As Supply & Demand Music gears up for the release of Royalchord’s The Good Fight, Tammy Haider and Eliza Hiscox, the ladies that make up the electro-country band, are plotting their first major US tour, set to kick off July 20th at The Smell in Los Angeles. This tour will bring the Melbourne, Australia band from coast-to-coast with over 30 shows planned across the States. They will be touring with…
It seems that 2009 may just be the year of Ohio bands breaking it big. Where Bobaflex first flexed their muscles on a national stage years ago, this year, both Kid Cudi and This Is A Shakedown look poised to make some major splashes in their respective genres. “Radio†starts off with solid interplay between the guitar and drums, while the vocals fit in to the mix in a way…
Pitchfork: Dappled Cities are a mature band with a highly evolved sense of songcraft and arrangement. Aside from merely writing them, they know how to inhabit songs and make them breathe. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10302-granddance/ Filter: When the eclecticism of Clap Your Hands… meets the epic mindfuck of Arcade Fire — and it’s all fueled by Australia’s notoriously noxious spirit — all you can say is, “Duck.” http://www.filter-mag.com/index.php?id=14622&c=3 Spin: As stripped-down Dappled Cities…
“STFUppercut†is a fast bit of hardcore punk that never lets listeners take a break. However, unlike many of the bands that bring fury but little in the way of harmony, The Blackout is able to tie all constituent elements together to make for a sound that will appease all. “Save Our Selves†has all the trappings of a track that will be played on any rock station this summer.…
When “Detox†opens up “Automatic Cityâ€, the arrangement that Controlling The Famous bring to the table first should immediately remind individuals of “Waiting Roomâ€-era Fugazi. The vocals come from the opposite side of the spectrum, and finds itself in the camp of Pittsburgh natives Fuel. F-bands aside, Controlling The Famous create a brand of emotive, danceable rock without falling into the dance-punk phenomenon that has been the rage in the…
Currently taking Vans Warped Tour 2009 by storm, electro-pop-rock duo Breathe Carolina has released the artwork for their new album Hello Fascination – take a look at the album cover below! And don’t forget, you can get an exclusive first listen to “Welcome To Savannah” from the new album by downloading the Fearless Records’ Summer Sampler, available now at www.MySpace.com/fearlessrecords BC cover Full tracklisting is as below: 1. Hello Fascination…
Track Listing 1. A Mistake 2. If You Say So 3. Another Day 4. Not Looking Down 5. Stop Screaming 6. The Ocean 7. This Conversation Ends 8. Meant To Lose 9. Best For Me 10. Sleep Tight Hailing from San Francisco, Nothington are Jay (vox/guitar), Chris (vox, guitar), Tony (vox/bass), and Gabe (drums). No strangers to the grind, members of Nothington have previously played in such beloved SF Bay…
I like splits when there is enough material provided by the bands. However, most splits that I get for the magazine are those that have only two or three songs per band. “Death Can Wait†is another of those, but at least, the output by each of the bands (Complete Control and Krum Bums) is solid enough to paint a picture of the band, instead of being three distinct ways…
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has shown that sequels can do better than originals in all formats, whether it be special effects, storyline, or sheer amounts of money taken in at the box office. The same thing can be said for the soundtrack, which links together old and new, rock and emo, and keeps the energy up high through the entirety of the disc.
“Far From Home”, the first DVD from British prog rock band DeeExpus, is finally set for release this coming Monday, 6th July. For an early sneak preview of the DVD, we have uploaded the track “Greed” – on Metal Mind Productions’ channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MetalMindPoland. Andy Ditchfield: “Greed was written specifically as the opening track for Half Way Home and it seemed fitting that we should play it to open…
BETTYE LaVETTE continues to make her well-deserved mark with each new recording. Her latest, Change is Gonna Come Sessions (available exclusively on iTunes) has debuted at #8 on Billboard’s Top Current Blues Albums this week. Also, Living Blues Magazine honored Bettye with two nominations in their Annual Reader’s Poll: Best Live Performer and Most Outstanding Blues Singer. Anyone can vote at www.livingblues.com by clicking on 2009 Living Blues Awards Vote…
Crown Royal is a solid enough whisky on its own, but the Cask No. 16 may just be the smoothest, most satisfying whisk(e)y we’ve gotten our hands on for NeuFutur. The container for the whisky ensures completely safety, while the black bag (with gold accents) provides further authority for this bottle.
ALICE IN CHAINS are giving fans a sneak preview of their highly anticipated upcoming album BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE (Virgin/EMI) by posting a brand-new song online. The seven-minute-long track, titled “A Looking In View,” is currently available for free download on www.aliceinchains.com or for pure listening enjoyment on www.myspace.com/aliceinchains. A companion video for the song is forthcoming and its trailer is available on the band’s official website. “A Looking…
One of the discs that I was sent to review from Datawaslost Records, this is probably the only CD whose packaging rivals the content on the disc. A hallowed out 5 1/4th floppy contains this disc, which sounds like Human Highway-era Neil Young. I would give other comparisons at will, but I am simply not versed in this style of music. Strummy guitars meet with heart-wrenching vocals to create a…
I must admit, I’ve lost a little of the time that I previously spent watching college football in the last few years. However, after playing NCAA Football 10, I may just have to start focusing back in on all of the conferences and star players that are captured here. The first thing that players will experience are the tremendous graphics that are present at all moments of the game play.…
Multi-platinum Epic recording artists Chevelle have just wrapped up recording their highly-anticipated new album Sci-Fi Crimes which will be released September 8. The band’s brand new single “Jars†was the number one most added track at rock radio last week. The Chicago-based trio spent seven weeks co-producing the new album with Brian Virtue (Jane’s Addiction, 30 Seconds to Mars, Deftones) in Nashville, Tennessee and are excited to hit the road…
It took a few albums, but Chapel Hill’s reining alt country heroes Roman Candle have just turned in their iPod killer – not a single track is worth passing over. Oh Tall Tree in the Ear is 11 tracks of beautifully-crafted, well-written country-fused, roots-based indie rock reminiscent of some everyone from classic Big Star to the first couple of Wilco records.
Metal Mind Productions presents the third live album by Landmarq – one of the leading bands on the British neo-progressive scene! The album entitled “Turbulence – Live in Poland†features a recording of the band’s superb performance at the Wyspianski Theatre in Katowice, Poland in November 2005 taken from the Landmarq DVD of the same title. Majestic guitars and keyboards, sophisticated compositions and Tracy Hitchings’ beautiful voice – it’s all…
Fuzzy synths mix with a less-hopped up version of The Red Hot Valentines, Communique incorporates Geddy Lee-intricate bass lines to make a thumping, eighties-themed booty shaking track in “The Best Liesâ€. “Evaporate†adds what could easily be a Vangelis track underneath a Hot Hot Heat / Killers / Dead or Alive rocking-type track. Ryan’s vocals and the infectious keyboards laid down by Ryan work together, each taking the place of…
Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, announced today the acquisition of J. Randy Taraborrelli’s long out-of-print biography on Michael Jackson, considered to be the definitive chronicle of the turbulent life of the “King of Pop,” who died suddenly at age 50 in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25. MICHAEL JACKSON: THE MAGIC, THE MADNESS, THE WHOLE STORY, 1958-2009 which has not been available in the United States…