DonXml's Music Reviews

Top 2006 Albums

The folks over at IMHOTEP have gathered together THE BEST OF 2006 ACCORDING TO 155 MUSICIANS . The musicians are mostly metal and hard rock, but there are some real oddballs thrown in there too. One thing you can gather from that list is that there isn't Read More... Posted Monday, January 01, 2007 7:19 PM by donxml | 1 Comments

Filed under: Metal, Pop Punk, Punk, Stoner Rock, Hard Rock, Just Added to the CD Library

Classic Van Halen Reunion Rumors - Dave But No Michael Anthony

I'm an avid reader of Metal Sludge (since way back when), and this week they have a very disturbing article about the (still) rumored reunion of the mighty Van Halen with David Lee Roth. It links back to a KNAC breaking news article Eddie Van Halen: "The Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 10:41 PM by donxml | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hard Rock

My Home on Last.FM

Peter Provost and Steve Pavlina both have mentioned the Pandora Music Service which will allow you to create a customized streaming radio channel based on artists and songs that you enter into the system. I have to admit that the Pandora user interface Read More... Posted Friday, December 09, 2005 11:18 AM by donxml | 3 Comments

Filed under: Old School Metal, Metal, Pop Punk, Punk, Stoner Rock, Hard Rock

My Home On MySpace

I’ve had a MySpace account for a while, and have a link from there to here, but I never did the inverse. So here it is . And I’ll add a link to it on my site. MySpace has a “friends” list, and if you are a friend, a band I like, Read More... Posted Monday, September 12, 2005 1:52 PM by donxml | 0 Comments

Filed under: Old School Metal, Metal, Pop Punk, Punk, Grrl Rock, Stoner Rock, Blues, Hard Rock

Relive the late 80’s Jersey Music Scene – April 30th, 2005

If you are old enough to remember the great music scene Jersey had back in the late 80’s, then you probably remember the bands American Angel and Xenon . Xenon had a few reunion shows over the last couple years, but if you missed them, then you Read More... Posted Sunday, April 10, 2005 8:03 PM by donxml | 0 Comments

Filed under: Old School Metal, Metal, Hard Rock

Upcoming Metal Releases

I’ve been in a musical funk for the last couple months, and haven’t been able to really get into any of the new CDs I bought over that time. Here’s a few of what I bought, and really couldn’t get into (even though some of these Read More... Posted Monday, February 28, 2005 2:18 PM by donxml | 6 Comments

Filed under: Old School Metal, Metal, Pop Punk, Grrl Rock, Hard Rock

Xenon Benefit Concert In NJ

It looks like some of the members of Xenon will be getting together for a benefit show on Sunday, October 17th at Crossroads in Garwood. If you missed the reunion show , you will not want to miss this one. I can't make this show, since I'll be out on Read More... Posted Sunday, October 03, 2004 7:54 AM by donxml | 0 Comments

Filed under: Metal, Hard Rock

Van Halen – The Meadowlands NJ – June 22, 2004

I’ve got a ton of hits lately looking for concert reviews of the Van Halen 2004 tour ( I had just mentioned that I’d do a review), so I know people are looking for this stuff. First off, I’ve seen VH live since 1982 and the Diver Down Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 23, 2004 8:05 AM by donxml | 70 Comments

Filed under: Hard Rock

Sammy is Back With Van Halen

Although it hasn’t been officially announced yet, it looks like the rumored VanHagar reunion is more than a rumor. The Van Halen News Desk has reported some leaked tour dates via Clear Channel, and the official VH site even has a couple dates listed. Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 23, 2004 7:48 AM by donxml | 19 Comments

Filed under: Hard Rock

Xenon CDs Available Again!

Well, you no longer have to search eBay for those hard to find Xenon CDs. All 3 CDs ( America's New Design , Simple , Defying Gravity ) can now be purchased thru the Xenon website . And you can pay for it via PayPal! If you were every a fan of Progressive Read More... Posted Thursday, March 18, 2004 6:44 AM by donxml | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hard Rock

Don's Playlist #2

Well, since I've packed most of my approximately 1000 CDs, I don't know how many of my older CDs (that I haven't ripped to mp3) will make my playlist until May, but here's is what I'm listening to currrently. February 04, 2004 Default – Elocation Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 04, 2004 4:34 PM by donxml | 1 Comments

Filed under: Hard Rock

Don’s Playlist – Editon #1

A number of folks have asked me to post what I’ve been listening to, so in addition to the reviews, I’m going to keep an on going playlist. This way I can get the word out a bit faster, and not as forma as a review. I’ll create a blog Read More... Posted Sunday, January 11, 2004 8:06 PM by donxml | 0 Comments

Filed under: Pop Punk, Stoner Rock, Blues, Hard Rock

Finally A Xenon Website

Well I guess the feedback from the reunion show was so positive that the band decided to bring it into the 21st century and bring back their website from the dead. A long time ago they had a site on the young internet, but that has been down for years, Read More... Posted Monday, December 29, 2003 9:28 AM by donxml | 1 Comments

Filed under: Hard Rock

Pictures and a Short Video From The Xenon Reunion

For anyone that is interested, I just put up a couple pictures from the Xenon Reunion , plus a 30 second video clip (zipped up since my ISP doesn't support video hosting). Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live Read More... Posted Monday, December 22, 2003 5:02 PM by donxml | 1 Comments

Filed under: Hard Rock

Rockin Christmas Time

I’m not as talented (or as bold) as Rory , and record myself and then release it on the web, so I’ll just have to settle for promoting my friends. And if you should also check out a pretty cool new tune by my friends in 40 Ft. Ringo called Rockin’ Christmas Read More... Posted Friday, December 12, 2003 4:59 PM by donxml | 1 Comments

Filed under: Pop Punk, Hard Rock

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