Perennial teenager Rick Springfield brings his brand of pop rock to the World Famous Saban Theatre backed by a full symphony orchestra! On Saturday March 30th Springfield and The Santa Monica … Read More
UK October Shows: Impractical Jokers and Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley, Impractical Jokers at the O2 We love it when a press release subject line causes a smile. Pop Culture Beast UK received this one recently: “Brad Paisley and … Read More
Ozzy Osbourne Postpones European Tour
Ozzy Postpones Tour European Beasts are getting some bad news, as legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne has been forced to postpone the entire UK and European leg of his “NO MORE … Read More
Concert Review: Ace Frehley LIVE @ The Canyon Club 1/26/19
Ace Frehley LIVE The original Spaceman crashlanded in SoCal Saturday for a rollicking night of classic rock tunes from both his solo catalogue and from his roughly 15 year on-and-off … Read More
New Music Friday: Weezer turns full-blown cover band
The success of “Africa” has brought us a Weezer teal album. It’s hard to talk about Weezer. As that widely passed-around Saturday Night Live sketch dramatizes, Weezer fandom tends to … Read More
Album Review: The Residents- Eskimo and The Commercial Album pREServed Editions
After some delay, Cherry Red Records have finally released the next two installments in the Residents’ pREServed Edition series. The albums, 1979’s Eskimo and 1980’s Commercial Album, are both solid … Read More
Review: Calexico: The Thread That Keeps Us
Calexico update January 2019: more Australian dates announced – see Calexico’s site for details ¿Donde esta Mexico? is both basic Spanish and a question fans might ask about Calexico’s latest … Read More
Album Review: Pedro the Lion – Phoenix
Phoenix After 15 years of recording under his own name, Headphones, and as parts of various other bands, David Bazan has returned to his first musical moniker, Pedro the Lion, … Read More
Review: Mayday Parade in Cincinnati, Ohio
Mayday Parade If you know me at all, you know how proud I am of being an ex-emo. Well, I guess “ex” is a strong term. After all, I did … Read More
Concert Review: Ella Mai at Shepherd’s Bush
Ella Mai Ella Mai might be Grammy-nominated and has been the musical act on SNL, but she is still so down to earth here in the UK that she brought … Read More
Music News: Inkcarceration 2019 Lineup Announced
INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival Announces Massive 3-Day Line Up Featuring Shinedown, Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, +Live+, Taking Back Sunday, Seether, Skillet and Many More The wait is over! … Read More
Music News: The Hall of Heavy Metal History Announces Final Inductees List for 2019
The annual Hall of Heavy Metal History‘s Metal Hall of Fame Gala will take place on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Marriott Delta Garden Grove in Anaheim, CA. The event will … Read More
Garon’s Best Albums of 2018!
Best Albums of 2018 Hey look at me getting my best albums of the year list in before the year is over! 2018 was a great year for music. There … Read More
Music Review: The Best Albums of 2008 – 10 Years Later
Best of 2008…? Since it’s the end of 2018, it seems like the perfect time to revisit one of my favorite years in music: 2008! What?! I know, crazy, right! … Read More