CACTUS / The Juke Hounds concert / Tangiers – Friday, May 4th “CACTUS - The American Led Zeppelin.” Those are tall words, but that is in fact what people were saying about Cactus when this first "Super Group" hit the scene in 1970. Cactus flamed out brightly after only four albums at the end of 1972. With rockers such as Van Halen, Monster Magnet, Kings X., Billy Sheehan, David Coverdale, Kid Rock and Ted Nugent having been documented in interviews as fans of the loud and proud ‘70s sensation. Cactus is back and the party begins as Cactus "V" leaps from your woofers and knoc...
After the sorry disappointment that was Tenacious D's movie "The Pick of Destiny", it looks like D fans are getting a bone--or maybe two. Jack Black and Kyle Gass just released a music video titled "To be the Best." The video is whetting their fan's appetites ahead of the band's May 15th release of a new album, "The Rize of the Fenix." The video features the rise, fall and rebirth of the band in a kind of tabloid show format. Also appearing are a slew of celebrities. This summer Tenacious D is hitting the road. They recently announced a 16-date U.S. tour to promote the new album. ...
February 21 - Cleveland - House of Blues Oh yeah! The 70s rockers behind some classics as “Cold As Ice” and “Double Vision” are ready and willing to sacrifice our love. All kidding aside, these chart toppers are sure to put on one unforgettable shows for fans of classic rock....
Buzzbin Fans! Keep sending us your albums! You can mail them to: Buzzbin Magazine 339 Cleveland AVE NW Canton, OH 44702 OR Send a digital copy via: YouSendIt.com (WITH ARTWORK!!) to reviews@buzzbinmagazine.com IMPORTANT: Send over your album, artwork, liner notes and anything else you want us to know about your band IN ONE BIG .ZIP FILE! Don’t bombard us with twenty emails containing twenty different songs…not cool....
Game of Thrones fans: we're all chomping at the bit for the second season of the Emmy nominated (congratulations, Peter Dinklage!) fantasy series, but fortunately for us HBO was nice enough to release a promo for the filming of the second season. From the looks of it, things are only going to get more dramatic. The show has been called "The Sopranos of magic," and similar things, since Sean Bean lost his head, but that isn't stopping us from enjoying the hell out of it. Also, in the trailer below you'll notice D.B. Weiss wearing a stick-figure shirt. That's from the FREE online game King...
Happy Halloween! Local readers should be thrilled to find out that the Canton Palace Theater is presenting a live Rocky Horror tonight! The Rocky Horror Picture Show (or just Rocky as it's affectionately known by its fans) has been a holiday tradition since it started showing in the mid '60s. Fans get together, yell inappropriate things at the screen, throw things around and have a generally jolly-good time. Unfortunately, it will not be a midnight showing. Show starts @ 7:30 PM, just after the costume contest. Doors open @ 6:00 PM. Prop bags will be available for $8. Also, you can fi...
October 31 - Cleveland - The Grog Shop Eleanor Friedberger is best known for being a member of Fiery Furnaces. She's out on tour doing her own thing and it promises to please any fans of her other band. Cleveland indie pop group JJ Magazine will be playing in support with their jangle guitar driven songs. ...
The Akron Aeros will be keeping their original name! Word. For more information: http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/aeros-fans-bounce-alternate-names-for-team-1.236144 Earlier Today: Today is the day that the Akron's Aeros will unveil their new fan selected name. The announcement was not supposed to come until October, but media is expecting the result soon. For more information: http://www.ohio.com/sports/aeros/aeros-to-announce-name-for-team-today-1.236144 http://www.akronaeros.com/ ...
An Akron band with the know-how to attract fans of both the growling metal sound and the melodic sounds of progressive rock is making its way to Phantasy. Don’t miss it. ...
While Waterfest has traditionally been held at Nelson Ledges, this year it is moving to Slippery Rock, Pa. The new venue is about an hour east of Youngstown, but the trip should be well worth it for die-hard Waterfest fans. Bands include Waterband, Must Stash Hat and Sultans of Bing. Tickets are $40 and include camping for the weekend. ...
Alright, all you American Idol fans out there, make sure you free up your Saturday evening for what is sure to be one heck of a night at the Canton Idol 2011 Finals. Held in the Timken High School Auditorium, the show will get underway at 6:00pm on Saturday, May 14th. Thirty-one of the areas most talented individuals join the McKinley Jazz Band and co-emcees Ryan Skaggs and Betty Smith to vie for this years Canton Idol title. Proceeds from the show also help benefit Multi-Development Services of Stark County, a non-profit that helps at risk teens and youths. Tickets are $10 at the door...
“Whether I like it or not, the band is my number one priority.” With those words, Billy and I settled into our seats behind the 13th Floor Gallery’s front counter and started an interview that rambled, went off-point and eventually summed up enough about the new Ludwyg album, “Violent,” that I’m officially excited about the CD release party on February 19th. While we chatted, local artist and gallery regular Scott Phillips continued working on the first of three large pieces that will be chopped up and distributed in each of the 666 physical CDs. The atmosphere stayed relaxed ...
3v0cGueuq8o By Julia Kazar ‘Loud,’ ‘crazy’ and ‘amazing’ are just three of the words that can best describe an August Burns Red show, and they definitely apply to their show on Wednesday night when they played at Musica. Also on the bill that night were a few other metal bands; My Children My Bride, Ichabod Crane and The Approach and the Execution. All of whom put on incredible shows as well. By the time August Burns Red was ready to take the stage the crowd was already pumped up and excited for the show, even though Musica was packed full of people and because of the...
Canton’s own Macy Gray recently released her fifth studio album, The Sellout. This is a very personal album for Gray and she doesn’t shy away from talking about what she was going through when making the album with her fans. The first track on the album, “The Sellout,” is about how when she first started this project- she planned to make a straight pop album. But as she went on she realized that she wasn’t being true to herself and, because she didn’t want to become a sellout, she knew she would have to make some changes so the album would truly reflect who Macy Gray is. Th...
Despite a few technical problems during the beginning of Friday night's show, The Woovs still rocked out Akron's own Key West, The Harbor Inn. Special friend of the band and former employee at the Harbor Inn, Renee Kintz, opened the show. She played barefoot, and her soulful voice had the audience whistling for more even with the microphone screeching throughout her performance. Before performing a song about mistakes, Kintz said, "Mistakes are fun to make." But singer Adam Lengyel of The Woovs didn't seem to think the technical mistakes from the sound booth were fun. During their boxi...
By Julia Kazar Canton’s own Macy Gray is preparing to release her fifth studio album, The Sellout. The album is the first to be released in three years and it will be available on June 22nd. If you can’t wait that long to hear the latest from Gray’s the single “Beauty in the World” is available online. This is a very personal album for Gray, and she doesn’t shy away from talking about what she was going through when making the album with her fans. The first track on the album; “The Sellout” is about how when she first started this project she planned to make a s...
By Ernest Rockingway The whole world has just been given a birthday present from Trent Reznor. The present is “The Slip,” the new album from Nine Inch Nails. The birthday he’s celebrating is for this thing we call Rock 2.0. Trent gets it and celebrates its birth with all of us. For those who don’t know what Rock 2.0 is, it’s what Buzzbin is all about, going straight to the fans — cutting out the corporate machine and saying “I hear you dude, we’re in this together.” Trent’s opening statement right on the homepage of his website says, “Thank you for your continued and l...
