For the most part, 2008 musically passed with the grandeur of an oboe solo for me: nobody noticed or cared, except for the occasional court-awareness, awe-struck moment of, “Whoa, hey! There’s an oboe solo going on right now.”
I’m not sure at what point we stop talking about the delivery medium and start refocusing on the actual music, but I’m thinking we’ve got to be approaching it. Nine Inch Nails have been one of the frontrunners in the big-name band digital download revolution. Freed from his recording contract, Trent Reznor released Ghosts: Volume …
I think it’s safe to say that if it’s a new week, you can just assume Trent’s going to give you permission to download something else. Hot on the heels of the free single release of the song, “Discipline,” which was hot on the heels of the contract-free album Ghosts: Volume I-IV, Nine Inch Nails …
This is today’s funny little news bit: Dave Grohl, frontman for Foo Fighters, drummer from Nirvana and helmer of metal side project Probot, has issued an open letter to Metallica regarding the new album:
My flame for Metallica has dwindled over the past few years, largely in thanks to their lackluster album, St. Anger, which, despite reviews saying it was a return to form for the fellas, was actually kind of crappy.
Motley Crue put their hairspray soaked heads together and came up with an idea for a festival. This summer, the Crue, along with bands like Papa Roach, Buckcherry, Trapt and Nikki Sixx’s other band Sixx a.m., will hit the road in the cleverly titled “Cruefest.” Says Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx, “Well, we were looking …