Month: September 2008

Posted on: September 26, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Eric Hutchinson To Tour With Jack’s Mannequin

Soulful singer/songwriter Eric Hutchinson is set to join Jack’s Mannequin on a string of tour dates this fall supporting his current release, Sounds Like This. Hutchinson was recently named one of VH1’s “You Oughta Know” artists as well as an “Artist to Watch” by Clear Channel’s “NEW!” program and one of MSN’s “Ones To Watch” for the month of October.  Set your TiVos for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno…

Posted on: September 26, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

The Goodlife (Acoustic) / Three-Fifths – May 2004

The Goodlife (Acoustic) / Three-Fifths – May 2004 I was really vascillating about whether or not I should attend this show the two days immediately preceding, as I had the notion that my attendance would validify any thought that the band should split into two entities. Put on by the religious group Young Life, this show included yet another of the endless line of singer-songwriters that take the same bag…

Posted on: September 26, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Nightmare Revisited : Full Track Audio Stream

With the release of Nightmare Revisited creeping closer, Walt Disney Records has unveiled Korn’s tantalizing twist on the soundtrack’s classic, “Kidnap the Sandy Claws.” The re-imagined track perfectly pairs Korn’s signature sound with Danny Elfman’s timeless tune bringing a hauntingly delightful new sound to life. Hear the song here.

Posted on: September 26, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

East of the Wall’s antagonistic, atmospheric a cappella attack

Born from the dissolution of the Postman Syndrome, East of the Wall formed as Brett Bamberger (bass, Biclops/ex-Day without Dawn/ex-Postman Syndrome) and Mike Somers (drums, ex-Postman Syndrome) joining forces with guitarist Jeff Speidell (Delft). The self-titled EP that followed was noteworthy for its duplicitous nature, straddling the line between an engulfing ambience and crushing force. Shortly after the release of the EP, the band added guitarist Matt Lupo (ex-Postman Syndrome)…

Posted on: September 26, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

EA BRINGS ETNIES’ FIFTH ANNUAL GOOFY VERSUS REGULAR SKATEBOARDING COMPETITION TO SKATE 2

Compete for stance supremacy! Black Box, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS), announced today that it will be partnering with leading global action sports footwear and apparel brand, etnies, to bring their epic Goofy vs. Regular (GvR) skateboarding contest to the videogame world. Gamers will lead a team of goofy foot or regular foot pros as they pit the best skateboarders against each other in the ultimate team…

Posted on: September 26, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Transcendence #5

This is another great issue of Transcendence, which if you have not read my prior reviews of the zine, is a zine written by various transgendered individuals and put together by the fabulous Jamez. Specifically, in this issue we are treated to a piece by Olivia, in describing eir’s week, changing between andro rocker to femme to something more than that. Other pieces in this issue that rank right up…

Posted on: September 26, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

CHILDREN OF BODOM’s “SMILE PRETTY FOR THE DEVIL” VIDEO POSTED ONLINE; U.S. HEADLINING TOUR TO LAUNCH

“Smile Pretty for the Devil” is taken from CHILDREN OF BODOM’s celebrated new album, Blooddrunk, which skyrocketed to #22 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart this spring, shifting over 19,000 units in its first week of sales. The video was directed by Sandra Marschner for Katapult Filmproduktion. Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of “Smile Pretty for the Devil” can be viewed now at this location.

Posted on: September 25, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

NIGHT HORSE – THE DARK WONT HIDE YOU OCTOBER 21ST

Tradition lies deep in the music of Los Angeles rock and roll group NIGHT HORSE, which features members of dirge soundscapists Ancestors and the vocal styling of Sam James Velde, formerly of explorative and adventurous rockers Bluebird. NIGHT HORSE bring a saddle bag full of heavy, raw and riffed-out blues-tinged rock steeped in the likes of John Lee Hooker, Taste, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and The Allman Brothers Band without…

Posted on: September 25, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Cheap Sticker @ Relay For Life, May 1st, 2004 @ DePauw University

Although I had heard a great deal of different responses about whether or not this show was happening, I decided to stop out by it during a break from studying. A crowd had already started to mass around the stage, and Cheap Sticker started playing a few minutes after they were supposed to start. The atmosphere in which the show was held was a little odd. Since this concert happened…