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Music Foo Me Once, Shame on You: Foo Me Twice, Well Alright

September 28, 2011 - 12:53 pm

No matter how you slice it, the Foo Fighters have earned their reputations as the nicest guys in rock n roll. Currently on tour in the US, but heading to Australia later this year, I caught up with them in both Columbus and my hometown of Pittsburgh PA. They threw down a 2 hour and 40 minute set of the loudest, proudest rock from the past 15 years. In a word…EPIC!

Lead singer (as if I have to introduce him), Dave Grohl told me that its like hosting a cocktail party every day at your office. Everyone is there to party and its his job to show them a good time. I can only imagine it being exhausting, but that’s why I’m an Editor, and he’s a Rock Star.

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Culture Pops Featured Welcome to the ChinaShop Vanessa and Cole

by Shop Keeper

June 17, 2011 - 3:02 pm

ChinaShop partnered with Pop My Culture’s Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland to create a new series of webisodes called Culture Pops. Join them in Hollywood at the legendary Roxy Theater. They get the inside scoop on the world of rock directly from Nic Adler, Owner of the Roxy. They also pop over to Montreal to see what TV’s Deanna Russo has to say. Watch it! It’s funny!

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Music Supersuckers, and I ain’t talking ’bout Lollipops!

by Curious Josh and SailorBeware

July 13, 2009 - 2:41 pm

If you have no idea who the Supersuckers are, then I feel sorry for you. Sorry because you have not yet experienced the (self-proclaimed) greatest rock-n-roll band in the world! If you have heard of them then, I’m jealous of you. Jealous because…well, let’s just say if the Supersuckers had a spread in Tiger Beat, they’d be plastered all over my bedroom wall.

The Supersuckers have almost a cult following of die-hard fans. You just don’t kinda sorta like the Supersuckers…you fucking LOVE the Supersuckers. Their sound is honest-to-goodness American rock-n-roll: unpretentious, tongue-in-cheek and sacrilegious. Their songs have an anthem-like quality to them, with raking guitar intros that make you jump up and down waiting for the rest of the band to kick in. Their songs are about fucked-up relationships, getting fucked up and not giving a fuck. They draw upon an archetypal rock sound to make their music: from the Ramones to Thin Lizzy to Social Distortion.

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Featured interview Music The Lords of Altamont will kick your ass!

by Barbie Brady

March 15, 2009 - 4:12 pm

From left to right: Kevin Starr, Jake "The Preacher" Cavaliere, John "Big Drag" Saletra, Johnny "Stiggs" Devilla, not pictured Shawn "Sonic" Medina

Named for the infamous speedway immortalized in the Rolling Stones concert film, Gimme Shelter, the Lords of Altamont evoke the feeling of psychedelic influenced, 60’s, biker culture. Their collective black hair, skinny jeans, fitted tees and obligatory tattoos unify them as an old school punk rock band. Personally, I appreciate the effort. Their attitudes and attire are more reminiscent of the Steve McQueens of the motorcycle movie world, than say, the Peter Fondas.

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