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With the release of  “Girlfriend”, in 1991, Matthew Sweet was as responsible for nailing hair metal’s coffin shut as Nirvana was. The retro guitars, the catchy chorus and lyrics that had no trace of trashy women or too much booze jumped out of college radio and MTV (with Japanese animation) to jumpstart a musical era that ushered in earnest songwriting and less spandex and hairspray.

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Q. Now that your new record, “Sunshine Lies”, has been out for a while, what are your impressions of the reception you have received?
A. I’m really pleased that...

Mastodon

Three days before launching a tour to support their new album, Crack The Skye, Mastodon is on top of the metal world. There really is no other band that can touch them. It doesn’t seem like a band from the Southern rap mecca of Atlanta could make that claim, but the members of Mastodon are at the top of their game. Bad ass? Yep. Innovative? Certainly? Changing their sound, and preconceived rules that metal heads insist upon? Hell yeah. 

There are several reasons for the change in direction. Their Birmingham, Alabama singer and...

By Larry May

On April 20, Manchester Orchestra is excited about the release of their major label debut, and preparing to hit the road to support it. The record, “Mean Everything to Nothing”, will be in store bins the next day. The Atlanta band –led by Andy Hull-formed their base by applying the old rock formula of touring to the point of exhaustion and slowly adding fans won over in musky clubs one by one.  Their first release, “Like A Virgin Losing A Child”, was released independently in 2006.  With a few key people in the Southeast...

In my search to understand what people mean when they say while referring to a type of music as “metal”, I had to go on a quest to find out what, or who, could represent the zenith of American metal.  We can look at long time standards in the arena of metal, such as Metallica and Anthrax, but instead let’s take this chance to look at a band that has been overlooked somewhat in its career, but has been bringing the heaviness since 1992.  I’m talking about Machine Head. 

Founded by singer and guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist

By  larry may

Lisa Loeb means many things to many people.  To some, she is a cooking show host.  To others, she was the girl with the dating show.  But to most, Loeb is the multi-faceted singer who made history as the only artist to ever have the number one song in the country without being signed to a record label.  That song “Stay” from the “Reality Bites” soundtrack, earned her a record deal with Geffen, and she continued to release hit singles throughout the early years of the new millennium.  She is also the owner of...