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Archive for August 2007

August 7th, 2007

Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music…Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop

This was STP’s third, and in my opinion, their best album from 1996. While Core was a decent debut and Purple remains a classic; Tiny Music established STP as one of the best bands from the 90’s. The album was, and still is, incomparable to the rest of STP’s catalog.
Scott traded in his rougher […]

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August 6th, 2007

Smashing Pumpkins Summer/Fall Tour

Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin will be hitting Europe and North America to promote their latest effort, Zeitgeist, this summer and fall.

The Pumpkins have already toured Europe, as well as some shows here in the States; including residences in Asheville and San Francisco and festival appearances at Live Earth and Virgin Festival in Baltimore. The band […]

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August 3rd, 2007

FYI: Stone Temple Pilots

I’ve been listening to a lot of STP lately. Maybe it’s the beautiful weather, or perhaps because I’m seeing Scott Weiland with Velvet Revolver in a couple of weeks, or maybe I just really miss this band.

Frontman Scott Weiland meets bassist Rob DeLeo at a Black Flag concert in San Diego in 1987; apparently they […]

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August 2nd, 2007

Foo Fighters New Album in September

The Foo Fighters announced a couple weeks ago that their 6th studio album will be released on September 25. The title is Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace. The album was produced by Gil Norton, who also produced the Foo’s classic 1997 album The Colour and the Shape.
The song titles for Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace […]

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August 1st, 2007

Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson (Song of the Week)

I’ll be honest; I’m not a big fan of the Barenaked Ladies. But late last week a friend of mine reintroduced to this gem of a song and it’s been in my head since.
“Brian Wilson” was featured on several BNL albums. It first appeared on their first full length album, 1992’s Gordon. The song was […]

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