After hitting listeners with a flurry of tracks, DaVinci is back with a second video off The Day The Turf Stood Still, “Ben”. For this video, Fillmore’s own created an all-encompassing metaphor through money, Ben Franklin, and the $100 bill. With samples from the King of Pop’s, “Ben”, DaVinci, paired with producer Big D., takes Michael Jackson’s lyrics and sets them to a common theme, but with a twist. Ben…
I Am Ghost – We Are Always Searching I Am Ghost – We Are Always Searching / 2005 Epitaph / 9 Tracks / http://www.iamghostmusic.com / http://www.epitaph.com / Reviewed 14 October 2005 Coming out much more like the Eurhythmics than the Nekromantix, the smooth vocals really provide a contrast with the rapidly increasing fuzziness of the instruments during “The Dead Girl Epilogue: Part One”. When the band actually gets into their…
Multi-talented producer, singer/songwriter and DJ, Richard Morel (aka MOREL) returns with his explosive new single “Shoegazer Disco” (The Remixes): the first in a series of remix packages highlighting stand-out tracks from his acclaimed third studio album ‘Death Of The Paper Boy’ (issued on his own Outsider Music imprint). The blistering set features dynamic reconstructions from electronic pop heavyweight LINUS LOVES, Finnish tech-house maestro ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ and newcomer FUZZ MONO. MOREL…
After we opened up the beer side of the alcohol review section, I found myself in a serious quandary. We were receiving some seriously full-body beers, and were not getting too much in the way of more mild or properly seasonal types of efforts. The Summerbright beer is the perfect middle ground between these tremendously deep and full-bodied beers and the more familiar, macro styles of portable bread. Saying that,…
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti will be hitting New York on May 4 for a sold out show at the Mercury Lounge with R. Stevie Moore, one of Mr. Pink’s personal heroes – after a short European tour in June, the band will return to North America for a run of dates with Pearl Harbor and Magic Kids, launching in LA and wrapping up back near home at the Detroit Bar…
Pearl Jam announced today the addition of a Newark, New Jersey engagement Tuesday, May 18th at the Prudential Center. The New Jersey engagement is part of Pearl Jam’s 12-date Midwest and East Coast tour in May of 2010. The tour kicks-off on May 3rd at Sprint Center in Kansas City and wraps on May 21st at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Pearl Jam’s U.S. tour follows the band’s…
With all the energy of the Ramones, The Hypstrz seem to “Englishify” the original Ramones sound enough to re-cast all their tracks in a favorable veneer. With tracks crashing into each other all willy-nilly like, the live songs here have a studio sensibility to them that belies their freshness and spontaneity. Crafted in such a way that ensures listeners will not be tired, the average Hypstrz track hovers right at…
FEAR FACTORY are set to kick off the second leg of their American Fear Campaign tour on May 14 at The Rialto Theater in Tucson, Arizona. The tour, also featuring Prong and Thy Will Be Done, will visit 20 cities before it concludes at The Trocadero Theater in Philadelphia. Continuing to tour in support of their latest release, Mechanize, the tour introduces the album’s third single, the controversial album closer…
EA Sports’ latest efforts in the soccer realm may just be the best in-genre that I have ever played. Instead of being a reskin of FIFA 10, there are a number of serious steps taken with this title. The amount of uniqueness brought forth soccer sims by this title is simply stellar, as individuals can expect to play as any one of nearly 200 different national teams. Furthermore, the inclusion…
2010 is the Bicentennial of Mexico’s Independence and the Centennial of the start of its Revolution. So Sones de Mexico Ensmble thought it was the perfect time to release their new album, Fiesta Mexicana: Mexican Songs & Stories for Niños and Niñas and their Papás & Mamás. It’s their response to the lack of quality educational programs available to children of Mexican ancestry. The bilingual, double-album features old Mexican folk…
