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Archive for the ‘music’ Category
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
 Despite having lived in the midwest over the last few years, I am by birth a New Englander. That means Halloween lives in my blood. Halloween (like the rest of the country) was born on the salty shores of New England and this is where it continues to reside for me. Yes, yes, we all celebrate Halloween and I’m sure everyone feels their quaint little town, once the leaves start turning and the pumpkins come out, embodies that spirit better than any other place. But Halloween is something altogether different, more palpable in New England.
So suffice it to say I will save you the suspense and deliver spoilers for my own list, which is set in the Puritanical belly of New England: Salem. My number one favorite Halloween movie (musical or otherwise) is Hocus Pocus. That in mind, I present you with my definitive list of the greatest Halloween Movie Musicals. (more…)
Tags: Hocus Pocus
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
 When the day comes that Occupy Midian accomplishes their goal of reintroducing Clive Barker’s Nightbreed to the world in the form of Nightbreed: The Cabal Cut, the world is also going to be reintroduced to a score from Danny Elfman that ranks among some of Elfman’s best work. A lot of people just don’t know it yet.
So as we continue on with our weeklong mission here at SCARS to create Cabal Cut awareness, tonight we open up the scope to look at the soundtrack and how it compares to the sounds of other Clive Barker movies. (more…)
Tags: Clive Barker, Colin Towns, Danny Elfman, horror scores, Nightbreed, Rawhead Rex
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Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
 If you are a fan of the Sex Pistols or rock n’ roll in general, then you may have heard the name Alan G. Parker. His film “Who Killed Nancy?” has made him one of rock’s coveted documentarians.
A man with no shortage of opinions on not just Nancy Spungen, but music in general, Alan recently shared his list of favorite rock guitarists on Facebook, and it might take some people by surprise. So what band gets 3 out of the 10 top spots? Read on! (more…)
Tags: Ace Frehley, Bruce Kulick, guitarists, Kirk Hammett, KISS, Mick Mars, Phil Collen, Scott Gorham, Tommy Thayer, Vivian Campbell
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Thursday, July 5th, 2012
 This Tuesday, KISS released their first single since 2009’s Sonic Boom and I have to say — I was really not looking forward to it. I have been a KISS fan since I was about 8 years old (that was a long time ago). The last really good music I’d heard from KISS was ‘97’s Carnival of Souls and when I heard Hell or Hallelujah was being released this week, I just wanted to die. I was hoping KISS would just ride the concert train and fade into oblivion, without making the rest of us suffer through new music. And then I heard it. (more…)
Tags: Hell or Hallelujah, KISS, monster
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
 Last night, Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper (bringing Coheed & Cambria along for the ride) passed through Mansfield, Massachusetts, as the third stop on their Maiden England World Tour. Seeing one of the 26 remaining tour dates, or missed one of the first few shows? We’ve compiled a playlist of what the average setlists for the Maiden England 2012 summer tour have been so far. Listen after the jump. (more…)
Tags: Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, Maiden England World Tour
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
 It was just about a month ago that Marilyn Manson surprised audiences at the Revolver Golden Gods by having Johnny Depp play guitar on stage. (I almost wrote “Marilyn Manson shocked audiences” but felt that sentence had no place in the common world anymore.) Random occurrence? Nope. Johnny Depp plays guitar on a track for Manson’s new album “Born Villain,” out next week.
Listen to the collaboration — a cover of “You’re So Vain” — after the jump, as well as watch video from the Manson/Depp show appearance. Video includes Manson calling Depp his “personal savior” and encouraging the crowd to acknowledge how cool their friendship is. One actual cool note about this whole thing is that the free Damien Echols of West Memphis 3 notoriety introduced Manson on stage that night.
What do you think? Does “You’re So Vain” meet the normally high bar of Manson pop song cover standards?
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Tags: johnny depp, Marilyn Manson, You're So Vain
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Friday, March 9th, 2012
 © Mike Oleon; www.roughhousetheater.com Puppets make everything better. Or at least weirder. You know Forgetting Sarah Marshall? That joke — the Dracula musical — works so well because of just the sheer incongruity of puppets and horror. (Okay, many would argue puppets by themselves equal horror.) This morning, the A.V. Club mentioned another puppet performance, notable and interesting because it’s not what you would expect, at all. (more…)
Tags: Chicago, Nick Cave, puppets, Rough House Theater, The Curse of Millhaven
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Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
 Tommy Iommi confirmed today to Birmingham Mail that himself, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward have all reunited to give the original incarnation of Black Sabbath one more go. The reunion has been kept mum, but in the works for awhile — Iommi and Osbourne spent June writing material for a record to be released in 2012. Tour rehearsals are already in the works. The only concern that Iommi seemed to think foreseeable is the health of Bill Ward, who he admitted is not currently at 100%.
Whatever it was that possessed men in their 60s to get the idea into their head to say, “Hey! Let’s get the old band back together!” well, sweet christ, we’re glad it’s happening.
UPDATE, 8/16/11 at 17:45: Blabbermouth is now reporting a statement by Tommy Iommi where he says that there has been NO official confirmation; that essentially the Birmingham Mail journalist spoke out of turn. Read more at their site.
Tags: Black Sabbath
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