Two Songs To Think About from Piero
Yo Ho, WeRCatz here. In 1973, Argentine singer Piero released his album "Para El Pueblo Lo Que Es Del Pueblo." Loosely translated as "What Belongs to the People is For the People," this album has two songs that resonate through time as a cry for freedom: "Para El...
Underground: Battles Without Honor and Humanity OST
Yo Ho, WeRCatz here! In this edition of Underground, we'll take a look at some pieces from the original pentalogy of the yakuza movie series Battles Without Honor and Humanity (BWHH) released in 1973 and 1974. Here are the titles of the pentalogy: BWHH, BWHH: Deadly...
Motörhead: 40 years of Ace of Spades
Yo Ho, WeRCatz here! This coming November 8, 2020, marks the 40th anniversary of Motörhead's fourth studio album Ace of Spades. Even though they did rock 'n' roll, Motörhead was labeled as part NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal); the band detested this term. As...
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack
Today we are going to look at the soundtrack that you can always count on when you want to have a good time during your Halloween party night and that soundtrack is The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The whole album was released back in 1975 by Ode Records and it was all...
The Dead Milkmen: The Big Lizard turned 35
Yo Ho, WeRCatz here! Before obtaining my driver's license, I would sit in the passenger's seat and pick out some music to play from the radio. One particular day, I listened to the DJ talking about how The Dead Milkmen's famous song "Bitchin' Camaro" would be played...
Charlatan Announced New Album Release
The Seattle-based duo Charlatan, who had been on a roll earlier in the year before COVID-19, has announced the release date for their upcoming full-length album "Lip Server". "Lip Server" will be released next month on November 7 and for this special event, they will...
John Lennon: What He Would Have Been At Age 80
On December 8, 1980, John Lennon was exiting his residence at the Dakota Apartments with his wife Yoko Ono. When they separated and he was going back inside, Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman; Lennon died on arrival at Roosevelt Hospital at age 40. Lennon...
The Magic Of Eddie Van Halen
WeRCatz here. On October 6, we lost one of the most influential guitarists in rock history: Eddie Van Halen. He was 65 and his cause of death was due to lung cancer. Eddie was classically trained to be a classical piano player with his brother Alex Van Halen. Against...
Underground: Gravity Rush Soundtrack
Today on underground we are going to look at a soundtrack that just like that game is based on, was truly underrated, and never got the praise it deserved and game and soundtrack is Gravity Rush. The game was released exclusively on the PlayStation Vita in 2012 and...
Monterey Pop Festival: The Standard That Predated Woodstock
Yo Ho! WeRCatz here! Everyone that knows rock knows Woodstock. But do they know what was the basis behind Woodstock? In what is regarded as the beginning of "The Summer of Love" in June 1967, the Monterey County Fairgrounds hosted the Monterey Pop Festival. It lasted...
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