Month: February 2010

Posted on: February 6, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE ATLAS MOTH: Tour With Coalesce & Harvey Milk + SXSW Shows Confirmed

Cerebrally pulverizing Chicagoan quintet THE ATLAS MOTH will be blazing a good chunk of the East Coast and Midwest on the road this March with Coalesce and Harvey Milk. The low-end triple-guitar thunder the band are well-known for creating on stage is as massive as it is mesmerizing, as witnessed on their 2009 live with Dark Castle, Wetnurse, Black Cobra, Nachtmystium, Pentagram, Javelina and countless more. THE ATLAS MOTH w/…

Posted on: February 6, 2010 Posted by: Danica Comments: 0

The Mob: From Hollywood To Vegas (DVD Set)

There is a lot of information on this DVD set. Mill Creek has put together fully three-fourths of a day of footage about the mob. The DVD set ties together two previous releases in Hollywood Vs The Mob and Vegas: The City The Mob Made, which were each originally 2 DVD sets. The price point at which this 4-DVD set is placed ensures that a love for all things mob-related…

Posted on: February 6, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Giant Squid – Metridium Fields (CD)

Giant Squid may just be the most approachable band out of all the acts currently on The End Records. This is not saying much, as the style of music that Giant Squid plays is a very progressive meets System of a Down type rock. The use of two, three, and sometimes more vocals on their “Metridium Fields” will immediately garner them fan support, as the number of artists they draw…

Posted on: February 6, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Princeton Tours For “Cocoon of Love”

Los Angeles-based Princeton released its debut record, Cocoon of Love, September 29th on Kanine Records. Growing up on Princeton Street in Santa Monica, the group now lives in an aging green house on a hillside in the Eagle Rock district of LA where their album was recorded. Among the many detrimental effects that love has on the mind, one of the more subtle is the way it litters the memory…

Posted on: February 6, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

SHERWOOD LAUNCHES U.S. HEADLINING TOUR FEBRUARY 17 IN LOS ANGELES

Sherwood, purveyors of feel good California rock, will be hitting the road launching a U.S. headlining tour in support of its most recent effort QU. The tour kicks off February 17 in Los Angeles at the famed Roxy Theater. A Beach Boys-inspired power pop band hailing from San Luis Obispo, California, Sherwood came together in 2002 while the band members were still students at the local university. Now signed to…

Posted on: February 6, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

MONDO DRAG live dates:

February 6 Iowa City, IA White Lightning Wherehouse February 9 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway Nightclub February 10 Carbondale, IL The Swamp February 11 Lexington, KY Al’s Bar February 12 Nashville, TN Springwater Supper Club February 13 Murfreesboro, TN Wall Street February 14 Greenbrier, TN Loudhouse Coffee February 15 Cincinnati, OH Blue Rock Tavern February 16 Detroit, MI Corktown Tavern February 17 Chicago, IL The Mopery February 18 Dekalb, IL…

Posted on: February 6, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Giant Drag – Hearts And Unicorns (CD)

“Kevin Is Gay” is a very weak step for Giant Drag. First off, the track relies on the presence of a much-too-repeated guitar riff for its main focus, and the meowing that ends the track just seems out of place compared to tracks like the follow-up “Cordial Invitation”. “Cordial Invitation” is the first in a long string of indie-rock tracks that Giant Drag allow their “Hearts And Unicorns” to be…

Posted on: February 5, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Introducing… Penguin Prison

Penguin Prison’s irresistibly quirky sound resides somewhere between the likes of Hot Chip, Hall and Oates, Ultravox, Wham and the Jackson 5. Born and raised in Manhattan, the mecca of musical endeavors, Chris Glover aka Penguin Prison has never been short of inspiration. Raised on a healthy diet of Michael Jackson, Prince, A Tribe Called Quest, Nat King Cole, Nirvana and Weezer, he soon began to channel such influences, and…

Posted on: February 5, 2010 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Between the Folds (DVD)

The allure of folding paper is an interesting one, as evidenced by Between The Folds. With this hour-long special, viewers will get the opportunity to go into the minds of ten individuals that ultimately decided tot drop whatever it was that they were doing with their lives (including well-paying careers and graduate studies) to learn a skill that is extremely difficult. Each individual shown by those at Green Fuse Films…

Posted on: February 5, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The title track of the new album melds raw energy with a visceral blend of sinuous melodies and shifting rhythmic patterns in the same catchy style of Victory Records label mates BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME. Hailed as a “virtual melting pot of several different metal styles” by Outburn Magazine, A HERO A FAKE prove they are not confined to traditional musical boundaries. Check out the equally gripping music video…

