Posted by blackdog in News & Rumors on 03 31st, 2009 | No Comments
Anvil: The Story of Anvil (featuring Trailer)
A band that has been forgotten for two decades, Anvil, reemerges in the mind of pop culture with the movie Anvil: The Story of Anvil. This movie can be blamed on the writer of The Terminal (Tom Hanks), Sasha Gervasi. I can’t say that I was ever a huge Anvil fan, but I do recall them. I even recall...
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Posted by blackdog in News & Rumors on 03 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment
It’s Metallica Monday on FUSE from 6PM to 11PM
FUSE is celebrating Metallica’s induction into the 2009 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a monster-sized night of programming. Tune in to catch the world premiere of the BRAND NEW documentary, Metallica: In Their Own Words, as the legendary band recounts their 26 year-long career in...
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Posted by drunken1 in Helter Skelter on 03 29th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Unsung Heroes of the Entourage (Part 9 in a 1 Part Series)- Eagles
Jeff “Cumquat” Collins (Roadie and Head Tech for the Eagles) Jeff’s duties were primarily go and pre-measure all the doors to make sure they were wide enough for Glen Frey and Don Henley’s heads. He was fired when he forgot to check one and they both tried to go thru at the same time. It took...
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Posted by blackdog in News & Rumors on 03 28th, 2009 | 2 Comments
NIN|JA – Janes Addiction & Nine Inch Nail Tour/Free EP
Jane’s Addiction and Nine Inch Nails are touring this summer in a co-headlining tour featuring Tom Morello’s Street Sweeper dubbed the NIN/JA 2009 Tour. This will be an exciting tour for NIN, Jane’s Addiction, and Tom Morello fans. As a treat the three bands have released a free  six...
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Posted by blackdog in Helter Skelter on 03 19th, 2009 | No Comments
Old School Method, New School Madness with Umphrey’s McGee
“Old School Method, New School Madness with Umphrey’s McGee” was written for the Rock n’ Roll View by Dylan Edwards, a writer a musician that we can have a beer with. Throughout rock history, bands have followed a simple formula to promote their material: record an album, release...
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Posted by blackdog in Helter Skelter on 03 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment
What Makes a Good Music Video?
What Makes a Good Music Video? was lovenly crafted in the old world spirit by Brandon Marcus of Bad Music Videos. What makes a good music video? Is it the song? The answer to that would be no because I’ve seen some fairly decent videos for some fairly indecent songs. Is it the artist? Again, no....
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Posted by drunken1 in Helter Skelter on 03 17th, 2009 | No Comments
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Drunken Bastard
It’s my favorite day of the year, St. Patrick’s Day. Get your self a beer…I don’t mean one of those sissy green beers…I mean a Guinness. Now, lean forward and let’s toast to the  St. of beer, St. Paddy. What do you mean he’s not the St. of beer? I’m the...
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Posted by drunken1 in Helter Skelter on 03 17th, 2009 | No Comments
Unsung Heroes of the Entourage (Part 8 in a 1 Part Series) – Styx
Kenny “Whimsical Nickname” Martin (Gofer for Styx) “Whatever the band needed it was my job to get it for them” Kenny shared with us over a Iced white chocolate mocha at a local Starbucks. He went on “From carrying Tommy Shaw’s high-chair from gig to gig to picking...
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Posted by blackdog in Helter Skelter on 03 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Bad Music Videos: Dokken – Into the Fire
I had the opportunity to write a guest article at Bad Music Videos. As the title suggests, Bad Music Videos is all about music videos that are just plain awful. This site is extremely entertaining. Each article is very well crafted (save mine) and you will laugh your ass off. In my case, you will probably...
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Posted by blackdog in Featured Articles, Reviews on 03 15th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Thin Lizzy – Still Dangerous Live – Album/CD Review
It does seem ironic to review this new release, Still Dangerous, from Thin Lizzy considering that I recently reviewed The Answer’s latest album, Everyday Demons which is a band from Ireland like Thin Lizzy and highly influenced. I believe that the bass player from The Answer plays Phil Lynott’s...
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