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RELEASE DATE: 15th April 2013

Public Enemy are one of the most influential, controversial and radical hip hop groups of all time. True pioneers, the band revolutionised hardcore rap in the late 80’s with a trailblazing blend of political themes and innovative music production. As lead MC Chuck D tackled all kinds of social issues in his rhymes, particularly in the black community, the group brought an intoxicating musical mix with comic ‘hype man’ Flava Flav and the epic unrelenting cut-and-paste beats of their production team, the Bomb Squad. With a militant outlook and lyrical content condoning revolutionary action and social activism, Public Enemy initially gathered much controversy but soon won widespread acclaim to be regarded as the most influential band of their time.
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Helldorado was formed in the spring of 2001 in Stavanger, Norway. Most of the members had been playing in local band The Tramps for several years, and had considerable live and studio experience with that band. They where looking for a much darker and broader musical landscape than they could find in The Tramps, and got together playing punked up surf covers with their new band Helldorado. In the fall of 2002 Helldorado won the traditional Norwegian Battle of the Bands called ZOOM winning a full Norwegian tour plus a couple of gigs in the UK and Germany. Shortly after winning the national ZOOM finale they released their first mini album Lost Highway at the local label CCAP. The album received stunning reviews in the Norwegian music press...

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Den senaste tiden har jag flera gånger fått frågor från folk i andra delar av landet vad det är för ett nytt och coolt spelställe Malmö begåvats med.
Det är Häng Bar på Möllevången där en av stadens mer namnkunniga musikprofiler, David Javue, får styra och ställa över bandbokningar och val av Dj´s.

Han är välkänd inom punkscenen och ett av hans tidiga band ”Puke” har hyllats och hypats av Fenriz i Darkthrone. ”Approved by Fenriz” är ett vedertaget begrepp bland kanske främst black-metalfans men det som Fenriz gillar kommer per automatik att få fler lyssnare.
Det är tidig vardagskväll när vi träffas på Häng Bar och stället är än så länge glest befolkat...

Posted in Gig/Festival Reviews

Imagine you are a music lover who were in a jazz festival, that comes for 3 consecutive days with 17 different stages choices every day and offer more than 180 performers. You can see not only the local and foreign artists on the rise at this moment but even world artists that had considered as a living legend and will be noted in history of jazz music world. Bob James, Lee Ritenour, Fourplay, Marcus Miller, Dave Grusin, and George Duke are just some of the name in this Festival.

Java Jazz Festival 2013 which had been held on 1 – 3 March 2013 was the ninth edition of the Indonesian pride festival. It means nine times that Indonesia has successfully organized a jazz festival growing into one of the best in the world...

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As a citizen in Dream City you can enter the festival area up to 100 days before it all kicks off and even get financial help through our grants. Learn more at Worshop #3.

Dream City is the place at Roskilde Festival where you can let your wildest ideas unfold. You can already reserve your own area if you have an unique idea for a camp or a project that will make life better for everyone in Dream City.

On Saturday 16 March, no less than 100 days before the festival kicks off, the first camps will be settling in at the festival grounds, as citizens of Dream City. Your camp could be one of them.

Workshop #3 is just around the corner
In the last two workshops ideas ranging from the very simple to the incredibly ambitious were exchanged, and a lot of projects and camps have already made their ...

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Cobblestone Street is the album Mike Tramp has dreamed of making all
of his life. Now the time is right, and the album is finally there. Mike Tramp’s new album is available 8th of April this spring.

The new album “Cobblestone Street” is a departure from the sound that most people would expect from a singer that has been around since White Lion crashed on to the Hard Rock scene in the 80’s. Rock fans have gotten to know Mike Tramp as a legit rock singer and frontman that looked like he was born to be just that. Therefore many might find it surprising that Tramp’s roots and musical upbringing, lie
deeply buried in folk music...

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Finsk Goth ´n Roll möter Elvis Presley och Johnny Cash!

Det var nog år 2007 senast Helsinki Vampires intog KBs scen, om jag inte minns fel. Nu äntligen, med en ny skiva i ryggen är de tillbaka på Malmös bästa scen – KB. Fortfarande i samma uppställning som för tjugo år sedan.

The 69 Eyes kommer Malmö fansen nära då publiken står enda in på scenen. Inga monitorer som står i vägen som annars brukar bilda en mur mellan band och publik. Klubbkänslan är helt klart där.

Trummisen Jussi69 påminner om Scorpions vildsinte trummis Kottak. Han slänger med armarna bakom huvudet och klättrar på trumsetet mest hela tiden. Mellan låtarna underhöll han tjejerna med att hoppa runder och spänna magmusklerna...

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“From the ’60s to this moment, IGGY POP has been a solid reminder of what happens when an artist stays true to himself only and doesn’t give a damn about the rest of it … IGGY POP is the Heavyweight Champion of rock and roll.” Henry Rollins, LA Weekly, April 2012

A decade after the Godfathers of Punk reunited, IGGY AND THE STOOGES will return to Australia in March 2013 for three headline shows. Iconic frontman Iggy Pop will once again lead guitarist James Williamson, drummer Toby Dammit, bassist Mike Watt and sax player Steve Mackay into rock and roll battle.

“What some people would call antics, I would just call a good show,” Iggy Pop said in The New York Times in June 2012.

““With superlative reviews from the recent Riot fest and ACL Festivals it’s clear that the irrepressibl...

Posted in Cd Reviews

Orianthi may be best known to many people as lead guitarist in the current lineup of Alice Cooper’s band, but this Australian musician is far more than just another guitarist. As well as being an incredibly talented guitarist who has worked with Michael Jackson, Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) and Alice Cooper, she also has a solo career where she not only plays guitar but also sings. Her latest solo album is ’Heaven in this hell’ and it could well be her best work yet. Actually forget that – after listening to the album a large number of times it’s clear this is definitely her best work yet.

For this, her third album she’s worked with former Eurythmics star Dave Stewart, who has produced the album as well as working with her to create the songs.

Brief comments on a few tracks..

’How do you s...

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Sjunde upplagan för den populära inomhusfestivalen i Umeå.

Jag måste erkänna att jag var riktigt orolig inför årets House of metal (HoM). En rätt så smal line-up med mycket death, black och trash-metal. Vi var många som var tveksamma, vissa skulle bara gå en dag eller köpa biljett för att stödja festivalen. Hade jag inte jobbat på HoM så hade jag nog inte köpt biljett heller. Det gäller att fylla golven och sälja biljetter för att överleva. Dessutom blev det problem! Dagen innan meddelade KATATONIA att de var tvungen att avboka sin spelning pga sjukdom. Spekulationerna blev många och arrangörerna fick slita för att ordna ett backup band. Det löste sig riktigt bra och evighets-deatharna ENTOMBED fyllde luckan och det var många som var lyckliga över det!

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