The Vinyl District

Utterly inspiring in their dogged perseverance while aging like a fine vino, the Mekons returned last year with yet another solid album, Horror, its dozen songs easily up to the band’s usual high standard as they steadfastly refused to stagnate. Backslide? Absolutely fucking not. As evidence, here comes Horrible (Mekons vs Tony Maimone in Dub […]

McMinnville, OR | Flat Foot Records celebrates official ribbon cutting in downtown McMinnville: Flat Foot Records officially cut the ribbon Thursday morning with the McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce. The record store, located at 102 W. Main St. in downtown McMinnville, opened in October and has been serving up LPs, CDs and cassettes to local […]

The Hollywood Palladium transformed into a cathedral of extreme blasphemy as Behemoth, Deicide, Rotting Christ, and Immolation delivered the heaviest touring lineup to hit the iconic venue this year. This convergence of legends ended their five-week The Godless IV tour on Thursday night, May 21, in Hollywood after kicking off this evil trek back on […]

VIA PRESS RELEASE | Yes celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of its most storied performances on July 17 with Live At Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, 17 June 1976. The live album’s first official release arrives on the heels of the band’s new studio album, Aurora, debuting on June 12. 2CD and 3LP versions of […]

Celebrating Ronnie Wood on his 79th birthday. —Ed. In 1972 French-Canadian actor Alexis Kanner approached Faces’ bassist and vocalist Ronnie Lane about composing the soundtrack for the film Mahoney’s Last Stand, which I’ve never seen but from what I’ve read about it sounds like a non-comedic Green Acres. Lane accepted and enlisted Faces guitarist Ro...