Eddie’s new statement on http://www.van-halen.com: “I want to say thank you to all the Van Halen fans for the tons of emails and all the support they provided when I was in rehab earlier this year. It was an intensely personal thing that I’m not really comfortable talking about right now, but I want everyone … Continue reading →

Set 1: Message In a Bottle, Synchronicity II, Don’t Stand So Close To Me, Voices Inside My Head > When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What’s Still Around, Spirits In the Material World, Driven to Tears, Walking On the Moon, Truth Hits Everybody, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, … Continue reading →

18th Dye was one of the most underrated, forgotten indie bands of the 90s. This German/Danish noise rock trio was incredibly talented, reaching their pinnacle with the Steve Albini-produced album “Tribute to A Bus” in 1995. Their live sets were legendary (according to the few people clued in enough to attend them), and not even … Continue reading →

According to Pitchfork Media, Method Man was arrested for possession of The Chron in NYC this past weekend. This completely blows my mind as I had no idea that Method Man was a pot smoker. All those pictures of smoke coming out of his mouth…that wasn’t tobacco? And these lyrics: “I got, fat bags of … Continue reading →

This year’s Austin City Limits Festival lineup may dissapoint some longtime atendees, due to the high percentage of repeat performers, but for folks like me who have never been, it’s a perfect year to go. And it’s cheaper than any of the other big name festivals of a similar ilk and has a killer lineup. … Continue reading →

Billy “Darth Vader” Corgan and Jimmy Chamberin from the band Smashing Pumpkins have announced the first tour in seven years supporting a new album entitled “Zeitgeist” which Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin recorded in tandem with out original members D’arcy and James Iha. It has been reported b y the Chicago Tribune that D’arcy and … Continue reading →

David Hosselhoff ties on a big ol’ buzz as of late and his little girl video tapes it’s (and annoyingly badgers him about it). It seems the once girlie stud muffin of the 80’s and even the 90’s has found comfort in pounding his liver with the elixer of life and then doing what any … Continue reading →