The one thing that I feel that the DS has sorely missed in the years since its debut have been first person shooters. However, with the creation of Moon by Mastiff Games, the hole that previously existed has been filled by one of the best titles of the new year for the platform. The first thing that players will notice is that the graphics to speed ratio has been carefully…
Check out the ABSOLUTE PUNK exclusive premiere of their music video for “Circumstantial Criticism”. This video was produced by Greg Edgerton & Kyle Kraszewski and directed by Matt Kessler. Footage from this video was shot during a show at The Stelton Church in their hometown Edison, NJ. Their new EP “Assorted Music” was available January 6th on Eulogy Recordings. They are currently on tour supporting their new EP. Starting January…
On the heels of signing a deal with MySpace Records, Long Beach, CA’s Call The Cops have just been added to the Hot Topic Presents 2010 Sub City Take Action Tour lineup, joining headliners We The Kings, as well as Mayday Parade, There For Tomorrow, and A Rocket to the Moon. CALL THE COPS will be on the first half of the annual nationwide charity tour, now in its ninth…
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey are very pleased to announce a revamped lineup for 2009. The odyssey continues with Brian Haas on keys, Josh Raymer on drums, and proudly introducing new members Chris Combs on guitar and lap steel and Matt Hayes on bass. The reconfigured band made its debut on New Year’s Eve to an elated sold out crowd in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They’ll make their next apperance this coming Saturday,…
Pulverised Records is proud to announce the signing of legendary Israeli extreme metallers SALEM. Formed in 1985, SALEM achieved international success via a respectable discography of demos and full-lengths, including 1998’s Colin Richardson-produced A Moment Of Silence. More recently, the band made an appearance at 2007’s prestigious Hellfest Festival alongside the likes of Machine Head, Slayer, Blind Guardian, Within Temptation etc. and released their first DVD last year [Salem’s Underground]…
Solidly opening “Zoo†with a track that is as impressive in its radio-friendliness as it is for its efficiency and overall virtuosity. The culmination of an entire band instead of a strong effort from one or two members, “Adding Insult to Industry†has strong bass, vocals, guitars and drums, something that portends well for Anadivine. Starting slowly, “Dangerous Mixed With†is deeply-infectious, using loud and hard-hitting drum lines to match…
Mariza has a new CD and tour… Portugal’s voice of fado was born in Mozambique and grew up in her family’s fado house… singing songs at such a young age that her father drew pictures so that Mariza could understand the intense emotions conveyed with fado… sadness, longing, the pain of love, the agony of love lost.
ANIMALS AS LEADERS, the acclaimed progressive instrumental solo project of 7- and 8-string guitar virtuoso Tosin Abasi, has announced dates in January and February supporting VEIL OF MAYA, along with CIRCLE OF CONTEMPT and PERIPHERY. This marks the second tour for the former REFLUX axe man’s new project; the band supported BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (along with VEIL OF MAYA) last month. Abasi also spent a chunk of 2009…
Bettina’s new single, the autobiographical “Cradle To The Grave”, has just climbed to #20 after making its Billboard debut at #37 in December. People Magazine raved about Bettina in their “New Stars We Love” feature, on the heels of her chart-topping, American Idol Underground Award-winning “She Is” which resonated with fans at #4 on the Billboard Hot Singles Charts 2007/2008.
The Devil Wears Prada will join Killswitch Engage on their Winter U.S. tour as direct support beginning February 4, 2010. Live, the six-piece TDWP presents a powerful intensity that many other metalcore bands never quite achieve, with savage riffs, bulldozing guitar, thunderous beats, manic synths, and an assault of abrasive vocals. On this tour, the band will perform songs from all three of their releases – 2006’s Dear Love: A…
After 21 globe trotting seasons, the show that started the reality genre is finally putting down stakes in the Big Apple’s “realest†borough with the January 7 premiere of Real World: Brooklyn.
Starting out playing the same brand of emo that has been all the rage the last few years (sounding similar to Brand New and Senses Fail), Ambry nonetheless comes up during “Better Scene Than Heard” with a compelling first track. The bridge, done in the same sort of style as “Quiet Things”, is a nice connector and differentiation between the two sections of the style. Two things are immediately noticable…
Battery Records has signed Washington, DC based rapper, D.C. Don Juan. The label is set to launch his first single, “Lookie Looky,” and is now proud to release the official video for the song. Neil Levine, GM and Senior Vice President of Battery Records, states, “D.C. Don Juan is a rare and distinct talent who appeals to a broad audience. His first single ‘Lookie Looky’ has an incredibly innovative video…
Angil + Hiddntracks will release Ouliposaliva, their intelligent and charming album with a unique sound, enhanced by the back-story and theme of the recording. The concept for Ouliposaliva was formed during an after-gig conversation between Mickaël Mottet and Hiddentracks’ saxophonist Francis Bourganel: the idea of writing an entire album based on the sound of brass and woodwind instruments. “OK”, Bourganel said, “let’s do it. But don’t use the E key,…
Florida indie rockers Copeland have announced their farewell tour kicking off March 3rd in North Carolina. I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business, Person L and Deas Vail will be joining them on their final trek. “Doing a final headline tour was a priority for all of us says guitarist†Bryan Laurenson. “We didn’t want to end our journey without the opportunity to say “thank you” to all of…
Not only has Copper Sails been able to reach a wide audience in a short amount of time, but the Virginia-based band has achieved this in ways that break the traditional mold of how a band should be heard. On their new album Hiding Place, out January 13, 2009, Copper Sails showcases exactly what makes them so alluring.
Closing 2009, Solid State Records’ Haste the Day is finishing strong on December 21st on the Napalm & Noise Tour. After such an action-packed touring year, band is eager to announce the road plans for 2010 which include international travel once again as well as a major summer festival announced today. Haste the Day will also begin 2010 in the studio (February) with Andreas Magnusson to record their fifth studio…
Amusement Parks on Fire play a brand of indie rock that is completely at home with the shoegazing rock of the early nineties. There are subtle hints to bands like Interpol even in the disc’s earliest stages, and even though the music captured on the disc may be sedate, it is very intense and owes much to Phil Spector’s legendary “wall of sound” approach. The mastering feels a little bit…
The release of SWAN LAKE’s new album is imminent! It is called “Enemy Mine”, to be released on Jagjaguwar on March 24th, 2009 (March 23rd in the UK).
“The Sex Slaves are red light Romeos, Casanovas of cock rock, virile vaudevillians with a bevy of backstage beauties, ass-strapped and action-packed like an orgy of nighttime nonsense.†– Sleazegrinder.com Hailing from New York City’s lower east side the Sex Slaves–Eric13, Del Cheetah and J/Bomb sound like they’ve just stumbled out of a rat-infested, garbage-strewn alleyway after an all-night binge. Their music is a sleazy, trashy excursion into the sordid…