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.
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.
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. More after the jump.
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.
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&
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.