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Adam Has Issues - Episode 11

Author:Adam Morrison | Jul 29 2010 6:00PM

In this weekly ExploreMusic podcast, Alan Cross and I discuss some issues that I have.


Filed Under: Essential Reading

Walk Down the Aisle with the Unholy Matrimony Package at Ozzfest

Author:Jeff Woods | Jul 29 2010 10:50AM
Updated: Jul 29 2010 11:10AM

"Hard rocking brides and grooms looking for an exciting unique way to tie the knot this summer ..."


Filed Under: Legends of Classic Rock

The Megadeth man's story, one book and one DVD on record stores, and a doc on the death of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious's girlfriend.


Filed Under: ExploreMusic Radio

An Ancient Punk Rock Deception Revealed

Author:Alan Cross | Jul 29 2010 8:40AM

In 1977, a Belgian singer Plastic Bertrand released a single that quickly became something of a punk rock anthem. “Ca Plane Pour Moi” (which translates as “All’s Cool With Me”) was eventually


Filed Under: Ongoing History of New Music

U2 Teases Start of 360 Tour

Author:Alan Cross | Jul 29 2010 8:40AM

Rehearsals have begun for the next leg of the 360 Tour in Turin, Italy


Filed Under: News

Most. Expensive. Concert. Ever. (Part 5)

Author:Alan Cross | Jul 29 2010 8:30AM

In the panic to make the flight back in Toronto, I had forgotten to pack what my wife refers to as my “festival shorts.”


Filed Under: Essential Reading

Prophet: "Gamblin' Man"

Author:Adam Morrison | Jul 29 2010 8:30AM

Prophet is a Winnipeg-based five-piece that formed in winter 2009.


Filed Under: Indie Track

A Plane Almost Fell on Top of Him

Author:Alan Cross | Jul 29 2010 8:00AM

Over the decades, a number of rock stars have been killed in plane crashes.


Filed Under: Ongoing History of New Music

Daniel Lanois Follows Up Motorbike Crash Story

Author:Jeff Woods | Jul 28 2010 3:10PM
Updated: Jul 28 2010 3:30PM

I blacked out and when I came to I was laying on my back in the parking lot and people were telling me 'don't move'.


Filed Under: Legends of Classic Rock

Weekly CD Sales Report

Author:Alan Cross | Jul 28 2010 1:10PM

It must be torturous for anyone dependent solely on CD sales these days.


Filed Under: Essential Reading

The Ultimate Chart

Author:Alan Cross | Jul 28 2010 1:00PM

For much of the music world, the Billboard charts rule.


Filed Under: Essential Reading

Neil Young Steel Player Ben Keith Dead

Author:Jeff Woods | Jul 28 2010 12:40PM
Updated: Jul 28 2010 12:50PM

He could play every instrument. Neil has all the confidence in the world, but with Ben on board, there were no limits.


Filed Under: Legends of Classic Rock

iTunes gets competition, a new Britrock feud, The Crow flies again, Bieber's woes, and a taste of new Bedouin.


Filed Under: ExploreMusic Radio

Beyond the Fall: "This Time Around"

Author:Adam Morrison | Jul 28 2010 10:00AM

Five-piece Vancouver-based band Beyond the Fall is one of three winners in the 2010 CFOX Seeds contest.


Filed Under: Indie Track

5 Songs You Gotta Hear Today
  1. Pennywise

    One Reason

    Pennywise's forthcoming tenth album will be their first without vocalist Jim Lindberg. This track is from their ninth album.

    Sounds like Bad Religion, Circle Jerks, Minor Threat
  2. Four Year Strong

    It Must Really Suck to Be Four Year Strong Right Now

    Catchy pop punk band that's burned through more than half a dozen members in its nine year existence.

    Sounds like Polar Bear Club, Rise Against, Sum 41
  3. Riverboat Gamblers

    Victory Lap

    From the Texan punk band's appropriately titled 2009 album, Underneath the Owl.

    Sounds like Cobra Skulls, The Loved Ones, Dillinger Four
  4. Tip The Van

    Cherry Red

    Ska-loving Connecticut rock band with six members—three women, and three guys named Brian.

    Sounds like No Doubt, but with more guts.
  5. ICanMakeAMessLikeNobodysBusiness

    You're Not So Good At Talking Anymore

    The World We Know, the band's first album in six years, is part of a three-album set that will all be released by the end of the year.

    Sounds like person L, Copeland, Ace Enders & A Million Different People
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Nightmare
Avenged Sevenfold

This fifth album is a little spooky because it features the final contributions of drummer Jim "The Rev" Sullivan. He died back on December 28 while the band was already deep into the sessions for the CD. There are some of the Rev's vocal parts and most of his drum parts. While not exactly a concept record, Nightmare does inevitably circle the all the emotions the band has endured in 2010.