I still do not understand why more cities don’t support independent publishers and magazines like SLUG. For those that are not familiar with the magazine, it is a free, Salt Lake City (and increasingly Ogden)-based coverage of events, skating (and snowboarding), music, art, and media. Beyond that, they have a hell of a strong design staff, intelligently tying together the local advertisements with well-written material. As usual, “Dear Dickheads” starts…
Hidden from light in the depths and chambers of mysticism and woe until now, the I Am EP from now-defunct Swedish occult black metal force ARMAGEDDA is finally upon us. This duo, originally known as Vokermord, released three full-length albums and a handful of demos and EPs throughout their relatively short existence. These monuments are among the purest representations of true Scandinavian black metal. ARMAGEDDA released their third album in…
There are a tremendously large amount of stores that one can shop when they go online. However, there are precious little in the way of clues that potential shoppers may have when they begin to navigate. Luckily, there are a few web sites that individuals can use to find exactly what they want. For my money, though, the best of these sites has to be ShopWiki UK.
Boise, ID’s most intriguing export, the newly-christened WOLVSERPENT (known previously as PUSSYGUT) have revealed the details of their first-ever major North American tour. During the month-long trek, the ghostly duo will will be playing their upcoming opus Blood Seed in its overwhelming entirely, unraveling their haunting gothic tapestries of violin and doom, ambient and pathos, upon an army of strangers. WOLVSERPENT will be joined along their left-hand path by their…
The job of a policeman is to serve and protect. Jesse Weeks, a police officer with a music career does just that: serving listeners with relaxed melodies and protecting the pop song as a well crafted work of art. It was a few years ago when Weeks penned ‘Somewhere In The Distance’ with friend Paul Burns, a carefree and catchy track, blending Jason Mraz-esque harmonies with Jack Johnson’s summer-ready groove.…
The Brooklyn indie-rock, dream-pop trio Kordan are set to release their anticipated first full-length album this October. Their shoegazey-electro textures take cue from the guitar drones of late 80s/early 90s groups like Ride or Swervedriver and are driven by propulsive, post-punk rhythms and synths of earlier Factory/Mute releases. More contemporarily, think a more melancholy, darker (but still dancey) flipside to the upbeat indie pop of The Drums. Don’t sleep! Kordan…
Following seven historic shows as part of “The Big Four” European festival dates with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth, Anthrax will join Slayer and Megadeth on the Jagermeister Fall Music Tour set to kick off September 24 at Superpages in Dallas, TX. The 20-date concert trek will mark the first U.S. tour Anthrax has done since vocalist Joey Belladonna rejoined the band earlier this year, and the first time the three…
Have you been keeping up on all the crazy Valencia news? Well, in case you’ve living in your bathtub without internet, here’s what you missed. The band debuted the art for their newest album, Dancing With A Ghost over on the Alternative Press Twitter (look who they are following). There’s also an explanation from Brendan of why they chose their album title and art over on AltPress.com! In even more…
Jazz sensibility with future dancefloor orientated grooves, deep funk, tough drums and tropical rhythms… Will Holland, aka Quantic, is one of the most talented and prolific artists in the world of alternative dance music today. Recording under various guises, (Will’s musical projects also include The Limp Twins, a duo he formed with sometime DJ partner Russell Porter on vocals, and his unmistakably savvy production completing the magic), it is under…
They say a journey begins with a single step. Ian Boddy’s journey began in 1979 when he walked into the studio at Newcastle’s Spectro Arts Workshop. Intrigued by the sounds emanating from the banks of VCS3 synthesisers and Revox tape recorders, he started a 30 year odyssey of musical experimentation and adventure. Never following the mainstream or courting a band-centric musical path he has nevertheless forged a truly unique musical…
September is a funny old month…weary-eyed and bronzed white Isle refugees return, and the summer vibe and holiday spirit is already well on the way to rapidly slipping through our fingers as the festival season draws to a close. Before students have even had the chance to blu tack the Bob Marley posters to their weed stained walls, Shindig shows no sign of acting their celebrated grand old age of…