Hi-Fi Sky – Music For Synchronized Swimming / 2005 Seersucker Fantasy / 12 Tracks / http://www.hi-fisky.com / http://www.voobrew.com / Reviewed 10 May 2005 The ambient sound of Hi-Fi Sky takes some getting used to; each of the tracks on “Music For Synchronized Swimming†tends to play around a lot with the patience of the band’s listeners. If one is impatient, they will miss out completely on what is an even-handed…
Eye Alaska kicks off the Slow Motion Tour with Rookie Of The Year today in Wichita, KS, in support of current album Genesis Underground. The U.S. dates include an appearance at Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, NJ on May 2nd, and a slot at Hoodwink Festival on April 30th, performing a set of Kanye West covers. EYE ALASKA – Brandon Wronski (vocals), Cameron Trowbridge (guitar/vocals), Christopher Osegueda (bass), Chase Kensrue…
After the singles “Let It Slip’ and “All I Wanna Do”, the moment has arrived for THE SCHOOL’s album premiere. After appearing on Rough Trade’s best of the year compilation, releasing a split single on Slumberland Records, recording various BBC sessions, and having received innumerable elegies of all kinds all over the globe, the moment has definitely arrived for this Welsh band. “Loveless Unbeliever” is that album that fans of…
Canadian punk/metal masters CANCER BATS are gearing up for the April 13th release of the Good Fight Music debut, Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones. Alternative Press Magazine’s May 2010 issue review of Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones brings attention to CANCER BATS’ impressive talent and writing skill. “…Toronto’s CANCER BATS are adept at stripping the fat from their influences and dealing strictly in the reddest, juiciest of meat.†“I can’t…
Shortly after the release of their debut album, Stuck On Nothing, Free Energy kicked off a successful week at SXSW including their television debut on Late Show with David Letterman, a Rolling Stone photo shoot at the Texas State History Museum not to mention nine outrageous performances that left every audience begging for more. The Los Angeles Times caught the band at the Fader Fort, describing frontman Paul Sprangers dance…
Hiding In Public – What Lies Ahead / 2006 Self / 11 Tracks / http://www.hidinginpublic.com / Reviewed 29 January 2007 Hiding In Public play an odd brand of rock music. If anything, tracks like “Satellite†seem to be heavy in a tradition that includes acts like The Eagles and Bryan Adams. There is not a modernization of these influences, but rather Hiding In Public attempts to perfect the musical style.…
Smirnoff is one of a few companies that actually have looked to continually innovate and change what individuals should expect from their vodkas. To that end, they have went and released two new offerings – Spiced Root Beer and Dark Roasted Espresso (review to come) – late last month. We have gotten a chance to sit down with the spirit and really see what the company has came up with.…
Theodore Presser Company is happy to announce the arrival of the 2010 worship planners and workbooks from Abingdon Press; annual, essential tools beloved by choral directors, pastors, and musicians. Created by David L. Bone and Mary J. Scifres, Prepare! (777-40102 • $22.00) is a weekly worship planbook specially designed for pastors and musicians. An all-in-one resource, it helps both the music director and pastor plan worship services for each Sunday…
This is the first time that we have done up a review of a Facebook game, but we received a pre-release link and really dug what it was about. The wife even picked up on it, so there is some considerable cross-over allure provided by the title. The star power that has been associated with the game is fairly impressive, as well. This means that upcoming rappers, singers, or DJs…
ALL LEATHER plan to hit the road this spring in support of their recent Dim Mak release When I Grow Up I Wanna F%^# Like A Girl. ALL LEATHER are a trio that features Justin Pearson, who has toured the world in a number of bands including The Locust and Some Girls, Nathan Joyner of Some Girls and Jung Sing from Mexico’s star “lazer punk” band, Maniqui Lazer. ALL LEATHER…
For those crunchy individuals, New Belgium’s Mothership Wit is the brewery’s first organically-crafted beer. Where it seems like in the last few years that companies have been more than happy to slap an organic tag on a shoddily-produced or crafted good, New Belgium has made one of the best beers that I’ve had this year. The white head and incredibly lightly-colored yellow of the beer itself hide how delectable the…
Hide From Cleo – Coffee Dreams and Acoustic Beans / 2006 Self / 17 Tracks / http://www.hidefromcleo.com / Reviewed 07 February 2007 Hide From Cleo comes out of the gates with a noisy restaurant sound, which kind of makes sense since the title of the track is called “Breakfast at Woodiesâ€. The start is not the quickest thing ever heard, but the band is setting up listeners for the rest…
Who was the greatest pop singer of all time? Well, opinions certainly do vary on that topic, but one thing is certain: Bing Crosby has to be part of the discussion. Collectors’ Choice Music feels most blessed and honored to bring you the first in a series of releases direct from the Bing Crosby Archive. Over the next couple of years you will find classic albums, unreleased albums, rare and…
The Dillinger Escape Plan have spent the past month laying waste to cities throughout North America, and will bring their headlining tour to a close on April 16th at the Coachella Festival in Indio, CA alongside Jay-Z, Muse and Faith No More. For those who missed the notoriously outrageous shows, our friends at Samson and Metalinjection.net have put together three live clips for you to check out. These were made…
Daniel Lioneye (H.I.M. side project) need a music video and are tasking their fans to create one for them. The band have launched a music video contest for the songs “I Have Never Wanted To Be Number One” and “Euroshaman.” Go to the contest page www.redmusic.com/lioneyevideo for directions on how to download the songs, lyrics, and where to upload your video once you’re done. One Grand Prize winner will recieve…
Domino Records will be releasing Owen Pallett’s “Lewis Takes Off His Shirt” on 12″ and digitally on June 22, 2010. Owen’s North American tour in support of the recently released Heartland will begin this evening in Toronto. Full dates below. Download the Dan Deacon remix of “Lewis Takes Off His Shirt” for free here: http://bit.ly/dkatXP Lewis Takes Off Shirt 12″ Track List: A 1: Lewis Takes Off His Shirt (Album…
Hey Tiger – September / 2005 Self / 10 Tracks / http://www.heytigerband.com / Reviewed 15 March 2006 I’ve never gotten why there are just so many bands coming out of New Jersey at any one given time. It seems like every second or third act is a Jersey band; is it really true that every citizen of the state has a band, oir is it some bizarre patch that individuals…
For its second album, Highland Park sextet Fol Chen presents Part II: The New December, songs of malaise and miscommunication set to dark pop and glitch-riddled chamber funk. Since the band’s inception, Fol Chen has remained a mysterious entity – its membership disguised by masks and aliases, its lyrics appearing as transmissions from a fictional world. But just as the on-album narrative has congealed in bits and pieces, the group’s…
Ari Hest – The Green Room Sessions / 2006 Sony / 5 Tracks / http://www.arihest.com / http://www.columbiarecords.com / Reviewed 19 January 2007 Ari Hest has been talked about quite a few times in the last few months, and The Green Room Sessions†is an introductory EP to show everyone who receives it exactly what Hest is about. The style of music that is played during songs like “Upstairs†is a…
Fans and music press worldwide alike are buzzing about the sophomore CD by North Carolina Americana quintet Big Daddy Love titled ‘To The Mountain’. Proclaimed inventors of a new genre of music coined Appalachian Rock, Big Daddy Love’s new CD is about to set the music world on fire! “As an Americana band from the mountains of North Carolina, Big Daddy Love has certain elements to their music that define…