Perry Farrell, The Dead Daisies, & Primus
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New Reviews
Matthew Sweet - Catspaw
Believe it or not, Matthew Sweet has been making ear-catching power pop for five decades. With the release of Catspaw …
Frontline Assembly - Mechanical Soul
Featuring guest appearances by Jean-Luc de Meyer from Belgian EBM group Front 242 and Dino Cazares from Fear Factory …
New Releases
Cub Scout Bowling Pins - Heaven Beats Iowa
New side-project from Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices, a six-song seven-inch single.
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The Dead Daisies - Holy Ground
The Daisies have started the next chapter welcoming new band member Glenn Hughes. Also known as "The Voice Of Rock", Glenn has taken over lead vocals and bass guitar, joining guitarists Doug Aldrich, David Lowy, and drummer Deen Castronovo.
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OK Go - This Will Be Our Year - Single
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Perry Farrell - The Glitz; The Glamour
A 35-year retrospective of Perry Farrell's life, music, and art that looks into his world outside the works of Jane's Addiction and Porno For Pyros
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Bad Religion - Emancipation of the Mind - Single
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Peter Ames Carlin - Sonic Boom: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records, from Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac to Madonna to Prince
Sonic Boom captures the rollicking story of the most successful record label in the history of rock and roll, Warner Bros Records, and the remarkable secret to its meteoric rise.
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Death Cab for Cutie - The Georgia EP
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New 90s Podcast
Primus - Frizzle Fry
By their debut 1991 studio album Frizzle Fry, Primus had already mastered their strange distillation of funk, metal, and progressive rock
While much is made of genres like punk breaking through and topping the mainstream of 90s rock, the late 80s success of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Living Colour, and Faith No More just as successfully pushed underground/alternative funk metal onto MTV. In 1990, Primus unleashed their twist on the sound with the progressive rock-influenced debut Frizzle Fry. Within a few years, thanks to catchier and catchier tunes paired with creative videos, the band would graduate from Headbanger's Ball to 120 Minutes to daytime rotation, solidifying them as a definitive band of the decade. But what to make of their first studio release, which finds Les Claypool's unendingly inventive approach to bass paired with equally stellar musicians in drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander and guitarist Larry LaLonde. If progressive rock, funk metal, or Claypool's distinct vocal and melodic approach aren't to your taste, is there still something worth checking out? Special Guest: Scott Halgrim - DMO Union
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The story of 90s rock one week at a time since 2011. Weekly episodes featuring 90s album reviews, interviews, and roundtable discussions. Made possible by the DMO Union.
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