Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Diagnosed With Lymphoma
Just two months after announcing Black Sabbath's reformation, guitarist Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, a cancer of...
Belle and Sebastian "SuicideGirl"
This is SuicideGirls love letter to Belle and Sebastian. NSFW (video) I have been a HUGE Belle and Sebastian fan since my best friend put "The State...
R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio
Much to my dismay, it has just been confirmed that heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio passed away on this sad Sunday morning. His wife and manager Wendy...
What We Do Is Secret - Volume One
Remember when H.R. hadn't lost his mind yet, Dischord's best releases weren't reissues, Cro-Mags didn’t hate each other and CBGB's...
Them Crooked Vultures Swoop Down on Amsterdam
(image) Ever thought about how sweet it would be if members of Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters and Queens Of The Stones Age would jam together and form a supergroup?
The great thing about buying a car these days is...
The great thing about buying a car these days is that there is so much (SOOO MUCH!) information about every single version of every single model. NOTHING...
Now Hear This: Final Edition
Hello friends and welcome to this, the sweaty final edition of Now Hear This on Suicidegirls.com. I'm not going to hold forth on any New Agey bullshit...
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Diagnosed With Cancer
The Beastie Boys have announced that they will postpone the release of their new album and have been forced to cancel upcoming live dates after founding...
R.I.P. Sky Saxon of The Seeds
Overshadowed by the departure of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, it has been confirmed that Sky 'Sunlight' Saxon, founder and frontman of...
The King of Pop Is Dead
Reportedly, pop icon Michael Jackson has passed away after suffering from cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home earlier today. The singer was rushed to...
Now Hear This: Misty Moisty Edition
Lately, whenever I stick my head out the window to see what's the haps, it comes back covered in layers of clammy fog. I know the goddamn devil sun...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart / Do You Really Need A Label?
I spent last week on a UK Tour:Smart tour. IÂ’ve said it before, and IÂ’ll say it again: If a person like me who has been in the business for 30 years is...
Now Hear This: Getting Your Shit Together Edition
What's all this business I hear about growing up? People are always saying things to me like, "Just you wait, someday you won't like living...
Gavin Rossdale On The Road and On SG Radio
(image) "It's quite a full-thrust, sexy, hot show," promises Gavin Rossdale, who is currently on tour promoting his solo album, Wanderlust,...
On The Road With Baroness
A month and a half after my last encounter with heavy metal enigma Baroness at Scion Rock Fest in Atlanta, I find myself on the other side of the Atlantic...
Metal Asylum Vol. 4
Greeting fellow headbangers! Welcome to the fourth -- and very special -- edition of Metal Asylum. I had the pleasure of attending America's first...
Playing for Change: Songs around the World
So I was browsing Facebook the other day and came across a link from a friend of mine. Oftentimes I ignore these, but she had previously linked me to the...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart -- Give Yourself a Tip
The great thing about the music business and bands on the road is that pretty much everybody has a useful tip for something. One of the most important things...
Now Hear This: Homecoming Edition
After stumbling around the country for nigh a month pondering love, barking my shins and consuming everything that crossed my path from flirty glances to...
Metal Asylum Vol. 3
Greetings fellow headbangers! Welcome to the third installment of Metal Asylum. It has been a pretty busy month for the metal scene. First off, my interview...
South By South Death
As a cheesy tattoo reality show once said, "Every body has a story." I know at least some of you have studied mine. Can each curve, bump, puffy...
Scion Rock Fest
Whether itÂ’s just a big tax write-off, some sort of heavy metal promotion campaign or part of a much grander scheme, I could care less why car-manufacturer...
Now Hear This: Winter Needs to End Edition
Remember all the fun things I said I was doing instead of having a job? I don't know what's wrong with me but they're getting kind of boring.
Chelsea Girls: Music With Balls
(image) Chelsea Girls are kinda like Camp Freddy, but with less dicks and more balls. Indeed the band's chief instigator, bassist Corey Parks of Nashville...
Metal Asylum Vol. 2
Greetings fellow metal-heads! Welcome to the second edition of my monthly metal column Metal Asylum. I appreciate all of the great feedback from the first...
Now Hear This: Recession Edition
Hello friends and guess what? I went and got myself cut loose from my jobby-job so I could better focus on eating cereal in my underwear, watching stoner...
Music Business Bail-Out?
I guess if I'm going to be a columnist for SG, I'm going to have to talk about something I know well. I go back and forth about one particular...
R.I.P. The Cramps' Lux Interior
It has just been confirmed that Lux Interior, lead singer of the legendary NYC punk rock band The Cramps, has died in in Glendale, California this afternoon.
Buddy Holly: Fifty Years After The Music Died
Gone but not forgotten, February 3rd marks the day that rock'n'roll pioneer Buddy Holly died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa in 1959. The...
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart / SXSW Survival Guide
(image) Preparation (lose the 'h')! It's almost that time of year again and as I start to prepare myself and my crew for another event at...
John Joseph Spoken Word and Cro-Mags Tour Dates Announced
New York hardcore icon John Joseph is set to appear in five East Coast cities for his 'Play the Wall' spoken word in February, the singer/writer/hustler...
Sound Advice
If there's a thread that links this particular group of artists to explore, it's that they're all storytellers that have carved out their...
Ryan Adams Quits The Cardinals
After five years of fronting The Cardinals, indie rock darling Ryan Adams will be leaving the New York City rock band in March, as stated on the band's...
Now Hear This: Resolution Edition
Hello, friends. Did you have a good New Year’s? I hope it involved as much missing underwear, mysterious bruising, and filmy residue as mine. I want to...
Metal Asylum Vol. 1
Greetings fellow head-bangers! Welcome to the first edition of Metal Asylum –– your one stop source for all things metal. I felt that the underground...
Tour:Smart Resolutions For 2009 and Beyond
Two thousand and nine, so far, feels like the scene in a movie where the guy breathes a sigh of relief –– his monster/zombie/ex-girlfriend/whatever has...
The Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Dies at 60
Sadly, it has been confirmed that Ron Asheton of legendary rock’n’roll band The Stooges was found dead in his Ann Arbor, Michigan home this morning.
Moby On SG Radio
(video) Moby stopped by SG Radio HQ to record an interview with SG Radio host Sam Doumit. The pair talked about their shared love of Ian MacKaye and his...
TV On The Radio's Dear Science: Album of the Year?
At the same time, the single "Golden Age," which claims, "There's a golden age comin' round," indulges our most optimistic...
Sound Advice: Top 10 Criminally Ignored Albums of 2008
This is the time of year when, if you're reading about music, you'll notice that content tends to be clogged up with Top 10 lists. And we don't...



