What if Cable had destroyed The X-Men? What if the world knew Daredevil is blind? What if Namor grew up on land with his human father? What if Daredevil became an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.? What if Elektra had lived? What if Spider-Man Had Rescued Gwen Stacey? What if Aunt May...
Flip / Elektra Staind, "Mudshovel" While many of nu metal’s fresh faces had rock ready material, Staind leaned a little more metallic than some of their peers. The band had been championed by Fred Durst, who signed them to his label, but it took a bit for Staind to get their first...
E as in—going obscure here—Elektra. I start looking around the terminal to see if anyone is wearing a nerd T-shirt. How can she tell? After a week of JoCo cruising I feel like I know every face from the trip, and I don't see any of them. Nothing about me indicates where I ...
"The next day, the four of them showed up at the Elektra offices. I met them in the conference room and ordered up Chinese food and beer. Everyone was excited and anxious to talk. Cliff Burton, the dashing bass player with long, dark, reddish hair and bell bottoms with elephant-sized ...
Elektra 29. The Butterfield Blues Band, 'East-West' (1966) As sad as Paul Butterfield’s ultimate end remains,East-Westopened doors not just for the blues, but all of rock. He stirred in raga and jazz; he led the others on searing flights of fancy. He played the harmonica with fire...
Elektra Metallica, "Enter Sandman" (1991) As legend has it, the iconic guitar riff for “Enter Sandman” came to Kirk Hammett in the early hours of the morning. “What sounds good at two in the morning in your bedroom doesn’t always transfer well into the studio,” he once said. Thi...
Flip / Elektra Staind, "Mudshovel" While many of nu metal’s fresh faces had rock ready material, Staind leaned a little more metallic than some of their peers. The band had been championed by Fred Durst, who signed them to his label, but it took a bit for Staind to get their first...
Elektra / Asylum Oysterhead In 2000, Les Claypool of Primus and Trey Anastasio of Phish were asked to put a project together for the New Orleans Jazz Fest. The got Stewart Copeland of the Police to drum, and they called themselves Oysterhead. It worked out so well that they kept it going...
1. The two albums marked the return of John Frusciante on the guitar, who left in 2009 and had been replaced by Josh Klinghoffer. RHCP's North American tour kicks off May 25 in Houston, Texas. You can buy tickets here, and in the meantime, head below to vote for your favorite album...
Elektra 29. Faster Pussycat, 'Faster Pussycat' (1987) Faster Pussycat’s hair days were short-lived before they made the switch to more blues-based rock. Their eponymous debut stands as their lone true glam contribution and it’s a damn fine one at that. Singer Taime Downe’s unmistakable...