The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — While I'm still waiting on your turkeys to pick up some albums in this month's bargain basement...here's a quick list for the only real album of note this week. (yeah sorry...not a John Mayer fan).This month there's some great albums available in the... more info

Live Daily — Success has come at long last to Steve "Lips" Kudlow, but the Anvil [ tickets ] frontman/guitarist is finding that success is both a blessing and a curse. "I'm weary of it," Kudlow says of the long-awaited recognition that's come from the veteran ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Chloe Rice Skeltonwitch Metal Underground: You've toured with some great bands already. Like you said, you just got off the Children of Bodom tour, Danzig, which had to be really cool, and many other people.... more info

The Playlist — One of our favorite movies of 2009 — actually a film we listed in our 2008 Best Of list because we saw it so early — is the incredible underdog documentary, "Anvil The Story of Anvil" that charts the difficult and Sisyphean career of th... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, Leeds"I said 'Fuck you' to the record companies," begins Anvil's frontman, Steve "Lips" Kudlow. "My asshole is still hurting!" Then he whips out a metal vibrator to play guitar, tells us war is wrong because "we should all be friends", and p... more info

Guardian Music — When Creation boss and Oasis mentor Alan McGee confessed his admiration for veteran rocker Jon Bon Jovi on a Guardian blog, we just had to get them togetherWho's the last person you might expect to be a dedicated Bon Jovi fan? How about someone who, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Samantha Marble Kat of Salome After a massive afternoon, the party was just getting started when Gloominous Doom kicked off the BrooklynVegan-BBG/Relapse CMJ showcase at Fontana's on 10/23. Nebula, Ume, Goes Cube, Naam, and Cr... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — The story of Anvil is that persistance can be stronger than talent. When the Editors came out...they were blasted as an Interpol knock-off. And on the their sophomore albums...Interpol received critical praise while Editors didn't even receive a ca... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Black Anvil @ Cake Shop (playing Fontana's tonight) (more by Paul Birman) A few highlights * Leonard Cohen @ MSG * Hip-Hop @ CMJ 2009 * CMJ 2009 - Bill's Friday nighttime picks * Black Bubblegum & Relapse Records do... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Black Anvil @ Cake Shop earlier this month (more by Paul Birman) A few highlights * Leonard Cohen @ MSG * Hip-Hop @ CMJ 2009 * CMJ 2009 - Bill's Friday nighttime picks * Black Bubblegum & Relapse Records do... more info