Month: March 2010

Posted on: March 29, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS KICK OFF RECORD STORE DAY – APRIL 17, 2010

Coast to coast, fans visiting select local independent record stores on RECORD STORE DAY, Saturday, April 17, will have an opportunity to preorder the new, limited edition EP by The Smashing Pumpkins, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope Vol 1: Songs For A Sailor. The pre-order is exclusive to independent record stores. By preordering the EP, fans will be guaranteed to own the EP and will immediately receive a collector’s edition Smashing Pumpkins…

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Posted on: March 29, 2010 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Heavy Metal Jazz Concepts – S/T (CD)

Doing covers of jazz classics in a heavy metal vein might seem odd, but to be real, this is just a noisier version of a traditional jazz band. What they qualify as “Heavy Metal” on this disc is as tame as a Doors record, and about as clichéd as those California hucksters. I can say I have a fan of the decision to make the bass lines audible as per…

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Posted on: March 29, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Candlelight Records Signs Sweden’s OCTOBER TIDE

Candlelight Records today confirms the worldwide signing of OCTOBER TIDE. The band featuring guitarist Fredrik Norrman, vocalist Tobias Netzell, drummer Robin Bergh, and session bassist Jonas Kjellgren (Scar Symmetry, Carnal Forge) is currently finishing work on their still untitled new album. Expected for release early fall, it will be the first new recording from the band in over ten years. It follows recent reissue of the band’s acclaimed debut Rain…

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Posted on: March 29, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Jon Hassell – Maarifa Street: Magic Realism 2 (CD)

Jon Hassell – Maarifa Street: Magic Realism 2 / 2005 Nyen / 7 Tracks / http://www.maarifastreet.com / http://www.takticmusic.com / Reviewed 18 May 2005 “Maarifa Street” starts out with “Divine S.O.S.”, a track that seems just as influenced by jazz reminiscing on the Pink Panther theme as it is by ancient East Asian sounds. Each of the tracks on this disc are given the proper time by Hassell, with the average…

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Posted on: March 29, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Corinne Bailey Rae – North American Tour

4/6 Los Angeles, CA Vibiana 4/9 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom 4/11 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre 4/12 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre 4/15 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom 4/17 Indio, CA Coachella Music and Arts Festival 4/22 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre 4/24 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall 4/26 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre 4/28 Montreal, QC Club Soda 4/30 Boston, MA House of Blues 5/1 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts 5/3…

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Posted on: March 28, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

EULOGY RECORDINGS Signs HATE YOUR GUTS

Eulogy Recordings is very proud to announce the signing of Connecticut’s HATE YOUR GUTS. Their new album “BASTARD’S DISEASE” was recently recorded by Jay Silvestri and Kurt Zikaras at the Elwood Studio in Milford, CT, mixing and mastering was done by Nick Bellmore at Dexter’s Lab (Hatebreed, Kingdom of Sorrow, Toxic Holocaust) in Milford, CT. “BASTARD’S DISEASE” will be released on Eulogy Recordings this summer. They will be touring full…

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Posted on: March 28, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BRING ME THE HORIZON ENTER THE STUDIO

UK metal band Bring Me The Horizon have entered the studio to record their anticipated follow-up to the band’s breakthrough 2008 album Suicide Season, which Epitaph Records recently released as a Deluxe Edition in the US. Having spent the past few months holed up in their Sheffield rehearsal studio writing material for their third studio album, Bring Me The Horizon have entered Sweden’s Studio Fredman where they are once again…

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Posted on: March 28, 2010 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

The Heavenly States – Black Comet (CD)

Something that strikes me about The Heavenly States is the tremenous amount of restraint that they maintain throughout the earliest states of the disc. While lead vocalist Ted strains eir vocals during tracks like “Pretty Life”, the entire band’s output is very sedate. Tracks like “Black Comet” are so dense that they can work on four or five distinct levels without blending the distinct instruments into a muck. The density…

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Posted on: March 28, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Harlots – The Human War Machine (CD)

Harlots – The Human War Machine / 2006 Self / 2 Tracks / http://www.harlots666.com / harlots666@yahoo.com / Reviewed 24 August 2006 “This Is A Test…and No Flesh Shall Be Spared” is recorded in a very rough way. The heaviness of the track could be due to the guitars and drums playing off of each other, or it may very well be that the distortion created by the recording of these…

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Posted on: March 28, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

MORE THAN 20 FAMED AUTHORS ADDED TO APPEAR AT TRI-CITY SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZA

The all-star cast continues to grow on the Life & Faith Tour as USA Today and New York Times Best-Selling Author Karen Kingsbury alongside former Survivor contestant and now motivational speaker Austin Carty and popular pop-rock band Hawk Nelson join the spectacular lineup for the tri-city summer extravaganza that will visit Richmond, VA (6/19/2010), Rockingham, NC (7/10/2010) and Atlanta (7/24/2010). In addition to Kingsbury, 20 additional famed fiction and non-fiction…

