First, it was the break-up of Dead Moon, whom you might remember from Oliver Hall's CD review a few weeks back. And today, we learned of the unfortunate passing of Shocking Blue lead singer Mariska Veres, whose stunning voice you might remember from the original version of "Venus." The band also recorded "Love Buzz," which most Nirvana fans know and love. My personal favorite, however, is "Rock in the Sea." Please, don't hunt the internet for free downloads. Go out and buy a best of Shocking B
Slayer--of whom Oliver Hall, reviewing in the Weekly the '80s metal godheads' July 22 Long Beach Arena show, wrote: " It was SLAYER, DUDE!!! BRUTAL AS FUCK!!!"--is getting no love in Fullerton. Under the headline "No Slayer Bus Benches for the City of Fullerton, CA," Blabbermouth.net reports that the North County city has demanded that Slayer artwork promoting the new album Christ Illusion be removed immediately from 17 bus benches throughout the city. Blabbermouth claims city officials contacte
OC Weekly freelancer Oliver Hall details in this week's issue why you should risk a significant portion of your hearing and sanity and attend the Melvins/Big Business show tonight at Detroit Bar. I will merely add that this gig will give you maximum bang for your sludge-metal buck. Plus, Melvins front man King Buzzo has the best hair and some of the funniest stage banter in rock.
Bring earplugs or spend the rest of your damned life shouting "What?!" to the annoyance of everyone everywhere.
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