Month: October 2007

Posted on: October 31, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Aeroplane, 1929 – The Holy Ghost

Aeroplane, 1929 – The Holy Ghost / 2007 Topshelf / 6 Tracks / http://www.aeroplane1929.com / http://www.topshelf-records.com / I swear, I’ve tried to review this album about 8 times, and each time I sit down to do it, life gets in the way. No more; “The Holy Ghost” starts off with “Locomotives”, and it shows Aeroplane, 1929 as an act that starts off meekly and quietly. The walking guitar line that…

Posted on: October 31, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Horse the Band Tour With Gwar, 3 Inches of Blood

HORSE the Band have announced that they will be touring with the mighty GWAR starting November 4. The tour will kick off in Johnson City, NY and wrap-up in Santa Cruz, CA on November 21. HORSE are currently on tour with Between the Buried And Me and Animosity, and will be playing the Saints and Sinners Fest on November 3 in Asbury Park, NJ.

Posted on: October 31, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Billy Bragg Wins Q-Award, Meets QEII

Esteemed Populist’s Latest Collaboration is with None Other Than Ludwig van Beethoven, New Record on Anti- Coming Spring 2008 The legendary Billy Bragg, de facto conscience of popular music in Britain and beyond, has been having one hell of a month. On October 8th he was presented with the 2007 Classic Songwriter award at Britain’s biggest and most respected music event, the Q Awards. Previous winners have included Elton John…

Posted on: October 31, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Mortiis – FØdt til Ã… herske [ADB]

This album was made by a band members of emperor, one of the most internationally famous black metal bands. Their albums can be found on Century Black, which is a imprint of Century Media records. FØdt til Ã… herske is on Dark Dungeon Music, and it consists of two songs. The original pressing of the album was on Malicious Records. The whole album is a great work of slow instrumental…

Posted on: October 31, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Lower East Side Stitches / Murphy’s Law Split 7 inch [ADB]

Lower East Side Stitches / Murphy’s Law Split 7 inch (3000 Print) Red Vinyl (NG Records) This vinyl was made because of Der Fuhrer’s Guiliani’s views on the police brutality that recently occurred in NYC. The LES Stiches song on this album is “NYC is dead”, and the Murphy’s law song on this was “Quality of Life”. “NYC is Dead” is on the Stitches newest album, Staja98LES ,which a review…

Posted on: October 31, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Alabama Thunderpussy Stomping Their Way Across Europe

Richmond, Virginia natives Alabama Thunderpussy have just headed over to Europe after finishing a month stint on the road with Obituary. Alabama Thunderpussy are excited for the opportunity to bring their southern metal sound to Europe with support from Firebird. Drummer Bryan Cox has this to say:

Posted on: October 30, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

David Byrne – The Knee Plays

David Byrne – The Knee Plays / 2007 Nonesuch / 20 Tracks / http://www.davidbyrne.com / http://www.nonesuch.net / Individuals that are big fans of David Byrne will know that “The Knee Plays” is not a new album, but its release by Nonesuch is the first time it has made it onto CD. This package contains the music from the CD, along with a DVD that has over 400 different photographs taken…

Posted on: October 30, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Athlete – Beyond The Neighbourhood

Athlete – Beyond The Neighbourhood / 2007 Astralwerks / 11 Tracks / http://www.athlete.mu / Athlete is perhaps the biggest band that no one has heard of in the United States. Their last album, “Tourist”, went double platinum, and “Beyond The Neighbourhood” is poised to do the same thing. From the opening strains of “In Between 2 State”, Athlete shows that they understand how to get individuals involved with their music.