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 | Apr 16, 2014 | Jump...To Conclusions, News, Updates
[youtube]http://youtu.be/IlJkFX3mda8[/youtube] Back in 2012, Van Halen released their first full length with original vocalist David Lee Roth in 28 years. A Different Kind of Truth was well-received when it came out, but many of the songs on it dated back to...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 7, 2014 | News, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/GoGL2PsPEh8[/youtube] The older Bruce Springsteen gets, the more fun he seems to be having. And while his catalog speaks for itself, he’s been peppering in plenty of covers from his contemporaries recently. You’ve already seen him...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 5, 2014 | Books
If you’re not familiar with them, the 33 1/3 series of books is a stellar way to read about an album. Each book of 30,000 words is written about a particular album. Some of them are actually about the album, others are written from the point of view of the...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 4, 2013 | Top 10
It’s December, which means it’s time for that annual rite of passage where everyone attempts to summarize a year’s worth of music into a top ten list. Metal Insider and its contributors will be releasing our lists starting soon, but we’ve also...