Month: July 2009

Posted on: July 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Lujo Signs Bluebrain + Releases Single, Band announces FREE DC Show!

“Accomplished and compelling songs and arrangements…has a cohesive sense of identity, with melodies and arrangements that belong to each other. For all their modern touches, these songs have vintage virtues” -Pop Matters “The vocals recall…TV on the Radio, as they swirl around each other, pushing higher and higher…” -Spin from Spin.com’s Band of the Day, January 29 2008 “Every once in a long while you hear an artist that stimulates…

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Posted on: July 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Serengeti & Polyphonic get remixed by WHY? and Greetings From Tuskan

Serengeti and Polyphonic’s Terradactyl is an album about place-losing place, mostly, struggling to find it again, and succumbing to the fact that it’s cold, and surprisingly lonely, when you’re dressed in the human condition. Serengeti, heretofore a master of on-record character acting, appears here as his most vulnerable self: someone wedged between a dream and a series of day-jobs, between a failed marriage and raising new life, inside of a…

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Posted on: July 28, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

I Doll: Life and Death with the New York Dolls by Arthur “Killer” Kane (Book)

There are a number of things you can criticize about Arthur Kane’s posthumous memoir, but being frank is not one of them. In his decades in the making book, Kane, the bassist and co-founding member of the New York Dolls, is certainly not shy about opening up and telling off those he feels have slighted him in the past, from New Your Doll’s front man David Johansen (aka Buster Poindexter)…

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Posted on: July 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Frank Nitt – “Love” Featuring Dj Quik & J. Black

Can’t it all be so simple? We all wish relationships came a little easier; Frank Nitt is no different. In his latest video, “L.O.V.E.” featuring DJ Quik and J. Black, the soulful, catchy new track from this Detroit emcee plays over clips of Nitt’s daily routine with that special someone. As the video progresses, we get a look at the ups and downs of a relationship, as the neglect of…

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Posted on: July 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Crumbs – Hold that Shit Right (CD)

I’ve reviewed The Crumbs once before. That album I wasn’t the biggest fan of, but that was The Crumbs 2003-2004, and this is the Crumbs 1993-2002, and I don’t feel that a blanket statement would do much to describe what clearly is a different phase for this long-lasting band. I’m shocked, I hear melody, and a style of punk that is a mixture of Rancid and The Ramones come out…

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Posted on: July 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

ANDY YORKE AND UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH PROVIDE TITLE TRACK TO MARK MULCAHY TRIBUTE ALBUM

After the dissolution of Unbelievable Truth in 2000, Andy Yorke and his band are working together again to provide the title track to the upcoming Mark Mulcahy tribute album, Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy, out September 29 (Shout! Factory). Mulcahy is best known for his bands, Miracle Legion and Polaris as well as his solo work. The ultimate goal of Ciao My Shining Star is to…

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Dan Mangan Announces The August 11th Release Of Nice, Nice, Very Nice

Reaction to Roboteering EP “If this is the quality of the forthcoming album then it will be immense.” -Americana UK “It’s all great, just great. Hurry up with the rest of it, dude.” -Exclaim! On August 11 of 2009, Dan Mangan will release his sophomore album, Nice, Nice, Very Nice. And it’s about time. After three and a half years of touring his sleeper-hit debut, Postcards and Daydreaming, Dan is…

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Pastels collaborate with Japan’s Tenniscoats on new Domino album, Two Sunsets

Domino and Geographic are thrilled to announce that the long-awaited Pastels and Tenniscoats collaboration, Two Sunsets, will be release this Fall. It will be available on vinyl, CD and download on September 22. Recorded in Glasgow over a two or three year period usually around Tenniscoats’ UK touring, the album started out casually from a simple idea of booking some studio time to see what happens. Songs seemed to arrive…

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Cruci-Fetus – Demo (CD)

Coping off the riff for Metallica’s “Motorbreath” in the beginning of the track, the opening “G.W. Cunt” is a high-water mark for these two individuals, Joe Hiles and George McSweeney. The track is only around a minute, but political beliefs don’t need to be long, drawn-out treaties or discussion. “Pentagram Agenda 1984”, as well as the rest of the tracks on the disc, feature guest drumming by Brock Ailes, from…

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Nathen Maxwell announces tour dates in August!

