Do you ever find yourself bored with the mediocrity and sterile façade of music shoved down your throat by the mainstream music industry? Ever wonder why the industry seems so reluctant to deliver on anything with soulful and world-conscious content? Why is it so hard to find anything that speaks to honest, analysis of real-world emotional and intellectual problems? And what’s more, why is it doubly hard to find anything of real substance in the realm of hard rock? Well if these questions plague your mind and diminish your enthusiasm for the state of music, A Perfect Circle just demonstrated how they are the antidote to dyspeptic banality. Reuniting after years of inactivity, the five-piece band played an intimate show (relatively speaking) sold-out to the rafters at Hollywood’s Avalon. This, the second of a three-night stand was to be them playing the entirety of their luminous gem, Thirteenth Step. Read more…

By Raymond Flotat Posted in Reviews, Show Reviews A Perfect Circle, Billy Howerdel, James Iha, Josh Freese, Matt McJunkins, Maynard James Keenan

Mark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell—former members of Screaming Trees and Belle & Sebastian respectively—will be embarking on a US tour this fall in support of Campbell’s newest solo release, Hawk. Click “read more” for the dates. Read more…

By Nick Vadala Posted in News Isobel Campbell, James Iha, Mark Lanegan, Willy Mason