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Mistheria: Modern Rock Institute band
2011-11-21 00:41:00 Mistheria & Modern Rock Institute band: My Dear Chopin live (Zagreb, Croatia)
Modern Rock Alternative and Indie Albums 2011
2011-08-14 23:19:00 1. Panda Bear 'Tomboy' 2. Destroyer 'Kaputt' 3. Bon Iver - 'Bon Iver' 4. The War on Drugs-...
By: Modern Music
Foo Fighters Rock Wembley With Extra Special Guests
2008-06-10 07:01:00 In case you missed the news, several thousand (something like 80,000?), extremely lucky Foo Fighters fans were treated to one heck of a special event June 7th 2008. Recently the Foos have been reaching out to some of their heroes. They played with a couple members of Rush just recently, although I can’t ...
Weezer, Lyrics, Record Labels and Why the Industry Needs to Change: A Rant
2008-05-12 07:01:00 It seems the number of bands who are upset with their record labels, is sort of skyrocketing. Actually I think it’s more so the number of bands that are coming out and speaking about their label troubles that is increasing, as opposed to the actual number of bands unhappy, because the times just seem ...
Rock and Roll Feature: By the Way by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
2008-05-02 07:01:00 This is the eighteenth in a series of Rock & Roll features I’m writing for this site. I’m a rock and roller, so this column is a way for me to feature a different album that I like, from different genres every month. When looking at the careers of some bands, seeing that they’ve been around ...
Foxboro Hot Tubs Revealed to Actually be Green Day
2008-04-14 07:01:00 So for the past couple of months or so there’s been this band floating around on the Internet called Foxboro Hot Tubs that has a striking similarity (at least in some aspects) to a very famous band called Green Day. Speculations was that they were actually the same band just trying out a little ...
Thoughts on the Possible End to Velvet Revolver
2008-03-25 06:01:00 There’s been a fair amount of ?discussion? going on around various music sites that recent on stage problems with Velvet Revolver front man Scott Weiland might be the end of the band. In case you missed the reports from various other music news sources out there, Weiland has been in rehab again recently, ...
Nine Inch Nails Making Big Money with Online Release, More Bands to Follow?
2008-03-17 07:01:00 Earlier this month another forward thinking band released a new album online ala the Radiohead mold. Nine Inch Nails latest 36 track instrumental project called Ghosts I-IV was released online March 2 with the first 9 tracks available for free, or the entire album available for a tide sum of $5. A ...
The Raw Intensity of Sonic Youth Live
2008-03-16 07:01:00 I thought it was about time to revisit a band that continues to worm it’s way back into my mind every few months from first really becoming part of my collection not that long ago. Sonic Youth may not be a band for everyone with their complex, screeching noise rock fueled compositions. ...
Thoughts on the New Album from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
2008-03-09 07:01:00 New albums don’t always register on my musical radar. I think it’s heavily dependent on what I’m listening to at the time it’s released. I mean, if I’m listening to a band right around the time their new music comes out, then I’m all into it immediately, but that rarely seems to ...
Maxim Apologies To Black Crowes: Reviews, Reviewers and the Age of Bloggers
2008-02-28 07:01:00 Have you ever read a music review and felt that the reviewer didn’t even listen to the album because they were so off base? I certainly have, even from some very big name music magazines that shall remain nameless. It has not only been one of my major reasons for avoiding reading ...
Controlled Chaos: The Experimentalism of the Mars Volta
2008-02-18 07:01:00 I’m continually intrigued by how my musical tastes shift as I get older. There was a time when I wasn’t into Led Zeppelin. There was a time when I wasn’t into the White Stripes… the Smashing Pumpkins… the Velvet Underground… Sonic Youth… . That trend continues with another adventurous band: the ...
ASHES dIVIDE: New Music from Billy Howerdel
2008-01-30 07:01:00 Where as some musicians are satisfied with their own bands, or projects, others feel the need to branch out into multiple projects, each with it’s own unique style and vibe. I can appreciate that… sometimes as an artist you are most creative when pursuing different ventures at different times. With bands it’s ...
