Month: October 2012

Posted on: October 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AVAN LAVA cover Mark Ronson’s “Somebody To Love Me” for W Hotel Singapore

AVAN LAVA Release “Somebody To Love Me” (Mark Ronson Cover) in Celebration of W Hotel Singapore Opening Premiered by VIBE Magazine HERE Brooklyn’s AVAN LAVA Headline Music Hall of Williamsburg Tomorrow, Friday October 26th (+ next NYC show is 12/1 @ Brooklyn Museum) Last weekend, AVAN LAVA performed live at the opening of W Hotel Singapore with Mark Ronson DJ’ing the event, and they revealed a never-before-heard cover of Ronson’s dance track,…

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Posted on: October 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

007 Legends (Xbox 360)

  007 Legends is stylistically based off of last year’s GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, but the engine has been polished up and made into a title that feels fresh and familiar. The title shines on the differentiation of game play styles that are available to players. There are missions that will have players taken to the limit in terms of defense, assault missions, and even keeping 007 off the radar. The…

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Posted on: October 25, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

TERRIBLE FEELINGS RELEASE BLANK HEADS 7″ EP

Just in time to coincide with their second-ever North American tour (tour dates below), Malmö, Sweden’s Terrible Feelings will release their Blank Heads EP on 7″ vinyl via Brooklyn’s Freedom School Records on Halloween (order it at http://freedomschoolrecords.blogspot.com).  Originally recorded in 2011, the four-track EP was self-released by the band in Europe in 2011 but hasn’t seen physical release on North American shores until now.  Noisey is streaming the EP’s…

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Posted on: October 25, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE ENEMY UK SIGN WITH EONE MUSIC

One of UK’s most beloved rock bands, THE ENEMY UK have signed a North American deal with eOne Music and will release a brand new digital only EP titled, “Streets in the Sky” here in the states this fall. The “Streets In The Sky” full length has already been released in the UK debuting at #9 on the UK album chart with full critical acclaim from NME, Q, & The Sun.…

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Posted on: October 25, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Goomba Music / Turkey Vulture Records to Release Beyond Threshold’s “Who We Are” on October 30th

Goomba Music, home to heavy-hitters like Brand New Sin and Pro-Pain, has teamed with Turkey Vulture Records for the release of Who We Are, the sophomore effort from Rockford, Illinois’ Beyond Threshold.   With the release of their 2010 debut, Revolution, Beyond Threshold established themselves as one of the fastest rising and most impressive new acts in the active rock/metal scene. Over the past two years, the band has shared…

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Posted on: October 25, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Cata9tales – A Chameleon’s Dream (CD)

  Kaboombox is a hot bit of electronic-infused rap music. Hints of Korn, Coal Chamber, and Boondox can all be heard during this funky, energetic, and overall fun introduction to Cata9tales. Of particular note during this track has to be the production, which allows the track to stay crisp and compelling through its run time. Open Letter To Generation Adderall provides listeners with a grittier and harder feel, with the…

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Posted on: October 25, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Time and Energy – Strange Kind of Focus (CD)

  Hot Air has so much going on that the track will require listeners to give it multiple spins before they can feel as if they have gotten everything that Time and Energy has placed into it. Whether it is the overall jam feel to the effort, the jazz-influenced drum lines, or the emotive horns, Time and Energy have ensured that there is something for everyone. Breakdown slows things up;…

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Posted on: October 25, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SCALE THE SUMMIT BEGIN WORK ON NEW ALBUM

Progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT have begun working on their next album, the follow-up to their highly acclaimed 2011 release “The Collective,” which Guitar World cited as as “essential prog.” A spring 2013 release is expected. Guitarist Chris Letchford announced the following: “We just started work on our next album. The material we have written so far is definitely pushing us into new territory. Very excited to see what we create! It’s…

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Posted on: October 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ERAAS EAST COAST TOUR WITH BEAR IN HEAVEN STARTS TONIGHT

ERAAS, the tribal atmospheric Brooklyn-based quartet (led by its two founding members Robert Toher and Austin Stawiarz which arose from the ashes of New England-based project Apse in 2011), will be hitting the road with Bear In Heaven starting tonight, in support of their S/T debut recently released on new Brooklyn imprint Felte.  The band recently did a beat-heavy remix of their own track “Briar Path,” and Brooklyn Vegan had…

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Posted on: October 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

State Bird – Marching Thru The Wilderness (CD)

  State Bird’s “Marching Thru The Wilderness” is an interesting album. State Bird reminds listeners of a few different acts. There seems to be the same large-scale sound that acts like The Boy Least Likely To and The Flaming Lips. The band is so off the wall that tracks like “Behold the Lamb” has a bouncy, almost Beatles-like feel to it, while still maintaining a current sound that will put…

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Posted on: October 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Morcheeba’s SKYE Announces New Album, Back To Now, out 10/30

