They say to never work with animals or children, but the prospect of Jack Black and children seemed far worse. Yet 2003′s School of Rock, in which Black starred as a wannabe rock star posing as a substitute teacher, somehow …
In 1993, the Goo Goo Dolls released their fourth studio album, Superstar Car Cash, they were still relatively unknown. Through their first three albums, the group had evolved from a second-rate punk act to a decent garage band, as was …
Watching Thunder‘s performance at the Monsters of Rock festival on August 18th 1990, it seemed like the band were destined for great things. Stealing the show as the opening act, the relatively new five-piece had already released their debut album …
Perhaps it is the involvement of producer Kevin Shirley but Bag of Bones sounds more like Black Country Communion than anything that Europe have produced before. This is not a criticism, as Glenn Hughes’ supergroup have enjoyed major acclaim over …
Keep the Faith should not have been a success. By the time of its release in 1992, Nirvana and the grunge scene had eclipsed the popularity of the hair metal scene, resulting in the likes of Poison and Mötley Crüe …
The Terraces will never score points for originality. The brand of punk they display on their self-titled debut album has been tried and tested by countless acts since the late 1970s, employing elements from the likes of The Damned, Stiff …
Along with The Wildhearts, Bush and Terrorvision, Therapy? were at the forefront of the post-grunge scene in the UK during the mid-1990s. Despite the charts being dominated by Britpop, Therapy?‘s breakthrough came with the classic albums Troublegum and Infernal Love, …
Even the most die hard Maynard James Keenan fans were somewhat taken aback by “V” is for Vagina, the debut album from his experimental side project Puscifer. The outfit had appeared on numerous movie soundtracks, most notably the Underworld franchise, …
Back in the late 1990s The Brown Brothers enjoyed modest acclaim around South Australia. Fronted by brothers Michael and Leigh Brown, still only in their teens, the band’s success was short-lived but the siblings soon joined forces with a young …
Belated sequels to movies very rarely work; a motion picture is a product of its era and often if more than a decade has passed then the magic has gone. This was proven with The Godfather: Part III, Star Wars …
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