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The key, of course, is opera

Top 10 Metal Albums of 2008

In a year worthy of your rage, metal delivered in spades. What with the economy circling the drain and Sarah Palin coming down from the tundra and then refusing to go back, 2008's been the kind of year that really makes you want to smash your head into walls or punch random strangers in the face. Go ... More >>

Watch Ikey Owens (and the Rest of the Mars Volta) Win a Grammy

The Mars Volta--featuring Long Beach's Ikey Owens, of Free Moral Agents and Look Daggers, on keyboards--won the "Best Hard Rock" Grammy last night for "Wax Simulacra." Since the Grammys only show a handful of the awards on the telecast (there are a lot of Grammys, like a lot) their award was accepte ... More >>

[Summer Guide] Twenty Summer Shows That Should Be Fun (Or Fun to Make Fun Of)

The Mars Volta--featuring Long Beach's Ikey Owens, of Free Moral Agents and Look Daggers, on keyboards--won the "Best Hard Rock" Grammy last night for "Wax Simulacra." Since the Grammys only show a handful of the awards on the telecast (there are a lot of Grammys, like a lot) their award was accepte ... More >>

Fun With Nuns

Sister’s Christmas Catechism

Richard Christy's new metal band

No, that's new nu-metal, but new, as in not old. Anyway, Richard Christy, famed metal drummer and the dude who does all sorts of gay shit on the Howard Stern Show, has put together an all-star metal group. I'd tell you all about it, but just read this. "Metal Blade Records is proud to announ ... More >>

Irony Maiden

Tyranis: Heavy metal. Put that with an exclamation point

One Door Closes, Another One Opens

The Cult get their mojo risin again

Kill the Ziggens!

Shitkickers live OCs purveyors of musical standup comedy

Lullabies for the Deranged

Wallow in the mire of the years best scuzz rock

Tapping All Levels

Veteran hip-hopper V.I.T.A.L. Emcee steps out on his own

Get Out!

June 15 - June 22: Os Mutantes!

Get Out!

Party's Over!

4,100,000,000 Flies

How High On Fire do Hadean (not Hitchcockian) heavy

Oxxnard

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Diary of a Mad County

Live review

Into the Void

A psychonauts guide to Black Sabbath

Bands, Review Thyselves!

A psychonauts guide to Black Sabbath

Sock It to Your Hole!

Pansy Division bring the fun back

Rendered by Verse

Summer music haiku-o-rama!

Irk Day

SUV the Earth!

Resistance Is Futile

Roller skatings back!

Wronging Our Writes

Roller skatings back!

Letters

Roller skatings back!

Whole Lotta Love

Mark Wahlberg, movie star

What The Hell?

An interview with Rob Halford

Pinehurst Kids & The Ziggens

An interview with Rob Halford

Scary!

White Lines, black helicopters

Woodschlock OC

Jejune/The Siren Six!/Neve/Buck
Chain Reaction
Friday, July 23

Coffee Grind

Will the coffeehouse circuit trap Trespassers William?

Bitten by Celebrity

Who's the star here?

Sugar Ray Fights Back!

Lightweight champs! And loving it!

Judas Priest release A Touch of Evil: Live

Within the steel-studded cannon of heavy metal gods, there are a few essential names etched at the top of the list for eternity. And while their order of importance remains a serious topic of debate by any metal head with a joint, a couch and a half-hour to kill ,one thing is for certain, Judas Prie ... More >>

Judas Priest and Whitesnake

Pacific Amphitheatre

Don't Get Riled Up at Great White, er, Whitesnake [RE-FORTIFIED]

Photo by Christopher VictorioWhitesnake's David Coverdale is gonna getcha, Wednesday night at Pac-Amp.​Kimberly Elizabeth Marquez, 20, was arrested on suspicion of assault and battery of a peace officer, drunk in public and resisting arrest after allegedly trying to hit and kick two Oran ... More >>