Trip-hop’s undisputed Queen and Morcheeba frontwoman Skye returns this Autumn with her third solo record, Back To Now, released through [PIAS] America on October 30th. Production credits for the album, which is accompanied by lead single ‘Featherlight‘, come from the Grammy Award winner Stephen Fitzmaurice (Paloma Faith, Metronomy and Professor Green).  In conjuction with the annoucement of the album, Skye shares the video for “Featherlight.” Back To Now sees Skye on assured…

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Posted on: October 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

RYAN LESLIE’S LES IS MORE #1 IN 8 COUNTRIES

Ryan Leslie released his third studio album, Les Is More this week via NextSelection Lifestyle Group/BDG (BDG is distributed by RED Distribution, a division of SONY Music Entertainment). Les Is More is currently #1 on the iTunes Hip-Hop Charts in 8 countries including U.S., Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, and Switzerland.   The album is also #1 for the day at Newbury Comics, a top independent retailer in Boston,…

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Posted on: October 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MUNRUTHEL Release Video For “CREEDamage”

Ukrainian ambient folk pagan metal outfit MUNRUTHEL, which is celebrating its 15-year anniversary, has unleashed a new video for the title track from their forthcoming fifth   album, CREEDamage. The video is now playing at this location. CREEDamage will be released on November 12th via Svarga Music. Performed in the finest traditions of Symphonic Pagan Metal, the new album also features guest vocals from Masha “Scream” (ARKONA) and Wulfstan (FOREFATHER), as well…

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Posted on: October 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CHAOS IN TEJAS ANNOUNCES MORE BANDS

Chaos in Tejas is pleased to announce the 2nd round of artists set to take over Austin, Texas next June. The legendary d-beat Japanese band Framitd & Infest have been added, alongside New Jersey shredders Screaming Females,  post-punkers Total Control, The Men, Wiccans & loads more. Look for more announcements in the upcoming weeks, including ticket info! Chaos in Tejas takes place from May 30th to June 2nd 2013. Chaos…

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Posted on: October 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Scotty McCreery’s Christmas With Scotty McCreery Debuts at No. 4 on Billboard Top 200

Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope artist Scotty McCreery debuts at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200, No. 2 on the Top Country Albums charts and No. 1 on the Top Seasonal Albums chart with Christmas With Scotty McCreery, selling over 40,000 albums. As the holiday season begins, this is the best-selling holiday album so far this season.   “I owe it all to my fans,” said McCreery. “It’s just incredible that…

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Posted on: October 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Starvations – Gravity’s A Bitch (CD)

  Starting out their “The Rising Horizon” with a track that recalls both The Nekromantix as well as 45 Grave, the end results of this debut by The Starvation is a retro-rock song couched in the rockabilly tradition. “Purgatory” is a bizarre mashup of Billy Joel, Bright Eyes, and the “goth Elvis” vocals reminiscent of Danzig. What comes to bear throughout a great deal of the disc, and really comes…

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Posted on: October 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Stat Quo – Get Low (CD)

  The first effort from “Eminem Presents: The Re-Up” was a weak track from Eminem featuring Cashis. This is the second single from this album, and this will determine largely whether “The Re-Up” will be a success or just another album that will be gathering dust at music stores worldwide. The immediate thing that one will notice about “Get Low” is that the strings of the backing beat provide an…

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Posted on: October 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

VENOMOUS MAXIMUS’ Entire New Album “Beg Upon the Light” Streamin

 Texas occult metal band VENOMOUS MAXIMUS will release its new album Beg Upon the Light on October 30 via Occulture Records. The award winning group recorded at Origin Sound in Houston with a head space described as “somewhere between a Alejandro Jodorowsky film and a New Orleans voodoo den.” Beg Upon the Light‘s striking cover art was designed by artist Dann Miller and builds on the band’s ever-evolving thematic that involves, among other things, magic,…

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Posted on: October 23, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SIMON SPIRE RELEASES U.S. DEBUT OF FOUR-LETTER WORDS

 Indie pop singer/songwriter Simon Spire hits the U.S. with a new album titled Four-Letter Words out today!  Spire has also released a new video for the single, “Uncomfortable,” from the forthcoming release. Originally from New Zealand, Simon Spire’s musical journey brought him to New York where he has lived for the last few years and where he ultimately wrote and recorded the new material. Four-Letter Words was produced by Rich…

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Posted on: October 23, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NAILS: Track Streaming At Cvlt Nation

  This week Southern California killers NAILS will storm the West Coast on a six-city tour supporting Converge, alongside Torche and Kvelertak. The riot will originate in Seattle this Wednesday and spread through Portland, San Francisco, Pomona and Los Angeles before burning down Mesa, Arizona on October 30th.   NAILS will drop a new 7” via Southern Lord at the turn of the year. The Obscene Humanity 7” captures three…

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