Gypsy Curse – Wake The Dead

Gypsy Curse – Wake The Dead
Canada is an enigma wrapped in a riddle.  It is a land of unending contradictions that has caused both great pleasure
and innumerable horrors upon the world.  Throughout history it has given us such greatness as Pamela Anderson, maple syrup, Captain Kirk and horse-mounted police.   At the other end
it has [...]

The Last Vegas at the House of Blues – 02/27/10

The Last Vegas at the House of Blues – 02/27/10It’s not every day that you have the opportunity to see a great up and coming rock-n-roll band live.  It’s even more rare when the opportunity presents itself to see such a band that
arguably had one of the best rock releases in the past decade.  And [...]

Maylene and the Sons of Disaster – III – Best rock album of 2009. Seriously.

Maylene and the Sons of Disaster – III – Best rock album of 2009. Seriously.
Few subjects cause us to take up arms faster at the RUFKM, Inc. headquarters then our music preferences. Loose Cannon enjoys a good polka, and regales Boondoggle, Jack, and I with hours of dissertation on the merits of the accordion. Because [...]

Pearl Jam – Backspacer: 35 minutes of ear pleasure

Pearl Jam – Backspacer: 35 minutes of ear pleasureIt is not common for bands to release one of their best albums almost 20 years into their career but Pearl Jam has just done that with Backspacer.  This is the point when bands release songs that give you time to take a piss when you [...]

90 Second Music Review: Vains of Jenna – The Art of Telling Lies

90 Second Music Review: Vains of Jenna – The Art of Telling LiesLately, the RUFKM headquarters has been besieged with CDs and propaganda from bands big and small.   This inspired us to start a new series called “90 Second Music Review” to highlight the good, bad, and ugly  in an efficient manner. 

Vains of Jenna:  The Art of Telling Lies
The [...]

Danny Hope’s lipsweater responsible for Purdue football’s failure

Danny Hope’s lipsweater responsible for Purdue football’s failureSince I am in no way able to provide rational, reasonable analysis of Purdue football as my beloved Boilermakers have shit the bed this season, I instead offer a wild hypothesis for how Purdue can get back to mediocre team we’ve grown to expect.
Shave the mustache off the [...]

True Confessions of a KISS-aholic

True Confessions of a KISS-aholic
(The following is an excerpt from chapter 27 of the novel “True Confessions of a KISS -aholic” available on Amazon on 10/6/09.)
The mailbox at RUFKM corporate headquarters is flooded weekly with CDs, DVDs, from bands begging to participate in our “13 Stupid Questions” or review their CDs. Some are bands we’ve [...]

KISS – Sonic Boom Album Review

KISS – Sonic Boom Album ReviewBefore you read this, read “True Confessions of a KISS-aholic” to understand how the hell the clowns at RUFKM obtained a copy of Sonic Boom and why we are wasting time writing a review.  Or don’t.
RUFKM received Sonic Boom at our headquarters yesterday.  This was a complete surprise.  Since then, [...]

First Impressions: The Used – Artwork

First Impressions: The Used – Artwork
Music reviews are a dime a dozen on the internet. So naturally here at RUFKM we are going to try something a little different. I’m gonna give the album 1 spin, maybe 2, and then write my first impressions. Hence the title. Sound good, let’s go!
Yesterday, Steve Jobs sent me [...]

Charm City Devils – Let’s Rock n Roll

Charm City Devils – Let’s Rock n RollI recently checked my iTunes play count and noticed a rather strange anomaly.  It appears that over the past several months that Charm City Devils (CCDs) has become my most listened to and perhaps favorite band. 
Whether running, at the gym or driving when a track from “Let’s Rock [...]

JET’s new album Shaka Rock – Exclusive Review

JET’s new album Shaka Rock – Exclusive ReviewJET is set to release their new album Shaka Rock on Tuesday, August 25th.  The fine people at 10th Street Entertainment sent us their new CD for an exclusive review while we were harassing their other clients for our  “13 Stupid Questions” interview series.
In between asking offensive questions to Drowning Pool, Charm City [...]

Monkey Business: TylerDFC’s Adventures with Skid Row

Monkey Business: TylerDFC’s Adventures with Skid RowLoose Cannon: Over the last month, I’ve been exchanging emails with Rachel Bolan, bassist and co-founder of Skid Row. He and guitarist Snake Sabo are participating in our “13 Stupid Questions” and we were already planning on seeing them on the Shiprocked Cruise along with Queensryche, [...]

RUFKM announces Kick Ass Cruefest 2 Contest!

RUFKM announces Kick Ass Cruefest 2 Contest!We have some important news.
Our “13 Stupid Questions” interviews with Charm City Devils and Drowning Pool were so damn popular that the RUFKM headquarters were contacted by the promoters of Cruefest 2. No, we are not F—ing kidding you. We are proud to make the following announcement of epic [...]

New Great White album a flamethrower of flaming crap

New Great White album a flamethrower of flaming crapI think I found the worst album ever.
It is Great White’s newest release Rising.
It is so bad that not only did I delete it from my most recent playlist, I think I’m going to completely remove it from my library because it is so bad that I [...]

Jani Lane of Warrant hates Internet, prefers telegraph, smoke signals

Jani Lane of Warrant hates Internet, prefers telegraph, smoke signals
There are very few times when our request for our “13 Stupid Questions” interview is refused from a band’s management/publicist.  Sure, we get the occasional decline, but most artists are thrilled to participate in a series of questions that don’t bore them to death like most interviews.
However, one rock star has [...]

13 Stupid Questions with The Last Vegas

13 Stupid Questions with The Last Vegas

Have you ever asked yourself:
“What would Motley Crue sound like if they did not have Vince Neil stumbling around the stage incoherently mumbling the lyrics to their greatest hits and instead hired Josh Todd of Buckcherry as their lead singer?”
No.
How about dreaming of a band that redefines sleaze, brings back the Sunset Strip in all its glory and offers [...]

Axl Rose and Best Buy negotiation revealed for failed Chinese Democracy release

Axl Rose and Best Buy negotiation revealed for failed Chinese Democracy release
Last November, Axl made the decision to have Chinese Democracy ONLY AVAILABLE at Best Buy.   At that time,  Loose Cannon, Captain Boondoggle, and TylerDFC, the braintrust and majority stockholders of RUFKM Worldwide Inc., each reviewed the album for your reading pleasure:
Appetite for Deconstruction
Use Your Delusion
Welcome [...]

Extreme’s Album Porno graffiti: The Crystal Pepsi of Rock

Extreme’s Album Porno graffiti: The Crystal Pepsi of RockI recently dusted off a copy of Extreme II: Pornograffiti. I hadn’t listened to the album in about a decade.  I remember that I owned this album for over a year before the steaming turd of “More than Words” was unleashed on society.  This reminded me about the importance of branding.  The first [...]

13 Stupid Questions with Pure, Inc.

13 Stupid Questions with Pure, Inc.

Thus far, Dave Rude of Tesla and Frank Bello of Anthrax have subjected themselves to our world famous “13 Stupid Questions.” As a result, they have become internet sensations and both have seen a huge increase in album sales. Naturally, other bands have been begging to also be interviewed. [...]

Trent Reznor does NOT want to fuck you like an animal – Concert Review 5/08/09

Trent Reznor does NOT want to fuck you like an animal – Concert Review 5/08/09There are few things more powerful than an entire crowd booing. I heard just that last night at the kickoff of the Nine Inch Nails/Jane’s Addiction “NINJA Tour” in W. Palm Beach at Cruzan Amphitheatre. 20,000 people began booing at the [...]