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Flannel Channel: Mad Season "River Of Deceit" Live [VIDEO]

Wes — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:30:03 +0000

I've sat through very few concert films in my life. For me, concerts are generally about the energy of the experience. With Mad Season, the art and emotion is so intense, it carried the film in such a way that I couldn't turn it off. Finally a clean copy of the film is available and I have the best know song for you after the jump.

See Bush Live In Austin Before Seeing Bush Live In Lubbock

Wes — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:00:43 +0000

I think it’s pretty cool that Bush decided to record a live d.v.d. in Texas. The guys laid it down in August of last year at Stubb’s in Austin. I’ve got more details after the jump. I really don’t think attendees to the FMX Purple Party know how badass our main stage headliner is. Bush [...]

Ultimate Album Collection #7: Pearl Jam "10″ [VIDEOS]

Wes — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:00:59 +0000

Pearl Jam meant a lot more to me than Nirvana. I like Nirvana’s stuff, but I just wasn’t angry enough at the time to bond with Kurt. Pearl Jam provided a better bridge between the traditional rock at the time and grunge. Pearl Jam “10″ brought us some of the most memorable rock songs ever. [...]

Stone Temple Pilots Fire Scott Weiland (again?)

Wes — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:15:38 +0000

Stone Temple Pilots have sent out a message that they have official fired Scott Weiland from the band. Holy moley, are we really going to go through this again. STP was pretty much my favorite band from the grunge era and they taking an already troubled history and putting it in the dumper. More after the jump.

Pearl Jam "Ten"-22 Years Later, Ten Million Sold [VIDEO]

Wes — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:43:35 +0000

When it came to grunge, Pearl Jam was one of my top two (STP being the other). I can't really explain it, but there was something just a little more soulful about Pearl Jam. Soundgarden brought it hard, Nirvana was for the disenchanted (and I wasn't that disenchanted) and Alice In Chain was a bit more "trippy". Now, 22 years after it's release Pearl Jam's epic first release "Ten" has sold ten million copies. More after the jump.

FMX Big Purple Party To Feature Bush, Hollywood Undead, Theory Of A Deadman, Device, Powerman, Asking Alexandria, Falling In Reverse And 14 More!

Wes — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:45:41 +0000

Wow, this is a lot to take in and a true festival and celebration of rock. When the real festivals took off it was all about people being exposed to all different types of music. This festival covers everything from Metal to Grunge to Classic and more. This is a chance to enjoy a lot for very, very little.

Check Out "Lost" Mad Season Song "Locomotive" Here [VIDEO]

Wes — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:38:00 +0000

Mad Season was a 90′s “supergroup” featuring Layne Staley of Alice In Chains, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Barret Martin of Screaming Trees and bass player John Baker Saunders. Also involved with the project to a lesser degree was Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan. More after the jump. The band has reissued the epic album [...]

Hurt: Caught In The Rain [VIDEO]

Wes — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:50:50 +0000

It looks like it will be a rainy Wednesday. Sometimes there’s nothing better than a rainy day and little heartfelt jam. Since we don’t want to play this song over and over, I wanted to put it up on the website for you. The song is ‘Caught In The Rain’ by “Hurt” and it’s just [...]

Flannel Channel: It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) [VIDEO]

Wes — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:37:36 +0000

I haven’t brought you a “Flannel Channel” in a while and it’s high time we bring it back! Can you think of a better song for the so called those Lyin’ Mayans!!! As predicted by every sane person on the planet, we’re still here and so is this 90′s flannel classic. More after the jump. [...]

Bush Song Ruined By Horrid Guest Artist

Wes — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:26:26 +0000

Man this sounded good on paper-Bush’s Gavin Rossdale joined by wife Gwen Stefani on stage. I can’t remember this combo anytime in recent history. There’s a good reason too-IT’S FREAKING HORRIBLE. More after the jump. If it wasn’t apparent before, it is now, Gwen Stefani does the ‘Gwen Stefani voice’ and delivery. She can’t really [...]

