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Finally made it to the #RockAndRoll #HallOfFame. Underwhelming. It's like one good floor in the basement plus a video, garage band, the walk of fame and the gift shop.

I'm not against such places but they need proper curation. Same with award shows. It should be less about who is great but instead what's the bigger story and why do these artists, events and scenes matter. Provide multiple perspectives like a great museum does.

It's fine but you're better off with #500Songs.

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1188972/ The 1971 Wings era song Paul McCartney wants to debut live #1970s #1971 #BritishRock #ClassicRock #Entertainment #LindaMcCartney #LiveMusic #music #PaulMcCartney #RockAndRoll #TheBeatles #UK #UnitedKingdom #wings

Bob Dylan names the R&B star who could teach Mick Jagger

Credit: Alamy / John Barrett Sat 5 September 2026 21:30, UK Rock and roll’s archetypal frontman, Mick Jagger,…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #BobDylan #classicrock #Entertainment #Folkrock #Hardrock #MickJagger #R&B #RayCharles #RockandRoll #TheRollingStones #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/761348/

https://www.europesays.com/es/747086/ José Manuel Casañ (Seguridad Social): «Sánchez tiene que irse por higiene democrática» #Celebrities #ElPurgatorio #Entertainment #Entretenimiento #ES #España #Famosos #Música #PedroSánchez #Pop #Rock #RockAndRoll #Spain

The 1968 Beatles album Dave Grohl and Rick Rubin both adore

Credit: Far Out / YouTube Still / Foo Fighters Fri 4 September 2026 3:00, UK The Beatles‘ timelessness…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #1960s #BritishRock #classicrock #DaveGrohl #Entertainment #FooFighters #GeorgeHarrison #Hardrock #JohnLennon #PaulMcCartney #RickRubin #RingoStarr #RockandRoll #TheBeatles #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/759346/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1185314/ The 1968 Beatles album Dave Grohl and Rick Rubin both adore #1960s #BritishRock #ClassicRock #DaveGrohl #Entertainment #FooFighters #GeorgeHarrison #HardRock #JohnLennon #music #PaulMcCartney #RickRubin #RingoStarr #RockAndRoll #TheBeatles #UK #UnitedKingdom

How did they managed to make it long 5.44?

Kishidan - I'll only make you happy
https://youtu.be/DYQI0Vd6pk4?si=SwFMNdOWaD_AMhHQ
#japan #music #musicvideo #video #rock #rockandroll #Kishidan #lovesong

How did they managed to make it long 5.44?

Kishidan - I'll only make you happy
https://youtu.be/DYQI0Vd6pk4?si=SwFMNdOWaD_AMhHQ
#japan #music #musicvideo #video #rock #rockandroll #Kishidan #lovesong

How did they managed to make it long 5.44?

Kishidan - I'll only make you happy
https://youtu.be/DYQI0Vd6pk4?si=SwFMNdOWaD_AMhHQ
#japan #music #musicvideo #video #rock #rockandroll #Kishidan #lovesong

How did they managed to make it long 5.44?

Kishidan - I'll only make you happy
https://youtu.be/DYQI0Vd6pk4?si=SwFMNdOWaD_AMhHQ
#japan #music #musicvideo #video #rock #rockandroll #Kishidan #lovesong

How did they managed to make it long 5.44?

Kishidan - I'll only make you happy
https://youtu.be/DYQI0Vd6pk4?si=SwFMNdOWaD_AMhHQ
#japan #music #musicvideo #video #rock #rockandroll #Kishidan #lovesong

Viernes 4 de septiembre ¡ #BlackFriday por tiempo indeterminado, hasta acabar las #ofertas o existencias!
collectorseriesdiy.blogspot.com/2026/08/vier... #metalsky #punksky #hardcorepunk #crossover #rockandroll #press #cultura #prensa #counterculture #diymusic #DIY #HTM #underground #bandcampfriday

Viernes 4 de septiembre ¡Black...

