
KISS has been covered by hundreds of artists in different languages from all over the world on dozens of tribute albums. The short list: The Smelly Tongues, Garth Brooks , Freddie Frehley, The Melvins, Metallkvartetten, Anthrax, The Hard-Ons , Lenny Kravitz, Motörhead , Aced Out, The Lemonheads, Scooter , Pansy Division, Nashville Pussy , Megadeth, Skin Yard, Pantera , Iced Earth, The Replacements , Clean Cut Plan & the Mobile Whorehouse, Metallica , Ace In the Pole, Maki Nomiya , Skid Row, Hayseed [...]
Alcohol is fijn spul, althans tijdens het drinken ervan. Het doet wat met je, nietwaar. Al na enkele glazen ontstaat er een alert en vrolijk gevoel, vol ongeremde maar gefocuste energie. Maar een glas teveel kan ontaarden in gedeprimeerde hangerigheid...
En ja hoor, dit is weer zo'n typisch Yo La Tengo-album met de vaste formule zoals we die al zoveel jaren kennen. We kennen de blauwdruk: een toonzettende opener, gevolgd door een handvol uiteenlopende indiepopnummers, een motownsouldeuntje, een dwarse garagerocksong...

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Art Brut 's lead singer, the jocular and loquacious Eddie Argos , is notorious for his cockney spoken vocals and stories during the band's live shows. Adorned in his signature trench coat, tie and corduroy pants at Tuesday night's Chicago show at Lincoln Hall, Argos and his band ended a few of their songs with lines from legendary rock tunes. During their breakthrough song and opener 'Formed a Band,' Argos injected the line, "I kissed a girl and [...]
Filed under: The Hit List Perfectly matching a song with a scene is nothing new (see: Scorsese, Martin ), but Wes Anderson takes the movie soundtrack to new levels of artistry. In all his films, the young writer-director displayed a record geek's ability to wow viewers with a song that's not only enjoyable but, at its best, makes a scene instantly memorable. With the release of ' Fantastic Mr. Fox ,' Anderson's first animated feature, Spinner picked the director's 10 best music moments. [...]
From The Ramones ' It's Alive DVD , here are the two parts that make up the band's June 10, 1977 show at CBGB, two weeks before its third LP ' Rocket to Russia ' was released to the world. Part 1 Part 2 You want much more Ramones? Find it at RamoniacCretin's Youtube page . Stunning.
With today's Top 5 I am starting the ATH Book Club. This is a list of the best books about music I've ever read. Mine are all biographies, but any old book about music can qualify. Obviously I haven't read everything out there, so if I missed something important let me know. I'm always up for a good book recommendation, and I hope I have a few on my list that you might want to check out. So without further ado, follow the jump for my Top 5 music books. [...]

In the next few weeks there will be some ridiculous Greatest Hits collections going on sale. I have no problem with the Foo Fighters getting one, they've been doing their thing for a while now and have had some very solid singles over the year, and their collection of hits could easily replace their records on my shelves. But a band like Fall Out Boy??? Give me a break and get serious for a minute here. Over the years countless artists have put out scores of Greatest Hits collections to keep the money flowing in, or to give fans one [...]

Yeah thats right. No Monday Blues at SDSG worldwide as we are about to head out to sunny California on Wednesday for Phish's Halloween extravaganza. In honor of the trip, the people and the epic possibilities that await - here are some Cali tracks to get ya goin. California Girls - Beach Boys California Sun - Ramones Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers Live @ Coachella - Daft Punk

Gossip is currently on tour, rockin' the country. Last month, Sara had a chat with guitarist Nathan "Brace" Paine and talked about European radio, queers, fat girls, and their newest release, Music for Men . Sara, PopWreckoning: In an age of music where so many genres are bent and merged, how would YOU classify Gossip ? Nathan Paine, Gossip : God, how would I classify us into a genre? I don't know, I mean, that's kind of a hard question. Cuz we enjoy sort [...]
Cover News is a weekly feature keeping you up to date on the goings-on in the world of cover tunes, tribute albums, etc. Plus, at the bottom we post our array of cover tunes we've been sent in the past week. Have you recorded a cool cover? Send an mp3 to the email address on the right!This Week's NewsFirst and most importantly, October's Cover Commissions is finally up! From Berlin to T. Rex,

Filed under: Music Appreciation When Drew Barrymore chose ' Whip It ' as her directorial debut, she picked the script partially for its exploration of friendship. "You love to rock out with your best friend and cruise and drive and listen to the Ramones and play air guitar," she says . "And yet, at the same time, they will come and slap you when you're acting out of line." The Ramones are the perfect band to illustrate her point. "Hey! Ho! Let's go!" [...]
The user ByteMe on rat eyourmusic.com has compiled a list of band name origins. It's far from comprehensive but it covers a wide spectrum of bands, new and old, so you're sure to find a bunch that you know. And hey, maybe you'll be turned on to some just based on how they got their name! Related posts: Lupe Fiasco: Producer, Not Singer, of Indie Band Japanese Cartoon Rumors were flying around the internet saying Lupe Fiasco... [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive "One of the great things about being in a band is that you feel like you're in a gang," Eleanor Friedberger, one half of sibling duo the Fiery Furnaces tells Spinner. "You can make up a new persona when you're in a band. That is what is so cool about rock 'n' roll. But because Matthew and I are siblings we don't have that same sort of gang mentality. We're a family, which doesn't feel very [...]

In what seems like a plot line ripped straight out of Entourage, what if I told you that FOX Searchlight wants to make a biopic based on the seminal punk band The Ramones ? Would that be something you'd be interested in? Well, the specialty division of 20th Century Fox is looking into optioning a movie based on the upcoming memoir I Slept with Joey Ramone: A Family Memoir - which was written by Joey's brother Mickey Leigh and noted punk-scribe Legs McNeil. The [...]
The Ramones: "Havana Affair" at Max's Kansas City, 1976: I don't think anybody will ever be as cool as Joey Ramone. We miss you, Joey!
Alphabeat's "Fascination" mashed up with Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop." Not earth-shattering or anything, but definitely a nice little kick in the pants for a Thursday morning. [ YouTube via Alphabeat's Twitter ]
Filed under: The Hit List Rock is all about selling a persona, and sometimes you have to change more than just your haircut. Whether it's to seem more "real," to appeal to bigger audiences or just for fun, musicians have been rocking altered accents for ages. Here are some of our favorite fakers of dubious dialects. Shania Twain It's a scientific fact that Canadians are virtually indistinguishable from Americans [...]
Vedder put it best when he said "There are laws in this state against things like gay marriage, but there isn't a law in California that says you can't lose your shit at a rock 'n' roll concert." On this night, he was correct.
Según informó ABC News , Fox Searchlight -la companía detrás de exitosos films como Napoleon Dynamite y Juno- está en plenas negociaciones para realizar la primera película acerca de la vida y obra de The Ramones . El film estará basado en el libro I Slept With Joey Ramone , la biografía del legendario frontman de la banda neoyorquina y que actualmente es redactada por el hermano de Joey, Mickey Leigh, y el periodista Legs McNeil. La salida del libro está programada para diciembre de este año. El [...]