Who Is Katy Creek ? Wes & Nancy Ruybal perform Western Americana, Cowboy Poetry and Gospel. With a pure uncomplicated style, they present renditions and recitations about the American West and it’s people from the 1800’s to the modern day working cowboy.
Strategy games (especially those dealing with war) are finally on the uptick after the days when it seemed like Command and Conquer was the end-all, be-all of the genre. Atari picked up this title from EA, and the revamp in terms of graphical quality, game play, and overall experience from previous iterations in the line is immediately noticeable. The great thing about Codename Panzers: Cold War is the ability for…
Where X Blades may only get a single rack at your local game store where titles like Madden 2009 get five or six, there is no doubt in my mind that the experience that any gamer will get from this title far outstrips even the biggest games on the market. This is due to the fact that South Peak (and Gaijin Entertainment) have made an extremely addictive game that gives…
Family Force 5 poised for rock n’ roll conquest, the band’s sophomore release Dance Or Die has already sold over 60k units to date, proving to be unstoppable the band gears up to hit the road on the AP Tour 09 presented by Rockstar Energy Drink with a remix CD DANCE OR DIE WITH A VENGEANCE which will include a few brand new FF5 tracks to street May 19.
Label mates, Artist Vs Poet and The Morning Light head out on a nationwide run with Sing It Loud, The Friday Night Boys, and The Summer Set today. The “Guy’s Guy’s Guy’s,” tour will kick off in Oklahoma City, OK and will include stops at the South By So What? Festival in Plano, Texas and the Never Say Never festival, in Mission,Texas.
Warner Bros. Records’ recording artists Meg & Dia will release their second album, titled Here, Here and Here, April 21st on Warner Bros. Records. Fans will be able to pre-order the album from the band’s website, www.MegandDia.com, beginning today and will receive an autographed copy of the album insert along with an early download of “Agree to disagree,†(GarageBand demo). A special CD/DVD package of here, here and here, which…
Household sims are the next big thing in gaming, and Gardening Mama (the latest in the Mama line) attempts to provide players with a fully immersing experience. The graphics are still the same iconic, cartoony style that are easy to recognize, while Majesco has ensured that players will be able to easily pick up the title without much in the way of attenuation to the control scheme. Despite the break…
On the surface, the concept behind HBO’s drama In Treatment doesn’t seem to elicit the same excitement as say a show about Jersey mobsters or Hollywood hangers on, but given a chance the series is remarkably addictive. Adapted from a popular Israeli TV series, Gabriel Byrne plays Paul, a psychologist with his own emotional and family problems.
Dance music fans know all about the impact classic Nervous artists like John Wink, Masters At Work and Todd Terry have made on global dance floors. Each started from scratch and worked their way up to lay the groundwork for the next generation of dance music producers. Keeping with tradition Nervous Records is pleased to introduce next-in-line producer and resident hit-maker – Chris Lake. Lake’s debut artist album Crazy drops…
An example of poor graphic design hits purchasers of this album right after they unwrap this album. The black text on lighter black backdrop means that individuals will not be able to see who produces the track unless they get about two inches away from the disc. This problem is lessened when individuals put the disc into the player, as the production is really clean for a smaller-market rapper. The…
If the characters on the front of Major Minor’s Majestic March look familiar in any way, that is due to the fact that the group that was behind the classic PaRappa the Rapper franchise (Rodney Greenblat and Masaya Matsuura) has joined up to make a music game for the Nintendo Wii. This Majesco title turns the Wii Remote as a music director’s baton, which is then used to keep all…
20th Century Guitar Magazine’s Robert Silverstein calls Rick Stone “one of the finest straight-ahead jazz guitarists on the current NYC scene” and JazzReview.com’s Don Williamson remarks on Rick’s “fluid exposition of ideas, mature technique and deep understanding of the material he plays.” From fresh interpretations of standards, to lyrically evocative originals, Rick Stone is an artist with a clear musical vision. His fluid, full-bodied sound pays homage to the great…
For about the last twenty years or so, I have kept my ear to the ground regarding wrestling games. Naturally, I was excited when I first heard that THQ was going to release WWE’s Legends of Wrestlemania for the next gen consoles. The game differentiates itself from other wrestling-based offerings in terms of the ease of game play, the evolution in game graphics, and the timelessness of the characters that…
Brooklyn’s GOES CUBE will release their full-length debut, ‘Another Day Has Passed,’ on May 12th via THE END RECORDS. A sneak peak from the album, which is the followup to a trio of sold out EPs, is available for download via Stereogum.com.
On the heels of his sophomore disc Sobriety Kills, Los Angeles indie alt/pop artist Jason Karaban releases a three song EP titled Mayfly on April 7 on Ascend Records. The disc is available online. On April 10, Jason will perform at the Hotel Café songs from Mayfly and preview new tracks with his new band featuring members of Counting Crows, Elvis Costello’s Imposters and vocalist Lucy Schwartz.
From “Can’t Help You Thereâ€, which cribs the guitar line from a seventies song (which is on the tip of my tongue but can’t come forth any farther), Bleeding Kansas shows that a return the basics should be a welcome thing. Most of the tracks on “Dead Under Décor†do not follow that ethos, and as such Bleeding Kansas’ music does not move beyond the new style of hardcore that…
Junk Science’s new track contains all the beloved elements of a classic Junk Science joint: that gritty, intentionally low-fi beat quality, complements of DJ Snafu, and deep, thoughtful, relevant lyrics crafted by Baje One.
Combining indie rock with the brisk fervency of merengue, the swing of son with the thump of funk and the memorable melodies of pop with the twist and turns of prog rock, New York City’s Boom Box Repair Kit is claiming musical territory all their own. They borrow from traditional Spanish Caribbean music in much the same way the Bad Brains borrow from Reggae, the Red Hot Chili Peppers borrow…
There have been few ways that I can recall that allows video game players to recreate the experience of an amusement park aside from simulations like Rollercoaster Tycoon. Six Flags Fun Park is the first game that I can recall that does just that, and benefits from the Wii’s unique control scheme to make a game that is truly lasting in magnitude.
The self-assured, serpentine melodies, liquid-glass harmonies and literate, cutting lyrics almost render their name ironic: for a group whose name implies struggle and nascent growth, Cocoon seemed to appear out of thin air, fully-formed.