STP Disappoints in Hamilton Ontario!

A week ago I had the opportunity to see Stone Temple Pilots perform in near-by Hamilton Ontario.  I was rather excited as I didn't even know they were on tour until a friend alerted me a few days before the show.  I had seen the pilots ...

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The Right to TALK! with Ron Keel.

Keel came into my world when I was fifteen. As a complete Kiss nerd and metalhead I was constantly reading the magazines to hear all about my favourite bands and to learn about any new bands on the horizon. That was when I spotted Keel who were ...

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Episode 48 - Whitfield Crane

It's no secret to fans of the Decibel Geek Podcast that we, especially Aaron Camaro, have a great affinity for Ugly Kid Joe.

Born out of suburbia (ie. Isla Vista, CA) in 1990, Ugly Kid Joe showed up in the middle of a power shift in the rock world ...

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Henry Rollins spoken word albums where he discusses rock/metal bands

"Van Halen"

 CD/DVD combo

"It's KISS!" Pt. 1 & 2

"The Wisdom of Gene and Paul"

CD / digital / iTunes

"I Smell a Ratt" I-V
CD / digital / iTunes

"The Ramones"

 CD / digital / iTunes

You're in the Jungle Baby! 1987

Every once in a while an album is released that simply taps the collective unconscious. An album that seems to be released by the right band, at exactly the right time and the world sits up and takes notice. Micheal Jackson's Thriller, Fleetwood ...

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C.K. Lendt (author of KISS And Sell: The Making of a Supergroup) interview

Prior to working for KISS in the mid 1970s, were you a fan of them? Why or why not?

I had heard of the band. I was in college and graduate school in the early to mid 1970s and I don't recall that KISS was popular among the campus crowd. At the ...

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1987, a memory of mass "Hysteria"

For anyone out there who might actually be reading the tales of my heavy metal youth, you probably know that I consider Kiss and Motley Crue to be my all time favourite bands. That said, it was another band that takes the main "responsibility" for ...

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A Few of My Guilty Pleasures and Forgotten Treasures of 1987

There are a lot of forgotten and over looked releases from the 80’s and 1987 is no exception.  While they may not be everyone's taste or preference, here are a few of my “overlooked” or “secret treasures” from that year.

Hailing from ...

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Lydia Criss calls THE KISS ROOM

http://theemattporter.podomatic.com/entry/2012-08-24T14_16_50-07_00

iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/ua/podcast/podkisst-kiss-fanzine-for/id213317689

1987 In The Great White North

1987 in the Great White North

As my friend and esteemed colleague here at Decibel Geek, Wallygator, has featured in his “Hoser Heavy Metal” articles, there are a lot of great musicians, bands and albums that have been exported from our Canadian ...

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