Posted on: February 5, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

JETS OVERHEAD at Olympics/CMW/SXSW/Coachella

Having logged appearances in the past year at Bonnaroo, the CMJ Music Marathon and Neil Young’s Bridge School Concert, Victoria, BC quintet Jets Overhead continue to build momentum on the touring front with upcoming performances at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, South by Southwest, Canadian Music Week, and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Jets Overhead will make their debut appearance at the 11th edition of Coachella on the…

Posted on: February 5, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Ghorar Deem Express – S/T (CD)

This album is not for the faint of heart, as the average track here breaks the six-minute mark. Ghorar Deem Express plays a brand of free jazz that has much more in common with jam-bands than with the (more-often) classically trained brand of jazz players. The infusion of rap-like flows during tracks like “Mucoid Plaque” really changes the context of the music, especially when one considers that Nader’s vocals are…

Posted on: February 5, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Slumberland Records celebrates 20th anniversary with blowout shows in LA and SF

Last November, Slumberland Records celebrated twenty years of releasing amazing records with a pair of sold-out shows in DC and Brooklyn that combined the current Slumberland roster with selected bands from the label’s storied past. These nights were such a roaring success that the label immediately set to planning shows for the fans on the west coast. Now we’re very pleased to announce two shows for the last weekend of…

Posted on: February 5, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Daughtry Kicks Off Super Bowl at Super Tailgate This Sunday February 7, 2010

After finishing its successful European tour Monday, Daughtry announces it will perform this Sunday at the NFL’s Super Tailgate Party outside Sun Life Stadium before the kick off of Super Bowl XLIV. Singer Chris Daughtry, bassist Josh Paul, drummer Joey Barnes, and guitarists Brian Craddock and Josh Steely plan to perform a 45 minute set of music including the band’s current hit single “Life After You” and material from their…

Posted on: February 5, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Artillery – back on the road!

Danish band Artillery will hit the road again to promote their most recent album “When Death Comes”. So far they’ve confirmed the following dates: February 20th: Oostende Festival, Ostendfest – Belgium March 27th: Ramfest, Albertslund – Denmark April 9th: Slagelse Musikhus, Slagelse – Denmark April 10th: Kansas City, Odense – Denmark April 16th: Loppen, Copenhagen – Denmark May 22nd: Rock Hard Festival, Gelsenkirchen – Germany May 7th: Walpurgis Metal Days,…

Posted on: February 5, 2010 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Air Bud: Golden Receiver Special Edition (DVD)

For those that either have forgotten or missed the movie when it first was released, Air Bud: Golden Receiver was the 1998 sequel to the original Air Bud. The film stars Kevin Zegers as Josh, who begins the film incredibly angry at eir mom for dating Dr. Patrick Sullivan (Gregory Harrison), the town’s premiere veterinarian. Without anyone to really talk to, it soon becomes apparent that Buddy, Josh’s dog, is…

Posted on: February 5, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Vernon Neilly & G-Fire – G-Fire II (CD)

One doesn’t make it on the radio when they are doing music that would be the background for the Weather Channel. The first track “LFO” is just that and every single thing that they could do wrong in trying to go and put this on the radio is there – it is instrumental, there is absolutely no driving force to the music, and everything just sounds synthesized. The second track,…

Posted on: February 5, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

SLAYER, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT ANNOUNCE NEW DATES FOR THE “AMERICAN CARNAGE” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

Slayer and Megadeth are thrilled to announce the new, confirmed routing for the American Carnage North American Tour, which will commence with the rescheduled Canadian Carnage East dates in Quebec City on Friday, July 23. Slayer will then head to Europe for a run of festival dates, returning to kick off the American Carnage leg in Albany, NY on August 11. American Carnage will play 26 dates across the United…

Posted on: February 4, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! Announce US Tour

“It used to be that Moby was the artist people thought of when the words innovative and hip were applied to a musician who had sprung from the corridors of SUNY Purchase. But Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! — a revolving band of musical party-throwers signed to David Byrne’s Luaka Bop record label — are racking up a string of much-hyped shows around Manhattan and Brooklyn.” New York Mag: “It’s nearly…

Posted on: February 4, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Jennifer Getz – Makin’ History (CD)

Starting off shakily on “Makin’ History” with a set of vocals mixed well above the level they should, “Me in your bag” has vocals reminiscent of Dolores O’Rierdan (Cranberries) and Andrea Corr (The Corrs). Continuing the inoffensive acoustic-led rock during eir second track, “Universe”, the belting out of vocals by Getz seems to find an analogue in the country of the late 70s and early 80s. Getz’s veteran move of…