Month: June 2008

Posted on: June 30, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Believe – see the preview of the band’s first DVD

As previously announced, Metal Mind Productions will release the first DVD of the outstanding art-rock act Believe. The band, formed by the guitarist Mirek Gil (the former leader and composer of Polish prog-rock legend Collage), recently released their second studio album “Yesterday Is A Friend” (May 2008) which is receiving fantastic reviews in worldwide media. For example, the influential progressive website Progarchives.com wrote: “Believe have succeed in blending together strong…

Posted on: June 30, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Colorado’s Own Rose Hill Drive Let Their Fans Pick The First Single

Boulder power trio Rose Hill Drive are back for a second time around with their new studio album Moon Is the New Earth! The 12-song stunner was written, recorded, produced and mixed by Rose Hill Drive—the boys got their hands all over this one! Rose Hill Drive will do a sting of co-headlining dates with The Whigs all across the South and Mid-West in July.

Posted on: June 30, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 1

Ride On #7

Ride On #7 / $2 / 64 Pages / Half-Sized / [email protected] / 2112 Rose Ave, Richmond VA 23222 /  A personal zine that actually has some ties to the outside world, Ride On discusses three main points in Jim’s life, whether it be in high school, Mexico, or Richmond. Jim goes into detail about eir’s surroundings, being informative as well as emotive. Covering topics as wide as the history…

Posted on: June 30, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Tu Fawning to Release the Secession EP on Polyvinyl

Tu Fawning is the new project of Joe Haege and Corrina Repp. Both Haege and Repp have been playing in Portland and abroad for many years now. However, a mutual desire to achieve something outside the bounds of their other projects, 31knots (Haege) and Corrina Repp (Repp), lead both of them to begin collaboration on each other’s albums last year. One look at the liner notes finds Haege all over…

Posted on: June 29, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Information about the new album by Osada Vida – track available on MySpace

Progressive rock band Osada Vida returns with a follow-up to the highly acclaimed album „Three Seats Behind A Triangle”. New material entitled “The Body Parts Party” is a concept album which describes people’s feelings and emotions – the negative as well as the positive ones. It’s also about thoughts and reflections on a human’s ordinary day-to-day existence. All this is symbolized and described by means of different body parts and…

Posted on: June 29, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Janet Jackson Announces Rock Witchu Tour

Janet Jackson, who has undeniably influenced pop culture with over a 100 million album sold, countless hit singles, awards and accolades, announced the launch of her Rock Witchu tour on the Ellen DeGeneres Show Monday.  This is Jackson’s first tour in over seven years and is expected to feature the hit songs and innovative dance routines that have made her one of the most celebrated artists in history.

Posted on: June 29, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 8

G-Unit – Terminate on Sight (CD)

“Terminate on Sight” was produced by 50 Cent, and one would be pretty dense if they did not hear eir distinct style permeating every pore of this album. The disc starts out with “Straight Outta Southside”, and as one can expect, the track pays homage to the N.W.A. classic “Straight Outta Compton”. The track would be better if it did not follow forth from one of the best rap songs…

Posted on: June 29, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Vantage Point (DVD)

Vantage Point is an odd type of whodunit. The movie starts off with a shooting – at a televised event, the President of the United States is shot by an assassin’s bullet at a counter-terrorism conference. Eight different individuals have a clear view of what they feel to be the truth about the assassin, but their stories are all different. What viewers will begin to understand is that no one…