The amazing M.I.A. in action. Photos by Charley Rogulewski Every Bonnaroo becomes its own epic story, outrageous accounts into the weird, unpredictable that couldn't be made up, even if you tried…hard. This year mine started off checking into the Park Motel, a small mom and pop operation on main street Manchester, TN (same zip as Bonnaroo) followed by two DEA agents. As the DEA agents busted up.
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David Fricke of RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.RollingStone.com: You have been working on the new Metallica album for almost three years. How do you know which riffs and solos to keep and which to throw out?Kirk: I know whether I'm cutting it or not. And I always try to make a solo the best it can...
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Metallica took to the stage amidst resounding cheers last night (Wednesday, May 14) at Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. Below, fan filmed footage of the sold out 2,200 seat venue. The clips gives us a good look at this much smaller, exclusive performance. I know what you're thinking (it's what most people think) 'come on Sturg, Metllica should have broken up 10-15-20 years ago, this post is lam...
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Metallica are set to release the follow-up to 2002's St.Anger next February. The band will be finishing vocal mixes through December.Drummer Lars Ulrich speaking with Examiner.com revealed some "silly working titles", including '19', '10', 'German Soup', 'Glass Cow', and 'Black Squirrel'. The titles come from nothing in particular. "Glasgow, Scotland became 'Glass Cow,' Ulrich admitted. "And wh...
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While new details the Metallica's Death Magnetic begin to surface, frontman James Hetfield is giving fans a little more insight on the album title. "It started out as kind of a tribute to people that have fallen in our business, like Layne Stanley and a lot of the people that have died, basically — rock and roll martyrs of sorts. And then it kind of grew from there," Hetfield explained of the .
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This isn't any new news but I saw that it was missing from the mog-o-shpere and I wanted some input. Since May Metallica have been airing Death Magnetic studio footage via their subscriber site MissionMetallica.com. Still no specific September release date has been given for the Rick Rubin-produced album, but Metallica has revealed (and this is what was missing from the mog-o-sphere) that it wi...
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The days of record store are numbered. Slowly, but surely they're giving way to the looming horizon of the ring-tone market, itunes and other less tangible commodities.Example: Tower Records. On October 6, 2006, Great American Group won an auction of the company's assets and commenced liquidation proceedings the following day, which included going-out-of-business sales at all U.S. Tower Records...
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I'm guessing there's a good two hours until this thing gets taken down from YouTube... so enjoy it while it lasts. For those latecomers, Metallica playing and kicking up dust in the desert intertwines with politically-charged storyline. Soldiers are fighting in the Middle East, getting shot, then a car pulls up. The soldiers don't know whether to shoot the people in it, possible suicide bombers...
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With a faltering economy, and skyrocketing costs, healthcare continues to be a critical issue for all Americans. Unfortunately government encroachment into the doctor/patient relationship is poised to exacerbate our problems with healthcare. As an OB/GYN with over 30 years of experience in private practice, I understand that one of the foundations of quality healthcare is the patient's co...
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Metallica sold 490,000 copies of their new album Death Magnetic this week. They pulled those numbers in less than a week. The Rick Rubin-produced Death Magnetic was released around the world last Friday, instead of on the usual new music Tuesday. According to "Billboard.com":http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003850675 this was Metallica's highest first week...
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I guess this could only happen in Sweden, wonder if Lars is going to demand a cut.A Swedish court has ruled that the parents of a seven-month-old girl in Kungälv, Sweden can name their child Metallica, according to the Swedish newspaper GP. The girl's parents wanted to give their daughter a name that combined their first names. After picking Metallica and checking twice with the Swedish tax age..
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Rainboots ....check. MapQuest directions from Nashville Airport to Manchester butt-f#ck middle-of-nowhere, TN....check. Shades...sunscreen... all check. If you haven't guessed it already I'm off to Bonnaroo 2008I wish I could say that what I'm most excited for at this year's Bonnaroo - the seventh since its 2002 inception, and my third time out - are the free, ice-cold, backstage Vitamin Water...
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The internet seemed like a quiet place yesterday (not too many people commenting), which made me think that music lovers were still re-cooperating from a long weekend of festival-ing. In the UK crowds were getting their faces rocked at the Reading & Leeds festival, where Metallica's set included "The Day That Never Comes," a newbie from their forthcoming "Death Magnetic." In US many flocked to ...
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In about a month(July 25), Metallica's debut album Kill 'Em All will celebrate it's 25th year of being on the shelves. Will more than 3 million records sold in the US alone, the album is considered more than just Bay Area metal on the map, but helped in part make metal a worldwide household name. Metal Blade Records owner and CEO Brian Slagel recently conducted interviews with Metallica guitari...
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By Stephen Braun 6:41 AM PDT, July 6, 2009 McNamara was the top policymaker who oversaw the buildup of U.S. forces in Vietnam. He later called the decisions he made in that war wrong. Former Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara, the architect of the ill-fated escalation of American forces during the Vietnam War who spent his later years publicly disavowing his decisions as "wrong, terribly wron...
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