For some reasons, the amount of whiskey (and whisky) that we have received seems to be well beyond that of any other type of spirit. There have been a number of great whiskeys that have crossed this reviewer’s table in the year or so since we first opened the alcohol reviews section, then, and Pendleton is one of the best that we’ve ever had the chance to lay lips on.…
Next up in line to mix the illustrious Toolroom Knights series is the brilliant Benny Benassi. The naughty Italian, with a penchant for sexy videos serves up 2 deliciously different mixes… 1 pure peak time, party pleaser, the other a more stripped back, deep affair. Put together, the perfect album for before and after your night out.
Friday, Jan. 22, Philadelphia, PA, World Café Saturday, Jan. 23, New York, NY, Webster Hall Sunday, Jan. 24, Boston, MA, Somerset Tuesday, Jan. 25, Montreal, PQ, Metropolis Wednesday, Jan. 27, Toronto, ONT, Opera House Thursday, Jan. 28, Detroit, MI, Crofoot Ballroom Friday, Jan. 29, Chicago, IL, Logan Square Monday, Feb. 1, Denver, CO, Bluebird Tuesday, Feb. 2, Salt Lake City, UT, Urban Lounge Thursday, Feb. 4, Seattle, WA, King Cat…
A very sedate style of music that mixes together Radiohead, Neil Young, and David Bowie, Akron/Family begins their self-titled CD with a track that almost seems dated in its delivery. “Before and Again†is much more before than again, an anachronism that is fixed with “Suchnessâ€. The flittering flutes of “Suchness†afford the track some atmospheric relevancy – it honestly feels as if one is outside when listening to the…
With The Day The Earth Stood Still doing well in box offices, it only made sense for Fox to come forth and re-release the original in the Blu-Ray format. Most individuals that would be reading this review would already know what the film is about: a spaceship lands, saying they come in peace, while it seems up to only two individuals to save the world after the emissary seems to…
“Stand Up†is the band’s third album which includes such classic FC’s tracks like “Stand Upâ€, “Miss D Meanour†or “Stopâ€. Originally released in 1997 by German Angular Records the album got sold out in 2003. Ever since then, the band wanted to re-release this title. Andy Lawton (vocal, guitar) says: “A re-release of ‘Stand Up’ has always been a desire. However, the record company owned the recording rights to…
Metaphysical Mother is the follow up to the album Spiritual Orgasm. A special tribute to Black women & Mothers, dedicated to my Mother and the whole feminine principle of the universe. The Poetic flow is one of a kind and Phillipe really puts it down. A special treat for the ladies. Hip-poetry & Flow-etry with a twist of Soul is what Phillipe describes his style of poetry or spoken word.…
Even before I reviewed this disc, The F-Ups were the subject of some of the most inquiry to me. “Hey, is that the pop band with mohawks?†was a question fielded to me a bunch of times. Sure, they are, and their style of pop-punk mixes older Green Day and SR-71, and suffice it to say, the band sounds destined for one-hit wonder status. Not saying anything about their musical…
I did not have the chance to watch the first movie in the Chronicles of Narnia story arc, but I was lucky enough to see the film in theatres. Saying that, the Blu-Ray transfer that Disney has created is simply stunning. The audio is as crisp and as clear as anyone could experience in the theater, while the video is rich and vibrant, showing the otherworldly allure created by the…
Brooklyn-based five-piece Extra Life has announced the release of their second album, Made Flesh, on LOAF Recordings in March 2010. Extra Life is the primary musical vehicle for Charlie Looker, singer, guitarist and composer, who has become one of the most intense and respected voices in the New York experimental underground. Looker was a core member of legendary brutal chamber ensemble Zs and has also worked with diverse artists such…
Glasgow Grin, featuring former members of Dear Black Diary, has announced their upcoming Hypothermia Tour 2009 with Serpent and The Siren. The tour will cross-cross Ontario throughout the month of January and February with more dates expected to be announced soon.
Canadian songwriter/musician/singer Veda Hille released her 13th album This Riot Life, earlier this year. The album is being released worldwide on Ape House, the label owned by XTC leader Andy Partridge.
Tour w/ Kittie, It Dies Today 01/02 Wetzlar, Germany Franzis 01/03 Hamburg, Germany Hafenklang 01/04 Aarhus, Denmark Train 01/05 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega Jr. 01/06 Berlin, Germany Magnet 01/07 Cologne, Germany Underground 01/08 Karlsruhe, Germany Die Stadtmitte 01/09 Ravenna, Italy Rock Planet 01/10 Winterthur, Switzerland Salzhaus 01/12 Paris, France Trabendo 01/13 Zaandam, Netherlands De Kade 01/14 Dorndrecht, Netherlands Bibelot 01/15 Aarschot, Belgium Jc De Klinker 01/16 Leeds, UK Rios 01/17 Newcastle,…
When I saw that the band was called the F-Units, I was expecting some hard punk stuff in the verins of F-Minus or the F-Ups. This is not what is present on “Reject on Impactâ€, as the F-Units play a brand of rock that is lightly tinged by punk rock. This does not mean that what the F-Units plays is not interesting, but individuals should understand that this style of…
Reel Big Fish had a bang-up 2009 with not ONE, but TWO releases: the studio album, Fame, Fortune, and Fornication and the Live! In Concert! DVD, as well as a U.S. tour with Two-Tone legends The English Beat. Now, the perennial Ska Masters will be ringing in the holidays with a series of three Southern California shows (LA, OC and San Diego) that the band is dubbing the Winter Informal.…
Currently Ronny Lee is focusing on an acoustic / classical baroque era release which features 14th and 15th century music performed on a classical guitar with a Guitar Synthesizer. This is a marriage between the old style and new guitar synth technology. Ronny Lee is a versatile blues artist who has been performing all over the west coast for many years.
The approach taken by Akron/Family during their “Meek Warrior†is interesting, to say the least. There still seems to be a down-home type of rock, but the title track is much more bouncy. The distinct vocals that come forth on this track are bolstered by the on-again off-again guitar track. This is not the most polished production that one can hear, but the cozy way that Akron/Family is recorded on…
Two best friends that have lost touch and a foreigner in a strange land head into the wilderness on a hilariously harebrained expedition when WITHOUT A PADDLE: NATURE’S CALLING comes exclusively to DVD and Blu-ray from Paramount Home Entertainment on January 13, 2009. An uproarious follow up to the 2004 hit adventure comedy Without a Paddle, this all-new movie marks the first feature from Paramount Famous Productions, the studio’s recently…
Released almost exactly a year after In The Red’s reissue of their self-titled debut, the new album, Everything Goes Wrong promises to be slightly longer than the 22 mins their debut clocked in at with the band having taken their time and recorded it in six days – rather than the three their debut took though many of the songs were still recorded in single takes. Whilst the band have…
Brooklyn group Clare and the Reasons is pleased to announce a west coast tour with Van Dyke Parks in February 2010. Parks collaborated with the group on their celebrated debut release, The Movie, and Clare and the gang are eager to join up with him once again behind the release of their new album, Arrow, out now on Frog Stand Records. As the band prepares for tour, they are releasing…