Month: July 2008

Posted on: July 1, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Family Force Five To Release “Dance or Die” 8/19

There’s a delicate balance between the intertwining worlds of artistry, entertainment and humor, but for Atlanta’s best dressed alternative rockers Family Force 5 it’s an ecstatic equilibrium that remarkably illustrates all three elements, as proven after one listen to the group’s sophomore album Dance Or Die, to be released August 19 on CD and digitally. This release is a strategic partnership between the Transparent Media Group founded by the Olds…

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Posted on: July 1, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

THE ACACIA STRAIN posts new song, begins pre-orders for ‘Continent’

Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN have posted a brand new song, “Skynet,” on the band’s official MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/theacaciastrain) to celebrate the launch of pre-orders for the band’s forthcoming album, ‘Continent,’ now available online in five different, exclusive packages here (http://www.prostheticrecords.com/TASsplash.html). The first 400 pre-orders will come with an autographed 11”x17” poster featuring album artwork by Paul Romano (Mastodon, The Red Chord, Trivium). “Skynet” is the lead track from…

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Freshkills Set To Release S/T Album in September

Freshkills – yes, one word – are a five-piece tour guide to the lives, awkward conversations and head games that play out deep into the night in New York City’s dark bars and messy bedrooms. Each protagonist is motivated by sordid appetites, like moths attracted to blackness. Each song has the sound and feel of a mini-apocalypse.

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Sergio Mendes Tops Billboard Jazz Charts

Encanto, the new album from Sergio Mendes, remains the #1 Contemporary Jazz Album in the country for the second week in a row! Concord Records presents Sergio Mendes’ Encanto, in stores now, the follow up record to 2006’s Timeless. I have also included tour dates below so let me know if you would be interested in seeing Sergio Mendes live.

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Posted on: July 1, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Pez Wilson Releases New EP, Website

“Never Gonna Love No One Again” (MP3) Singer/songwriter, Pez Wilson, evokes feelings of a bygone era when the martinis were dry, the jokes were drier and jazz was more than just a basketball team in Utah. Wielding a voice somewhere between a croon and a petition, with a trumpet held at the ready, Pez is set to bring his soulful brand of modern pop/jazz hybrid to audiences worldwide with his…

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Riverwurst Comics #3

Riverwurst Comics #3 / :15 / $3 / Full-Sized / 40 Pages / [email protected] / PO Box 511553, Milwaukee, WI 53203 /  A collection of comics, there are a broad range of styles and stories in this issue, which limits each writer to a page or two in the comic. Some of the pieces don’t really make much in the way of sense, which I am assuming to be due…

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Posted on: July 1, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Point Break (Blu-Ray)

This 1991 film, starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, finally makes it to the Blu-ray format. For those individuals that were either too young or not born tat the time that Point Break came out, the basic premise is as follows. Johnny Utah (played here by Reeves is a former football player and current FBI agent that has been entrusted with the duty of trying to find out the identities…

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