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Vaud and the Villains Get Ready for the Big Time – REVIEW

by Tony Shea August 31, 2013

Dan O’Day McClellan contributed to this article. Friday August 30, 2013 Ford Amphitheatre – Los Angeles, CA On a night that was as hot and humid as the swamplands of New Orleans, Vaud and the Villains torched the Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, launching themselves into the big leagues, or at least bigger leagues, for […]

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Charlie Parker – Improv 1950

by Shea Garage August 29, 2013

Jazz great charlie Parker would have been 93 today. Only 34 when he died in 1955 from cardiac arrest, after many years of heroin addiction and alcoholism, Parker, known to his friends as “Bird,” left an indelible impression on the world of music. A true virtuoso on the alto-sax, Parker was adept at a variety […]

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The Hottest Woman in the World – This Month – NSFW

by Tony Shea August 28, 2013

Beauty, like life, is transitory and fleeting. But somewhere along the way, each of us inhabits a perfect moment when we’re at our very best, the zenith of our development, as some small recompense for the fact that every single one of us is going to end up a corpse – most likely embalmed by […]

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Let’s Go to the 9th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute, Shall We?

by Tony Shea August 19, 2013

Dan O’Day McClellan contributed to this article. I am coming off one of the best birthday weeks that I have ever had. The last ten days have been non-stop fun beginning with the Vice Mag Photo Edition 2013 party, followed by the burlesque show at Skinny’s (article to come), then a night at the Roosevelt […]

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Black Sabbath: 13 – A Review

by Sean Koepenick August 6, 2013

So by now everyone knows the back story on the making of this new record. First Sabbath disc with Ozzy in 35 years. First record with Ozzy on vocals that does not have Bill Ward on drums as well. But really all we need to know is if this is better than the last record […]

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Let’s Go See Widespread In Vegas, Shall We?

by Shannon Murfree July 30, 2013

That’s Widespread Mutha’ F*ing Panic to be exact! By far my favorite band to see live, I’ve been going to their shows since 1991 when they would play small clubs on the east coast, mainly for the jam band early adopter, post Grateful Dead, college crowd. If you were to divide my musical tongue into sectors, […]

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AC/DC’s Back in Black Turns 33

by Tony Shea July 25, 2013

AC/DC’s album Back in Black is now 33 years old – a nice responsible age when people are ready to settle down, have a few kids and get a family pet, maybe a nice collie or a chocolate lab. But Back in Black doesn’t care about middle age comforts, remaining forever like a pair of […]

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His Aim Is Still True (Elvis Costello’s New Release)

by Tony Shea July 24, 2013

This week marks the anniversary of the release of Elvis Costello’s first album, as well as his new collaboration with The Roots. This week marks the 36th anniversary of the release of Elvis Costello’s landmark album My Aim is True. Long regarded as one of the great debut albums in music history (Rolling Stone ranked […]

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Art vs. Art – Heroes and Villains – Monster Michael vs. Fat Elvis

by Tony Shea July 2, 2013

Michael Jackson has been in the news again lately as a consequence of his daughter’s recent suicide attempt. Perhaps, it stands to reason that she would be troubled having endured a childhood behind a red veil, staring into the unusual face that she called father, after her “mother”, Debbie “the human incubator” Rowe, gave her […]

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Return of the Boys in Black (Sabbath Releases New Album)

by Staff June 11, 2013

The godfathers of metal have released their first album of new material in 35 years. Featuring the core unit (sans original drummer Bill Ward) fronted by the bat head biting legend, Ozzy Osbourne, the new album, entitled 13, is the nineteenth album for the band. Upon Ozzy’s original departure from the band in 1979, after […]

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Happy Birthday Curtis Mayfield!!

by Shannon Murfree June 4, 2013

I know what you’re thinking. This chick can’t get out of the past when it comes to music. I am a nostalgic being by nature. I love music that makes me remember a certain time in my life, happy or sad. Curtis Mayfield is one of those artists that I forgot about until I heard […]

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ART VS ART – Heroes and Villains – Celine’ vs. Johnny Rotten

by Tony Shea June 3, 2013

Memorial Day this year coincided with two milestone dates of interest, the birth of famed French novelist Celine, and the 36th year anniversary of the Sex Pistols release of their magnum album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols. The Sex Pistols were, of course, fronted by Johnny Rotten setting up this edition of […]

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5 Things I Love About Jazzfest – NOLA

by Shannon Murfree May 28, 2013

Just returning from my annual two weeks in New Orleans for Jazz Fest. Every year brings new wonder about this sexy, spooky, mysterious town. There is a history here that you feel the moment you enter New Orleans. A list of just five things is difficult, especially since every year is so different from the […]

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