by Bram Teitelman | Jul 28, 2014 | Controversy, Drama, News
Make no mistake – Dream Theater was Mike Portnoy’s baby. The drummer co-founded the band back in 1985 and remained in it until leaving in 2010, so he’s put a lot of equity into the band. But that doesn’t give him the right to complain about a...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 13, 2014 | Metal on Metal, News, Touring, Updates
A few weeks ago, website Priceonomics did some number crunching and found out what it would cost to book a number of bands. At the time, we noted that the math was a little bit off, due to the fact that it was through a third party booking agent. We also noted...
by Bram Teitelman | May 21, 2014 | News, Touring
If you were wondering how much it might cost to book a band, website Priceonomics has got you covered. They’ve done some number crunching via Degy Entertainment, a third party booking agent. They admit up front that since they’re a third party booking...
by Bram Teitelman | May 15, 2014 | New Music, News
’90s alt-rock band Failure has remained one of those groups that’s not particularly metal, but are loved by metal fans. Frontman Ken Andrews’ production has made plenty of engineers drool, Queens of the Stone Age/A Perfect Circle’s Troy van...
by Bram Teitelman | May 7, 2014 | News, Reunions, Touring, Updates
If you’re a newfound fan of the ’80s Santa Cruz hardcore band BL’AST, that might be because of their reformation. Last year, Dave Grohl remixed and remastered their 1987 album It’s In My Blood, which was released on Southern Lord as Blood. And...