The city of Detroit, Michigan has long been known to be a hotbed of music. From Iggy and The Stooges to The White Stripes, bands are constantly trying to bring Detroit to the forefront of rock music again. Another band on that mission is our band of the week and they're called The Muggs. The picture above may look like it's from the 70's and that's very apropos considering their music is heavily inspired by 70's blues-rock. The Muggs have been around since… Read More
If a facebook campaign worked for Rage Against The Machine, why can't it work for this? A couple of people in the U.K. have started a facebook page called "1 MILLION STRONG 4 IRON MAIDEN to open the 2012 London Olympic Games!!" and it's almost at 100,000 supporters. The goal is simple: to get Iron Maiden, one of the biggest metal bands the U.K. has ever produced, to play at the opening ceremonies for the 2012 games which are scheduled to be held in… Read More
There were rumors that started up late last night and as of this morning they were sadly confirmed. Type O Negative frontman Peter Steele died on April 14, 2010. He was 48 years old. It was confirmed by Type O keyboardist Josh Silver when he broke the news to Blabbermouth. News of Steele's death was first reported by Mistress Juliya of Fuse TV on her… Read More
Let me start off by saying that if you don't have tickets for the Glastonbury festival this year, you're shit out of luck because they're sold out. But if you do have tickets, then enjoy reading the following words. The lineup for Glastonbury was announced recently it is going to be a monster of a festival this year. First off the headliners include acts like U2, Muse, Stevie Wonder and Jack Johnson. Plus you've got other huge acts like Vampire Weekend,… Read More
The ridiculously amazing summer tours just keep on coming this year. If you needed another show to check out between the months of June and August, why not go and see Modest Mouse? Issac Brock and the rest of those modest mice are touring the U.S. this summer. Two of those shows are in North Dakota. See, ND? Looks like you're not a forgotten state after all! It all kicks off on June 1st in Broomfield, CO and ends on June 24th when the band plays the… Read More
While we wait for news about Ozzfest to come out, Ozzy fans can still look forward to his new album, Scream, being released this summer. The Prince of Darkness will release his 10th studio album on June 15th. There was a bit of an uproar about the album when it was announced that the original title would be Soul Sucka. Fans didn't take too kindly to the name. The first single off the album is called "Let Me Hear You Scream" and will have… Read More