Kate Nash announces North American mini-tour for January in support of the release of her debut. ‘Made of Bricks’, which was produced by Paul Epworth, debuted at #1 on the UK album charts and has since gone platinum, is due stateside on January 8th via Geffen Records.
Dildo #2 / $2 or trade / :20 / 24M / [email protected] / PO Box 4803, Baltimore, MD 21211 / Dildo is one of the first new zines I’ve received to review in a while. I had never heard of it, but I’m glad I received it. Nadja’s style is something that is descriptive and poetic without being too condescending or unapproachable. There are a number of different foci in…
Alles Wieder Offen, the latest chapter in the 27 year history of pioneering Industrial punks Einsturzende Neubauten continues to make headway up national radio charts even in a slow season, climbing the CMJ Top 200 to #62! At the same time adulatory press continues to pour out as evidenced by the few samples given below. —————————— If Einsturzende Neubauten’s 2007 effort Alles Wieder Offen (“All Open Again”) seems to be…
Cashiers du Cinemart #14 / 1:30 / $5.00 / 92L / PO Box 2401, Riverview MI 48192 / http://www.cahsiersducinemart.com / I’ve heard of CdC for quite a few years, and I was quite enjoyed when I got a copy of this issue to review. Obviously, the topic fueling this magazine is cinema, and a large section of this focus involves reviewing or otherwise enlightening the general public above movies that…
After spending most of 2007 crossing the country on tour, Southern California quintet Saosin has announced that they will begin 2008 on the road with new headline dates beginning January 21st at the Rialto Theatre in Tucson, AZ through February 14th at the Senator Theatre in Chico, CA, with additional shows to be added (full schedule below). Sire Records act Armor For Sleep will share the bill with The Bled…
Dig This Real #9 / $3.50 / :20 / 44M / http://www.digthisreal.com / 244 Fifth Ave, Suite 29037, New York, NY 10001-7604 / Dig This Real is a zine that has a lot of things going for it. The reviews are actually given enough space to give a reader the sense of the spirit surrounding a particular item. Edie is completely smart when it comes to the pictures regarding these…
What better way to the end year than with the release of a new cd? That’s just what’s Space Cadet has chosen to do with Closet Thing to Closure. The disc will be available at all upcoming live shows and is now available at the Kirtland online store.
Carnel #20 / $5 / Half-Sized / 40 Pages / R. Rees, TFF, 22 Victoria Square, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 4ES, England / [email protected] / http://carnel.sdf-eu.org/carnel/index.html / No clue where I got this zine at, but the cover comes as a transparency, with the cover sprayed over with red paint. This issue focuses pretty heavily on role-playing, Kosovo, and the British reaction to the war in Afghanistan. I guess I had…
Onesidezero has announced they have parted ways with guitarist Levon Sultanian. A statement from the group reads as follows: “We have decided to part ways with Levon due to creative and personal differences,” says frontman Jasan Radford. “The past 11 years that Levon and I played together were some of the best times and some of the hardest, but as time goes on sometimes things change and you grow apart.…