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 Concert Footage: A DVD Review
2008-01-28 07:01:00 Way back in July, I was lucky enough to attend the 2007 Crossroads guitar festival, held right here in the Chicagoland area. Just recently, I finally got the check out the DVD release to commemorate this unique concert event. There were tons of great performances that day, so I’ve been looking forward ...
Stone Temple Pilots to Reunite this Summer and a New Velvet Revolver Album?
2008-01-26 07:01:00 It seems that reunion tours always seem to draw attention, with good reason. This one is actually a bit of a surprise to me, but also quite exciting news if it goes off without a hitch… and there are the possibility for a few major hitches. A few people now have mentioned ...
Welcome to Black Mountain: New and Unique Progressive Rock
2008-01-17 07:01:00 Unfortunately I haven’t been able to listen to a whole lot of new bands recently. I have lots in my queue all lined up including a couple that I think are really interesting that I just haven’t formalized exactly what I want to say about them yet (and for some it’s been months ...
Rock & Roll Feature: Radiohead Plays of the Colors of In Rainbows
2008-01-02 07:01:00 This is the fourteenth in a series of Rock & Roll features I’m writing for this site. I’m a rock and roller, so this column is a way for me to feature a different album that I like, from different genres every month. Seeing this is the first Rock & Roll Feature of 2008, I ...
Fast Turnaround from the Smashing Pumpkins
2007-12-17 07:01:00 We may have to end up chalking this up to music industry rumors or other less than reliable source, but being a bit of a rabid Smashing Pumpkins fan, this news really peaked my interest. Apparently the new incarnation of the Pumpkins is returning to the studio a bit sooner than first anticipated ...
How I Became a Nick Cave Fan
2007-11-27 07:01:00 How many times have I looked back upon my music collection and asked: Why didn’t I start listening to a long time ago? It happens far more often than I’d like to admit as I’m sure I’ve mentioned it on the Soul of Rock ‘n’ Roll multiple times already, but it all ...
Alberta Cross: Exciting and Authentic New Folk Rock Coming Out of the UK
2007-11-09 06:01:00 Folk rock is a difficult genre for me to identify with sometimes. I tend often tend to drift towards more rock titles or more folksy titles than linger in the middle between the two. It’s a hard combination to make work, as so much ?acoustic rock? already exists out in the mainstream ...
Subtlety Amongst the Abrasive: The Melodic Side of Sonic Youth
2007-11-05 06:01:00 A few years back I happened across the music of Sonic Youth. It was during the heyday of downloading and unfortunately the original songs I had, were lost in a computer mishap. I don’t even remember what songs they were, giving you an indication of how little the band meant to me ...
High Energy Rock and Roll Lives On With the New York Vaults
2007-10-25 07:01:00 Sometimes I want to listen to some deep, complex, progressive rock that will make me think, challenge my norms or help me reach nirvana. Other times I just want to rock out and listen to some high energy, good time rock and roll that will get your blood moving. I’ve talked about ...
5 Songs from the Queens of the Stone Age
2007-10-21 07:01:00 In the post alternative age, some bands have risen to dominate the scene with their own brand of guitar driven rock. The Queens of the Stone Age are of course one of those bands, rising from the remains of stoner metal band Kyuss and really gaining some mainstream steam after a collaboration with ...
From Pablo Honey to In Rainbows: 7 Songs from Radiohead
2007-10-11 07:01:00 Well, as per an earlier post, yesterday, October 10th 2007, Radiohead released their latest album for download. It will later be available for distribution through both traditional CD means and a collectors edition diskbox as well. I pre-ordered the diskbox myself and was pleased to find that it also included access to ...
Scotty L and the Demon Pig Trio: Great Name, Great Blues and Rock and Roll
2007-10-10 07:01:00 When it comes to blues, I like just about all of it. Each artist’s take on the classic blues ideas are unique, but some are more unique than others. Those truly unique ones are the artists that tend to really stick in my mind. A week or two ago I had ...
