Month: March 2023

Photo: Raymond Ahner Suicidal Tendencies’ barn-burning self-titled debut is one of the essential extreme albums. Released four decades ago this year, Suicidal Tendencies is a stew of teen anger, squealing guitars, hilarious and confessional lyrics and replay-worthy songs. It helped birth crossover and yet is in no way tethered to the genre. It made waves
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The Eurovision 2023 Semi-Final running orders have been revealed – check it out below. The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will take place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool from May 9-13, with Mae Muller set to represent the UK with ‘I Wrote A Song’. The UK city was announced to stage the contest on behalf of
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The voiceover at the beginning of Smoulder’s “Victims of Fate” might sound familiar to fans of the revolving paperback racks in used bookstores. It’s delivered by none other than Michael Moorcock, the fantasy fiction godhead and creator of Elric of Melniboné, Tanelorn, and the beloved Eternal Champion multiverse. Like so many other true metal bands,
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Jessica Nwokike, best known as one-half of the R&B duo VanJess, has rebranded herself as AMAKA. In light of the announcement, AMAKA announced her new single’s title and release date – the first under her new moniker. The song is called “Cruisin’,” out March 31. AMAKA wrote the forthcoming track, while Grammy-winning Kaytranada produced and
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