Who didn’t see this coming? After that second sham Jane’s Addiction reunion was met with a giant who gives a shit, guitarist Dave Navarro tried to step out with The Panic Channel, whose debut sold like 46 copies in the US, leaving the host of Rock Star without a true calling. So, what’s left when your celebrity […]

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We’ve all said stuff at times that we didn’t really mean (e.g. “I’ll never drink that much again,” “That new Rihanna jam is twee as fuck,” “Sure honey, I’d love to have breakfast at Denny’s with your parents on my only day off,” “What’s so bad about Sum 41?”), but I guess I just hold […]

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Not content to leave well enough alone (or in the case of his and Daniel Merriweather’s “Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before” cover…let dead dogs lie), Brit and brass man Mark Ronson has given Bob Dylan’s “Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)” the hot fuzz treatment. And while we’ll […]

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So, music news is all over the fact that Morrissey allegedly turned down 75 million to reform The Smiths. If it’s true, I applaud his decision. Whatever his motives (and I’m sure they’re catty and sinister at the core), at least he retains his integrity. It’s not about the money. How many bands can say […]

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Since Robert Smith needed more time to come up with words that rhyme with “again”, his band’s fall tour of North America has been pushed to the spring to coincide with the release its 13th, as-yet-untitled new record. Beyond that, guitarist Porl Thompson is looking pretty bad ass these days. The fact that he’s back in […]

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After weeks of silence, as Eddie Van-Halen has literally tried to remove his very existence from every facet of Van-Halen’s illustrious history, much-maligned ex-Van-Halen bassist Michael Anthony has finally released a statement on his official website, and it’s all very diplomatic, above board, and classy. He takes no shots at anyone in the current Van-Halen camp and […]

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I’m not a huge fan of Ms. Winehouse, but I have to admit it is really nice to see her success exposing the soulful sounds of Daptone Records and more importantly, Miss Sharon Jones. Never in a million years would I have expected to see Sharon Jones on Mtv. This just blows my mind. (News […]

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