Axl Rose has been an ignorant prick ever since Guns And Roses made their first ten dollars way back in the late eighties. His bizarre, primadonna behavior has caused riots in my hometown of St. Louis, as well as caused many other problems all around the world. It’s little wonder why the other original members of the band want nothing to do with the guy.
Axl and his retooled GNR lineup brought their show to Ireland over the weekend. Anyone who knows anything about GNR knows that Axl shows up whenever the fuck he wants, so it shouldn’t have surprised the concertgoers when the show was delayed 90 minutes. By the time Axl and company lumbered onstage to actually play music, the fans were drunk and quite upset.
So they threw bottles at his fucking head. Axl, you should never piss of the Irish.
In keeping with Axl’s overwhelming legacy, the band quit and left for the night, leaving tens of thousands of fans screaming for blood. And I hope they get some. I just can’t stand Axl’s bullshit anymore. I cannot listen to GNR anymore without thinking about how much Axl destroyed something so special, and how he continues to destroy it.
This is a recurring feature where we throw light on bands and albums that have been lost and forgotten to the ravages of time.
For many music fans, nineties dance band Deee-Lite was a one-hit wonder with a goofy, eye-catching sense of style and whimsy. Although technically correct, critics of this seminal and visionary outfit are missing out on some of the best and most engaging pop music created in the last twenty years. (more…)
What’s the only thing worse than an actor with musical aspirations? A pretentious arty-farty actor with musical aspirations.
Ryan Gosling, one of the better young actors of his generation, likes to also occasionally play music. So he has this band on the side called Dead Man’s Bones. The band has approximately 257 members. They like to dress up in “meaningful” costumes and pose deliberately in order to make statements. Here is a group photo:
Dead Man's Bones ... now with 10% more ART!
You can just see these guys living in a loft somewhere, their hemp backpacks slung over their shoulders, sipping herbal green tea while they shuffle around in their Birkenstocks, can’t you? So artsy!
When not posing and/or discussing the meaning of their art, they go out and actually perform live. As you might imagine, it’s a “creative” affair, filled with pointless dance moves and lots of cheap junk positioned as art. You keep waiting for a Beat poet to show up and recite something. Here’s a video of a recent performance of their song Pa Pa Power (horrible title, by the way, but so meaningful!):
I’m not exactly sure why everyone seems so stuck on Glee, the breakout hit about a high school glee club, but it has overtaken pop culture this year. The only aspect I really enjoy on the show is Jane Lynch, who has created another brilliant comedic character in Sue Sylvester. The kids sing and dance well enough, I guess … but is the whole point of the show simply to have these kids recreate songs and pop culture moments?
Anyway, Lynch and company showed up for the extended song and dance number that opened last night’s Emmy awards. Host Jimmy Fallon really went for it here, and it was nice that so many stars from other shows came out and participated as well. Well done!
Yuto Miyazawa is a 10-year-old Japanese guitar prodigy. Yuto started playing the guitar when he was 3 and has primarily learned to play on his own. He’s already done things that most musicians can only dream of. He’s performed on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” twice and “Late Night With Conan O’Brien.” He also performed at Connecticut’s Gathering of the Vibes festival and jammed with legendary guitarist Les Paul. When he was 8 years old, he was named the youngest professional guitar player on the planet by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Now Yuto can add another accomplishment to list long list of goals. He got the opportunity to play along his his musical idol, Ozzy Osborne. Yuto was brought on stage at the August 21 Ozzfest stop in Hartford, Connecticut and joined Ozzy on Crazy Train. Yuto looked like a young Randy Rhoads and even used a black-with-white polka-dotted flying-V guitar that Rhoades was famous for.
