Articles by Greg Pratt

The Vandals Sued by <i>Variety</i> Magazine Over Logo Band No Longer Use

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2010

Punk rock lifers the Vandals have got themselves in some hot water with Variety magazine, which has resulted in a lawsuit against the Orang...

Arcade Fire, Flaming Lips, Weezer, Iron Maiden, Santana to Rock Ottawa Bluesfest

PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2010

The line-up for this year's Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest has been announced, and as is to be expected, it's a doozy. The annual festival has mana...

Paul McCartney Moves Post-Beatles Catalogue From EMI to Concord

PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2010

As if the struggling EMI Group didn't have enough to worry about these days: Paul McCartney announced on Tuesday (April 20) that he will no...

Jack Rose Gets Six-and-a-Half-Hour Tribute Compilation with Six Organs of Admittance, Bardo Pond, Sunburned Hand of the Man

PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2010

Fans of guitarist Jack Rose, who played for Richmond, VA group Pelt until he died of a heart attack last year at 38, know that the man was...

Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba Pushes <i>Demos</i>' Release to August

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2010

Matt Skiba, guitarist/vocalist for goth punkers Alkaline Trio, has been promising Demos, his debut solo full-length, to fans for a while. T...

Norma Jean to Release <i>Meridional</i> This Summer

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2010

Long-running post-metalcore noisemakers Norma Jean have announced a release date for their fifth album, Meridional, which was recorded earl...

Dylan Fest 2010 Ropes in Jesse Malin, Sean Lennon, Norah Jones and Members of the Strokes and the Black Keys

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

Sometimes it's best when naming a music fest to just be out in the open about what people can expect. For example, there isn't much room fo...

Ratt

Infestation

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

It's a strange thing, listening to a new CD from '80s hair rockers Ratt in 2010. I actually had to double-check the liner notes to make sur...