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Radio Bungalo #38 – New GNR, Metallica Rocks, Shackshakers at Mercury Lounge, and Sasha Grey
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Hosts: Chuck Nasty and Georgie Bungalo
Air Date: October 23, 2008
Show Reviews:
*Gwar at Starland Ballroom
Chuck: “Toxic Holocaust was the main focus of the show. It was awesome, I bought a t-shirt and the album on record. It was put out by relapse.”
*Legendary Shackshakers at Mercury Lounge (My first concert injury in ten years)
News:
New Guns N Roses Record
H2O tour
Ian Mackaye Spoken Word Tour
Sasha Grey making a normal movie
TV:
Should Terminator be put out of its misery? Or will it get better?
New shows that kinda suck: Fringe, My Own Worst Enemy, Heroes
Chucks Video Game Review of the Week:
“I am playing everything right now, This truly is the best time of year for games, everything is out. Little fall review action.”
Random Topic:
The new Metallica CD is good
Music Pick of the Week:
George: Hellbound Glory
Chuck: Toxic Holocaust
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Rise Against at The Roseland Ballroom
Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, Gaslight Anthem
Roseland Ballroom, NYC
October 13, 2008
It’s been a few years since melodic hardcore giants Rise Against played Manhattan and the hipster saturated island has been starving for some decent rock & roll. Luckily, the Chicago-based quartet brought a healthy dose of adrenaline-charged punk rock along with a nice medley of opening bands to fatten up the trolls in skinny jeans.
On paper, the support for the evening leaned towards emo, but in truth, what sounds lame on Fuse comes off much better in a live hall. Case in point, Gaslight Anthem. For weeks these tattooed Jersey boys have been cloggin up the boob tube with their Bouncing Souls meets Bruce Springsteen posturing. Guess what? They actually rock…and they kinda sound like Bruce Springsteen on speed. I thoroughly enjoyed their set and look forward to hearing the full length.
The same can’t be said for Thrice. I used to love these guys when they sounded like a mellower version of Strife, but the moment I saw the keyboards on stage I got worried. Sure, some of their stuff still resides in the same city as say the Blood Brothers, but they lost me the moment they reached for the Radiohead vibe. Yes, I was bored during Thrice.
With Alkaline Trio you know what you’re in for. They look like AFI, but sound like Eve 6. They are amazing musicians, but the lyrics seem geared for the Emily the Strange set. They can pass for wussies, but at least they don’t have keyboards. I actually was quite entertained by the trio of gothic punks, and if it weren’t for my anxiousness to see Rise Against, I might have actually sang along to some of their catchier numbers.
But then came Rise Against. Read the rest of this entry »
