Chicago’s alternative rock explosion of the late 1980s found one of its most ambitious architects in Billy Corgan, a songwriter and guitarist whose vision helped shape the sound of alternative rock throughout the 1990s. Born William Patrick Corgan Jr. on March 17, 1967, in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Corgan grew up in a turbulent household shaped by divorce, financial struggles, and an often difficult relationship with his father, who was a musician himself. Music became an obsession early in his life, especially after discovering bands such as Black Sabbath, Queen, Cheap Trick, and Electric Light Orchestra. As a teenager, he
On Friday, Lola Young shared a new song, “From Down Here,” her first since releasing her hit album I’m Only F**king Myself. On Saturday, she sang it live for the first time at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Herrington Country Park.
Winds in the area could reach as high as 60 mph, and meteorologists say the chance of precipitation is essentially guaranteed throughout much of the storm system.
Desecresy return with more keyboards and something closer to their original approach, which seems to finely-refined jazz technique applied to ambient death metal, creating a sense of free descent in an ocean cave of ambiguity.
Where the Incantation style bands created subterranean tunneling, Desecresy feels more ambiguous, both cosmic and liquid, since it relies heavily on offbeat rhythm riffing synced to the cadence of the song.
As before, they set up a verse-chorus loop and then redirect it in order to create a sensation of labyrinthine suspension of belief in a fixed reality. This immersive vision expands with the momentum of clash between riffs, conveying a vision of submersion and ascent.
King Crimson’s Robert Fripp, who turned 80 last week, seems to be doing much better after suffering a heart attack last year; he even gave his first live performance since the incident last month at Church of Sant’Alessandro Martire in Italy. Despite the strong recovery, he’s still left with some peculiar questions — mainly, why were his balls shaved while he was being treated?
‘The Underground in China’ brings together more than 350 pages of photography, interviews, and first-hand observations from inside a thriving alternative music scene that […]
The tragic death of NASCAR star Kyle Busch is raising difficult questions after a prominent sports doctor suggested the situation may have been avoidable from the start.
Some people are simply born for Rock and Roll — and for Mikkey Dee, it feels like destiny was written from the very beginning. Coming from what he calls a real “drumming family,” the path seemed almost inevitable: sticks in hand, volume up, and a lifetime spent powering some of the loudest, heaviest, and most iconic bands in rock history.
In this conversation, Mark takes a deep dive into A Rock and Roll Life with Mikkey — from the early fire of Mercyful Fate to reconnecting with old bandmates in the exciting new project Lex Legion, a release fans should absolutely check out (there are two singles so far and teh album drops on MNRK on June 12th.)
We also talk about the legacy of Motörhead, the enduring spirit of Lemmy and Phil Campbell, and what it means for Mikkey to be the last main man standing from one of rock’s most legendary bands. And why he initially turned Lemmy down before finally jumping aboard. We also talk about some pivotal decisions for the band concerning playing live and recording new songs.
Of course, life doesn’t slow down for Mikkey. Between all of that, he’s still out there bringing thunder to stages around the world with Scorpions, proving once again that true rock and roll never retires, or even slows down. Mikkey you feel will never stop moving…
And because no great conversation should end without going a little deeper, we finish where all the best interviews should — with the meaning of life itself.
Earlier this week, model, photographer, and ex-wife of George Harrison, Pattie Boyd, appeared on the inaugural episode of Miss O’Dell: Abbey Road To Tulsa Time, a new podcast hosted by music industry icon Chris O’Dell, who worked with everyone from the Beatles to the Stones to Bob Dylan. Around the 33-minute mark, O’Dell asks Boyd about the ambitious Beatles biopic project from Sam Mendes that’s currently in the works. Aimee Lou Wood was cast to play Boyd in the upcoming film, which Boyd learned about not because Mendes, or anyone working on the project, reached out to her. And, she does not seem happy about it.
Sacramento, California thrash metal outfit BLACK are set to release their new single “Practice of Suffering” on May 29th, continuing the band’s long-running push through the underground metal scene with a track that takes aim […]
