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Progressive Bands Spotlight – Dream Theater – Opeth – Mastodon

Scotty Smith — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:49:36 +0000

One great thing about music, is that it is always growing, always changing. It is never the same, and for many, it’s versatility and liquidity is part of its draw. Just when you think music can’t get any different, or just when it seems nothing “new” can come around the corner, barriers are broken, and [...]

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AC/DC – A Lifetime Of High Voltage Rock

Scotty Smith — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:32:16 +0000

At the time of writing, I am 8 sleeps away from heading down to Brisbane to watch AC/DC rock the socks off the QSAC stadium for the 7th show of their Australian tour. It’s been a long time coming and I cannot bloody wait! The hero’s of Aussie rock music are bound to put on a [...]

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Green Day – Times Of Their Lives

Scotty Smith — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:33:08 +0000

Flashback to 1987: Hair-metal has matured to the point of saturation. Formulaic songs, sounds, and make-up laden fashion had further alienated punk and alternative bands, musicians, and fans, forcing them deeper underground. But most things buried eventually resurface – sometimes with a vengeance. Entrenched in the ’87 California punk scene, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt [...]

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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Star Tissue

Scotty Smith — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:11:52 +0000

Tony Flow and the Majestic Masters of Mayhem is not a household band name, but one week after Anthony Kiedis, Hillel Slovak, Jack Irons and Michael “Flea” Balzary took the stage at the Rhythm Lounge in Los Angeles, they returned as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. That fateful show in 1983 paved the way for [...]

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Foo Fighters – Nobody’s Monkey Wrench

Scotty Smith — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:50:23 +0000

Foo Fighters – A Short Biography Dave Grohl booked studio time in October 1994 to record a handful of demos. The former Nirvana drummer, distraught by friend and bandmate Kurt Cobain’s untimely death, intended to hand out a few tapes to friends, and decide what to do with his short-lived but highly influential career. Grohl, not well [...]

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