San Fran ’67: Summer of drugs, sex, Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane

Credit: Far Out / Herb Greene / RCA Victor Tue 18 August 2026 0:30, UK “We would all…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #1960s #1967 #Drugs #Entertainment #GraceSlick #GratefulDead #Hippie #homepage #JeffersonAirplane #JerryGarcia #RockandRoll #sanfrancisco #SummerofLove #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/741501/

Another group portrait with Dick Bottoff, Ronnie James Dio’s bandmate in the Red caps!

#photo #photography #dio #dioday #ronniejamesdio #rockandroll #music #cortland #countrymusicpark

Yayle Hues member poses with Dick Bottoff, Ronnie James Dio’s bandmate in the Redcaps!

#photo #photography #groupportrait #dioday #dio #ronniejamesdio #rockandroll #heavymetal #cortland #countrymusicpark

Two rockers: one with a Rainbow Rising shirt and another making the sign of the horns

#photo #photography #dioday #music #cortland #rockandroll #heavymetal #rainbow #dio #ronniejamesdio #countrymusicpark

🤘 Sitting man with skull shirt makes sign of horns for Ronnie James Dio

#photo #photography #portrait #dioday #countrymusicpark #music #rockandroll #signofhorns #dio #ronniejamesdio #cortland

Posting has been slow since my home internet is down, more Dio Day pictures are on the way!

#photo #photography #portrait #dioday #cortland #dio #ronniejamesdio #music #rockandroll #heavymetal #countrymusicpark

Ronnie James Dio fans with poster and matching shirts

#photo #photography #groupportrait #dio #dioday #cortland #ronniejamesdio #music #heavymetal #rockandroll #countrymusicpark

Ronnie James Dio fan at Dio Day 2026 up at the Country Music Park near Cortland, NY

#photo #photography #portrait #dioday #dio #ronniejamesdio #rockandroll #cortland #heavymetal #music

Rocker makes double sign of the horns for Ronnie James Dio

#photo #photography #music #portrait #rockandroll #heavymetal #dio #ronniejamesdio #cortland #signofthehorns #countrymusicpark

Members of Crimson Underground get together before tribute act at Dio Day at Cortland's Country Music Park

#photo #photography #dioday #groupportrait #crimsonunderground #music #rockandroll #cortland #dio #ronniejamesdio

Man in Soundgarden T-shirt makes Dio Sign

#photo #photography #dio #portrait #dioday #ronniejamesdio #cortland #countrymusicpark #rockandroll #music #heavymetal

One of the organizers of Dio Day 2026 stands in front of a row of posters -- Did you know Ronnie James Dio went to school in Cortland, NY?

#photo #photography #portrait #dio #dioday #ronniejamesdio #heavymetal #rockandroll #music #cortland #cortlandmusicpark

Otra magnífica e increíble participación fue la versión de "Beth" para el disco tributo a #Kiss "Welcome To The Spanish Tribute To Kiss", que también tuvo repercusión en la página oficial de la banda neoyorquina.

#rockandroll #powerballads #baladas #glam #Rock #70s #R'NR #glamrock #heavy #metalsky

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Otra magnífica e increíble participación fue la versión de "Beth" para el disco tributo a #Kiss "Welcome To The Spanish Tribute To Kiss", que también tuvo repercusión en la página oficial de la banda neoyorquina.

#rockandroll #powerballads #baladas #glam #Rock #70s #Music #Press #R'NR #glam-rock

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Otra magnífica e increíble participación fue la versión de "Beth" para el disco tributo a #Kiss "Welcome To The Spanish Tribute To Kiss", que también tuvo repercusión en la página oficial de la banda neoyorquina.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTMz...

#rockandroll #powerballads #baladas #glam #Rock #70s

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Screaming at Comics with Kim Thayil’s Memoir

Kim Thayil’s 2026 memoir A Screaming Life is a great read for Soundgarden fans, giving us an articulate and introspective look into the history of a heavy yet genre-defying band of close friends who rose from obscurity to global fame, and all their triumphs and tragedies along that epic journey. Kim has been an influence on my guitar sensibilities ever since I was 17 and a friend played for me the Loud Love video. Besides his awesome riffs in odd time signatures, I love Kim’s wildly unconventional solos, such as the squealing, scratching, diving, harmonic-laden leads on the ultra-heavy Beyond The Wheel, where he eschews traditional melody and metal-styled shredding in favor of aggressive atmosphere and dissonant colors.

