Reviews

Four-year-old UK quintet Livan came into my life a week ago today. They were lucky enough to open up for Alice Cooper at The Palace Theatre, along with eight other locations. I've already described them in some detail in the review blog, but I did not mention their third studio album, Off the Grid, which came out last year. In four years, the band have created three albums- that's pretty impressive, and proves how talented and ambitious they are, and it shows in this album.

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Last night, my biggest and oldest idol, Alice Cooper put on a classic, vintage show at The Palace Theatre in Albany. It was my fifth time getting to see the legend, and every time is like the first- he always reels me in and amazes me with his talent and entertaining show without fail.

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This movie was wonderful.  I'm going to tell you more, but you don't need to know much more than that.

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This past weekend, Q103 celebrated the holiday with the Thanksgiving Hangover show at The Armory in Albany, which featured headliners Staind, as well as openers Egypt Central and Pipebomb. Hopefully you and your friends joined us for the event, and if you didn't, then you missed out on an amazing show that included beer specials, mosh pits (yes, that is what I said) and bras being thrown on stage. All three bands put on a performance of their lifetime and Albany was lucky enough to be part of it.

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From the moment that Chris Cornell walked on stage amid a backdrop of only acoustic guitars you knew you were in for an amazing night.  After being on stage alone for two hours, 20 minutes and 26 songs, the front man for Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog delivered an incredible sold out performance at the Egg.

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‘Assassin’s Creed Revelations’ is a game for history buffs, lovers of 16th century Constantinople, conspiracy theorists and anyone who would like to shank Adrian Peterson and Derrick Rose in the streets of 16th century Constantinople.

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I've got something new and different for everyone: Luka Sulic And Stjepan Hauser's album 2 Cellos. The album is solely the two men and their cellos, and nothing else- no back-up instrumentals, no vocals, no nothing- just pure string music. The two cover classic rock songs and turn them into word-less music with just their bows and hands frantically playing their cellos. The album is pretty amazing and like nothing I've heard in quite some time.

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Tuesday night, Northern Lights was alive with a nearly sold out show of co-headliners Anthrax and Testament, and supporting band Death Angel. The line was non-stop for almost two hours as classic, old school thrash metal fans and lovers of all ages packed the venue from corner-to-corner and everywhere in between.

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Queens, New York City's newest rock quartet Eve to Adam, released their debut album, Banquet for a Starving Dog, on September 13, 2011. I've given it a thorough listen and am impressed. By the sound of them, and their success thus far, I can see the band becoming pretty big in the rock world within the next few years.

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Even if ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’ was a terrible disappointment that also punched you in the groin every time you loaded the game, you’d have to buy it.

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Recently, a video of new, local heartthrob artist Frank Palangi's song "Love" was posted on the website, and received lots of positive attention. The acoustic and rock artist hails from Queensbury and does all of the writing and creating on his own. His self-titled debut EP was released on August 31, and by the sounds of it, he's headed on the path to musical success.

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LA-based quintet Jane's Addiction have certainly had their ups and downs since they formed in 1985. They've gone through a number of band members and years of non-existence, as well as some very successful years and coinciding albums. Their newest album, The Great Escape Artist, is the first since 2003's Strays, and with another big time lapse between records, it's inevitable to wonder if this band will last much longer.

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