Tag Archives: Metallica
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Metallica names winners of marching band competition; see winning performances
Metallica, courtesy. Metallica on Monday announced the winners of its scholastic marching band competition, which it launched in April 2023. There were five winners chosen by the band and two by popular vote, with none from California. Each winning school will receive music instruments and equipment for their programs,…
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RIFF REWIND 2023: Metallica, Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton
Mick Jagger performs during the Rolling Stones’ Forty Licks Tour at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2003. Photo by KMazur/WireImage. Photo by James Keivom/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images. In 2018 I completed a quest to list my top five (or so) songs for every…
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Lars Ulrich promotes Metallica whiskey Blackened at Concord Costco
Lars Ulrich performs with Metallica at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 27, 2022. Sean Liming/STAFF. CONCORD, Calif. — There were no free samples, but the longest line at Costco on Monument on Saturday afternoon was at a whiskey display—because Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was…
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Metallica announces marching band competition with instrument, gear prizes
Metallica, courtesy. Ahead of releasing the band’s 12th album, Metallica has announced a national marching band competition to see which marching bands at the collegiate and high school levels can craft the most interesting rendition of Metallica songs. The Metallica Marching Band Competition gives entrants access to a library…
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REVIEW: ’72 Seasons’ finds Metallica still grappling with its identity, despite a few standouts
Metallica, “72 Seasons.” This may sound weird about metal but … it can have soul. It can have real emotional depth and that, in turn, makes listeners care about the music and the people who make it. Metal can be some of the most inspirational, creative and sincere music…
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REWIND: Five songs for the end of the world
The Clash, “London Calling.” I regret to inform you the End of Days is upon us. Yes, yes, I’ve declared many things to be the apocalypse. Climate change, COVID, an intentional proliferation of guns, one major party going full fascist and the other being so committed to neutrality that…
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REWIND: Ranking “Lux Æterna” against other recent Metallica singles
Metallica, courtesy. Good news! There’s a new Metallica song out! This is good news for three key reasons. First, obviously, it’s a new Metallica song! There are never enough, so more are always welcome. Second, it means a new Metallica album is coming! It will have 11 additional Metallica…
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INTERVIEW: Taipei Houston carries the torch on ‘Once Bit Never Bored’
Taipei Houston performs at August Hall in San Francisco on Dec. 16, 2021. Derek Tobias/STAFF. SACRAMENTO — Life comes at you fast if you’re Myles and Layne Ulrich, the up-and-coming alt rock duo better known as Taipei Houston. The brothers with rock and roll in their blood have been…
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Metallica moves All Within My Hands Foundation benefit show to L.A.
Metallica performs at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 27, 2022. Metallica’s nonprofit All Within My Hands Foundation’s annual benefit show and auction will move to Los Angeles this year, with a show at L.A.’s Microsoft Theater on Dec. 16. The “Helping Hands Concert & Auction”…
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Insert Foot: Carlos Santana is a shining example for all rockers to follow
Carlos Santana performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. on June 21, 2022. Original photo: Derek Tobias/STAFF. I got a call this week to be on dead rock star alert. I’m not sure how it happened, but I’ve become go-to rock star obituary guy. Actually, I’m pretty sure…