Tag Archives: Andrew WK

Eleven debut albums that turned twenty in 2021

Posted by on December 20, 2021

  One year removed from 2000, bringing us a new year, decade, century, and millennia, 2001 came rolling in with one simple question: “Now What?” The year 2000 brought its own set of questions and concerns, but the world hadn’t ended. The computer crash never came. There was no hellfire and brimstone. Life moved on. […]

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Andrew W.K. releases “True to Your Heart”

Posted by on September 9, 2021

  Andrew W.K. is back with a new release. “True to Your Heart” follows “Babalon,” “I’m In Heaven,” and “Everybody Sins” from the God is Partying LP due for release on September 10th. Here is what W.K. had to say about “True to Your Heart,” “What is the most brutal form of positivity? I want […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 10 stories of the Decade

Posted by on December 23, 2019

  Many events that have occurred within the last ten years have been both exciting and sad. We hit significant losses in the metal community including Lemmy Kilmister, Peter Steele, Ronnie James Dio, Jill Janus, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Warrel Dane, Scott Weiland, Vinnie Paul, Paul O’ Neil, Keith Flint, Kyle Pavone, Jon Schnepp, Dolores […]

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Listen to Andrew W.K’s first song in 9 years, “Music Is Worth Living For”

Posted by on January 12, 2018

Andrew W.K is getting ready to unleash his new album You’re Not Alone, which arrives on March 2nd via Sony Music. Today (12th) the party rocker released his first song in 9 years, “Music Is Worth Living For.” Andrew described the track: “‘Music Is Worth Living For’ is an exaltation of my love for music […]

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Recap: Riot Fest delivers once again

Posted by on September 20, 2017

As Riot Fest wraps up for another year, the Chicago based festival once again provided one of the strongest and most diverse festivals around. With headliners like Nine Inch Nails, Queens of The Stone Age, Jawbreaker, Prophets of Rage, Gogol Bordello, A Day To Remember, At The Drive In, and Bad Brains, Riot Fest had […]

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As SDR show turns one, co-host Ralph Sutton recaps the year in rock

Posted by on May 13, 2015

While the podcast world is increasingly crowded, a good concept can stick out, and what’s a better concept than Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll? That’s the thought process behind The SDR Show, a podcast hosted by radio vet Ralph Sutton and metalhead comedian Big Jay Oakerson. With the show’s one-year anniversary this week, we […]

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The metal world pays tribute to Leonard Nimoy

Posted by on February 27, 2015

Leonard Nimoy, who many knew simply as Mr. Spock from the Star Trek TV and film series died at the age of 83 earlier today (27). Nimoy announced this past year that he suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy confirmed her husband passed due to end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Last year Nimoy […]

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Video: Members of Testament, Megadeth, Municipal Waste jam at Vice 20th anniversary party

Posted by on December 10, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/Cs724_h0IsE[/youtube] This past Friday (5), magazine-turned media behemoth Vice turned 20 in style, renting out the spacious Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard for a star-studded anniversary concert. Hosted by Andrew WK, the entire concert was several hours, and featured a house band led by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ guitarist Nick Zinner. Lil Wayne, Scarlett […]

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All star metal, punk lineups to play at Vice 20th Anniversary party

Posted by on December 5, 2014

20 years ago, Vice Magazine launched in Montreal as Voice of Montreal. Two years later, they changed their name to Vice, then moved to New York City. Since then, to say it’s grown would be an understatement. Much more than just a magazine, it’s now an award-winning HBO documentary series, a television channel and a record label, along […]

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Here’s an updated list of how much it costs to book your favorite band

Posted by on June 13, 2014

A few weeks ago, website Priceonomics did some number crunching and found out what it would cost to book a number of bands. At the time, we noted that the math was a little bit off, due to the fact that it was through a third party booking agent. We also noted that some of the […]

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