Having managed to see Lacuna Coil live three times previously, it was refreshing to finally see them as the headlining act, rather than a support band. With their June 6 performance at the Diamond Ballroom, the first in the North American leg of their headlining tour for their new album, they overtake Rob Zombie as the band I have seen the most times live. This is not without good reason.
Entries Tagged as ‘Music’
August 4, 2009
A Magical Musical Obsession
[Note: This article was originally published on July 15, 2009 on my new web site, www.zestfulcontemplation.com. If you like this article and would like to read my newer material, please feel free to visit. Thanks.]
That rarest of wild beasts, a new Rammstein single was leaked onto YouTube last night in what one can only assume [...]
June 26, 2009
Death = $$$
This is definitely not the first time I’ve seen this trend (I remember it with George Carlin specifically, as one example) but, as it turns out, death is a really, really good marketing move.
Only works once though.
Honestly I had little to no affection for his music and I thought he was more than a [...]
March 25, 2009
Review: KMFDM – Blitz
Once again a KMFDM album manages to sneak up on me and surprise me after I had my mind all nice and set up to hate it.
I’m not sure why this happens so regularly with KMFDM albums for me. It’s not like KMFDM drastically revamps its sound very often. Going on 25 years now they [...]
March 11, 2009
Review – Skold vs. KMFDM
The idea of Tim Skold collaborating once again with KMFDM is exciting. Two old friends together again.
Even the concept of the album itself is unique. Every track would be created by one half of the pairing, then traded to the other for a different take on the material. The end result would then be more [...]
February 27, 2009
Review – Captain Dan: From the Seas to the Streets
Infamous pirate rapper Captain Dan is back with his Scurvy Crew in tow for another album full of cannons, wenches, rum, and gold. But does his latest adventure live up to past outings, or has the old captain finally run out of amusing chanties to throw our way?
When I was listening to the iTunes previews [...]
October 25, 2008
t.A.T.u. – Minus the Blippy
When a band decides to pursue the path of change with a new album release, the trail is always fraught with danger. It seems that t.A.T.u. have attempted to brave this tricky task with their newest album, Happy Smiles (or Vesyolye Ulybki for those of you who can’t read Russian and would rather look at [...]
October 22, 2008
Wallpaper Concoction
There is a particular type of desktop wallpaper that I seem to like very much which is not overly easy to come by on the expansive Interwebs. Good wallpapers are hard enough to find, much less ones that fit my rather strange tastes.
The particular style in question is that of minimalism. I like to have [...]
