Month: February 2012

Posted on: February 22, 2012 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Announcing the debut full length from Hills Like Elephants

Track Listing 1. Hells Needs Calvary 2. Intriguing Dilemma 3. Background 4. Invisible Ink 5. Perfect Enemy (Sushi Dinners) 6. Even 7. Inebriated Afterthoughts 8. Bad Bluff 9. Temporary Temperaments 10. Common Theme Bourbon-based modern Motown bluesman Sean Davenport is no stranger to aborted romance. The Bonita born pianist spent the better part of his young adulthood stumbling from Boston to New York to L.A. and back to San Diego,…

Posted on: February 20, 2012 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

FRANKENBOK – MORE TOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS!

FEB 24 – Newcastle (NSW) @ Club LED MAR 9 – Thornbury (VIC) @ The Prague MAR 10 – Geelong (VIC) @ The Barwon Club MAR 11 – Melbourne (VIC) @ The Cherry Bar MAR 16 – Ballarat (VIC) @ The Karova Lounge MAR 30 – Bendigo (VIC) @ The Newmarket Hotel APR 12 – Auckland (NZ) @ The Crowbar (w/Sinate) APR 13 – Palmeston Nth (NZ) @ Royal Hotel…

Posted on: February 18, 2012 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

California dreampoppers Summer Twins announce national tour dates with Peter Case & Paul Collins supporting self-titled Burger Records-released debut LP!

On their debut self-titled LP out via Burger Records, sisters Chelsea and Justine Brown – aka Summer Twins – deliver dreampop rock & roll songs drenched in California sun. In March, Summer Twins hit the road with Paul Collins of The Beat and Peter Case of The Plimsouls bringing their 50s and 60s inspired pop garage rock across the nation. For a preview of what to expect from the Summer…

Posted on: February 18, 2012 Posted by: marcussutherland Comments: 0

Dark Empire – From Refuge To Ruin (CD)

New Jersey’s Dark Empire returns with their third release, “From Refuge to Ruin” On March 27th Via Nightmare Records. Band members are Brian Larkin (vocals) Matt Moliti (guitars, vocals) Randy Knecht (bass) Produced by Jeremy Krull and artwork by Gustavo Sazes (Arch Enemy, Firewind, Morbid Angel) . If you were to ask me what genre they fall under it is hard to explain (progressive, power, death, and thrash) is this…

Posted on: February 17, 2012 Posted by: marcussutherland Comments: 0

Stigmhate- The Sun Collapse (CD)

Italy’s Apocalyptic Black metal band Stigmhate is set to release their new album ‘The Sun Collapse on March 26th 2012 on Bakerteam Records. Band members are mike (guitars) VVLV (drums) marco (guitars and vocals). ‘The Sun Collapse’ was recorded and mixed between Outer Sound Studios and Destroyed Studios by Giuseppe Orlando (Novembre) and the band’s own guitarist Mike, and mastered at Hertz Studios, Poland. Artwork by Malfeitor Fabban (Aborym), is…

Posted on: February 17, 2012 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Brokaw – Interiors (CD) Review

Brokaw the punk/stoner band from Seattle, Washington recently released their debut LP “Interiors” back on Januaury 24th. band members are G. Stuart Dahlquist (bass) Mike Henderson (vocals) Rick Troy (guitars) Rich Medic (drums) When asked about the bands name they replied “We chose the name because it’s simple yet has some very complex associations,” says Brokaw’s bass player Stuart Dahlquist. “And masculine which might reflect our music/composition process accurately.” “Interiors”…

Posted on: February 17, 2012 Posted by: marcussutherland Comments: 0

Bejelit – Emerge (CD) Review

Bejelit the power metal group from Italy are preparing to release a new album titled “Emerge” Members are Giorgio Novarino (Bass) Giulio Capone (Drums, Keyboards) Sandro Capone (Guitars) Marco Pastorino (Guitars) Fabio Privitera (Vocals) Bejelit released their debut album “Hellgate” back in 2004 and since then they’ve built a solid reputation by releasing two more albums also touring all over Europe, Their biggest appearance being in 2011 at Slovenia’s Metal…

Posted on: February 15, 2012 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Cotton Mather – Kontiki [Deluxe Edition] (CD)

Austin’s Cotton Mather reside in that category of extremely talented/highly underrated bands, a slot that has included groups like Jellyfish, Big Star and Teenage Fanclub to name just a very few. That has, thankfully not stopped The Star Apple Kingdom label for re-releasing Kontiki, their best album, in an impressive two disc set. Originally put out in 1997, when the general public was inexplicable shelling out cash for The Spice…

Posted on: February 13, 2012 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Stream Lambchop’s Mr. M

Lambchop‘s Mr. M will be in stores on February 21, but NPR is streaming the full album now at NPR Music. Also, see the new video for “Gone Tomorrow” featuring underground Nashville wrestlers at NPR’s All Songs Considered blog. Of Mr. M, NPR says: But, for an album that once bore the working title Major League Bummer, Mr. M isn’t mournful so much as winsome; it’s no accident of sequencing…

Posted on: February 12, 2012 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Freshman 15, AbsolutePunk.net stream new track, “Mistake Ex-Girlfriend”

Southeast pop punk quartet, Freshman 15, has teamed up with AbsolutePunk.net to debut the first song from the band’s upcoming sophomore release, Here’s The Feeling Good. The new track, “Mistake Ex-Girlfriend,” is streaming exclusively on Freshman 15’s AbsolutePunk.net profile page at: http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=5412. Commented bassist Davey Hoogerwerf, “’Mistake Ex-Girlfriend’ is a song that nearly anyone can relate to. We’ve all been in relationships we’ve later regretted, but life goes on and…