Built To Last is another Rock N Roll Purgatory band that has been tremendously influenced by the rockabilly movement. This influence is shown in the very distinctive, upright-soudning bass lines of “Monster Truck” and “The Best”. Lead vocalist Phil creates the distinctive vocals, a mixture of Tiger Army, Nekromantix, The Misfits and even Reel Big Fish. In an odd change from the norm, Rocket 350 really has the bass filling…
Quite possibly the Southern Hemisphere’s best kept secret, Clubfeet is ready to announce their arrival to the world. It is the holy union of five sons of Melbourne, Australia and Cape Town, South Africa. Together, they create music that sounds like a daydream feels – ethereal, intoxicating and infinitely carefree. It is truly sublime, heart melting indie-pop. “Edge of Extremes” is the very first single from their new Gold on…
This is the Vanguard debut of Diane Schuur, and I feel that this shift in record labels is precisely what ey needed. While 2008’s “Some Other Time” (Concord) was typical Schuur, “Gathering” is the next evolutionary step forward. This renewed take on life is easily heard during “Gathering”, which will undoubtedly impress in regards to the intricate arrangements and tremendous vocal delivery that are commonplace here. The array of tracks…
The Rocket Summer sounds about as emo as you can get with their opening track “Move To The Other Side of the Block”, being essentially a Jadisonotes track: a piano with a melo-dramatic set of vocals (laid down by Bryce. What is impressiver about The Rocket Summer is the fact that Bryce does practically everything on the disc, including writing, arranging, singing, and playing on all the track – perhaps…
Dropkick Murphys will perform two landmark hometown shows–September 8 and 9–at Boston’s Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox, pending city approval. A portion of the proceeds from the two Dropkick Murphys at Fenway with Special Guests The Mighty Mighty Bosstones shows will benefit the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund–which helps support families of victims of 9/11 throughout the state–as well as the band’s charity The Claddagh Fund. Special guests The Mighty…
Wisconsin thrash metallers LAZARUS A.D. are set to hit the road on the band’s first headlining tour with the band taking on local support at each stop. The No Prisoners No Mercy Tour takes the band through NYC, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Baltimore, and more on this 14 date run kicking off in Rochester, NY on July 22. The band’s July 24th stop in Montreal at the Heavy MTL Festival sees…
The recording of the follow-up to OCTOBER FALLS ‘ critically-acclaimed A Collapse Of Faith will start in August. The Plague Of A Coming Age will contain 9 hymns and will represent a step forward from the previous material. Once again, M. Tarvonen, of MOONSORROW fame, will handle the drums on this new album. The album’s cover is being painted, as we speak, by Argentinian artist Santiago Caruso. This new piece…
Rockdotrock is the most interesting premise behind a band that I think I have ever heard. The band’s sole purpose is to turn listeners onto Norton Confidential, for reasons explained in each of the five songs. To be honest, I am not expecting much from Rockdotrock besides a whole lot of product shilling and a whole lot of cheesy songs. At the beginning of “Mr. Software”, the guitars start off…
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We have not had the opportunity to review any proteins in a few weeks, but we received a packet from Food Science of Vermont for their Whey Superior Charge. The vanilla flavoring of the Whey Superior Charge actually has more in common with ice cream rather than being a code-word for a “plain”-flavored product. This allows individuals to more easily get through their protein shakes and allow their bodies to…
There is a laid-back, funky type of interpretation of the blues on “Another Fatal Blow”. Robustelli comes out blending Lenny Kravitz with Jameroquoi, with a track like “Poppa Don’t Think” adding just enough in the way of electronic influence to keep things interesting. The style of “Poppa Don’t Think” is very radio-friendly, and could easily make Robustelli big on the alternative rock stations throughout the United States. However, instead of…
The Academy of Texas Music has awarded Steve Howell the Historical Significance Award for his January 2010 release, Since I Saw You Last. Howell will receive the award at The Texas Music Awards (TMAs) taking place Saturday, July 9 in Linden, Texas. In honoring Steve Howell and his recording, the Academy recognized “the efforts of the album to preserve for all time the fidelity of the tunes recorded and the…
Christopher Titus is the perfect example of a comedian that has brief brushes with fame but nothing that has been sustained. Titus, eir television show, ran for 3 seasons at the beginning of the millennium. Eir other comedy albums, Norman Rockwell is Bleeding and Love is Evol, have been tremendously emotional and killer pieces of comedy.
This disc has been sitting around my room for what feels like an eternity, and I finally sat down to listen to it not knowing what Robots and Empire had in store for me. The opening of “Stampede” is something that works well with the band’s title. The hard guitar and drum beat that opens up the track speaks to the empire side of things; the overwhelming force of the…
J. Irvin Dally will also be touring in support of Sun Room / Teething after a spring spent knuckled down in Los Angeles converting fans in his newly adopted homeland with performances presented by Buzzbands LA, Rollo & Grady, Friend With Both Arms, and the Los Angeles Times’ Brand X. Seeing Jordan live is a religious experience, no hyperbole. Garrett Pierce (http://narnackrecords.com/garrettpierce/) will be with J. Irvin Dally along this…
Superhumanoids makes dreamy pop that shouts summery ’60s harmonies, garage rock’s raw tonality, slick new-wave electronics, and the adventurous dissonance of ’90s indie rock. originally a solo bedroom project, the la band quickly evolved into a multifaceted foursome equally focused on propulsive live performances and glimmery productions for private listening. Superhumanoids’ 2008 demos were passed around by pals to friends of pals, leading to remix work for an array of…
The song, Black Inferno, is the third track on the album, which features nine cuts of top-notch Swedish melodic death metal. Head to hailsandhorns.com now to listen! Death Infernal was recorded at Necromorbus Studios in Stockholm, Sweden and is the band’s third full length since their inception in 2006. Demonical’s campaign to promote the album has them performing at Germany’s Summer Breeze Festival in August, the Rites of Darkness Festival…
We here at NeuFutur have provided coverage for a number of workout supplements that benefit those that take their regimens seriously. For those that run around occasionally, do yoga, or take a more low-impact approach to their fitness, some of the supplements that we have covered simply do not have much effect. Understanding this, there are a number of supplements that will benefit all equally. Twinlab has a great vitamin…
The Robot Ate Me starts off “Carousel Waltz” in a way that channels either Paul Simon or The Polyphonic Spree. This means that The Robot Ate Me creates a music that plays on the styles of the sixties while still being bleeding edge, with the inclusion of influences as wide as Death Cab For Cutie and Fischerspooner. The disc may be a year old but the music contained inside has…
Headline CD Release Shows 7/12 – Dallas, TX – Curtain Club 7/13 – Tulsa, OK – The Marquee 7/15 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop 7/16 – St Paul, MN – Station 4 7/17 – Madison, WI – TBA 7/18 – Cedar Falls, IA – The Wheelhouse Supporting DREDG 7/22 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre 7/23 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon 7/24 – Boise, ID – The…