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Ronnie James Dio

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Hollywood, Class, and Kids in the Hall

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His memoir, It's So Easy (Simon & Schuster) is out now.​So I played a gig last night in Hollywood that commemorated Dimebag Darrel and Ronnie James Dio. The gig, called "DimeBash," is a very public fundraiser that sells out annually and draw ... More >>

  • Music

    October 5, 2011

    Reviews: Every Local Release of the Month

    From Afraid of Figs and Blue Marvel to Dude York and the Foghorns.

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    The Top 10 Oscar-Worthy Musical Experiences

    Lisssssst by Gwendolyn Elliott As Oscar season approaches, we thought it'd be prudent to offer a Oscar-worthy list of our own. Not our predictions or wish-lists for the Academy Awards--and definitely not limited to 2010--but a list of the top 10 scenes, snippets, movies, and videos of music-relat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Unbiased Analysis of Classic Metal Singers

    Photo of vocal coach Claudia Friedlander by Kristin Hoebermann​Since I spent yesterday writing about the self-sabotaging ways of Megadeth's Dave Mustaine and getting my feathers spiked over a well-meaning South By Southwest panel proposal unfortunately entitled "Are Metalheads Smart Enough to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Album Review: Feel the 'Burn on Witchburn's This Is How We Slay Our Demons

    ​Artist: Witchburn Album: This Is How We Slay Our Demons Label: Self-Released Release Date: August 17,2010 Rating (Skip, Stream or Buy): If you frequently view "That Metal Show," stream it. Download: "Bleed the Stone" Local Show: Saturday, August 21 @ Chop Suey Metal is a medium where produc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Tonight: Ariel Pink at Neumos, Wakey! Wakey! at the Sunset, Dio Tribute at the Comet

    ​Ariel Pink, with Puro Instinct, Magic Kids. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $13. L.A.'s Ariel Marcus Rosenberg - more commonly known as Ariel Pink - first unleashed his eccentric personality on the world around 2003, when he slipped a demo to Animal Collective, who then began releas ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2010

    Dio Tribute

    ​Ariel Pink, with Puro Instinct, Magic Kids. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $13. L.A.'s Ariel Marcus Rosenberg - more commonly known as Ariel Pink - first unleashed his eccentric personality on the world around 2003, when he slipped a demo to Animal Collective, who then began releas ... More >>

  • Music

    July 7, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    ​Ariel Pink, with Puro Instinct, Magic Kids. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $13. L.A.'s Ariel Marcus Rosenberg - more commonly known as Ariel Pink - first unleashed his eccentric personality on the world around 2003, when he slipped a demo to Animal Collective, who then began releas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Somewhere Before the Rainbow

    Among all the Ronnie James Dio related-posts here and elsewhere, little mention is being made of Elf, the band he was in prior to Rainbow and Black Sabbath. Much like the Scorpions and Judas Priest, many of the hard rock stars of the late '70s and '80s got their start working within the context of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Big Dio

    ​As a teenager in Aberdeen in 1980, I was consuming as much heavy rock music as possible. The heaviest band was Black Sabbath. And I was introduced to their music through the compilation record, We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'N' Roll at the Salvation Army thrift store, of all places. For 50 cents, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Ronnie James Dio: July 10, 1942 - May 16, 2010

    L to R: Hannah Levin, Nik Christofferson, and Andrew Chapman at Your Village Sucks Fest one week before Dio's death.​On Saturday night, less than ten minutes before I went on air to host Seek and Destroy on KEXP, my phone started blowing up with messages saying Ronnie James Dio had passed away ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    This Summer's Playlist Would Not Be Complete Without a Little Dio

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Dio, "The Last In Line," Last In Line, 1984: My part in this "summer music playlist" it is going to be a touch bittersweet as it turns out. Last weekend, Ronnie James ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Georgetown's The Mix to Host Remembering Dio Night This Wednesday

    ​Remembering Ronnie James Dio. The Mix, 6006 12th Ave S., 767-0280. 8 p.m. 21 . Donations for cancer research gladly accepted. Says Mix owner Chad McMurray: Join us for an evening of remembering metals pioneer vocalist, Ronnie James Dio. Suffering from stomach cancer, Ronnie passed away this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Tomorrow Night: Hang Out With Rocket Queen at the Rendezvous for Your Village Sucks! Fest

    ​SW's own Rocket Queen is co-hosting a killer party tomorrow night at the Rendezvous in conjunction with Algerbay Records founder and The Keeper frontman Andrew Chapman and Seattle Rock Guy. Your Village Sucks! Fest will feature 10 local hardcore bands on two stages for one night only: The lin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Karoke Korrespondent: KJR Gets His Mojo Back on Market Street

    ​This week, a depressed Karaoke Jeff Roman rekindles his love with the art of microphone mimicry at Hamburger Harry's, with a little help from his family and an old haunt beforehand. I had been in a serious karaoke funk since that horrible experience at Skyway Bowl. I never realized how much ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    This Week in Metal: Mr. Dio falls ill, Boris preps another Southern Lord 7"

    ​Ronnie James Dio falls ill and cancels his European tour. Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing is producing the new album by Hostile. Hits Daily Double predicts huge sales figures for Them Crooked Vultures. What is probably one of the best rock records of the year remains under the radar. Li ... More >>

  • Music

    September 30, 2009

    Rocket Queen: Lemmy Tells You

    Motörhead’s decadent, lovable leader on money and mushrooms.

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2008

    Queensryche

    Saturday, August 23

  • Film

    November 22, 2006

    Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

    Opens at Metro and other theaters, Wed., Nov. 22. Rated R. 97 minutes.

  • Music

    February 25, 2004

    CD Reviews

    Opens at Metro and other theaters, Wed., Nov. 22. Rated R. 97 minutes.

  • Music

    October 22, 2003

    CD Reviews

    Opens at Metro and other theaters, Wed., Nov. 22. Rated R. 97 minutes.

  • Music

    March 14, 2001

    SMAT Answers

    Opens at Metro and other theaters, Wed., Nov. 22. Rated R. 97 minutes.

  • Music

    January 6, 1999

    Back in Black

    Ozzy, Tony Geezer, and Bill—four for the road

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