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Posted on: March 28, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

STARS RELEASE FIFTH ALBUM “THE FIVE GHOSTS” JUNE 22

The wait is over and Canada’s most revered indie troop, STARS,return with their fifth full-length album, The Five Ghosts, available June 22. Five Ghosts marks the first release on the band’s new label imprint Soft Revolution Records licensed everywhere around the world except Canada through Vagrant Records . ‘We have never written an album with this much cohesion and unity’ says vocalist Amy Millan , ‘It is the first time…

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Posted on: March 28, 2010 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

NeuFutur Vacation

I don’t do many personal posts here on the online version of our ‘zine, but just wanted to update everyone. The staff is on our first lengthy vacation for about four or five years – literally. We’re going to keep updating as best we can, but our reviews until April Fool’s Day will be going back into our massive archives. There will be pieces here that have not seen the…

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Posted on: March 28, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Cannibal Corpse to hit the road this April with guests 1349, Skeletonwitch, & Lecherous Nocturne

Tampa, FL death metalers CANNIBAL CORPSE are gearing up to hit the road in the band’s first headline run since the band headlined the Hot Topic stage on 2009’s Rockstar Mayhem Festival. Joining CANNIBAL CORPSE on The Evisceration Plague Tour is 1349 (on select dates), Skeletonwitch and Lecherous Nocturne. Decibel & Metal Sucks Present: The Evisceration Plague Tour kicks off on Tuesday, April 20th in Orlando, FL and finishes up…

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Posted on: March 28, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Hard Skin – Same Meat Different Gravy (CD)

Hard Skin – Same Meat Different Gravy / 2005 TKO Records / 13 Tracks / cuntchops@theoldbill.com / http://www.tkorecords.com / Reviewed 12 March 2005 Hard Skin is one of the most solid and impressive oi! Bands to come out ever, which is even more of a feat since their music is technically a “send-up of oi music”. Much like their ideological brothers Stars and Stripes (and to a lesser degree Manic…

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Posted on: March 27, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Microbunny Releases 49 Swans

Many people file King Cobb Steelie in the “Where are they now?” file. However, a more appropriate filing should be “What could have been.” Al Okada knows this filing system all too well. In his seven years as a founding member of King Cobb Steelie, Okada had the esteemed pleasure of working with seminal producers such as Bill Laswell and Steve Albini. Furthermore, KCS’s Project Twinkle was nominated for a…

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Posted on: March 27, 2010 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

A Heartwell Ending – Trust Us We Lie (CD)

A Heartwell Ending starts out their “Trust Us We Lie” with some of the most genuine and impressive new emo since Amber Pacific cut their “Fading Days” EP. Whether the band is able to live up to that comparison for the rest of the disc is the $64,000 question. While the vocals created by A Heartwell Ending are good purveyors of information, they also work admirably with the guitar works…

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Posted on: March 27, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Ray Chen Signs Exclusive Contract With Sony Classical

Violinist Ray Chen, who captivated the classical music scene with his consecutive victories at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2009 and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition in 2008, has signed an exclusive multi-year recording contract with Sony Classical. In February of this year, Mr. Chen signed a worldwide general management contract with CAMI Music. His first album on Sony Classical, slated to be released at the end of 2010, will feature…

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Posted on: March 27, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Hanover Saints – Murdertown (CD)

Hanover Saints – Murdertown / 2006 GMM / 15 Tracks / http://www.thehanoversaints.com / http://www.gmmrecords.net / Reviewed 19 May 2006 Each of the songs on “Murdertown” is really clean and clear for streetpunk music, but at some point there is nothing harder and more fun than what the Hanover Saints put onto this disc. The first track that will hit listeners over the head repeatedly has to be “The Crosshairs”. From…

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Posted on: March 27, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

“A Little More Country Than That” Makes Rory’s 4th Number One Penned Song

Last week, husband and wife duo Joey+Rory were named ACM’s Top New Vocal Duo and are now considered nominees for the Top New Artist award. This week, the couple, also nominated for ACM Vocal Duo, will perform and receive their “New Duo” trophy during a taping of the Trace Adkins-hosted GAC special “ACM Top New Artists,” which will premiere Thursday, April 1. “Wow, where do we begin?” laughs Rory. “It…

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Posted on: March 27, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Thomas Gandy (Cagedbaby) – ‘Mercy Hump’

April 19th will see the release of the Double AA Side, ‘Get it On’ and ‘Mercy Hump’ the first release under the name Thomas Gandey on Southern Fried Records. This marks the launch of a string of releases aimed strictly for the dancefloor and we will be releasing one double AA side per month from now on the mighty Southern Fried. 26/3 SNAFU – ABERDEEN 5-10/4 SNOWBOMBING – AUSTRIA (Check…

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