Thoughts on the New Radiohead Album to be Released Online
2007-10-03 07:01:00 Perhaps you heard the news the other day, just about every music news outlet I saw had the story. After months and months of hearing that the latest release from Radiohead would not be out till early next year, this extremely progressive band has once again defied everyone’s expectations. You may remember earlier this ...
Slide Show Baby Might Defy First Expectations
2007-09-19 07:01:00 When you think of a young guys in a band playing music you might assume that they’re a rock or pop band, but I don’t think anyone would immediately leaps to Celtic music… at least at first glance. Now if you say that it was a band that hailed from Nashville, does that ...
5 Favorite Underrated Songs from the Foo Fighters
2007-09-14 07:01:00 With a new release from the Foo Fighters on the way, due out the end of September 2007, I thought I’d do a little piece about the band and their music. When they first debuted, I’ll admit I almost dismissed these alternative rock heroes as something of a Nirvana wannabe group. ...
Guitarist Series: 4 Underrated Modern Guitarists
2007-09-07 07:01:00 As a guitar player, I’m fascinated by just about any guitar playing, but most of my guitar heroes either come from classic rock of blues. Thats not necessarily a knock against more modern guitarists though, and so as part of my guitarist series for the Soul of Rock ‘n’ Roll, I thought I’d ...
Misunderstood and Under Appreciated: The Story of Zwan
2007-08-27 07:01:00 Some bands go unappreciated in their time becoming sort of cult favorites as opposed to what their talent might deserve. Sometimes there are extenuating circumstances, or a particular market or perhaps ?the world simple wasn’t ready for their music? as is so often the case. With Billy Corgan’s seemingly ?doomed from the ...
Hunkasaurus and His Pet Dog Guitar, MUSEA and the Artists Against Corporate
2007-08-22 07:01:00 Sometimes I think about how many artists are going by the wayside because they cannot get support for their music. I’m sure there must be thousands if not millions out there who have real talent, just were/are not ?radio friendly?. This is unfortunately one of the failures of the capitalist music industry; ...
Pearl Jam and Lollapalooza Censorship: A Rock Concert Pointing to Bigger Pr
2007-08-11 07:01:00 It appears as if pop culture has another censorship issue on it’s hands after Pearl Jam’s recent performance at Lollapalooza. If you’ve been following the news recently, or any of the other major music news sites on the Internet I’m sure you’ve caught at least a small glimpse at what has taken place. ...
The Evolving Face of Incubus: 6 Songs from Across The Band?s Career
2007-08-10 07:01:00 I always like looking back on how I came to some of my favorite bands as it usually results in some ridiculously absurd stories and my first experience with Incubus is no exception. It was during a large concert event back in 1999 that I had attended in order to see a few ...
Straight Up Exciting Rock and Roll from Juliette and the Licks
2007-08-08 07:01:00 There are some bands that blow me away with their creativity, creating something I have never heard before… and then there are bands that hit me because they’re just playing great rockin’ music… that’s fun to listen to. I’d definitely put Juliette and the Licks in the second category as this band seems ...
Lollapalooza 2007 in Full Swing
2007-08-04 07:01:00 Another truly massive music event has been set up in Chicago this summer once again. Lollapalooza is in full swing this weekend beginning yesterday Friday Aug 3rd, and going till tomorrow, Sunday Aug 5th, with multiple stages and last I heard 100+ different musicians an artists performing. Unfortunately I am unable to attend the music ...
Rock and Roll Feature: U2 Plants the Joshua Tree
2007-08-02 07:01:00 This is the ninth in a series of Rock & Roll features I’m writing for this site. I’m a rock and roller, so this column is a way for me to feature a different album that I like, from different genres every month. Some bands have been larger than life since day one… I think ...
Crossroads Guitar Festival: One All Day Concert Later
2007-07-30 07:01:00 It’s amazing to think how quickly yesterday’s event went by. I was lucky enough to attend the second Crossroads Guitar Festival organized by Eric Clapton which had the gates opening early in the morning, the concert scheduled to start at noon and was slated to run until 11PM that night. I arrived ...
