Strecker is a veteran of the rhythm rock / blue scene having toured with such acts as Asleep At The Wheel, Shawn Colvin and the Bill Strecker Band, sharing the stage with the likes of Jaco Pastorious, Steve Goodman, and Richie Havens, and working with legendary manager Albert Grossman (Bob Dylan, Todd Rundgren). On his recent solo effort ‘Smoke & Clouds’, Strecker has created a record that comes from the…
wipEout Pulse / 2008 Sony / PSP / http://www.playstation.com / http://www.psp-game.com / It astounds me each time I play a game on the PSP, because it seems like every developer and game firm are pushing the portable device to its limits – until, three months later, a game comes along and breaks my expectations completely. For fans of the Wipeout series, this is a direct sequel to Wipeout Pure. This…
At a very early age Tony Berdych knew that music was to play a major role in his life. At four years old he made a guitar out of an old cigar box, a piece of wood and some rubber bands. During his childhood he frequently visited his neighbors house in Detroit to plunk out songs by ear on the piano. He bought his first Gibson guitar at 10 years…
Greenzine #12 Greenzine #12 – I’ve heard a lot about this zine, but I have never had the chance to read it before this review. This issue recounts Cristy’s trip across the United States and back, recounting the journey in a number of styles and expressions, from ultra-swanky prose to punk-as-hell comics. One, regardless if they have been on road trips or not, will find a common spirit with Cristy…
Pennywise–one of punk’s most credible and influential bands, who’ve sold over three million albums worldwide–have revealed the album title and track listing for their forthcoming CD, due out March 25 via MySpace Records. Beginning March 25, fans around the world will be able to obtain a high quality, DRM-free, 320kbps MP3 free download of the REASON TO BELIEVE CD from MySpace for a period of two weeks.
Iron Maiden – Live After Death / 2008 Universal / 240 Minutes / http://www.ironmaiden.com / “Live After Death†is a recording that has legs. Done during the band’s “Powerslave†tour in 1984-1985, this recording has been released on CD a number of times, and is only just being ported over to the DVD format this year. However, instead of going and just sticking a VHS tape on a DVD and…
Dustin O’Halloran, also known as one-half of the acclaimed duo Devics, has revealed himself as a highly individual musical virtuoso with his new collection of stunning instrumental piano sonatas, “Piano Solos vol. 2.” The classically-inspired pieces prompted Grammy-winning K.D. Lang to invite O’Halloran on tour with her this spring, beginning in Toronto, February 21.
OST: Juno / 2008 Rhino / 19 Tracks / http://www.foxsearchlight.com/juno / Juno was one of the most highly rated new movies on any movie-specific web site, and one of the major reasons why individuals were so into the movie was the fact that the music fit so well. This soundtrack, released by Rhino, captures all of the music in the movie, and expands the compositions from the clips played in…
Debut Single ‘Takin’ Off This Pain’ Topping Charts MCA Nashville will release Ashton Shepherd’s debut record “Sounds So Good,” produced by Buddy Cannon (Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire), March 4. Shepherd co-wrote 10 songs for the 11-track album, 7 of which she single-handedly penned, including the debut single “Takin’ Off This Pain.”
Eric Sardinas – Eric Sardinas & Big Motor / 2008 Favored Nations / 11 Tracks / http://www.ericsardinas.com / I know that I had not heard of Favored Nations before picking up the latest Eric Sardinas album. Apparently, Steve Vai owns Favored Nations. This album is Sardinas’ fourth and first since 2003’s “Black Pearlsâ€. Sardinas’s style is very dependent on eir influences; individuals can immediately hear the work of individuals like…
