by Bram Teitelman | Nov 1, 2011 | Record Stores, Sad News
It’s a given that as physical formats continue their slow, sad decline that there will increasingly become less places to buy music, and now another great local record store has closed up shot. Louisville KY’s ear X-tacy has closed up shop after 26 years...
by Zach Shaw | Sep 6, 2011 | Interviews
To many, Kyuss is one of the most influential stoner metal bands of all time. That’s why fans were ecstatic when singer John Garcia, drummer Brant Bjork, and bassist Nick Oliveri (along with new guitarist Bruno Fevery) reformed under the moniker Kyuss Lives! back in...
by Metal Insider | Aug 15, 2011 | Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, God Forbid announced that they were signing a new label deal with Victory Records after a long relationship with Century Media Records. And tomorrow, Chimaira...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 15, 2011 | That's Unfortunate
Just when we thought bassists couldn’t get any crazier, former Queens Of The Stone Age/Kyuss bassist Nick Oliveri proved us wrong. Last month, the bassist found himself in an intense standoff with a S.W.A.T. team at his L.A. house after cops were called to the scene...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 27, 2011 | News Ticker
Queens Of The Stone Age/Them Crooked Vultures frontman Josh Homme and frequent collaborator Alain Johannes have recorded a new theme song for Adult Swim’s Aqua Unit Patrol Squad One (formerly known as Aqua Teen Hunger Force). Audio of the theme song can be heard...