MMP018 - Hard Rock Hell Yeah featuring Fu Manchu
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Question: what do muscle cars, tribute bands, flesh eating fish and charity have in common?
Answer: they are all a part of one kick ass, hard rockin’ podcast.
Press play now so you can hear how they all come together.
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Here are the songs heard on this podcast and links to each artists website.
Muscle Car - “Hell Yeah Lets Rock”
Adrenaline Factor - “Boozin Susan” (download this tune free on eMusic)
Dirty Angels - “Dirty Riddle”
Piranha - “Snake Eyes”
Fu Manchu - “Hung Out To Dry” (download this tune free on eMusic)
The Evil Queens - “Means to An End” (download this tune free on eMusic)
Hollywood Roses - “My Deceit” (download this tune free on eMusic)
The Failures - “Cheese Motherfucker”
Other links mentioned in the show:
Rockin Benefits - More information about that Rockin’ for Big Brothers Little Sisters .
HeavyAsHell.com - Promote your band, your favorite band or just hang out.
Most of these and a ton of other great artists can be found on the Pod Safe Music Network.
Off night…
Note to Fu Manchu; I screwed up when I announced your song. I should have said “Hung Out to Dry” but I said “Means to an End.” I owe you one. Also, note to Adreneline Factor; I screwed up when I didn’t mention your name or the song (At least its in the show notes right?) I owe you one too.
5 Great Artists on MySpace Music That You Haven’t Heard
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Over the past few months I have discovered a some damn good music on MySpace. Today, I want to share five of my favorite discoveries with you.
If you are wondering how I picked them I can only say there is no rhyme or reason, no new or old, and no discretion concerning Indie or mainstream. No real boundaries at all. These are just a bunch of songs that I heard that caught my attention. Check them out. (more…)
MMP004 - High Energy Hard Rock Double Double
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007It’s time once again to grace the internet airwaves with some music; Musicgoat style. This show was one that I recorded out of the blue last Friday when getting ready to go out for a few beers with my buddies.
I feature two songs each by two very solid hard rock bands; Atomic Brother and Violent Divine. The songs in this show really get the blood pumping. If you need a pick me up at anytime, this is the show.
Just when you thought nobody could truly rock anymore.
Here are songs and the bands you heard on this podcast. Check them out or die.
Violent Divine - “Rush You” & “Let Go”
Atomic Brother - “See Me Comin” & “Everything and Less”
These and a ton of other great artists can be found on the Pod Safe Music Network.
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Music Review: VH1 Classic Presents: Metal Mania - Stripped, Vol. 2: The Anthems
Monday, June 11th, 2007If you like to read reviews and hear about new bands and artists then you are in luck. I am going to start doing at least one album review per week. I have been doing some advertising on a few other sites and I am pretty sure it will produce some content for me to review. Many bands and artists out there are looking for exposure and I want to give it to them if they are good.
To get the ball rolling, I am going to review a compilation. Besides being out for a few years now (and having the longest title in the title in my collection), this album and its tracks incorporate a lot of what Musicgoat music is all about. It almost doesn’t matter what your taste in music is with this cd. Metalheads, Indie, Acoustic and Blues fans alike will appreciate many of these cuts.
Let me start with the highlights. Cinderella really surprised me on “Shake Me.” I almost didn’t recognize it at first. They took a relatively straight forward rock song, slowed it down and painted on some cozy blues texture. The harmony’s, the riffs… yummy.
I was literally addicted to LA Guns acoustic version of “Sex Action.” The song is almost sleazier in acoustic. I like.
“Here I Go Again” is a great strummer and really highlights David Coverdale’s vintage 70’s howling-hard blues vocals.
With a guilty pleasure factor of 15 on a scale from 1 to 10 there is just something about Jani Lanes version of “Cherry Pie.” A tip for the guys; careful how loud you have this one up when the windows are down in your car. Trust me!
Not sure how I feel about “Rock You Like A Hurricane” by the Scorpions. The song has been brutally overplayed for years now but I guess it was nice to hear another version. It is alright but I’m not sure if the arrangement goes well with the theme. It doesn’t really rock like a hurricane, more like a very mild thunderstorm.
