A Wine Library TV video with, albeit, an extremely annoying host, features a wine tasting with Maynard James Keenan of Tool/APC/Puscifer and winemaker Eric Glomski. Seriously, if the host drinks wine for a living should he be more mellow?‘Part 1′1:15: “If you don’t know who I am by now…pshhh”3:28: “He’s like Yoda”5:50: “Physically you [...]
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Wine Tasting w/ Maynard Video
Nine Inch Nails: Access iPhone App Takes Twitter, Slaps It Around, Says “Who’s Your Daddy?”
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I just spent the last 30 minutes discovering new NIN friends in my area.And if you know a NIN fan, you know that we like nothing better than other like-minded NIN fans.Twitter has taken the world by storm- you can’t read or watch anything without hearing about it. Trent has not been immune, tweeting [...]
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Afghan Raiders Remixes The Faint & Broken Spindles
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Afghan Raiders have remixed 2 songs- 1 from HRC fave The Faint, and the other from The Faint’s bassist side project Broken Spindles. Both are available below.The Faint - “Mirror Error (Afghan Raiders Remix)” Broken Spindles - “The Moist Red Mess (Afghan Raiders Remix)”
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Ilan Rubin’s Drum Channel Interviews
3 very nice video interviews with Ilan Rubin are up on Drum Channel. Granted they get pretty technical in the second video (though there is a discussion about the sticks he uses that I could have a LOT of fun with), it’s still a worthy watch for the fans.Video 1Video 2Video 3In video 3, [...]
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Behemoth’s Third Pre-Production Video
Can’t wait to see these guys at the Mayhem Tour.This one covers guitar and bass tracking. Key quotes:“I want Zakk Wylde (spelled Wildein the video) to sue us for these harmonics”.“I’m playing squealies of my life and you are not recording!”
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F*ck iTunes! Mastadon is Zune’s Artist of the Month
Mastadon’s Crack the Sky is awesome- stay tuned for a live review on April 19.via press release:Mastodon Selected as Zune’s April Ignition ArtistGrammy-nominated metal band Mastodon have been named Microsoft’s Zune Ignition artist for the month of April. As part of the Ignition program, Mastodon will release a series of exclusive features on Zune Marketplace, [...]
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Green Day Goes All the Way @ DNA Lounge, 4/9/09
When Dookie came out, I was 14 years old, giggling at this ‘masturbation song’ (”Longview”) on MTV with my friends.In 1998, I graduated high school, and our class song was “Time of Your Life” (I’m sorry but high school is NOT the time of your life).In 2005, I moved to San Francisco, and Green Day [...]
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Slim’s/Great American Music Hall Next Victim of ABC?
Bitch, pleeze.First, DNA Lounge. Now Slim’s and GAMH are under attack by the ABC.Via the Slim’s/GAMH Weekly email:AWESOME NEW T-SHIRTS FOR SALE!Slim’s and GAMH are under siege from the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) with regards to our All Ages licenses. We have had a great deal of legal expenses in the past year. [...]
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SNL Rocks Sometimes
SNL has had a few pretty good music skits lately, of the rock/metal genre:The fucking Jonas Brothers do something amusing for once!Jon Bovi, the Bon Jovi Opposite BandWatch more Saturday Night Live videos on AOL Video
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Netscape, no Napster! Sales Analysts, Fox News, and CD Sales
People are still buying music- CD sales are up, but revenues are down. Fox News is still out of touch.
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Trent, I Love It When You Talk Dialogg to Me
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Last week, it was announced that Trent Reznor would become the 4th subject in a Digg Dialogg. TR got more questions submitted- 3964- than Republican House Leader John Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and former Vice President Al Gore. Hmmm…long live rock stars!The video is 40 minutes and 44 seconds of a [...]
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NIN iPhone App Once Again Shows That NIN ‘Gets It’
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We’ve been hearing about this NIN iPhone app for awhile- my NIN friend actually discovered it’s potential existence while playing Tap Tap NIN (in the ‘About NIN’ section).Today, TR revealed via Twitter, of course, cause he’s cool like that, a link to a Wired article AND video doing a feature run-through of the app. [...]
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Live videos of The New Regime/Ilan Rubin
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Ilan answers questions about his album, favorite composers, and what he likes to do in if ‘off time’:Take Control Intro - The New RegimeThe New Regime Live Video PerformancesHere are a couple of my favorite songs off the album:Take Control:Take Control (LIVE) - The New RegimeOrder Restored:Order Restored (LIVE) - The New RegimeYou can see [...]
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The Justice Tour w/ Tom Morello The Nightwatchman @ Slim’s, 3/26/09
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Tonight I was literally blown away.Yeah, I was standing in front of a fan the whole time. But for $15 dollars, donated to Project Open Hand, I saw the following:-Tom Morello: from the political fist in air speech giver, to the wah wah wah guitar god, to the whiskey sipping Shake That Shit man, [...]
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Wintersleep @ Hotel Utah, 3/25/09
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Tonight made twice in one week that I tested out new venues in SF. And let me tell you, Hotel Utah is an odd one. There are tables and chairs in parts, making finding a place to stand a bit awkward. The ceiling is low until you get right to the stage. [...]
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Interview with Paul Murphy of Wintersleep
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Wintersleep is an indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia that dabbles in the psychedelic and hard rock spectrum. I’ve seen them once before, and they put on a great live show. Lead singer Paul Murphy answered a few questions for me. Don’t miss your chance to see them tonight at Hotel Utah.HardRockChick: [...]
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Kowloon Walled City, Sod Hauler, Dark Castle @ Hemlock, 3/21/09
Somehow I’ve avoided going to the Hemlock for a show. Perhaps it has something to do with my experiences at the bar there- a smug hipster meets rocker meets marina preppy joint where the bartenders act like it’s a pain in the ass to get you a drink. But they do host some [...]
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NIN News Update: Tickets, Scalpers, Twitter Spats, NINJA
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-Presales for NIN shows caused heart attacks around the U.S. So far, I’ll be at Chula Vista, Las Vegas, Shoreline, and Camden. This time I’ll be vlogging about my shows in lieu of writing, so look for that in May.-Trent Reznor vs. Chris Cornell twitter fight. Reznor wins in a KO. [...]
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rockin’ you soon: NIN/JA!!!
If you missed the presales, you can still score tickets for the sure to be epic Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction, and Street Sweeper show at Shoreline Amphitheater on May 22nd this Sunday @ 10am.Otherwise, you can get your Jonas Brothers tickets here.
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