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5 Things Janis Joplin Could Teach Justin Bieber

Given the tumultuous year 2013 has been for Justin Bieber thus far (or so he says), perhaps the 19-year-old could learn something from Janis Joplin’s tragic demise at such a young age.

2013/03/13

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From Axl Rose To John Mayer: Five Classic Onstage Meltdowns

Why make this list of incidents that may make us sad and lose faith in our rock heros? Because like a mountain or a train wreck, they’re there and we cannot look away.

2013/03/08

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Guitar On Iggy and the Stooges’ New Song ‘Burn’ Is Thick

We hear vintage James Williamson attack on the new song from Iggy & The Stooges, “Burn.” The thick guitars on the track likely mean the new album, “Ready to Die” will be filled with monstrous fuzz.

2013/03/08

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Ozzy The Great & Powerful: 10 WTF Music Moments

All of these moments may well have had Ozzy Osbourne wondering what the holy hell is going on, much like Diggs when he first landed in Oz.

2013/03/08

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Soundgarden Stars As Segway Gang In Dave Grohl-Directed Video

If the year were 1990 and Dave Grohl was asked to help his pals in Soundgarden with something, it would likely be helping drummer Matt Cameron carry the drum kit from the van into a [...]

2013/01/29

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Inside The Album Of The Year: Jack White ‘Blunderbuss’

After spearheading three successful rock bands (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather), starting a record label (Third Man Records) and producing albums for legendary artists (Loretta Lynn and Wanda Jackson), it seemed [...]

2013/01/16

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Dave Grohl Announces ‘Sound City’ L.A. Premiere And Star-Studded Palladium Concert

With the announcement of the Sound City Players’ performance at the Sundance Film Festival, the Foo Fighters frontman hinted that he had a few surprises up his sleeve. Dave Grohl has just revealed one of [...]

2013/01/15

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Dave Grohl Announces ‘Sound City’ Screenings Across U.S. & Canada

Sound City, Dave Grohl‘s highly anticipated full-length documentary about a storied Los Angeles recording studio, will make its public premiere at the annual Sundance Film Festival in Utah this month.

2013/01/14

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Pearl Jam/Alice In Chains Supergroup Mad Season To Reissue ‘Above’

At the height of the ’90s “grunge” era, members of three of Seattle’s biggest bands got together for a side-project that has taken on legendary status.  Mad Season featured Pearl Jam‘s guitarist Mike McCready, Alice In Chains‘ [...]

2013/01/07

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Is Nirvana Searching For A Frontman?

There seems to be some confusion among former Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic about their reunion at the 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert and what it means for the future of the band.

2012/12/17

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