Our main man Erik went to Sonisphere in Goffertpark Nijmegen, last Saturday, where bands like Metallica, Down, Slipknot and Lamb Of God were performing. He shot some nice photo’s for Festivalinfo.nl.
Check them out here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikluytenphotography
Yeah, Metallica on celli is old news: everybody checked Apocalyptica, and most of us moved on. But here’s something new and fresh: Harptallica!
But beware! They do not only play Metallica covers, Megadeth’s ‘A tout le monde’ can also be spotted on their myspace.
- Announce the festivals relocation to next-door metropolis Oss.
- Write that Mojo had bought itself into our organization.
- Faking to have contracted Metallica for ZXZW (they played in Rotterdam last Friday)
- Welcome a new artistic director: The Dutch celebrity Adje:
They said it. Just stick with ‘Come As You Are’ or ‘Enter Sandman’.
Metallica’s Death Magnetic leaked today.
Don’t download it here. Buy it on September 12th!
China is acting like Metallica by closing down websites and not allowing journalists to work properly. Yesterday BBC had a great documentary on the lack of freedom of press and freedom of speach in China. Despite promises it is not existing and reporter John Sweeney is a hero. Like a combination of James Bond and [...]
Given all that Metallica has done, said, and been through in the last 20 years, what could they still do that would lead bloggers to ask, “What the hell is wrong with Metallica?” In this case, the answer is fairly pedestrian but still dumb: censor bloggers. read more here.
There’s a website called Jimmy Alter. They are “the community for new and alternative” music. They are a source for Festivalinfo in rumours about Coldplay, Jay Z, The Killers, Fall Out Boy and Tokio Hotel playing at Lowlands. Jay Z, The Killers, Fall Out Boy and Tokio Hotel are signed by Universal. Hey wait! Jimmy [...]
Not only Metallica covers Metallica.
At the moment I’m watching Pinkpop at tv. Metallica built the studio from Stichting Anger in Landgraaf for rehearsals and for a fee of 1,5 million euro they are promoting their new album and they get the airplay for their new songs. Hey, this one sounds like One. Hey, [...]
You might be at the Metallica concert right now. They are kind of losers. First Metallica sued Napster users. Now they are “giving away” their music. But actually they don’t give it away. It’s just a marketing trick. Check this Wired article on it.
