Author: James McQuiston

Posted on: December 22, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Kissology Volume Three Released To Tremendous Acclaim

The KISSology DVD Series has proven itself a smash hit success with Volume One reaching 5 Times Platinum and now Volume Two reaching an unprecedented 6 TIMES PLATINUM sales success! KISS Fans can complete the ultimate KISS set this December when VH1 Classic Records releases “KISSology: Volume Three 1992-2000” the third and final installment of the KISSology collection on DVD Tuesday, December 18, 2007.

Posted on: December 22, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Blood #7

Blood #7 / :30 / 48S / $2 / Jeff, 114 Canter Blvd., Nepean, ON K2G-2M7 Canada / Absolutely no background to escape the miles and miles of typed word in this issue, and Blood only is pleasing to the eye when an individual looks at the front or back cover. Jeff’s style is well-defined, incredibly dense, and a little “holier-than-thou” at times. I mean, Jeff makes something like a…

Posted on: December 22, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

B.l.o.o.d. #1

B.l.o.o.d. #1 / Fourth-Sized / 16 Pages / Free / [email protected] / This is the second manifesto that I’ve gotten to review in the last twenty-four hours. The first was the Afunctionul manifesto, which dealt with the small band of individuals and the desire of individuals to promote the ideals of the scene, while b.L.o.O.D. discusses the need for feminism to go back underground and be openly revolutionary. The petty…

Posted on: December 22, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Val Emmich Works TV Shows, Works on Album

Indie rock artist Val Emmich has been keeping busy over the last few months recording the follow up to the critically acclaimed and independently released “Sunlight Searchparty” and it’s companion b-sides and out takes album “Songs, Volume 1: Woodstock.” Both albums follow the artist through a musical transformation shortly after he ended a tumultuous relationship with his former record label Epic/SonyBMG. The as-yet-untitled album will be finished mid-January and will…

Posted on: December 21, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

American Steel – Destroy Their Future

American Steel – Destroy Their Future / 2007 Fat Wreck / 12 Tracks / http://www.americansteel.com / http://www.fatwreck.com / American Steel has been around for a few years and “Destroy Their Future” marks the fourth full length released by the band. Individuals may think that their Fat Wreck Chords debut is their first, but they would be mistaken; this mature (in regards to arrangements and overall sound) band comes forth first…

Posted on: December 21, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Johnny J Blair Rescues “The Desert Island Disc”

Take recordings that have survived earthquakes, hurricanes, and incarcerations, add some digital salvation, and out comes a pastiche of new music that was almost lost in time. Wampus Multimedia imprint Foldback Records introduces Grateful, the new CD from “singer at large” Johnny J Blair. “I thought the master recordings were gone,” Blair says. “I was told some tapes were destroyed in an earthquake, others were trashed by record companies, and…

Posted on: December 21, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Best Zine Ever! #3

Best Zine Ever! #3 / :30 / 24M / PO Box 12409, Portland OR 97212 /  There are so few zine review zines currently out there – Zine World and Broken Pencil are the only two that easily come to mind – and the number of other zines that actually devote a few pages of their space to zine reviews are pitifully few. Thus, it is such a good thing…

Posted on: December 21, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Debut Single from Allee Willis and Holly Palmer EP “The Soul of Bubbles and Cheesecake” Garners 300,000+ Views in 24 Hours

The debut video clip for “It’s a Woman Thang,” from Allee Willis and Holly Palmer’s EP “The Soul of Bubbles & Cheesecake” – it’s amassed more than 300,000 views (currently at half a million) and become a flashpoint for a YouTube gender fracas.

Posted on: December 21, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

The Flatliners – The Great Awake

The Flatliners – The Great Awake / 2007 Fat Wreck / 12 Tracks / http://www.theflatliners.com / http://www.fatwreck.com This is the debut album by Toronto’s own The Flatliners, and the band is able to come at their first release with such intensity that individuals will feel that they are much farther in their careers. The first track on “The Great Awake” is “July! August! Reno!”, and it paints The Flatliners as…