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REVIEW: Alice In Chains – Jar of Flies / Sap (Double EP)
Click if you missed my review of the new Alice in Chains album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here! ALICE IN CHAINS – Jar of Flies / Sap (1994 double Columbia EP edition, originally 1992 and 1994) For a...
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REVIEW: Slash – Slash (Deluxe edition)
SLASH – Slash (2010 Universal Deluxe edition) This album was a revelation to me. Truth be told, I didn’t expect too much. I didn’t consider Slash to be among the best songwriters in Guns N’ Roses...
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REVIEW: Soundgarden – Telephantasm (2010)
SOUNDGARDEN – Telephantasm (2010) Soundgarden was one of the first Seattle bands I tweaked onto, mainly because Soundgarden (and Alice in Chains) were the most metallic in their approach. I refused to...
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DVD REVIEW: 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Welcome back to the Week of Rockin’ Movies. Each movie we take a look at this week will have a significant connection to rock music. Today’s installment may surprise you. MONDAY: House of 1000...
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R.I.P. Chris Cornell 1964-2017
A moment of utter shock: waking up on the morning of May 18 2017 to discover that Chris Cornell, the pipes behind Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog, has passed away at age 52. One of the...
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#575: The Chris Cornell Obsession
GETTING MORE TALE #575: The Chris Cornell Obsession A retelling of a portion of Record Store Tales Part 6: Year 1 One of my very first lessons at the Record Store came courtesy of a customer whom...
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#583: Rock and Roll Shooz
GETTING MORE TALE #583: Rock and Roll Shooz How rock and roll are shoes? Not very. But certainly some rock bands have had some exceptional footwear over the years. The wild, multi coloured cowboy...
View ArticleGUEST REVIEW: Soundgarden – Screaming Life/Fopp (1987/88)
Guest review by Holen MaGroin SOUNDGARDEN – Screaming Life/Fopp (1987 & 88 EPs, released combined on Sub Pop CD 1990) I love Halloween. I love autumn. I love horror films. I love metal. When you...
View ArticleREVIEW: Audioslave – Audioslave (2002)
AUDIOSLAVE – Audioslave (2002 Sony) The brightest always burn out the quickest. Audioslave lasted a mere five years but unleashed three albums in the same time most bands can only crank out one or...
View ArticleWTF Comments: Just a Little Patience for the Be All End All Music Guy
On July 20, for what would have been his birthday, an unreleased Chris Cornell track hit the airwaves. It was a version of Guns N’ Roses’ “Patience”. Reaction was mixed. Mrs. LeBrain likes it, while I...
View Article#868: Insomni-omni-omni-a
GETTING MORE TALE #868: Insomni-omni-omni-a It happened again. Insomnia. The battle rages on, win some lose some. I’m so wired on Friday nights. Fridays, being the last night of the work week, are...
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