But this post is not about Kim the guitarist. No, this is ostensibly a comic-book blog, so let’s have a look at some of the comics-related memories Kim shares in his book. The first photo in the full-color middle section of the book shows a young Thayil holding a Batman comic. What issue could this possibly be?

It is none other than Batman 180, published in 1966, featuring a villain who apparently cannot be tried for his crimes because he dies… and yet mysteriously resurrects to commit more crime!

With a cover by Gil Kane, a script by Robert Kanigher, and interior art by one of Bob Kane’s “ghost” artists Sheldon Moldoff, it is a campy, ridiculous romp with strangely dark themes—and considering that Kim often refers to Soundgarden’s music and lyrics as dark psychedelia, maybe this book and others like it made a lasting impression on his artistic sensibilities.

The issue also shows Batman haunted by spectral visions in his dreams, much like the young Thayil once suspected his house was haunted when he heard strange thumping noises at night. Adult Kim has little patience for the paranormal and supernatural, and you’ll just have to read the book to find out the true nature of his childhood “ghost”.

On the same page, we see Batman attending a demonstration that lays to rest his suspicions of the villain’s paranormal powers and oddly reinforces Kim’s many statements about the limited representation of people of color in the world of metal and other heavy music. The man demonstrating an ability to fake death using ancient “yogic” techniques and who uses the word “sahib” is presumably of Indian heritage, like Kim—but this has got to be the whitest Indian I have ever seen.

This inexplicably whitewashed portrayal of an Indian puts a fine point on Kim’s concerns about the representation of people of color in American rock music. I honestly never gave much thought to Kim’s ethnicity—I’m more concerned with riffs than race—so it was interesting to see what it means to Kim, such as when he says he’s always felt more punk than metal due in no small part to punk’s more diverse inclusion of people from all walks of life when compared to your typical white-boy metal scenes of the 1980s.

That being said, no one can deny that Kim’s beard is legendary, and Batman 180 has something to say about beards! Below is a panel from a page of “public service announcements” called Health Myths Debunked, and you can learn more about these vintage PSAs in DC comics in my little archive of ones I’ve collected over the years.

Finally, Batman 180 has an ad for a model car called the Surf Hearse, which seems more like something Rob Zombie would be into, but reinforces the oddly dark themes of Batman’s tale.

When Kim talks about his love for vintage comics, it’s almost entirely related to DC’s flagship superheroes. In fact, he says that when he was 13, he submitted a story for DC’s Legion of Super-Heroes. And though it was rejected, that is exactly how Jim Shooter got into the business at the same age! What kind of alternate universe would we be living in if a teenage Kim had become a writer for DC? Given that Soundgarden is one of my all-time favorite rock bands, I can’t help but feel relieved that Kim’s life took a different path than Jim Shooter’s.

However, Kim states that his one literary contribution to comics was having a letter to the editor published in a 1975 issue of Detective Comics. So I dug through some old scans to see if we could track it down. Here it is, from the letters page of Detective Comics 451.

The letter is addressed to editor Julius Schwartz, but it was Schwartz’s assistant editor Bob Rozakis who answered. Bob had recently earned his first DC writing credit for a backup story only a few issues prior, and he would enjoy a long and influential career before his retirement.

Kid Kim praises issue 447, and he correctly spotted DC’s supernatural character the Phantom Stranger in the background of a panel from page 2. See if you can spot the Stranger, too!

Issue 447 guest-stars the utterly weird Creeper in the first of a two-part murder mystery that concludes in issue 448.

And once again, besides the supernatural overtones, this story includes more scenes of digging up graves! Somebody call the Surf Hearse!

