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Gibson Amphitheatre To Shut Down

Gibson Amphitheatre, the mainstay mid-size concert venue at Universal City, will close its doors in September, according to its operator Live Nation Entertainment. As announced in December 2011, the 6,200-capacity amphitheatre is expected to be demolished to make way for The Wizarding World of Har ... More >>

The Best Concerts to See In L.A. This Week

Monday, March 25 Corima, Upsalon Acrux PEHRSPACE There are, in fact, thriving musical styles that have blessedly little to do with the latest pop trends. Roughly intersecting prog-rock and art-jazz is a thing called Zeuhl Music, a very heavy, propulsive sonic form whose roaring rhythm sections and ... More >>

Music Picks: Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge, and Anthrax

The Best L.A. Metal Concerts to See In March

Saturday, Mar 2 Meshuggah The Wiltern "I Am Colossus" is both the title track of Meshuggah's 2012 album Koloss, and the mission statement of the Swedish metal group -- after all, their off-kilter polyrhythmic riffs and drums have influenced dozens of bands. Their sound is anchored by the fantastical ... More >>

Metallica: A Tale of Squandered Potential

No band has ever failed to live up to its own potential quite like Metallica. While the other three quarters of thrash metal's "big four" (Testament, Megadeth and Slayer) still cut records and tour for receptive audiences, Metallica moved on to Kid Rock and Nickelback territory. We're used to it now ... More >>

The 20 Greatest Metal Albums in History: 20-11

If you count Black Sabbath's 1970 self-titled debut as heavy metal's birth, the genre is now over 40. It can no longer be called a fad. It can have adult children, and it can run for president. (Insert "presidental metal of freedom" joke here). See also: Top 20 L.A. Metal Albums: The Complete List ... More >>

Music Picks: Chino XL, Marissa Nadler, As Blood Runs Black

The Best Metal Concerts to See in L.A. This Month

Fri, Oct 5 Gypsyhawk The Viper Room Pasadena's Gypsyhawk deftly blend metallic guitars and fantasy/science-obsessed lyrics with a rock and roll boogie swagger. On the group's new album Revelry & Resilience, the raspy shouts of bassist/vocalist Eric Harris and the blistering yet warm solos of guitar ... More >>

Reviews of Wines From Famous Rock 'n' Roll Bands!

See also: Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time Lately we've noticed a lot of bands have their own brands of wine, including Motörhead, Kiss, AC/DC, and Ratt. (Even Warrant has a wine. Warrant.) One of our friends at Wine Spectator magazine showed us the piece they wrote in April about this trend, ... More >>

Music Picks: Cedric Gervais, Van Hunt, Jonathan Richman

Why Did Goldenvoice Purchase a Bunch of Land Near Coachella?

See also: Coachella 2012 Lineup Goldenvoice announced Sunday that it has purchased 280 acres of land in Indio, ensuring that the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals will be enjoyed by generations of girls in spirit hoods and dudes in speedos and fanny packs The purchase includes El Dorado P ... More >>

Megadeth - Gibson Amphitheatre - 2-24-11

Timothy Norris​See also: Dave Mustaine's Advice for Starving Women in Africa: "Put a Plug in It" Megadeth Gibson Amphitheatre 2-24-12 Better than...putting a plug in it. Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine has gone on a tear making controversial statements in interviews recently. At least he has ... More >>

Top Ten Best Replacement Singers in Rock and Metal

Dio-era Black Sabbath​See also: *Top Ten Worst Replacement Singers in Rock and Metal *Ozzy Osbourne vs. Ronnie James Dio: Who's Better? One of the biggest stories in metal this year is the revolving door for vocalists. Jesse Leach has returned to Killswitch Engage. Iced Earth played their fi ... More >>

Henry Rollins, Scott Ian, Mike Watt, Corey Taylor, Dave Navarro - Avalon - 11/30/11

See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! The Time I Drank The Sweat From My Socks Onstage Drop in the Bucket benefit Henry Rollins, Scott Ian, Mike Watt, Corey Taylor, Dave Navarro and others Avalon 11/30/11 Last night handfuls of heavy musicians took the stage for a worthy cause, Drop In The Bucket, ... More >>

More Low End Theory Oral History From Those Who Helped Build It

The Low End Theory CrewPaul Dimalanta​See Also: Low End Theory Anniversary: The Story of the Influential Party From Those Who Created it This week we published our oral history of the Low End Theory, the Lincoln Heights weekly club night that has spawned a constellation of internationally hai ... More >>

