From Around the Web 02.10.2014

  This week a lot of live stuff showed up for me. Also, Phil Anselmo cooking. Dimebag Darrell teaches you how to be Dimebag Darrell Also, Pantera Panteraing1 Suicidal Tendencies featuring…uh, Mike Muir and that guy from Infectious Grooves who wasn’t...

Antarctica

For those of you who don’t keep track of such things, Metallica recently held a contest in South America in association with Coke Zero.  Winners of the contest got to go see Metallica play in Antarctica1. So, here’s the video.  For my thoughts on the whole...

Close Lobsters: A YouTube Tribute

This is one of my favorite bands.  Chances are, they are not one of yours.  They are easily one of the 10 greatest Scottish rock bands of all time1.  But for whatever reason, they didn’t stick around.  Maybe they were too early.  Their most popular album,...

Bruno Mars & The NFL Marketing Machine

It’s old news (in internet time) by now that Bruno Mars is your Super Bowl halftime act.  Everyone has had a chance to scoff at it.  The old timers have already griped about how we need to go back to marching bands, the baby boomers have already complained we need...

Zappa Plays Zappa & The Lack of Fun in Music

I saw Zappa Plays Zappa last night.  I’ve been a fan of Zappa (Frank) since my teens, but as someone who grew up in the 80’s, I never had the chance to see him live.  So having the bloodline carry on the music is a pretty good option. The show was awesome....