Posted on: March 25, 2009 Posted by: wolffkurt Comments: 0

Metallica live in Moscow, 1991

In 1991, Metallica was on the “Monsters of Rock” tour, travelling through Europe with the Black Crowes, Pantera, AC/DC. In the fall there was a coup in the USSR, and Gorbachev was briefly overthrown. It didn’t last long, but it sent the country into turmoil — and eventually lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the re-emergence of Russia. Once the turmoil of the coup was over, the…

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Posted on: March 9, 2009 Posted by: wolffkurt Comments: 0

Goodbye, Download Music

CNET Download Music, a site I’ve been closely associated with for the last several years, is disappearing. On March 11, 2009, all pages will redirect to Last.fm. The good news, though, is that Last.fm is an even better site.

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Posted on: January 6, 2009 Posted by: wolffkurt Comments: 0

Last.fm playlist

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