Mötley Crüe’s The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band is, despite my initial assumptions, a really great music book. Even if you haven’t read it, I’m sure you’ve heard the stories about the band hanging out with Ozzy Osbourne, snorting ants and whatnot. Yes, it’s all in there and it is indeed [...]
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Did you know that “Jump” was Van Halen’s only #1 hit? And that, according to some stories, it was the catalyst for their split with David Lee Roth? (Who was supposedly against the new synth-pop direction the band took with this single.) The wikipedia explains that this story is unlikely, for various reasons. But if [...]
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Am I the only one who wakes up with really random songs stuck in their head? I’m talking about songs that I haven’t heard in months or years, it’s totally bizarre. Where do they come from? I sometimes wonder if my dreams have soundtracks, I can’t think of any other explanation. So I woke up [...]
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I have a real soft spot for 80s Hair Rock, I just can’t help it. It’s great for singing at the top of your lungs and provides you with that rare opportunity to be totally serious and completely ridiculous at the exact same time. “Here I Go Again” is one of the best of the [...]
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