08-27-2009
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ShockHound
Massive Attack must be good at covert ops, because we haven't heard a single new note from the groundbreaking trip-hop duo since "Live With Me," a track recorded specially for their career-spanning 2006 compilation Collection. And for their last full-length effort, we have to go all the way back to 2004's Danny the Dog soundtrack. Not exactly prolific, are they? But now comes word that the Bristolian duo are finally set to release some new material. An EP titled ...
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03-05-2010
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ShockHound
Compiled by Rick Florino Oscar
season is once again upon us. With 10 films nominated for best picture,
the 2010 Academy Awards are shaping up to be the most competitive in
Oscar's illustrious history. So who deserves the gold statue? Is it James "King of the World" Cameron and his gun-toting smurfs in Avatar? Is it the original "Badass Muthafucka" Quentin Tarantino and his psychotically amusing Inglourious Basterds? Does the unlikely buddy duo of District 9's p...
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04-09-2010
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ShockHound
"It's so great to finally have an awards show for our music!" That was the sentiment on the lips of everyone from co-hosts Andrew W.K. and Fozzy frontman Chris Jericho to metal legends Rob Halford and Ronnie James Dio at last night's Revolver Golden Gods Awards, the first American awards show dedicated exclusively to heavy metal. And the evening's performers, presenters and winners — the latter determined by ballots cast by Revolver readers — certainly represented a wide and impressively ...
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04-14-2010
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ShockHound
COACHELLA — DAY THREEDear Coachella Organizers,We saw some great bands this weekend, and we had a blast dancing our asses off — but if you wanted to increase capacity to 75,000 per day (who are you trying to compete with, Glastonbury?), you should have planned accordingly. We heard numerous complaints all weekend about bands being placed on too small a stage, or fans passing out from being too crammed into a tent; when people are fainting during a mellow band like Beach House, you’ve got to k...
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