Today is an important day if youre an Alice in Chains fan. Today, August 22nd, is Layne Staley’s birthday. The AIC lead singer was born on this day in 1967. It was a Tuesday. Layne would be 55 years old today. To celebrate, how about some Staley trivia! What is Layne’s middle name? Give up? …
When Alice In Chains released Dirt on September 29th in 1992, no one knew how influential the CD would be. But AIC’s second album became a classic with amazing tracks and a defining grunge sound. And three decades later, the work continues to be a shining example of the 1890’s rock movement. The band was …
“4th Of July” by Soundgarden is a song from the band’s fourth studio album Superunknown. Every summer I contemplate this track, what it means to me, and what it meant to Chris Cornell. If you blankly listen to the piece, you might get caught up in the lyrics and think it’s a red, white and …
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Wow. Its been twenty years ago today since the release of Korn’s fifth album Untouchables. The CD was released on June 11th, 2002 and has been wildly successful, with amazing tracks for any kind of Korn fan. To date the work has sold almost a million and a half copies. One of my favorites includes …
Stone Temple Pilots officially hit the rock music scene in 1992 with their release of Core, the explosive grunge album from a band that wasn’t from the grunge scene. STP originally came from San Diego, California, while artists known for grunge (think Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains) hailed from the North West …
Saw the new cover of LIFE Magazine featuring the 70’s band ABBA while I was in the supermarket yesterday. Here’s a quick picture of the cover: If you aren’t aware, ABBA was responsible for the Swedish Eurovision version of Disco that took over the U.S. and the world. Their biggest hit “Dancing Queen” came out …
Simon Cowell, the creator and constant judge on T.V.s’ America’s Got Talent, was deep-faked by the final contestant on last night’s episode! Deep-fake technology, if you aren’t aware, is a fairly new development in the world of video editing. The video technology can apply anyone’s face and likeness to another actor. If the actor says …
Rest in peace, Taylor Hawkins. On Friday, March 25th Foo Fighters released a statement announcing the shocking passing of the bands’ drummer, and one of Dave Grohl’s closest friends. He died in his hotel room in Bogota, Colombia after complaining of chest pains. Taylor, whose full name was Oliver Taylor Hawkins, was the long-time drummer …
Red Hot Chili Peppers just released another track from their upcoming album Unlimited Love, due to April 1st, 2022. The new song is titled “Poster Child”. The song feels like a throw back to 70’s and early 80’s funk and psychedelia rock. The animators for the official music video also felt the same way, not …
Rest in peace, Mark Lanegan. On Tuesday February 22nd, 2022 Lanegan’s family announced his passing. He was 57. Mark was the frontman and singer for the 90’s grunge band Screaming Trees. Their song “Nearly Lost You” was included in the Singles Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which is considered one of the best grunge soundtracks of …
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