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PureGrainAudio.com Presents: "Orchid's Curse vocalist Josh Hogan's Top 10 Albums of 2011"
Josh Hogan is a crazy busy guy and an important figure in the Canadian East Coast metal scene. He performs vocals for the band Orchid's Curse and also runs his own record label, Diminished Fifth Records (Last Call Chernobyl, Death Valley Dr…
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YouTube Rocks: Weird Al SHREDS!!!
Weird Al has been in the music world for years, blasting out some crazy parodies which make bad songs funny. Anyways check out this video of "Weird Al" Yankovic shredding live on stage in Toledo, Ohio (June 30th, 2010). He is THE SHREDDER!!!
The Fallen Divine: "New Artists With a Bright Future"
The Fallen Divine’s style of progressive and extreme metal is a sick listen. Sailing guitar riffs combined with Magnus Kvist’s raspy voice made me fall in love with them instantly. Their single, "Dissention," smoothly changes between styles of metal showcasing the band's creativity and skill. One se…
YouTube Rocks: Adele - "Rolling In The Deep" (Jazz Metal Version)
Adele is massive right now! Admittedly I don't know anything about her or her music, but I do know her reputation and content are spreading like wildfire. She's selling out shows in a matter of seconds and she's one of the few artists who this past year somehow turned around the music industry's dec…
YouTube Rocks: She & Him Perform a Christmas Classic!
It's that time of year when we all get together with our loved ones to overeat, drink and share presents with one another. Another great thing about Christmas is all the holiday music. One group that has released a new holiday album this year is She & Him, with A Very She & Him Christmas. Check out…
PureGrainAudio.com Presents: "Arsonists Get All The Girls guitarist Jaeson Bardoni's Top 10 Albums of 2011"
Arsonists Get All The Girls have had a great 2011 releasing their fourth studio album Motherland on Century Media Records, playing some festivals and hitting the road on some sweet tours. Guitarist Jaeson Bardoni recently took some time out of his busy holiday scheduale to exclusively tell PureGrain…
Busker Bros: "Musicians Stirring Up the Auditory Norm!"
Busker Bros is a three man band from Whitby, Ontario. With Chris Panacci on guitar and vocals, Sean Panacci on guitar and Dan Leduc on drums, this group stimulates my ears in the best way possible. With influences like Sonic Youth, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead and Franz Ferdinand, Busker Bros has a var…
Revocation: "Dear Principal, Revocation Made Me Make My Son Quit Your School"
An open letter to Wilkinson High School, Principal’s Office. Dear Madam Potts, Hello, I am writing to inform you about my decision to transfer my son to the Spineyard Institute of the Caustic Kadence (SICK), a music school specializing in contemporary music education. His name is Daniel Seatomb-Mati…
YouTube Rocks: Tragically Hip cameo on Corner Gas
Do you ever wonder where some of your favorite bands jam and write music? If so, check out this clip of The Tragically Hip writing lyrics in Brent Butt's garage before getting kicked out. If you like this clip make sure to check out the show Corner Gas which features many famous Canadians.
Kill Matilda: Exclusive "Zombie Apocalypse Tour 2011" Tour Journal 2 with guitarist and vocalist Dusty Exner
We made it to the eastern tip of Canada and back to southern Ontario with few problems other than the occasional horde of raving zombies that needed to be slaughtered. Little did we know that the near vehicular miss we had suffered in Montreal (see Facebook page for pictures of the car that drove up…
Ninjaspy: Exclusive "No Kata" Tour Journal 3 with guitarist and vocalist Joel Parent
Winnipeg, MB: Round Two…FIGHT! Our second time through on the "No No Kata" tour and first major all ages show in the Peg was a blast! (The only other AA show we played in the Peg was at the Mon Dragon entry way for the High Five Drive and a meager handful of others. Not a very ) The Park Theatre is…
Quiet Company: Full "We Are All Where We Belong" Album Stream
Austin's indie-pop quintet Quiet Company has released their new full length We Are All Where We Belong October 4th. We Are All Where We Belong chronicles the many different emotions that a person goes through in a break up: sadness, resentment, self-doubt, but ultimately hope and the indescribable j…
Jocks who Rock: "Free Reign is Literally Over a Ton of Metal!"
What do you get when you put a Miami Dolphins offensive tackle, a Miami Dolphins guard, a former Pro Bowl guard for the Dallas Cowboys, and a non-football, proverbial guitar hero together? Well… weighing in at over half a ton, and standing at an average height of 6’3, you get a band called Free Reig…
YouTube Rocks: the office theme song by relient k (warped tour 8.17.08 Carson, CA)
Spoiler Alert! Who's been watching the new season of The Office with Andy as the new boss and 2 pregnant women and all that jazz. I'm sure Relient K has been following the show! Check out this video of the band as they perform their own version of the theme song live at Warped Tour.
Kill Matilda: Exclusive "Zombie Apocalypse Tour 2011" Tour Journal 1 with guitarist and vocalist Dusty Exner
You see a lot of things, living life on the road as a band in a van. Some things are awesome, some things are not. Some things are all too common and we roll our eyes at them condescendingly. Some things are grotesquely unusual and our eyeballs pop out of our skulls. That's okay though, because ever…
Your Chance To Die: "And Your Chance for Some Great Metal"
I think it’s only fair to start this off by admitting that I don’t think I ‘get’ metal. I find that it all just kind of blends together, without anything being really distinct. This said, I do 'get" good music and Columbia, South Carolina-based melodic death metal band Your Chance to Die produce jus…









