The Police is currently questioning Tina Romano on suspicion of severe blog neglect. The suspect has a previous history of closing accounts and fleeing the blogging scene. Friends of the suspect say she's a bold and dedicated writer that just happens to go through a "phase". The officers are afraid the video quiz blog might be in danger and they are looking for more suitable administrators. The public is invited to write with suggestions and possible collaboration ideas.
Other sources revealed it might be all just a publicity stunt, as Tina is known to have a couple of aces up her sleeve at all times. They believe she's probably up to something on rockaholic.tv but the information is still scarce on the subject.
Tina Romano couldn't be reached for an official statement.
Brick by Brick refined Iggy's gifts without watering them down, adding a polish that focused his talents rather than blurring them. Working with a mixture of L.A. session heavyweights (Waddy Wachtel, David Lindley) and rock stars paying their respects (Slash and Duff McKagan from Guns n' Roses, Kate Pierson from the B-52's), Brick by Brick leans to tough, guitar-based hard rock, leavened with a few more pop-oriented tunes that still speak of a hard-nosed lyrical approach.
But the triumph here is Iggy's; he's rarely sung better on record, finding a middle ground between precision and abandon that honors both and surrenders to neither, and as a lyricist he reached a new level of maturity that proved he could expand his boundaries without loosing touch with his roots. On Brick by Brick, Iggy's dominant theme is the cultural and moral decay of modern America, and finding the strength to rise above it and reach a place in the world.
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Iggy Pop "Livin' on the edge of the night" Album "Brick by brick" - 1990
Since I started posting only 3 quizes a week, I thought it would be better if they were posted one day apart.
This one expires next Wednesday.
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While not quite Bob Dylan at his vitriolic, satirical best, a young (teenage) Robert Smith does spew some venom toward lemmings and fashion slaves afraid to stand out and make their own statements: "Don't say what you mean/You might spoil your face/If you walk in the crowd/You won't leave any trace/It's always the same/You're jumping someone else's train." Smith, quoted on the website thecure.net, has said of the 1979 single that he was taking aim "at the mod revival at the time."
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The Cure "Jumping someone else's train" Album "Boys don't cry" - 1980
First of June already? Halfway into the year and I still feel like someone is pulling the carpet out of my feet.
You shouldn't need 7 days to recognize this video :)
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After being delayed for nearly a year, the albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II were released in September 1991. Messy but fascinating, the albums showcased a more ambitious band; while there were still a fair number of full-throttle guitar rockers, there were stabs at Elton John-style balladry, acoustic blues, horn sections, female backup singers, ten-minute art rock epics with several different sections, and a good number of introspective, soul-searching lyrics. In short, they were now making art; amazingly, they were successful at it.
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Guns N'Roses "Garden of Eden" Use Your Illusions I - 1991
There you go. You have til next Wednesday to provide the answers to this quiz.
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I'm through with standin in line To clubs I'll never get in It's like the bottom of the nineth And I'm never gonna win This life just hasn't turned out Quite the way I want it to be
(tell me what you want)
I want a brand new house On an episode of cribs And a bathroom I can play baseball in And a king size tub Big enough for ten plus me
(so what ya need)
I need a a credit card thats got no limit And a big black jet with a bedroom in it Gonna join the mile high club At thirty-seven thousand feet
(been there done that)
I want a new tour bus full of old guitars My own star on Hollywood Boulevard Somewhere between Cher and James Dean is fine with me
(so how ya gonna do it)
I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame I'd even cut my hair and change my name
Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars Livin in top houses Drivin fifteen cars The girls come easy And the drugs come cheap We'll all stay skinny Cuz we just won't eat And we'll hang out in the coolest bars In the VIP with the movie stars Every good gold digger's Gonna wind up there Every Playboy Bunny With their bleach blond hair
And well... Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
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Nickelback "Rockstar" Album "All the Right Reasons" - 2005
One of those songs that stick with you and make you hum in the street, triggering sympathetic looks from the elderly... "so young, and so crazy... poor girl..."
Anyway, you have til next Tuesday, June 2nd I think, to post the correct answers in the comment form. And if you know the song, enjoy :)
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Monster is indeed R.E.M.'s long-promised "rock" album; it just doesn't rock in the way one might expect. Instead of R.E.M.'s trademark anthemic bashers, Monster offers a set of murky sludge, powered by the heavily distorted and delayed guitar of Peter Buck.
Monster doesn't have the conceptual unity or consistently brilliant songwriting of Automatic for the People, but it does offer a wide range of sonic textures that have never been heard on an R.E.M. album before.
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R.E.M. "Strange currencies" Album "Monster" - 1994
Finnish metal sextet Finntroll describe their music as trollish hoedown metal, which is to say that it combines the extreme elements of death metal with traditional Finnish folk melodies. Apparently the result of alcohol-induced experimentation, Finntroll's bizarre fusion began one night in March of 1997.
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Finntroll "Nedgang" Album "Ur Jordens Djup" - 2007
House of Lords caught the attention of Gene Simmons, who happened to be starting his own label at the time, Simmons Records.
The band's eponymous debut album, which featured a heavier, less keyboard-driven sound than Giuffria, was released in 1988. The record sold respectably, hitting number 78, while lead single "I Wanna Be Loved" managed number 58.
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House of Lords "I wanna be loved" Album "House of Lords" - 1988
Alright. You have til next Tuesday (May 26) to post the answers in the comment form. If this is your first time here, the rules of the contest are found in the sidebar.
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After leaving Ceremonial Oath to form In Flames, founding member and guitarist Jesper Strömblad saw this project as a way of expressing his songwriting creativity rather than being stuck in the background. With the added influences of Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, along with his own touch of aggressive metal that overwhelmed his home country of Sweden, Wrong Again Records took notice and released In Flames' 1993 debut, Lunar Strain.
In the tradition of many other Swedish metal acts, In Flames also had a revolving lineup that changed year after year -- not that this was going to stop them from releasing their next album, Subterranean (1994), before signing to Nuclear Blast Records in 1996.
After putting out The Jester Race album later that year, followed by 1997's Whoracle, In Flames' lineup was finally settled with Björn Gelotte (drums), Anders Fridén (vocals), Peter Iwers (bass), and Daniel Svensson (drums) in addition to Strömblad. To celebrate, the band released its sixth album, Colony, in 1999.
Clayman followed in the same vein the next year, and the band even managed to keep the same lineup for this release. The live Tokyo Showdown was released to promote their tour in 2001. Reroute to Remain arrived in 2002, followed by Soundtrack to Your Escape in 2004 and Come Clarity in 2006.
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In Flames "My sweet shadow" Album "Soundtrack to Your Escape" - 2004
So I guess I should quit being a slack ass and update on time since my boss isn't exactly killing me with work these days, huh?
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Extreme's music was never easy to classify, since it rarely confined itself to heavy metal, hard rock, or pop. The Massachusetts-based band formed in 1985; guitarist Nuno Bettencourt had already played in a local band with bassist Pat Badger, while singer Gary Cherone fronted his own group with drummer Paul Geary. The two bands eventually merged, and Cherone and Bettencourt formed a songwriting partnership that would soon place Extreme atop the Billboard charts, if only for a short period.
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Extreme "Decadence Dance" Album "Extreme II: Pornograffitti" - 1990
Snapshots are going to be posted (almost) everyday. You get 10 points for the name of the band. You get 10 more points for the song title. First complete answer gets 10 extra points. Log in with your Blogger/Google account and post your answers in the comments. Comments will await moderation and will be approved after each video contest expires. Each video has a one week deadline.
