by Bram Teitelman | Mar 23, 2016 | Legacies, News
When you think of the Library of Congress, you probably think of an actual library, musty, and full of relics. However, every year, they add 25 recordings to their National Recording Registry. This year, there’s a somewhat unlikely addition to the Library:...
by Metal Insider | Jun 5, 2014 | Legacies, News
Philadelphia has a Rocky statue, Detroit is soon to have a Robocop statue, and Austin might be getting a….Danzig statue? Yup. There’s a part of the city council in Austin called the Austin Music Commission, and in their meeting on June 2nd, there was a...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 9, 2014 | In Memoriam, Legacies
The wrestling world is reeling from the sudden passing yesterday of James Brian Hellwig, better known as The Ultimate Warrior. He was 54. And perhaps more than any other wrestler (okay, maybe Chris Jericho), he had ties to metal. The 2 time WWF Intercontinental...
by Metal Insider | Mar 2, 2014 | Legacies, News
Note: On this date in 1984, This is Spinal Tap was released. The mock documentary about a metal band on the downslope of it’s career is required viewing for any band, and still holds up today. November 11th, 2011 was “National Metal Day,” and this is...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 11, 2014 | Legacies, News
Today the world is mourning the loss of former child star Shirley Temple Black. More than just a drink with no alcohol in it, Shirley Temple helped America out of the Depression in the ’30s, appearing in over 20 films as a tap dancing moppet. It turns out,...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 7, 2014 | Legacies, News, Tributes
[youtube]http://youtu.be/IvQk1c4TEmM[/youtube] Between Behemoth and this, we’re starting to think Poland just gets metal. In Jaworzno, Poland, a traffic circle has been renamed “Jeff Hanneman’s Circle Pit.” That’s probably one of the best...