With a rushed style to it, The Hybrid, a local band from Greencastle, Indiana, comes out with their first disc. Coming through with 13 tracks, of which two are original songs, we mainly get a view of The Hybrid as a band that does a lot of covers. This isn’t necessarily the case, as the band is getting a number of originals, but certain things can be said about their…
1. Cream – White Room 2. Bob Seger – Love The One You’re With 3. Jimmy Ross – First True Love Affair (Larry Levan Mix) 4. Automat – Droid (Cecil Edit) 5. Mother’s Finest – Dis Go Dis Way, Dis Go Dat Way 6. In Flagranti – Louvre For Yo 7. Siriusmo – Girls Rock 8. David Rubato – Circuit (Siriusmo Remix) 9. Harry Thumann – Sphinx 10. Azari &…
The origins of the Fu-Manchu were shrouded in mystery, and were covered in what I assumed to be spicy mustard, until Wikipedia showed me the way. While, the main character of Pandamania, made by FizzPow Games Inc., is not a villain capable of great evils, nor a Doctor by any definition, Fu-Manchu is an anti-hero of sorts. He travels the world, a bad ass with a bow, sporting his trademarked…
Free Energy Loves The Road Like A Pig Loves Corn Below are their tour dates through the middle of July. New dates are marked, NEW. They have also been profiled by ABC News’ “Amplified” You can watch it here: On ABC: http://abcnews.go.com/abcnewsnow/amplified On Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHW1_f92DHE More Headline Shows 5/8: Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club – (NEW) 5/14: Lewiston, ME @ Bates College Tour with Jukebox The Ghost 5/26: Cambridge, MA…
Upcoming Tour Dates: May 11 2010 6:00P Middle East Boston, Massachusetts May 12 2010 6:00P Highline Ballroom New York, New York May 13 2010 6:00P Diesel Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 14 2010 6:00P First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 15 2010 6:00P School Of Rock South Hackensaw, New Jersey May 16 2010 6:00P Recher Theater Towson, Maryland May 18 2010 6:00P Canal Club Richmond, Virginia May 19 2010 6:00P Tremont Music…
Thin tendrils of music start off “Country Falls”, with dreamy vocals doing much more for the construction of a musical identity than the furthering of certain lyrical ideas. “Summertime Cowboy” shows Husky Rescue re-cast their sound, sounding much like a sixties girl-group than the dreamy-pop that opened up the disc. Therein lies the most interesting fact about the band; they can completely change their style up in the space of…
The 2nd Episode of THE PROPHECY TV is online: www.youtube.com/massacrerecords [direct link to the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CatxpNKdjc ] And here are their updated tourdates: 14.05. ESCAPING FROM STUDIO SHOW, Café Wilhelm, DE- Heilbronn 10.07. HORNS UP FESTIVAL, DE- Meckesheim (w/ Pro-Pain, Torture Squad, Death Befor Dishonor) 17.07. CD-RELEASE-SHOW, t.b.a 09.10. ROCK CITY, Uster/ CH- Zürich 13.11. BLAST OF ETERNITY FESTIVAL, DE- Heilbronn
May 2 – Bamboozle – East Rutherford NJ With Yukon Blonde and Audra Mae: May 20 – The Note- Philadelphia, PA May 24 – The Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA May 25 – Grog Shop – Cleveland Heights, OH May 26 – Magic Stick – Detroit, MI May 28 – The Beat Kitchen – Chicago, IL May 29 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN May 30 – Slowdown Jr.…
evered blues/rock guitar guru Pat Travers is back out and touring in 2010 in support of his new studio release FIDELIS on Alexus Records. This hard rocking blues masterpiece is Travers long awaited studio album in the true Pat Travers signature style, in your face and full of big guitars. Being the first studio album in 5 years, Travers has put heart and soul into every note he recorded. “Ask…
Hush’s true introduction to this disc (“Hush Is Coming”) is pretty impressive, bringing a nice flow and coupling it with a rock backdrop and one of the most recognizable rappers in the game, Nate Dogg. The tinny blips that “let It Breathe” has really provide a higher tone against which Hush’s vocals really shine. The incorporation of seventies/early-eighties style of synthesizers to the track further differentiate the track from the…