From unexpected drama to shocking performances, MTV’s 2009 Video Music Awards managed once again to raise eyebrows and get people talking. What most people
Read MoreMonth: December 2009
So how was your haul?
I got a new MP3 player for Christmas from Arkady. It’s a cheap shitty ChiPod — S1 chipset-based. I actually asked specifically for a
Read MoreHell Freezes Over.
Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax are confirmed to share the stage at the Sonisphere festivals in Poland and the Czech Republic next Northern Summer.
Read MoreLucy In The Sky With Diamonds’ legacy to benefit lupus.
Julian Lennon and co-songwriter James Scott Cook will donate a percentage of profits from a song on Lennon’s new EP to the Lupus Foundation
Read MoreHave yourself a merry little Christmas.
Spotted by Redcountess, Martin Newell’s 1992 rock’n’roll Christmas lyrics. I particularly liked “Hip King Wenceslas.”
Read MoreAll praise the Hammond B-3.
Andy Updegrove is a computer standards lawyer. This is about as far from rocknerdery as you get. But I deeply appreciated his piece from
Read MoreGet Well Soon Ronnie James Dio!
We’ve all poked fun at him over the years, but one of Rock’n’Roll’s veterans with a big heart, Ronnie James Dio is battling the
Read MoreRage Against The Machine For Christmas No. 1
There is a social networking campaign to stop Simon Cowell achieving another Christmas no. 1 spot this year with one of his overblown ersatz
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