Month: August 2007

Posted on: August 3, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

David Banner Set to Release “Greatest Story Ever Told”

Mississippi hip hop icon David Banner is putting the finishing touches on his much anticipated new SRC/Universal Motown album, Greatest Story Ever Told, preparing it for a fall release.  The first single from the charismatic star’s fifth studio album, “Speaker,” features a select trinity of superstar talent – Akon, Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg.  Other stars joining the compelling producer/artist Banner on this album (either as guest artists or behind…

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Posted on: August 3, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Mando Diao – Ode To Ochrasy

Mando Diao – Ode To Ochrasy / 2007 Mute / 14 Tracks / http://www.mandodiao.com / http://www.mute.com / I guess there are bands that are still trying to do the retro rock thing. Mando Diao does just that with their “Ode To Ochrasy”. This is the band’s third alum, and it shows that the act has had considerable time to go and polish their sound. While “Welcome Home, Luc Roitaille” is…

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Posted on: August 2, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Kristie Nalley – The Pagan Romantics

Kristie Nalley – The Pagan Romantics / 2005 Self / 12 Tracks / http://www.kristienalley.com / Despite the fact that all the documentation that I received with the disc said that the album was sanitized, I still felt as if unseen mold and mildew was messing with my breathing. Besides that, “The Pagan Romantics” is an okay album. “Barely Legal” starts out with Nalley’s vocals, and while different elements (drums, and…

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Posted on: August 2, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Biffy Clyro News and Information

“Imagine the backroom of a dive bar in a bad neighbourhood where the All American Rejects and Foo Fighters are chain-smoking, throwing back shots and playing cards. Sound good? Check this Scottish trio out on Warped this year and secure future bragging rights to your friends for later.” ALTERNATIVE PRESS

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Posted on: August 2, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Adrianne Lenker – Live At The Southern

Adrianne Lenker – Live At The Southern / 2007 Lucid / 17 Tracks / 72 Minutes / http://www.adrianne.com / Adrianne Lenker is an individual that has not reached eir 17th birthday yet. This album was released when ey was still 14 years old, and features eir in the focal point of each and every track in this CD and DVD set. Whether it is providing the vocals or stringing together…

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Posted on: August 2, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Ellen Degenerate – Modern Girl

Ellen Degenerate – Modern Girl / 2007 Self / 5 Tracks / http://www.ellendegenerate.net / http://www.glassmanaclerecords.com / Ellen Degenerate play punk rock. There is little that distinguishes them from the rest of the quicker, Los Angeles-punk acts of the late nineties when they play their “Who Made Rock & Roll Just For Girls”. Of course, the vocals are catchy and seem to press a little bit on the style of the…

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Posted on: August 2, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Amalgam Entertainment To Re-Release Kurious Jorge’s Slept-On Classic Debut, A Constipated Monkey, As Prelude To Kurious’ Sophomore LP

Boston, MA—Known for bringing favored acts like The Juggaknots and Smiley Da Ghetto Child out of obscurity and back into the public eye, Amalgam Digital strikes once again, this time signing Kurious Jorge to the label. On Sept 18th 2007 Amalgam will be re-releasing “A Constipated Monkey” as a prelude to his sophomore album which features Mf Doom on production due early 2008.  In anticipation of the re-release and his…

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Posted on: August 2, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Billy Brush – Love Sublime

Billy Brush – Love Sublime / 2007 Self / http://www.myspace.com/billybrush / Billy Brush last released an album in 2005; despite the break, the act has not lost a single step. Tracks like “My Couch” show Billy Brush and the rest of the band as a culmination of mid-nineties alternative with an earlier emo sound and more than a passing hint of Ben Folds and They Might Be Giants. The style…

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Posted on: August 1, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Larry Bagby – On the Radio

Larry Bagby – On the Radio / 2007 Self / 6 Tracks / http://www.larrybagby.com / “I’m Alright Tonight” plays at two different styles; there is a classic, almost 19th-century country sound to the opening guitar riffs to the track, but the vocals and piano seem to paint a much more contemporary sound. Larry Bagby provides these vocals, which are smoothed-out, lending individuals the ability to find something similar to a…

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