July 2008

Carnival of Rock and Roll - August 2008

Submitted by D.A.N. on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 23:00

It's time for another Carnival of Rock 'n' Roll. Plenty of cool contributions this month, so lets toss aside all the pleasantries and get right down to it.

First, a couple of articles that are sure to stir up some controversy for some (especially the second one), but amusing and interesting social comment for others... from old-wizard.com: Top 5 Worst Music Magazines

And...
Top 10 Reasons Oasis is Better than The Beatles

Thoughts on Copyright Lawsuits out of Control and the Definition of Personal Use

Submitted by D.A.N. on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 23:00

I happened upon a little news story today that struck a chord with me and has since spawned a little bit of a rant. You see, the story was about how this woman posted a video of her kid walking to a certain video sharing website... a video that just happened to have a song by a certain artist playing in the background. There were letters sent to have the video taken down due to copyright infringement or something etc etc.

VH1 Rock Honors Pays Tribute to the Who

Submitted by D.A.N. on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 23:00

It's about that time of year again... the time when I find something actually worth watching on VH1 (it doesn't happen all that often to be honest). This particular event is actually one of the cooler things to watch if you ask me because of all the unique performances and behind the scenes glimpses of famous bands. It's VH1's Rock Honors and this year's honoree is especially close to my heart, because they're one of my favorite bands of all time: The Who.

New Material on the Way from Alice in Chains?

Submitted by D.A.N. on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 23:00

Well there's been some more interesting news from the music world recently, namely that new material might be on the way from Alice in Chains. This would be the band's first new material in about 13 years, and of course would also be the band's first without original vocalist, and now deceased, Layne Staley. William DuVall guested as the vocalist on the band's reunion tour and apparently the chemistry is right, the band is having fun jamming, and so Jerry Cantrell and company have started writing.