Tag Archives: Black Sabbath

It’s Your One Way Ticket to Midnight: Heavy Metal (The Soundtrack)

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Sean Beaudoin, Jamie Blaine & Joe Daly

The first ever deep deconstruction of the Heavy Metal movie and soundtrack by three preeminent scholars. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, Buck Dharma, Cheap Trick, devo, Dio, don felder, Donald Fagan, Heavy Metal (1981), Heavy Metal Movie, Heavy Metal Soundtrack, Hi-speed dubbing, Jerry Riggs, Joe Walsh, Loc-Nar, Midnight Movies, Nazareth, Riggs Sucks, Sammy Hagar, Skinemax, Stevie Nicks, Taarna | 2 Comments

Monday Rock City: The Gospel According to Black Sabbath — A Conversation with Geezer Butler

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Jamie Blaine

In a fascinating conversation with our own JM Blaine, hugely influential Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler confirms that, yes, Black Sabbath were – and are – actually more Christian band than “Devil worshippers,” and always have been. Holy shit, indeed! Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged After Forever, Bass Guitar Magazine, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath Christian, Geezer Butler, Heaven and Hell, Jamie Blaine, Joel McIver, Master of Reality, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, War Pigs | 7 Comments

A NUANCED REDUCTION OF HUMAN MISERY

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Lawrence Benner

Larry Benner reports from deep in a Dumpster, while embedded with a homeless unit. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged Black Sabbath, Dumpster diving, dumpsters, food, food trucks, Homelessness, larry benner, one percent, portland, tours, wealth disparity | 7 Comments

AC/DC: Baby, Please Don’t Go

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Joe Daly

In the wake of news that AC/DC are on the verge of retirement, Joe Daly insists they must be considered along with the Beatles, the Stones and Zeppelin as one of the greatest bands in history. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Shine a Light | Tagged ac/dc, angus young, back in black, Black Sabbath, brian johnson, cliff williams, heavy metal, highway to hell, Led Zeppelin, malcolm young, mark evans, Music, phil rudd, powerage, rock and roll, simon wright, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones | 7 Comments

The 50 Most Drug-Addled Albums in Music History

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Sean Beaudoin

Rampant Madness, Cheap Powder, and the Whiskey River: the fifty most dope-addled albums in music history. Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest, Music | Tagged AA, aerosmith, Albums, alcohol, Black Sabbath, booze, Charles manson, drunk, Elliott Smith, heroin, junkie, king crimson, madcap laughs, Motley Crue, Music, Nick Drake, Ozzy, pot, rehab, rock and roll, skinny puppy, skip spence, steven tyler, treatment, vinyl | 329 Comments

Rock and Roll Coffee: The Revenge of Eddie Trunk

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Joe Daly

Music Editor Joe Daly brings Eddie Trunk back to discuss whether it’s possible to separate Ted Nugent’s politics from his music, which new band is poised to be the next Metallica and whether certain rock legends should consider hanging it up. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Rock and Roll Coffee | Tagged Avenged Sevenfold, Black Sabbath, Def Leppard, Eddie Trunk, Five Finger Death Punch, Guns N' Roses, KISS, Metallica, monday rock city, Motley Crue, Music Television, radio, Television, That Metal Show, Van Halen, Vh1 | 4 Comments

Rock and Roll Coffee: A Conversation with Dave Wyndorf of Monster Magnet

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Joe Daly

“The bands that I like, they got to play with the Stooges and Hawkwind, I get to play with fucking Pearl Jam! That’s not cool.” Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Rock and Roll Coffee | Tagged Black Sabbath, Dave Wyndorf, Donovan, Joe Daly, Kyuss, Monster Magnet. Space Lord, Music, music industry, psychedelic, Riffs, rock n roll, Stoner Rock, The Last Patrol, Three Kingfishers, touring | 3 Comments