Don Xml's Grok This

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 one or two clear winners this year.  Iron Maiden's A Matter Of Life And Death ...

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 Ball is in Dave's Court''.  I would love to see a reunion of the classic band, but ...

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 is pretty slick, but having to enter in your ...

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, or a band that I give a good review, I’ll add you as a ...

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 definitely don’t want to miss April 30th, 2005 at Double D’s Entertainment ...

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 are really good CDs): Lit – Lit –  Probably one of the best real ...

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 business, but I'll be there in spirt.

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 tour.  I’m a big fan of the classic Dave era VH, Sammy’s pre VH solo stuff, ...

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.  So far, there are only a couple shows listed, but the ones with actual dates associated ...

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 Rock/Metal of the late 80's and don't have these CDs, I highly ...