Everything else is pretty decent, except the following. Listen at your own risk.
I have always been a fan of Ratt but don’t even waste your time with this unrecognizable, disappointing and almost confusing version of “Round and Round.” What the hell?
Poisons Talk Dirty to me doesn’t do anything except beg for distortion. Nelson “Love and Affection”… no comment.
All labels aside, this CD has a little something for everyone. This was quite a surprise and an adventure for an old metalhead like myself. Check it out - VH1 Classic Presents: Metal Mania - Stripped, Vol. 2: The Anthems
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It’s Official…Metalheads Are Smart.
Friday, June 1st, 2007Something you probably knew all along. Those long haired dudes back in high school weren’t really puffing something wacky in the back stairwell, hell they were discussing quantum physics.
Well… maybe not, but it isn’t out of the question according to this new study outlined in the Metal Hammer news article, “Newspaper Says Metal Isn’t for Dummies.”
Not sure I get this quote though;
“Perhaps the pressure associated with being gifted and talented can be temporarily forgotten with the aid of music,” he said.
We all now things can be temporarily forgotten, or at least relieved, when listening to some good tunes. Things like a rough day, getting dumped or being treated like a bee-ach by some overbearing #@$%. I just never realized being gifted and talented was such a burden.
Have You Seen This Eddie Van Halen Video?
Thursday, May 31st, 2007If you are a Van Halen fan you will appreciate the video below. I stumbled across this on YouTube. This is what it is all about. Eddie REALLY lays it down. Enjoy.
Nano Review 001 - 3 Artists To Help Your Summer Swing
Friday, May 11th, 2007From time to time I am going to offer up some music that makes me, for one reason or another, all bubbly inside. I will call these periodical offerings the True Goat Music series.
Basically, I just wanted to do my part to help you feed your music player with a steady toe-tapping, groove healthy diet. Also, staying true to the Musicgoat mantra, I will be recommending old and new music from genres and styles all over the map.
Here you go…over the last month or so these are a few artists that have made my spring in Minnesota the beez kneez. Read below and see if you anything fits.
Donovan Frankenreiter - Move By Yourself - I saw a write up on him on iTunes last spring and I remembered his name from when I saw him open for Jack Johnson on the “On and On” tour. I picked this album up and it didn’t leave my cd player for at least a month.
Outside of his original acoustic sound he has a serious 70’s style groove going on all over this this album. When listening to this album you get the feeling that Donovan is a pretty laid back guy, someone who is taking life in stride by stride. He will translates that feeling to you flawlessly since many of the songs are perfect 10’s on the infectious scale. With the grooves and attitude gushing out of Donavan you can’t help but get the feeling that he doesn’t have any problem getting laid.
Favorite song is Fool. Straight blues baby. This album is best served with a lot of sunshine and a hacky sac (cocktails optional).
Matisyahu - Live At Stubbs - If you like your music with a bit of reggae, a dash of hip hop, and spiritual overtones for some unlikely inspiration, than you will dig this.
Check out “Chop ‘em Down” and be careful, this song is sticky. My 4 year old song was walking around the house for days humming this. Note to beatbox fans everywhere, you have to check out his song entitled “Beatbox.” The things the guy can do with a mouth and mic.
Coolest part about this album you get it as a free music download, right now, at a site called eMusic
. Serve with good friends and a nice relaxed outdoor setting.
Van Halen - Fair Warning - I don’t mention them because they are back in the news but because they are just damn good. The album you never hear about flat out rocks from start to finish.
You might have to be a guitar player to truly appreciate some of what I think is Eddies best work, if not take my word for it. Meanstreet and Hear About it Later both rule. Unchained and So This is Love will put you in the mood to party. If your not cruising around in your car on a sunny day serve with cold beer, some buddies and and some good looking women.
That does it for this addition of True Goat Music. Grab some new music from the artist above and put them into heavy summer rotation. You won’t regret it.