Share A couple of Niedermayers researchers for the British Medical Journal, recently studied “the risks of mild traumatic brain injury and neck injury associated with head banging, a popular dance form accompanying heavy metal music.” Their conclusion? “To minimise the risk of head and neck injury, head bangers should decrease their range of head and [...]
Share “If you try to chase trends and jump on the bandwagon, people will see right through you,” says Jacob Bunton, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for the Birmingham, Alabama-based trio Lynam. “You can’t sound like the Sunset Strip one minute and Rage Against The Machine the next,” he adds. Lynam formed in 2001 out [...]
Share As we anxiously await the release of Queensryche’s American Soldier and their upcoming tour, I thought I’d share a series of videos I found on YouTube this weekend. They are from the Queensryche Live in Tokyo concert film released by Sony in 1985. I gotta be honest, I had as much fun watching these [...]
Share A few of our fellow ShipRockers recently took part in a special fundraiser for the Sacramento Children’s Chorus scholarship fund. Sacramento Pus Cavern, a local recording studio, assembled a cadre of musicians with ties to the Sacramento area, to produce a cover of John Lennon’s “Happy Christmas (War Is Over).” Among them were Tesla’s Jeff [...]