New Soundgarden And Avenged Sevenfold Coming To FMX

Wes — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 10:00:21 +0000

We’ve been talking about the new Soundgarden for a while, mostly because it was supposed to drop last week, before it was pushed up to Thursday of this week. The arrival of a new Avenged Sevenfold caught us a bit by surprise. More after this jump. A new track from Avenged Sevenfold is set to [...]

Welcome To Lubbock's Rock Station, 94.5 FMX

Wes — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:00:08 +0000

The Who sang “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”; but they didn’t know that this boss still has the sauce! Yep, we’re laying it on thick. We’ve been Lubbock’s Home of Rock and Roll, Lubbock’s Pure Rock, and Lubbock’s Absolute Rock. Now, we’re headed back home. We are Lubbock’s Rock Station. More [...]

Flannel Channel: Paw "Hope I Die Tonight"

Wes — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:20:14 +0000

It’s a little bit “southern rock” with a whole lot of grunge. One of my favorite tracks from the era was this one that debuted in 1995. More after the jump. My head is actually in a really good place, but I can totally relate to Mark Hennessy’s lyrics. “I hope I die tonight, everything’s [...]

100 Guitar Riffs And The History Of Rock In 12 Minutes

Wes — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:40:28 +0000

Okay, this guy rips everything from Buddy Holly to Mastodon in twelve minutes. Yeah, you can pick it apart how he jumps over cool new stuff from Avenged and a few others, but what is in here is absolutely amazing. More after the jump. There’s any number of ways you can take this, first and [...]

Tom Petty Plus Eddie Vedder Equals Magic

Wes — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:32:03 +0000

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were one of my first favorite bands. By "favorite' I mean a band that I followed all through their career, saw multiple times in concert, bought their stuff and more. For some reason, whether the current trend was rock, new wave or even metal, there always seemed to be room for Tom Petty. Now, when grunge got big, I wasn't the biggest Nirvana fan, instead I gravitated towards Pearl Jam. Tom Petty has got a big grumpy in his old age, and Pearl Jam's output tends to be spotted, but live both bands, and both band leaders are undeniable. Check out some bad-ass jams after the jump.

Seether Dicks Texas Again With No Tour Dates

Wes — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:03:31 +0000

Seether used to be real regulars around these parts. Turnout for their shows was pretty good too. It seems lately though, that the band is avoiding Texas whenever possible. This is especially strange since the drummer technically called DFW home for a while. More after the jump. Seether has just announced dates for the “Triple [...]

See Soundgarden's "Live To Rise" Video Here Featuring Bad Ass Avengers Footage!

Wes — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:13:37 +0000

This is “two great tastes that taste great together”!!! Take one killer ass Soundgarden comeback song and match it up with a bunch of previously unseen Avengers footage and you’re ready to rock! More after the jump. I don’t think this footage gives away any plot points, but it’s the first time I’ve seen the [...]

The Final Facts About The FMX Birthday Bash & X-Fest 9

Wes — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:21:10 +0000

Well we get started today. We finish around 1 a.m. Sunday morning. What else do you need to know? Well, you regular concert goers are pretty hooked up, but since these concerts are both so big, we’re getting a lot of questions from people who rarely attend shows. Yes, it will indeed be the greatest [...]

Frances Bean Cobain Lashes Out at Courtney Love Over Dave Grohl Accusations

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:29:44 +0000

Frances Bean Cobain, the daughter of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, has just issued an official statement regarding her mother Courtney Love‘s recent accusations that Dave Grohl tried to seduce Frances.

Courtney Love Accuses Dave Grohl of Trying to Seduce Frances Bean Cobain

Mary Ouellette — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:17:26 +0000

That old adage all good things must come to an end certainly doesn’t apply when it comes to Courtney Love and her goldmine of tabloid-ready rantings. Yesterday Love unleashed a hate-filled rant aimed at Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl which accused him of being “obsessed with his hatred” of Kurt Cobain.