The Legacy and Possible Rebirth of the Smashing Pumpkins: Part 3 The Rebirt
2007-07-21 07:01:00 For me, the Smashing Pumpkins are one of those bands, like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, that even at their worst I found interesting and compelling enough to listen to. I’m a big fan of their first three albums of course, but can also appreciate the their new directions on Adore and even ...
The Legacy and Possible Rebirth of the Smashing Pumpkins: Part 2 The Songs
2007-07-20 07:01:00 For me, the Smashing Pumpkins are one of those bands, like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, that even at their worst I found interesting and compelling enough to listen to. I’m a big fan of their first three albums of course, but can also appreciate the their new directions on Adore and even ...
The Legacy and Possible Rebirth of the Smashing Pumpkins: Part 1 The Live S
2007-07-19 07:01:00 For me, the Smashing Pumpkins are one of those bands, like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, that even at their worst I found interesting and compelling enough to listen to. I’m a big fan of their first three albums of course, but can also appreciate the their new directions on Adore and even ...
The Grinderman: Nick Cave Makes Some of the Most Visceral Rock and Roll to
2007-07-18 07:01:00 It was a few months ago when I first heard of the Grinderman, a new project from Nick Cave and a few of the members of this previous band, the Bad Seeds. It was only a slight mention in some music publication, nothing much that stood out but for some reason, the name ...
Taking a Glance at Telling On Trixie: Epic Power Pop and Anthem Rock
2007-07-14 07:04:00 Although I’m a firm believer in the stripped down, dark and minimal rough edges of garage bands etc, that is definitely not a knock against arena rock and power pop. These genres are often catchy, exciting, uplifting and fun, and sometimes that exactly what we want out of rock and roll. It’s ...
Velvet Revolver, the Curse of the Super Group and Slow Sales
2007-07-12 07:01:00 There I was sitting at my desk working, with my headphones on as always, this time blasting the latest release from Velvet Revolver Libertad. I checked out some of the sales numbers from this album and noticed that they were barely a third of what their debut album sold in it’s initial week. ...
Capturing Lightning in a Bottle Through Spontaneity: The Tale of the White
2007-07-06 07:01:00 Let me paint a picture for you… It’s 2002, late one night around 3 AM and you’re watching one of the backwater television stations that turns into MTV2 somewhere around midnight. A song comes on with a straight forward proto punk rock and roll riff with a video of little red and white ...
Moses Guest: Authentic Folk Rock Jam Band with Some Jazzy Style
2007-06-25 07:05:00 I must be a bit of a contradiction in my musical tastes… I like minimalism in music and believe that immense complexity can come out of simplicity, but at the same time I have a special place in my heart for jam bands like the Grateful Dead and Phish that let improvisation run wild. ...
The Black Keys: Hard Edged Blues Rock at its Finest
2007-06-21 07:01:00 Sometime in the not too distance past I seem to remember hearing of a band called the Black Keys… but both that memory and the reason I didn’t investigate them further at the time eludes me. The other day though, I happened upon this band again, and if I had not just splurged ...
Rock & Roll Feature: Live Throws the Copper Away
2007-06-02 07:06:00 This is the seventh in a series of Rock & Roll features I’m writing for this site. I’m a rock and roller, so this column is a way for me to feature a different album that I like, from different genres every month. If someone glanced through my music collection, they could probably pull ...
Overlooked Folk Roots of Vertical Horizon
2007-05-31 07:04:00 I’m all for bands evolving their sound, as I like to see groups grow and move in new musical directions. Usually if I’m into the group, I like to see this evolution and can appreciate their broadening scope. Sometimes I prefer this new material, other times I stay with the earlier works ...
First Single from the Smashing Pumpkins In Years
2007-05-20 07:06:00 When a band decides to reunite (at least in name) after a significant amount of time, there is always some skepticism that the band will simply be rehashing old material, will not be able to recapture what they originally had, or even that the reunion will not even take place due to the whatever ... |
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