Posted by Bram Teitelman on May 10, 2017
Next Friday (19), one-man progressive metal machine Ryan Duke’s project, Fortis Amor, will be releasing a self-titled album. Following two EP’s, Fortis Amor consists of earlier material from Ryan. The 10-track album will appeal to fans of Between the Buried and Me and Nevermore, and while Ryan created almost everything on the album, it does feature guest […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 14, 2013
There are few current musicians that could direct a documentary, make an album with some of their musical idols, and then get them play shows to promote the film and subsequent soundtrack: Jay Z. His wife. Taylor Swift. Mumford. His Sons. And of course Dave Grohl, who brought his Sound City Players to New York’s Hammerstein […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on February 2, 2013
When we saw the first NYC screening of Sound City, a rep from Variance Films (who was on hand to introduce the film) joked how disappointed we likely were that Dave Grohl wasn’t there. In fact, Grohl was in L.A. for both a separate screening and for a show with his “Sound City Players,” who […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on January 9, 2013
Last month, Dave Grohl revealed plans to perform at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18 with a band of “Sound City Players” in support of his new documentary. It was already a safe bet that the band and guest appearances would be made up of appear in the film and soundtrack. But now we […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 7, 2011
OK, ok, we know that former Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan isn’t particularly metal, but his familiar baritone has graced nearly every Queens of the Stone Age album, and his songs are as heavy as any metal song in subject matter. Now the singer is poised to release his first album in seven years, Blues […]