Top Five Reasons For Metallica Fans Not To Fear The Metallica and Lou Reed Album

Anton Corbijn​Back in February Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett cryptically commented to Rolling Stone that the band was crafting something that was "not really 100 percent a Metallica record." Indeed, it turned out that the band was working with Lou Reed on a full album; a collaboration with ... More >>

Music Picks: Prince, Amanda Jo Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Xzibit, Civet,

Also, Miguel, L.A. Bluegrass Situation, Heidecker and Wood, the Ditty Bops and others

EXCLUSIVE Interview: Why Anthrax's Scott Ian Hates Coachella and Loves the Big 4

Steve ApplefordAnthrax guitarist Scott Ian​ Guitarist Scott Ian has been metal's No. 1 fan ever since his first whiff of Kiss back in the '70s. He's also been the one constant in every lineup of Anthrax, now one of the "Big 4" originators of thrash-metal set to land on the site of Coachella i ... More >>

10 Places to Get a Damn Good Cup of Coffee

T. NguyenA pretty cup from Espresso Cielo in Santa Monica.​ Intelligentsia's founder, Doug Zell, told us in 2009 that "LA got a later start in terms of the very best coffee can offer, but they seem to be embracing it with the religious zeal of a convert." The conversion didn't happen overnight ... More >>

Music Picks: Dr. John, Herbie Hancock, Sunset Strip Music Festival

Also, Funkfest, Chromeo, Slayer and others

Re: Versions

Salem Signs to IAMSOUND, Reveals Tracklist, Date for 'King Night' LP

Marlatt, Holland and Donoghue (Jimmy Limit)​Salem may hail from Michigan originally, but the creepiness of the trio's music knows no borders. Like a thick, toxic fog, their particular brand of darkwave music (see Cold Cave, the XX) hangs low to the ground -- sludgy, skulking stuff that's far ... More >>

EXCLUSIVE Interview: The Mighty Boosh's Rich Fulcher on His New Book and YouTube Hit "Rapper With a Baby"

Rich Fulcher is a hugely successful, immediately recognizable American comedian. The thing is, he is hugely successful and immediately recognizable in the UK, where he's one of the main supporting characters in the cult hit series The Mighty Boosh, and one of the two creators of even more cultish, b ... More >>

2009: Just the Ticket

10 Great Heavy Metal Albums of 2009 (Or, Well, Make That 14)

Over the Top Eyes open and ears bleeding, Phil Freeman loads up on the year's best metal. This year was such a good one for heavy music, we wound up having to cheat when putting this list together. We just couldn't settle on ten albums that kicked my ass the hardest in 2009; there were dozens of ca ... More >>

Scenes from a Hipster Shopping Weekend: Unique LA at California Market Center

Seems like every hipster within a 30 mile radius was at Unique LA's shopping event this weekend at the California Market Center in downtown Los Angeles. These were friendly, craft-loving hipsters for the most part. In case you missed it, here are some photos of stuff that was available. There was a ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Girls, The Airborne Toxic Event, Origami Vinyl's First Art Show and Slayer Bears at Unique LA

It's a weekend of firsts, with locals The Airborne Toxic Event taking to the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage and Origami Vinyl hosting an art show. Still, there was more going on this weekend, from concerts to holiday shopping extravaganzas. Keep reading for the details. The Airborne Toxic Event wit ... More >>

Red Line Fever: It’s Casual

Coming to an off-ramp near you

Top Five Industrial Dance Classics

Ever get the urge to lace up your twenty-eye Docs, wrap a couple studded bracelets around your wrists and start stomping around your bedroom? When you do, make sure to blare these classic industrial dance club hits. KMFDM "Godlike" (fan video with Xenosaga) Thanks in part to its creative appropr ... More >>

SONGSTRESS-MUSICIAN SUNNY WAR

She's going to blow your mind

Rock Picks: Jon Brion, Andrew Bird, Tortoise, Vice Squad

Also, Beyonce, the Datsuns, the Veils, the Germs and others

Anvil! The Story of Anvil: A Canadian Metal Band's Great Feature-Length Doc

Duo will make you laugh, cry and cheer with songs like "Hair Pie" and "Show Me Your Tits"

Killing Time on the Ghetto Blue

The nation's busiest- and deadliest - light rail line