Metal News: New Charred Walls of the Damned Single

​In some circles, he's a Midwestern comedian known for his penchant for homosexual stunts, making phony phone calls using a woman's voice (although no one ever falls for it) and his belief that the best pizza in New York comes from Papa Jon's. But to others, Richard Christy is a metal drummer from ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Atreyu and the Used at the House of Blues, Anaheim

The Hype: Metalcore titans the Used and Atreyu co-headlined two very sold out shows at the House of Blues, Anaheim, Friday and Saturday. Atreyu definitely had the home field advantage and probably could have sold out both nights alone, so I wasn't going to be surprised if a portion of the crowd wou ... More >>

Sea Wolf's Affable Indie Folk

Not being a buzz band does have its benefits

Gama Bomb Talk Thrash Fashion, 
George Fucking Orwell, and a Comic Book-Inspired Concept Record

Earache Records​Gama Bomb is hell-bent on having fun. The band from Newry, Ireland, happily bangs out frenetic '80s-style thrash while tapping into their geeky side without a care. The pop culture worship of "We Respect You" off Tales from the Grave (available as a free download at  Earache R ... More >>

Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister Is Still Wild

Lemmy remembers the old days, but has no plans to slow down

WTF: Former Iron Maiden Singer Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Aled Thomas​WTF:Perhaps this week's post is a more pathetic cautionary tale than a bonafied WTF. In any event, it demonstrates that iconic stars everywhere might benefit from the stern benefactoring of MASH's own Mike Farrell, who once consulted fallen stars on how to manage their fortunes. 

Five Lame Causes Embraced By Musicians

​ Last week, Queen guitarist Brian May interrupted a performance of his musical We Will Rock You to denounce the Welsh government's plan to reduce its badger population. Audience members were not only puzzled by May's lousy timing, but his passionate support of the badger, a sort of white trash w ... More >>

KISS's True Crime Report: The Secret History

​Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent was arrested last week for allegedly assaulting his wife and keeping the carcasses of dead dogs in his Tennessee home. The arrest has astonished the public, but to insiders, Vincent (birth name Vincent Cusano) and his former colleagues in KISS are not only on ... More >>

Ten Songs That Foreshadowed the 2011 UK Riots

Beacon Radio (Creative Commons NC)​Watching footage of the UK riots has been shocking, scary and difficult, but the British have a history of taking to the streets in times of social upheaval as an act of defiance. The proof is in songs by its musicians: everyone from the Clash to Morrissey to Mot ... More >>

Jim Breuer Talks Dads, Radio and Goats (Yeah, Goats)

​You might think you know Jim Breuer from "Half Baked" (his Raw Dog radio show on Sirius), or maybe as the best mammal ever ("Goat Boy" from SNL), but the facts are the facts. Breuer is so much more than just another funny guy. Jim is a dad, a husband, and an all-around good son. Or at least he tr ... More >>

Shonen Knife's Naoko Yamano: 'I'm Ashamed to Write Songs About Love'

Shonen Knife​It's been three decades since beloved all-female Japanese pop-punk trio Shonen Knife formed, and although they have only one remaining original member, singer/guitarist Naoko Yamano, they still pump out an endearing mixture of pop, punk, food and fantasy that has attracted fans all ov ... More >>

Ryan Adams at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica Last Night

Lilledeshan BoseNo photos allowed! This time, he wore a Slayer shirt.​Ryan AdamsNovember 16th, 2011Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio taping for KCRWHaving witnessed Ryan Adams at the Balboa Theater in San Diego nearly a month ago, It still ranks as one of my top shows of the year. Ryan Adams's ... More >>

Watch The Seabirds Rock This Lipdub Video

​We submit for your consideration the air-guitaring, crotch-grabbing girls of the Seabirds Truck in what's possibly the first American lipdub video by a restaurant. If the Academy had a category for Best Lipdub by a Luxe-Lonchera, they'd walk away with a golden trophy. If you scour the interwebs, ... More >>