The first issue of You Idiot I picked up at one of the AMCs I had attended, and the issue was brilliant. Talking about anti-drug and Christian video games among other things, I had a high bar set up for the latest issue of You Idiot to break. Using a lot of the same layout as Nate’s other zine Pick Your Poison, I found myself a little tired reading through…
Relient K will hit the road with tobyMac on November 13th for the “Winter Wonder-Slam” tour. As befitting the season, the band will play several Christmas songs as well as a variety of hits and fan favorites from its 10-year history. U.S. Marines will be on hand to collect toys for The Marines Toys for Tots Foundation, so fans are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped gift to the concert.
Atari and Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), today announced that development is complete on Neverwinter Nights(TM) 2: Storm of Zehir. Developed by world-renowned studio Obsidian Entertainment, the second expansion pack for the acclaimed Neverwinter Nights 2 delivers thrilling original D&D(R) adventures made even more exciting by a host of new gameplay features.
The world’s best-selling CD compilation series, NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC!, celebrates 10 chart topping years with a special anniversary CD THE BEST OF NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 10TH ANNIVERSARY containing hit songs from the past decade. The album will be released on CD and digitally on November 11th.
Fans of American Beauty, will be clamoring over the new dark comedy, Cruel But Necessary releasing this November by Sommerville House, Critical Mass and KOCH Entertainment. It is a one of a kind comedic drama, directed by award winning actor/director Saul Rubinek that exposes viewers to the unique and quirky life of Betty Munson, a recent divorcee who begins to videotape every aspect of her life.
The Song: The Metermaids envelop us in their unique brand of hip-hop with the title track from their debut album, Nightlife. Backed by a hard-hitting beat that enraptures listeners in a repetitive motif, emcees Sentence and Swell expose an emotional honesty that cuts through the complex issues of life that are so often over-simplified into black and white. In one of his more poignant moments, Sentence raps, “Build me a…
After talking to my friend, Denny (from Supreme Nothing), this zine was recommended by eir after I had picked it up at AMC 2003. You Idiot is done by Nate (from Pick Your Poison), and seems to be a mix between Alco-Beat and Get the Strap. Discussing a slew of video games, including those with moralizing messages like NARC and Wally Bear and the No Gang, Nate continues to pound…
Metal Mind Productions presents re-releases of 3 full-length albums from the discography of TANK: “Tank†(1987), “The Return Of A Filth Hounds Live†(1988) and “Still At War†(2002).
Digital Praise(R) Inc., the leader in Christian-themed, family-friendly entertainment software, today announced that Guitar Praise — the new, inspirational PC guitar controller game that allows players of all ages to rock out to tracks by the best bands in Contemporary Christian Rock — is now available in stores. Game on!!
MouseAbout hails from the indie music hotbed of Austin Texas. On their MySpace the band list under their musical influences as everyone from The Beatles, pink Floyd, and AC/DC, to Johnny Cash Elliot Smith, and Public Enemy. As you might imagine with such an eclectic list their music is very hard to pigeonhole into one particular style
Several of Atlanta’s most skilled underground emcees have teamed up with DJ Dainja of Psyche Origami to develop a mix-tape like no other. It combines the old definition (live to tape DJ mixing) with the new idea (rappers spitting over various beats). On “16 Bars of Gold”, DJ Dainja dropped the instrumental tracks in one take with scratch transitions and a flawless mix using nothing but vinyl, giving the cd…
Pretty much just a poetry zine with a minor amount of spicyness thrown in with its inventive folding techniques, which obscure everything besides the zine title and “secret” on the front and back covers. While the zine is nothing more than a piece of paper folded into something resembling a house, the poetry that is hidden inside is of a different quality than most of the poetry typically found in…
Streets booming with new album from Jay Billin The Wolf Man Los Angeles, CA – Mixing slick moves and aggressive hip-hop energy, Jay Billin The Wolf Man is sending the rumble out into the streets while A&R Select – the premier A&R firm based out of Los Angeles, CA – sends out the word about that rumble.
Newark-based emcee Loose Cannon is back with his new release entitled “Suck My Mic,” hosted by Brick City’s own DJ Reek Gz and featuring appearances from Rah Digga, Hussein Fatal, Nucci Reyo, Hypno, and Billy Roadz, as well as original production from Dame Grease, Sedeck Jean, and more. Loose, who is a member of The Source’s elite Unsigned Hype alumni, displays his versatility as he rocks over everything from 80’s…
Merle and Larry are San Francisco based-California tuned and have entertained locally and internationally since 2002. Recently they returned from a tour of Europe where they shared their music from Budapest to Barcelona. And now..their story: Merle: We met over an evening of dinner and fine California wine, and we talked until the wee small hours of the morning. “My,†I thought, “he’s the most worldly wise man I have…
Courvoisier(R) Cognac, one of the world’s leading cognac brands, under the Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. [Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO)], umbrella, announces the extremely limited U.S. release of the final remaining sets of the highly collectable and one-of-a-kind Courvoisier Erte Collection. Originally designed to blend two of the greatest pleasures in life – outstanding cognac and the eternal beauty of art – this extraordinary and rare Collection features seven…
Woo! Another great zine that I picked up from UPC. I was so nervous when I came up to the WIPE table, I rambled through some form of greeting, and then proceeded to grab myself this issue of WIPE, mainly because it had a bunch of different colors! Woo! 😀 I’m not disappointed in the material inside either, as it is the same high quality stuff that I’ve learned to…
Musicians: Tony McGhee (drums, vocals), Brazz (bass, vocals), Demi “Doc” McGhee (keyboards), Rodney Womack (keys & drum programming), Bryan Mills, Rube (sax), Earl Carter (guitar), Donald Tillery (trumpet), Shanita Johnson (vocals) Review: Who is Tony McGhee? A fair and appropriate question for anyone unfamiliar with this artist. My introduction was an on-the-fly experience. Walking out of a local music store recently, I was stopped dead in my tracks by the…
The All-American Rejects have just premiered the video for explosive single “Gives You Hell†on Yahoo! Music. Directed by Marc Webb, the video was described by the band as a neighborly quarrel between two completely opposite households, the square versus the raucous rockers, both of which have front-man Tyson Ritter as the head of the house. The trials and tribulations between the Rockers and the Preps unfold as the video…
It’s hard to listen to a Snow Patrol record nowadays and think of anything but the weepy, melodrama Grey’s Anatomy. The show may have added a few hundred thousand members to their fan club, thanks to heavy air play, but has pretty much cemented the band’s rep as being lightweight ear candy for those who get their music recommendations strictly from TV commercials – justified or not. There are a…