Stop What You’re Doing and Watch Chris Hadfield’s “Space Oddity”
Earlier this week, Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield gave new meaning to the term, “space rock,” with a video rendition of David Bowie’s 1969 hit, “Space Oddity,” recorded and produced Read More
Prime Cuts: May 2013 Album Previews
You may check out these killer new releases this May. (See what we did there?) Mikal Cronin: MCII (Merge Records) San Francisco multi-instrumentalist Mikal Cronin may be best known as Read More
A Breakdown of the Craft Brew Industry, in Metal
Music blogger “Metal Chris” of Washington DC / Virginia / Baltimore area site DC Heavy Metal recently published the perfect metal analogy to the craft beer industry. Whether you’re in DC or elsewhere, Read More
First Bite: Queens of the Stone Age Drops New Single
This week Queens of The Stone Age dropped “My God Is The Sun,” the first track from its upcoming studio album, …Like Clockwork (Matador). The record is the band’s first studio Read More
Prime Cuts: April 2013 Album Preview
Alkaline Trio: My Shame is True (Heart & Skull / Epitaph) The punk band’s ninth album was written as a love note / apology letter from vocalist / guitarist. Matt Read More
ManBQue Approved: Picks from Record Store Day 2013 Full Release List
Save those pennies! Record Store Day–the sacred day on which we celebrate the independent record store and its surrounding culture–is swiftly approaching us on April 20, 2013. Along with the in-store concerts, Read More
ManBQue Music Essentials: Magnolia Electric Co. by Songs: Ohia
Yesterday brought the extremely sad news of Songs: Ohia / Magnolia Electric Company / solo artist Jason Molina’s untimely passing at the age of 39. We wanted to pay a Read More
The Playlist: Irish Rock You Probably Won’t Hear At Your St. Patrick’s Day Parties, But Should.
We’ve already told you how much we dig Irish rock bands like The Pogues and My Bloody Valentine, so to get you amped up for St. Patrick’s Day (however you Read More
Prime Cuts: March 2013 Album Preview
Clutch: Earth Rocker (Weathermaker) This month, the Maryland blues-driven hard rockers of Clutch unleash their tenth album. Earth Rocker is a collection of some of the band’s fastest, most urgent-sounding Read More
We’re Grilling at the Free Bloodshot SXSW Send-Off Party on 3/3!
Join us at Cobra Lounge at 7PM on March 3 for the Bloodshot Records SXSW Send-Off Party! The FREE EVENT features performances from Bloodshot recording artists JC Brooks and the Read More
ManBQue Music Essentials: I’m Now: The Story of Mudhoney
I’m Now: The Story of Mudhoney (King of Heart Producitons), a documentary profiling the 25-year career of seminal Seattle rock group Mudhoney (did you guess otherwise?), comes out today on Read More
The Playlist: Valentine’s Day
Usually when you hear talk of “desires of flesh” around ManBQue, it’s in the literal sense of, “I desire an amazing hunk of meat” than about anything truly sinful or Read More
Prime Cuts: February 2013 Album Preview
Baptists: Bushcraft (Southern Lord) Bushcraft may be the debut full-length from this Vancouver, BC outfit, but the group has been hard at work tormenting the underground with its ferocious live Read More
ManBQue Music: Ricky Thumbs Digs The Ox King’s Debut Album
by Ricky Thumbs I caught wind of The Ox King about a year ago when the group posted two songs on its bandcamp page with some gnarly artwork that simply pretty Read More
Prime Cuts: January Album Preview
Bad Religion: True North (Epitaph) The iconic Southern California punk band kicks off 2013 with the release of it’s sixteenth album, produced by the band and Joe Barressi (Melvins, Queens Read More