Los Angeles, CA – July 21, 2009. NATHEN MAXWELL has spent the last 8 years of his life playing bass with with one of the biggest underground bands in the world, FLOGGING MOLLY. In between tours and Flogging Molly’s recording sessions, Nathen has managed to write and record his own album, WHITE RABBIT, a great collection of reggae influenced summertime songs with an acoustic guitar vibe and intimate vocals and…

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

New mp3 from The Press Fire! and SLC’s AGAPE prepares new album for Slanty Shanty

Lordy Lordy The Press Fire! has been working hard lately. Not only did they drop a brand new self-released EP called “ES SLASH TEE” a mere two weeks ago, now they are loading their plates up with more LA shows than one could really consider safe given the anything goes reckless abandon they play everyone of their shows with. What, don’t believe me? I can proooove it! Come bear whitness…

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

CANADIAN ROCKERS TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM THROWING BRICKS INSTEAD OF KISSES ON AUGUST 18TH

Canadian rockers Inward Eye are set to release their debut album Throwing Bricks Instead of Kisses on August 18th (RCA Records). Fresh off a club tour supporting Sum 41 as well as a performance at Bamboozle, the brothers Erickson, Dave (vocals/bass), Kyle (guitar/vocals), and Anders (drums), will be introducing American fans to their high energy set that has won over hoards of Canadian tastemakers as well as The Who, who…

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Finger Lickin’ Fifteen (Book)

Finger Lickin’ Fifteen is the latest title in the Stephanie Plum series, which has turned 15 years old in 2009. Despite the countless titles that have been situated by Evanovich in this series over the years, I still feel as if ey is able to keep things fresh and ensure that fans of the series will be happy.

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

“NORTH AMERICA IS DOOMED” TOUR SET TO LAUNCH

(with very special guests THE GATES OF SLUMBER and SERPENTCULT) * July 30 – Nashville, TN – The Muse (ZOROASTER w/ Weedeater) * July 31 – Lexington, KY – The Boiler Room (ZOROASTER w/ tba) August 1 Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle August 2 Lansing, MI Mac’s Bar August 3 Toronto, ON Wreck Room August 4 Ottawa, ON Rainbow Bistro August 5 Montreal, QC Katacombes August 6 Providence, RI Club…

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Steve Singh – Heavy Metal Sunset (CD)

Toronto-based musician Steve Singh has taken the DIY ethos to heart. On his latest, Heavy Metal Sunset, the singer/songwriter wrote, performed, mixed and produced all 10 songs. Mining a stellar list of influences as varied as Stevie Wonder and Glenn Tillbrook, Singh makes pop music like no one else performing today.

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Casy & Brian! On Tour Now!

Charming nihilism. Intentional unimportance. Sarcastic oversimplification. Desperate, barely contained rage focused and aimed at unfocused, aimless people like a hostage negotiator’s megaphone shoved in the mouth of a suicide bomber. Casy and Brian are embedded in the audience they reach out to. They empathize with our wealth of creative potential, and our expressive debt. And we love them for it. DATE-O-RIFFIC! July 27 + Backspace + Portland, OR July 28…

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Nebula Announce Headlining US Tour in Support of New Album

“This is one of those records that makes you want to throw out every other record you’ve listened to, grow your hair to your elbows, and start all over again” – NME “Nebula collapses a long lineage of heaviosity in its gravitational pull: Blue Cheer, the MC5, the Stooges, early Sabbath, mid-Seventies hard rock, sludge-era Black Flag, and mentors Mudhoney” – Revolver Playing dirty rock and roll and primitive blues,…

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

New POS video debuted on MTVu and Warped Tour dates

After debuting at the top of Billboard’s “Top New Artist” charts, P.O.S’s album Never Better continues to have a long life with his new video “Purexed”, which premiered on MTVu yesterday. The video is a heartfelt look into his tremendous work ethic, the same one that propelled Cinemax to feature him on their show “Max Tour Stories”, led to him being handpicked to do a cover of Pearl Jam’s “Why…

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Moshi Moshi Records announces 10th anniversary US Tour featuring Slow Club, Casiokids and The Wave Pictures

Moshi Moshi Records started off as a hobby in 1998. Set up by three friends who had jobs working for major record labels. It was intended as a means to work with the bands that they loved but which didn’t fit in with the agenda of the day-job taskmasters. Early single releases from Zan Lyons, Kathryn Williams & Pedro and J Xaverre earned the label some plaudits. And sold a…

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Posted on: July 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Crowell, Doles & Quinn – Don’t Look Down (CD)

The opening track on “Don’t Look Down” is one that sets up the rest of the disc; one can almost imagine a sunrise with the skillful instrumentation that takes a dominant place during the first third of the track. There are no vocals here, but the tracks tell more in its instruments than hundreds of bands could hope for with over-emotive lead singers. Seventy minutes marks the extent of “Don’t…

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