Doris is one of those magazines that has been around since I first got into the creative zinemaking process. It still stands as a high water mark that I could only wish to aspire to. This issue of Doris represents a reprint of materials from about a decade ago, and while there has been a significant amount of time that has passed, a great deal of the information here still…
England’s X-Ray Spex may not have garnered as much respect or attention as The Sex Pistols or The Clash, but they had their hand in influencing a generation of future punk and indie rockers, from Concrete Blonde to Le Tigre. Recorded in 2008, the CD/DVD Live at the Roundhouse England beautifully captures the energy from this late 70’s pop-punk band, reunited after more than a decade a part. X-Ray Spex,…
GWAR to assault Bonnaroo 2010! FROM THE DESK OF ODERUS URUNGUS February 2010 Attention! Attention! What follows is an official transmission from GWAR’s middle-level, not-so-secret, hulking Antarctic fortress of eternal joy and torment – O.K. here it is! “What’s up freaks, it is your lord and master, Oderus Urungus, lead (and rear) singer of the world’s (and indeed, all things) foremost schlock rock group band splat-tak-u-larthat’s right —GWAR! After several…
Nightmare Recording artists and Atlanta metal band Halcyon Way have confirmed tour plans with Fozzy in the UK in May 2010. The tour will have the band performing four shows over three days in Scotland and England. The last day will feature a 2:00pm matinee and a 7:00pm evening show. May 13 – Glasgow – Cathouse May 14 – Nottingham – Rock City Basement May 15 – London – The…
Fresh off the December release of their sophomore album Rocks Into Rivers, Credential Recording’s artist Seabird will be hitting the road this spring with Switchfoot, Sherwood, NeedToBreathe and more for a mix of club and arena tour dates. Seabird will join Switchfoot starting this week in Texas for their “Hello Hurricane†tour. Beginning in March, the band will team up with Sherwood hitting much of the Midwest and West. Next…
Rhode Island group The Low Anthem has announced the release of a special limited-edition 7-inch of their single “Charlie Darwin” on March 2nd, featuring new and unreleased material. Its A-side includes “Charlie Darwin”, and its B-side includes two staples from the band’s live show, the previously-unreleased “Sally Where’d You Get Your Liquor From” (originally by Rev. Gary Davis) and “Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around” (originally by Blind Willie McTell),…
Just announced additions to the already stellar Noise Pop 2010 lineup include Har Mar Superstar making a special appearance at the Diesel/ Live 105 Happy Hour at Benders on February 23rd, Thao Nguyen will join Mirah on stage at the Swedish American Hall for a first ever collaborative performance, Citay joins Scout Niblett at Cafe du Nord and a second screening of Blood into Wine has been added by popular…
March 17 Austin, TX (SXSW) MANIC FEST DESTINY @ The Belmont (ACOUSTIC) 4:00pm March 18 Austin, TX (SXSW) Full Metal Texas @ Emo’s Main Stage 12:15pm March 18 Austin, TX (SXSW) SIN Party @ Antone’s 4:00pm March 20 Austin, TX (SXSW) Aussie BBQ @ Maggie Mae’s 12:00pm March 20 Austin, TX (SXSW) MANIC FEST DESTINY @ The Belmont (ACOUSTIC) 4:00pm March 20 Austin, TX (SXSW) Aussie Showcase @ Maggie Mae’s…
Portland, OR rock trio Gossip will hit the road this Spring for an eight city tour of the U.S. The tour kicks off with the band taking the stage at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 17th and runs through April 30th at Terminal 5 in New York City (see below for full itinerary). Fronted by the incredibly bold, brash and amazingly talented Beth Ditto, Gossip’s…
he Hangout Beach Music and Arts Festival is thrilled to announce an incredible lineup for its inaugural year including performances from Trey Anastasio and TAB, Zac Brown Band, John Legend, Ray LaMontagne, Ben Harper and Relentless7, The Flaming Lips, and Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas. The 3-day music and arts festival is scheduled for May 14th – 16th and is sure to be an experience like no…
Fresh off their first UK tour with Iglu & Hartly, New Politics are gearing up to debut material off their upcoming summer release (RCA Records) at SXSW, followed by their first ever US tour. Their first single “Yeah Yeah Yeah†impacts rock radio this spring and is already proving to be a live phenomenon. In advance of their much anticipated debut album, Brooklyn based and Denmark born 3 piece rock…
Season of Mist is proud to announce the fresh addition of Belgian grindcore act LENG TCH’E to the roster! The “razorgrind” band just finished recording their upcoming album at Parlour Studio in Kettering, UK with producer Russ Russell. “We are very delighted and proud to be joining Season of Mist”, bassist Nicolas comments. “Being added to the same roster as Morbid Angel, Dillinger Escape Plan, Mayhem, Cynic and other greats…
In continuing support of the band’s2008’s release Twilight of the Thunder God, AMON AMARTH has announced a spring, 2010 North American headlining tour, which marks the band’s first tour in the states since their April/May 2009 run with Goatwhore, Skeletonwitch, and Lazarus A.D. The scheduled 15 date trek kicks off on April 8th at the House of Blues in Hollywood, CA. Support on the AMON AMARTH tour will come from…
Warner Bros. Records is pleased to announce that Senior Vice President of A&R and American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi has signed British singer and songwriter Neon Hitch to a recording deal. Hitch will begin recording her debut album with executive producer Benny Blanco (Ke$ha, Spank Rock, 3OH!3, Britney Spears) in the next month. “Neon Hitch is a star!†DioGuardi says. “I fell in love with her voice and personality the…
Puccini’s love story La Bohème returns to the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday, February 20, with Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and Polish tenor Piotr BeczaÅ‚a as Puccini’s star-crossed lovers, Mimì and Rodolfo. Franco Zeffirelli’s dazzling production, conducted by Marco Armiliato, runs through Saturday, March 20. Fellow bohemians in the cast are portrayed by Nicole Cabell as Musetta, Gerald Finley as the painter Marcello, Massimo Cavalletti makes his Met debut as the…
For the occasion, Bobby Birdman assembled a band of his favorite Portland players to jam under the hot lights of the cable-access studio: Adam Forkner of White Rainbow (seen in the video exhibiting his unparalleled dance style), E*Rock of Audio Dregs/Fryk Beat, and his fellow YACHT and the Straight Gaze bandmates Jona Bechtolt, Claire L. Evans, Jeff Brodsky (Jeffrey Jerusalem) and D. Reuben Snyder (Rob Walmart). By sheer coincidence, they…
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Providence, RI progressive metallic hardcore giants THE EMPIRE SHALL FALL have announced a string of upcoming live dates for February/March 2010. THE EMPIRE SHALL FALL recently released their debut full-length, Awaken, via guitarist Nick Sollecito’s own Angle Side Side Records. Awaken has already made a massive impact thanks to positive reviews, a spate of killer live shows, and appearances on Metal Injection and AOL’s New Music Listening Party as well…
OK Go, the band whose inventive self-directed music videos have set internet records and won the band a GRAMMY, will unveil their latest crazily ambitious clip – the second video for current single “This Too Shall Pass” – on Monday, March 1st at www.okgo.net. Before shooting commenced last week, the band spent four months working with SynnLabs, a team of creative engineers with day jobs at NASA and Jet Propulsion…
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