The Sad Bastard Book Club
5/25/2011 @ The Blank Club
San Jose, CA
By Josh Kutras, Jeff Longo, &
Alex Guzman

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Lonely & tired of staying home on a Friday night reading Dorothy Parker works with your cat? Want to join a book club? You will have to look elsewhere then, because these Sad Bastards have no books or club for that matter.

Buried At Birth
5/25/2011 @ The Blank Club
San Jose, CA
By Josh Kutras, Jeff Longo, &
Alex Guzman

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“This next one is a love song, it’s called Smashed in the face with a fistful of bricks.” Buried at Birth front woman Veronica Mars tells the crowd in a calm manner, before declaring all out sonic war with said love song.

Bloody Mess & The Hollowbodys
5/29/2011 @ The Red Hat
Concord, CA
By Jeff Longo
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Stubble met up with infamous punk frontman Bloody F. Mess who recently crawled out of a self-imposed retirement joining forces with Oregon’s The Hollowbodys. Bloody rose to fame in the late eighties with appearances on the Phil Donahue Show and Rolanda, opening for GG Allin on the legendary “Hated in the Nation” Tour, and as John Wayne Gacy’s BFF. We talk about the Ready Willing Unstable tour, upcoming live release from Black and Blue Records, a new 7-inch single ‘Tramp Stamp Blues’, and conjugal visits with serial killers.

Job for a Cowboy
5/4/2011 @ Slim’s
San Francisco, CA
By Jeff Longo, Josh Kutras
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Stubble ran into Metal Blade recording artist Jonny Davy (lead vocals) of Job for a Cowboy at Slim’s in San Francisco. We discuss the upcoming release of their new EP Gloom, recording a full length release this summer, and Jamison whiskey.

Between the Buried and Me
5/4/2011 @ Slim’s
San Francisco, CA
By Jeff Longo, Josh Kutras
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Stubble caught up with Paul Waggoner and Dustie Waring of progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me at Slim’s in San Francisco to discuss their new EP, touring in a RV, and death metal potatoes.. BTBAM signed to Metal Blade Records in early 2011 and a few short months later released concept EP ‘Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues’.

Scott Ian steps down from Anthrax and trades in his axe for some Similac. Temporarily that is… The goateed madman’s full statement can be found here

Since 2008 on every third Saturday in April, record stores across the globe have celebrated Record Store Day. A day conceived to bring consumers out from behind their computers, and down to their local independent record shops where they can find special limited releases from a variety of artists; as well as some live in store appearances. Ozzy Osbourne, Bad Brains, & Mastodon are just a few of the artists expected to release limited vinyl for this years event.

San Jose CA MC Dirtbag Dan was recently selected by readers of the Bay Area publication Metro, as the valleys best Hip hop artist.

Reunited and it feels so good. System of a Down, ending over a year of build up, has announced a string of US tour dates before heading out to Europe.  And now you know, the New Growth in Music.

5/10/11: Edmonton, AL – Rexall Place (on-sale Sat 3/5, 10am MST)
5/12/11: Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena (on-sale Sat 3/5, 10am PST)
5/13/11: Seattle, WA – Key Arena (on-sale Fri 3/4, 10am PST)
5/15/11: Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre (on-sale Fri 3/4, 10am PST)
5/18/11: Denver, CO – Comfort Dental Amphitheatre (on-sale Sat 3/5, 10am …

“With all guns blazing and amps cranked to eleven, the band will be giving all their fans one last chance to witness the ultimate metal experience that is JUDAS PRIEST!” So fare only European Festival dates have been posted with the Priest potentially hitting the U.S. in the fall.