking

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Win a weekend pass to Fun Fun Fun Fest!

Edguy will soon be returning to Australia to play at Sydney’s new and upcoming metal festival Screamfest on new years eve.

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Tobias “Eggi” Exxel (Edguy) – 22/10/2009

Spewing forth from the piney woods of ole “Hate City” aka Atlanta, Georgia; Armazilla has been delivering heavy rock music, with ear-splitting, brain-crushing riffs since 2003. Formed by ex ZZ Top roadie, Randall Baird, in the winter of 2002, Armazilla consists of three guys who share a common love of heavy music. “We wanted to make the same kind of music that we collectively were inspired and motivated by growing up ”explains Randall (bass/vocals), “Classic punk, British heavy metal and 70

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Metal Meltdown Artist Spotlight: Armazilla

I don’t have the bug phobia. I don’t want them on me or in my house if I can help it, but they don’t send me into fits. I reserve that paranoia entirely for snakes

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Bugged. Very Bugged.

It wouldn’t be an Alcopop show if everything went to plan, and despite last Saturday (and a bit)’s show at RoTa being quite a remarkable rock n’ roll orgy of ace (busiest RoTa’s been in months according to the organiser – get in Team PoP ) it was not without it’s teething problems. Gigjunkie will explain from there point of view …. “After searching for forty minutes [for the venue], I received a text from Scott McEwan of The Candle Thieves; informing me they had broken down on the M25

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Pop show @ RoTa 10th October

Today’s Friday Mix Tape represents a special edition of sorts, as we head into another year of New York City’s music industry extravaganza next week, the CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival . The CMJ Fest provides industry mavens with a look at what is next on the indie music front and always spawns a good dozen or so big name acts for the years to come.

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Friday Mix Tape: CMJ 09 Preview

It’s the music fest that all the hip kids and true indie and indie-ish music fans have been waiting all year for, and it’s finally here. The two-day long Treasure Island Music Festival kicks off on Saturday, and the line-up is pretty swell — with the likes of Passion Pit , The Streets , Girl Talk , Brazilian Girls and MGMT on Saturday; and Grizzly Bear , Beirut , The Decemberists , The Walkmen , Yo La Tengo , and The Flaming Lips on Sunday. ALSO, the 12-2pm slots both days are f

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Treasure Island Music Fest: A Preview

Want to go to the Cleveland Apple Festival this weekend?  I’m giving away two pairs of arm bands for one-day admission.  The Apple Festival will be in downtown Cleveland on Saturday, Oct.

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Win Arm Bands to The Cleveland Apple Festival coming Oct. 17-18

Most bands have already announced their fall/winter tours and with the holiday break coming up, don’t expect much to be announced until January (though keep a look out for radio station Christmas shows, which should be going on sale relatively soon). Honestly, it’s probably a good thing that your getting a little break from spending because in the past few weeks you’ve already bought tickets to Brand New , the Mastodon / Dethklok tour, Jay-Z , Paramore , Gogol Bordello , The Decemberis

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Concert Tickets: The Big Day Out,The Stagecoach Festival

Come, bring with a noise, My merry, merry boys, The Christmas Log to the firing; While my good Dame, she Bids ye all be free; And drink to your heart’s desiring.

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Favorite Christmas Poems