And there you have it, folks: a little of my detective work about vintage Detective Comics, courtesy of Kim Thayil’s awesome memoir. A Screaming Life is a thoughtful and entertaining read due to Kim’s dry, understated wit and willingness to share his thoughts and feelings about the high points and low points of his musical career and personal life without ever seeming maudlin or melodramatic. The world might have missed out on Kim’s Legion of Super-Heroes, but we were blessed with decades of innovative guitar work that redefined the nature of heavy rock. I’d say we got the better end of that deal.

Collector’s Guide:
—Kim Thayil: A Screaming Life (in print, ebook, and audiobook)
—Batman 180 (pictured in Kim’s book)
—Detective Comics 447 (referenced in Kim’s letter)
—Detective Comics 448
—Detective Comics 451 (includes Kim’s letter)

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Musical Interlude: I caught a snatch of this while shopping the other day, and it stuck with me. One of those tunes we've all heard at one point or another, one of the most popular instrumentals of all time. Here's a vintage live performance, introduced by Dick Clark!

"Sleep Walk," performed by Santo & Johnny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rwfqsjimRM

#MusicalInterlude #Instrumental #SantoAndJohnny #SlideGuitar #RockAndRoll #GoldenAge #SlowDance

El Barón sobrevolará Alemania a ritmo de Volumen Brutal!
#Conciertos programados para fechas de 2027, de la legendaria banda Barón Rojo.
 
Fuente:
www.baronrojo.net

#heavymetal #hardrock #metalsky #music #culture #rock #rockandroll #heavy #metal #rockduro #press #cultura #prensa #música #giras

¿Preparado para un mes de junio cargado de #rock y #metal? ¡El número #482 de La Heavy llega con toda la actualidad de la mejor #música del mundo! #Metalsky #HardRock #HeavyMetal #RockandRoll #LaHeavy #Magazines #Press #Prensa #Cultura #RnR #medios #radios #radio #Music #RockDuro #Heavy #Culture

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Heavy Metal: El #film que redefinió la #animación adulta. www.lafactoriadelritmo.com/heavy-metal/... #Metalsky #LaFactoríaDelRitmo #Rock #Heavy-Metal #Hard-Rock #Rock-Duro #R'NRoll #RockandRoll #Prensa #Música #Comics #Contracultura #metal #rock'n'roll #Culture #Cultura #Music #Películadeculto

Borja Figuerola, El Toreh: La historia gráfica de Black Sabbath. www.lafactoriadelritmo.com/borja-figuer... #Metalsky #LaFactoríaDelRitmo #Rock #Heavy-Metal #Hard-Rock #Rock-Duro #R'NRoll #RockandRoll #Prensa #Música #Comics #Artistas #Biografías #Contracultura #70s #metal #rock'n'roll #Culture

50 years ago today:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW6-mQtQ0k2-kv9qgS5kjL7H4QQ_L9bIY&si=GiX_GzktMWQXfX8S
#music #punk #rock #punkrock #rockandroll #nyc #queensny #cbgb #maxskansascity #ramones

Fito & Fitipaldis estarán tocando en el escenario de Marenostrum el día 2 de mayo 2026 www.lafactoriadelritmo.com/fito-fitipal... #rock #rockandroll #LaFactoríadelRitmo #press #gigs #lives #tours #Music #Música #RockUrbano #RnR #pop-rock #hardrock #rockduro #cultura #giras #LaFactoríaDelRitmo

Fito & Fitipaldis (Noticias): ...

En la Web oficial de Barón Rojo podrás consultar todas las fechas disponibles de la #Gira 2026, a la que en algunas fechas, se sumaron los también históricos Obús: www.baronrojo.net #Metalsky #Heavy-Metal #Hard-Rock #RockDuro #RockandRoll #LaFactoríadelRitmo #Metal #Tour #Gigs #Música #Press #R'nR

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Barón Rojo - Web Oficial

Soen, Siddharta y Tempest Saint completarán el cartel de la nueva edición del #festival 'Sun And Thunder 2026' #Metalsky @[email protected] #LaFactoríadelRitmo #Rock-Duro #Hard-Rock #Heavy-Metal #RockandRoll #Metal #Music #Música #SunAndThunderFest #SunAndThunder2026 #RockNRoll #Heavy

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All time favorite! Favourite AC/DC album and one of the favourite tracks from the same album.

AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap
Track - Big Balls

I'm sure you have a favourite album of AC/DC hanging around... can you name it?

#acdc #rockmusic #blues #vinylrecords #recordcollection #vinylcommunity #rarerecords
#music #rockandroll #follow #musicvideo #MusicLover #RockBlues

https://youtu.be/4WwJ6OVSwkM?si=m4qOZuKngYIK10y3

Rostöck Programa #58: BALA & LARGATIJA NICK collectorseriesdiy.blogspot.com/2026/03/rost... #Rock #Press #Music #Grunge #Alternative-Rock #RockandRoll #Música #Metasky #Crossover #Hard-Rock #Garaje #punk #PunkRockHistory @[email protected] #Interviews #Reviews #News #Entrevistas #TV #Under

This week's #TuneTuesday theme - #StepsAndStairs - also reminded me of this classic performance:

Eddie Cochran: Twenty Flight Rock (1956, a video clip from "The Girl Can't Help It")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8Vfin7mqdw

#EddieCochran #rockandroll #JayneMansfield #TomEwell #EdmondOBrien #FrankTashlin

I watched the Kid Rock Turning Point USA halftime show so you don't have to

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/opinion/kid-rock-halftime-tpusa-review

The Adicts se estarán despidiendo, históricos como Discharge o Voivod también estarán presentes, ARF nunca defrauda, aúpa! azkenarockfestival.com #Hard-Rock #Heavy-Metal #RockDuro #RockandRoll #Festivales #Fest #Tours #Gigs #Rock #Heavy #Metal #Metalsky #Punksky #Punk #HardcorePunk #HC-Punk #dBeat

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Azkena Rock Festival 18, 19 y ...

¡Lo nuevo de Sunfaia Arderá! collectorseriesdiy.blogspot.com/2025/11/lo-n... #videoclip #music #press #rock #pop-rock #hardrock #metalsky #RockDuro #Heavy #Lanzamiento #promo #Música #RockandRoll #Heavy-Rock #Pop #Sunfaia #Arderá #RockEspañol #RockAlternativo #IndieRock #MúsicaIndependiente

¡¡ Maxwell y Smarts dan la nota! ... Nuevo y sorprendente #video #clip !! collectorseriesdiy.blogspot.com/2025/11/maxw... #videoclip #music #press #rock #pop-rock #hardrock #metalsky #RockDuro #Heavy #Lanzamiento #promo #Música #RockandRoll #Heavy-Rock #Pop

Peter Criss "Creepy Crawlers" Trailer. #Preorder the new #album now! #News #Cultura #Música #RockandRoll #RockDuro #HeavyRock #Discos

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In defense of ... helicopters, bagpipes and cowbells

It's a Long Way to the Top (1975)
-- AC/DC

Don't Fear the Reaper (1976)
-- Blue Oyster Cult

The Happiest Days of Our Lives (1979)
-- Pink Floyd

Biko (1980)
-- Peter Gabriel

Fantasy (1982)
-- Aldo Nova

#acdc #blueOysterCult #BOC #pinkFloyd #peterGabriel #aldoNova #inDefenseOf #70sRock #70sMusic #80sRock #80sMusic #hardRock #arenaRock #classicRock #popRock #popMusic #music #rockAndRoll #rockMusic #britishRock #helicopters #helicopter #bagpipes #bagpipe #cowbells #cowbell

Scott Hill, 61 pirulos y sigue al pie del cañón. Respeto 🤘

#FuManchu #StonerRock #rockandroll

Shakin Stevens - This Ole House (1981)

#45vinyl #shakinstevens #thisolehouse #1981 #1980s #80smusic #rockandroll #gxml

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#Sweet were pretty much my fave band when I was all of maybe five or six years old. Catchy hooks, solid grooves, and vocal harmonies that gave #Queen a run for their money. Methinks I had pretty good taste for a kid, eh? 🎶 👍 😁 #Music #RockAndRoll #ClassicRock #PopMusic #ClassicPop. https://mastodon.social/@indie1023_playlist/113850395070574986

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