CD Review: MASS / Fighter

MASS
Fighter
Retroactive Records

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Reviewed by:  Roger Scales
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Concert Gallery: KISS at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA

KISS has taken their “Hottest Show On Earth” Tour on the road.  You can view a full listing of tour dates here.  Check out our photo gallery from their show at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA below.

KISS
August 7, 2010
Comcast Center – Mansfield, MA
Photos by:  Mary Ouellette

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Concert Review: Heart at The Bank of America Pavilion in Boston, MA

Heart
Bank of America Pavilion
Boston, MA
July 26, 2010

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Reviewed by:  Sally Feller
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TWRY Video of the Week: Drowning Pool / Turn So Cold

Our video of the week is the latest single from Drowning Pool – “Turn So Cold”.  The tune is off of their current self-titled album, out now on Eleven Seven Music.  Check it out below:

Josh Todd of Buckcherry

On August 3 Buckcherry will unleash their latest studio release “All Night Long” which is a return to their signature sound of in your face, raunchy rock with no apologies.  The title track gets the party started with what will undoubtedly be adopted as the anthem to many summers of 2010.

A decade into their career, Buckcherry’s longevity can largely be attributed to their steadfast approach of churning out straight up rock and roll minus the bells and whistles.  Often referring to themselves a “what you see is what you get” kind of band, it’s that rock n’ roll attitude that has made them a favorite among rock n’ roll purists.

A healthy mix of rockers and ballads “All Night Long” has a little something for everyone – including a good cause.  The band lyrically tweaked the tune “Our World” to offer it up as a charitable download to help those suffering in the wake of the recent oil disaster. 

In an industry that is inundated with “the next best thing” it’s always nice to have a band you can depend on – and Buckcherry gives us just that.  Without trying to reinvent the wheel the band consistently delivers on “All Night Long” with a great rock album from start to finish.

Interviewed by:  Mary Ouellette

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Concert Review: Peter Frampton at The Bank of America Pavilion in Boston, MA

Peter Frampton
Bank of America Pavilion
Boston, MA
July 26, 2010

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Reviewed by:  Sally Feller

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CD Review: Avenged Sevenfold / Nightmare

Avenged Sevenfold
 Nightmare
Warner bros.
Release Date:  July 27, 2010

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 Reviewed by:  Ryan Labbe
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RATT Honor Fans With a Free Show in LA on July 29

RATT is showing a little love to their fans with a free show at the Key Club in Los Angeles on July 29th.

This free show is presented as part of the Sunset Strip Summer Concert Series and is being sponsored by BING. The show will be filmed for a forthcoming, feature-length documentary about the famed Sunset Strip, where some of the most culturally relevant bands of the past four decades were spawned. The documentary will also feature X representing the ‘70s; Jane’s Addiction representing the ‘90s; Pussycat Dolls representing the ‘00s; and of course, Ratt representing the ‘80s.

Tickets will be available here: www.therattpack.com/contests/lagiveaway, so get them now, because they are guaranteed not to last.

Bruno Mascolo of Drive A

Drive A is leading the way to usher in a new generation of punk that harkens back to the old days of punk.  The young quartet (Bruno Mascolo on vocals, Jason Nott on guitar, Cody Root on drums and Taylor Knowles on bass) pride themselves on delivering raw, honest punk songs that pack a punch of equal parts substance and asskicking.  Their debut album “Loss of Desire” offers up songs that we can all connect with – anger, frustration and malcontent.

 The band recently wrapped up the Bamboozle Road Show tour which saw them sharing the stage with the likes of Hanson and Boys Like Girls.  Not where you’d expect to find a rising punk band but these guys made the best of it by poaching as many fans as they could and bringing them over to the Drive A side.

After spending most of the year on the road the band feels closer than ever and is letting the creativity flow as they work on their follow-up album.  They also just announced that they’ll be hitting the road in September and October with Escape the Fate and Bullet For My Valentine where they’ll hopefully be trying out some of their new material.

We recently caught up with outspoken front man Bruno Mascolo who was as brutally honest as we had hoped.

Interviewed by:  Mary Ouellette
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TWRY Video of the Week: Lifehouse / All In

Our video of the week is the latest from Lifehouse and their latest album “Smoke & Mirrors”. Fresh from the success of “Halfway Gone,” Lifehouse has just released a video for “All In,” the second single.  A combination of live concert footage and outtakes from their latest tour, the video is a must-see for fans new and old. Check it out below:

Smoke & Mirrors, the fifth studio album from Lifehouse, is available now in stores and on iTunes.  The band will play a few additional dates in the US before heading to Europe in September.  For a full list of tour stops and all the latest updates, visit LifehouseMusic.com.

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