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This is a true story of a girl who spits blood whenever an issue of Rolling Stone magazine hits her mailbox with a big red cover bordered in gold. Faithful subscribers know exactly what that means: why, it’s a Rolling Stone “collectors issue, one that typically compiles a list of some sort that tends to [...]

Grandaddy – Below The Radar Ultra, 2004 1. Beck “We Live Again” 2. Beulah “Burned By the Sun” 3. Earlimart “Color Bars” 4. Snow Patrol “Run” 5. Goldenboy “Wild Was the Night” 6. Giant Sand “Bottom Line Man” 7. Fruit Bats “The Little Acorn” 8. Home “Comin’ Up Empty Again” 9. Jackpot “If We Could [...]

First: nothing, NOTHING in this world feels better than pirated Metallica. I downloaded Some Kind Of Monster, and I’m going to defend my action. We never got it in a theater here in town, and I would have had to drive 90 miles to see it. It doesn’t come out on DVD until January. The [...]

Why have I subscribed to this infernal magazine for the last 11 years? It’s simple, I guess. I like it when it pisses me off. Or I hate it, like I do today when I got the 500 Greatest Songs issue in my mailbox. Here’s the deal: I haven’t even read the 500 Greatest Songs [...]

[14:49] zappafrank2112: [link to Blabbermouth:] DREAM THEATER Drummer To Release DVD Of ‘Live At Budokan’ Drum-Cam Footage – Nov. 23, 2004 DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy will be releasing a DVD via his Portnoy Archives label containing Mike’s drum-cam footage from the historic “Live At Budokan” DREAM THEATER show filmed on April 26, 2004. Audio [...]

Gwen Stefani – Love.Angel.Music.Baby Interscope, 2004 1. What You Waiting For? 2. Rich Girl 3. Hollaback Girl 4. Cool 5. Bubble Pop Electric 6. Luxurious 7. Harajuku Girls 8. Crash 9. The Real Thing 10. Serious 11. Danger Zone 12. Long Way to Go 13. The Real Thing (Bonus) Better known as the voice of [...]

I have to admit, I’m a pop culture idiot at this point. When I was a kid, I always swore that I would not be one of those fuddy-duddy adults who didn’t know who made every song on the radio. Quite a few years ago, I realized I was falling completely out of touch with [...]

U2 – How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb Interscope, 2004 1. Vertigo 2. Miracle Drug 3. Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own 4. Love & Peace Or Else 5. City Of Blinding Lights 6. All Because Of You 7. A Man & A Woman 8. Crumbs From Your Table 9. One Step Closer [...]

Several folks were recipients of a crazy binge last night where I was sending Chroma Key out to those who I thought might enjoy it. Almost everything I sent was from Dead Air For Radios with a couple of exceptions. The song I sent the most was “America The Video”: Lost my head in my [...]

Before The Dawn – 4:17 am Locomotive Music, 2004 Website: Before The Dawn 1. Heaven 2. Seed 3. Dreamer 4. Fade away 5. Crush 6. Into you 7. My room 8. The black 9. Vengeance 10. Hiding Band members have come and gone like a revolving door, but Finland’s Before The Dawn has remained steadily [...]