Ever notice how bands try to avoid comparison, or take as much focus away from their influences as possible? Rock, punk, and all forms of guitar-drums-bass ensembles that are looking to establish themselves often try to set themselves apart to further convince the public that their sound is entirely unique. Style becomes so much more than substance. “It’s necessary for individuals to classify, but we have always tried to work…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Vancouver’s Black Mountain make their national television debut on Late Night with Conan O’Brien on Thursday, February 21. The band will take a break from their tour to share a track from their new album in living rooms across the nation.
Alex Winston – By The Roots / 2007 Pratdral Records / 6 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/AlexWinston / Alex Winston is trying to break it big. The first track on “By The Roots†is “Misunderestimate Meâ€, and it shows Winston as an individual that wants to go forth and fit right in with Avril Lavigne, Pink, and Christina Aguliera. There is virtually nothing that distinguishes Winston from these individuals, and this makes…
  January 16, 2008—National Product, named one of the ‘TOP 100 BANDS TO WATCH IN 2008’ in an upcoming issue of Alternative Press Magazine, will hit the road next month with Just Surrender and Lorene Drive. Dates for the two-week tour, kicking off February 7, will be announced shortly.
U.S Street Date:Â February 26th, 2008 In September 2006 Paul McCartney released his fourth full-
Eighty Six Magazine January 2006 / Free / :15 / 32M / http://www.86magazine.com / It is typically the case that these free magazines have way too many advertisements and not enough in the way of hard-hitting journalistic pieces. Eighty Six magazine does have its fair share of ads, but does attempt to try to throw in a little journalism into the mix. For example, the interview with Gang Green is…
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Hot on the heels of 2006’s profound and critically acclaimed solo journey From A Late Night High-Rise, ambient folk/rocker Matthew Ryan enjoys the company of longtime band Vs The Silver State for his eleventh release Matthew Ryan vs The Silver State (MRVSS), out April 1, 2008 on Brooklyn indie 00:02:59.
Expectations of Deterioration #2 / Fourth-Sized / 28 Pages / [email protected] /Â The visual aspect of this zine, just its cover for example, is something that will make people want to check Expectations of Deterioration out. The copy I got had a hand-stitched binding, as well as a blue teardrop on the front. No name, no nothing until one gets on the third page, where a digitized picture of sunflower…
MP3: WHY? ” Close To Me” – http://www.anticon.com/anthill/WHY-close_to_me.mp3 MP3: WHY? “The Hollows” – http://www.anticon.com/pr/The_Hollows.mp3 2008 is the year of WHY?. The Oakland-based group will release its finest album to date, Alopecia, on March 11 and around the same time they’ll launch their biggest headlining tour to date, playing shows with pals like Br. Danielson, Cryptacize, Panther, YACHT, Mount Eerie and anticon labelmates Son Lux. WHY? will also be hitting up…
Los Angeles–Wednesday, January 16—Chicago rappers Crucial Conflict are back on point after a 9 year absence from the national music scene. You know the sound: hard driving, syncopated street literature presented “Rodeo Style.” You know the crew: Coldhard, Wildstyle, Kilo and Never. You know what they can do with smash hits like Hay, Ride the Rodeo and Scummy. The hit makers are back and they’re taking things to the next…
