Friday November 03, 2006 News and goss from the Classic Rock office: November 3
Christian rock has come a long way since Stryper and their bumblebee suits. If you don’t believe us, cop a load of The Healing Of Harms, the debut from Florida’s Fireflight.
Firelight have made an album that sizzles with spiritual passion – and yet at no...
Metal Your Mutha Never Played You Dept.
This column is like Sleazegrinder on Acid
Acid. Goddamn, now there was a band. I wrote this piece for my website earlier this year, hoping it would prompt some member of the band, or at least some Belgian banger with the full skinny, to drop a line...
Thursday November 02, 2006 News and goss from the Classic Rock office: November 2
More on Iron Maiden in Japan – sorta.
The Japanese are obsessed with cleanliness – so much so that their toilets all have special ‘bolt-on bidets’ attached to them.
These cunningly contrived contraptions (see photo) heat up the toilet seat, supply a...
Very Ancient, Very ‘Eavy Dept.
Sleazegrinder on stoner rock daddies Poobah
Poobah (named after a steamroller) is a downer rock band formed by guitarist/vocalist Jim Gustafson in Youngstown, Ohio in the early 70’s. Notice I said “is”. A few years back Poobah was rediscovered by...
Wednesday November 01, 2006 News and goss from the Classic Rock office: November 1
Following the blog entry of a coupla days ago, there has been some scepticism about whether or not Geoff Barton actually did go to Japan recently to tour with Iron Maiden.
Indeed some Classic Rock hacks who shall remain nameless have claimed that Barton...
Shit to Pimp Dept.
Sleazegrinder tries to sell you stuff
I just released a new CD on my label (Sleazegrinder Records, natch) by Boston’s scariest band, Rock City Crimewave. If you are not hip to RCCW, they mix up Detroit scorch with sleazy garage punk and greasy...
Tuesday October 31, 2006 Kill Phil – Collins stars in new computer game
Phil Collins appears in the new video game Grand Theft Auto – Vice City Stories, just released (for PSP) by Rockstar Games. Collins plays himself in the latest in the hugely popular and successful GTA series, which is set in Miami in the 80s, and great...
Everyday Is Halloween Dept. Part 2
Sleazegrinder on monster metal freaks The Wild
Just in time for Halloween, I present sonic proof of one of the most unlikely bands to ever get ripped off whole hog (well, half-hog at least) by Motley Crue, the irrepressible monster metal freaks The...
Monday October 30, 2006 Everyday is Halloween Dept
Sleazegrinder says "Don't Step On My Tits!"
San Francisco’s The Grannies dress like zombie grandmas, with crinkle-faced masks, flowery house dresses, and wrinkly stockings. And not just in their backyard, either. These maniacs are quite happy to...
News and goss from the Classic Rock office: October 30
Geoff Barton has just returned from Japan (lucky sod!) where he went on tour with Iron Maiden and saw two storming shows in Tokyo and Hiroshima. More in a future issue of Classic Rock. But in the meantime we thought you’d enjoy this little exchange between...
Friday October 27, 2006 It's Friday – so it must be time for Metal Your Mutha Never Played You
Sleazegrinder remembers the delights of Heavy Load
Although they are remembered for their thunderous early 80s Viking-metal albums, Sweden's Heavy Load actually formed in the mid 70's. They released their first album, "Full Speed at High Level" in...
Thursday October 26, 2006 Videos of the Day: Tenacious D scat! Towers of London scrap!
Two very entertaining slabs of rock TV today:
1. Clip from Tenacious D's new movie:
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2006/tenacious-d-p1.php
2. Clip of Geoff Barton's favourite glam-punk gobshites Towers of London from their reality TV show...
Sabbath to Tour - With Dio AND Ozzy
...But not at the same time, obviously.
The rumours have been confirmed: Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward are reuniting with Ronnie James Dio for a tour early next year. It won't be under the 'Black Sabbath' name though - instead the band will be...
Meet "the new Wildhearts"
Sleazegrinder introduces Lethal Fixx - from the Bad Spellers, Good Band Dept.
Lethal Fixx are a new gang of London leatherboys with their hearts on their sleeves and knives tucked into their pointy boots. They are very much in the tradition of good...
Wednesday October 25, 2006 FROM THE CLASSIC ROCK INBOX: Jiggling Bosoms. And some letters.
More email madness from CRock readers
The Classic Rock inbox is this month comprised of the following:
- People who have seen the light after witnessing The Answer/Roadstar tour - 55%
- People who almightily pissed off at Geoff Barton for giving...
