Month: February 2013

Posted on: February 22, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Unclean New Album The Eagle

Ohio-based trio THE UNCLEAN has this month self-released their sophomore full-length album, in the process unleashing some of the most classic but contemporary, polluted but pristine rock n’ roll the underground has to offer. Known for trolling Akron’s dive-bars and tattoo shops, the members of THE UNCLEAN collective pulled their resources together in 2007. Hailing from predominantly sludge/doom-scene acts including Rue, Fistula, Sofa King Killer, with this act the members…

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Posted on: February 22, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SOEN: Debut From Progressive Supergroup

SOEN, the progressive metal supergroup featuring drummer Martin Lopez (ex-Opeth, Amon Amarth), bassist Steve DiGiorgio (Sadus, Testament, Death, Iced Earth), vocalist Joel Ekelöf (Willowtree), and guitarist Kim Platbarzdis, are pleased to bring their Cognitive debut stateside this Summer.   Initially released digitally via Spinefarm Records last Winter, Cognitive was mixed by David Bottrill  (Tool, Coheed and Cambria, Silverchair, Smashing Pumpkins, Muse, etc.), mastered by João Carvalho, and features ten tracks…

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Posted on: February 22, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

VP RECORDS WILL RELEASE A SERIES OF LIMITED EDITION VINYL PIECES

VP Records will unleash four vinyl selections for Record Store Day 2013 –  a recently complied selection of Barrington Levy classics from 1979 – 1984 entitled Sweet Reggae Music, two reissues of rare dub sessions including Winston Edwards’ Natty Locks Dub and King Tubby & Lee Scratch Perry’s King Tubby Meets The Upsetter At The Grass Roots Of Dub and a picture disc single for Little John’s Clarks Booty (dye cut in the shape of a Clarks desert boot). These vinyl…

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Posted on: February 22, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Hip Hop Artist, Andy Mineo’s “Heroes for Sale”

You have heard Andy Mineo on Sin is Wack Vol. 1. ,Tedashii’s Blacklight, Ambassador’s Stop the Funeral, Flame’s Captured and Lecrae’s Background, but on April 16, you will have the opportunity to hear directly from the NY hip hop artist as he unleashes his debut album Heroes for Sale (Reach Records). Heroes for Sale blends a variety Mineo’s musical influences  including hymns, heavy metal, hip-hop, and classical while unveiling a…

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Posted on: February 22, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

KATE EARL: April Tour with Andrew McMahon of Jack’s Mannequin

Kate Earl is pleased to announce a run of support dates this April with former Jack’s Mannequin and Something Corporate frontman Andrew McMahon, dates listed below. Kate, a remarkable singer and role model emerged with a flourish this winter on Stronger, her third album and debut for Downtown Records.  The album’s sound – a rootsy brand of all-American pop rock – recalls classic works by legendary female artists such as Stevie Nicks and Joni…

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Posted on: February 22, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

UK’s SCANNERS WILL PLAY SXSW AND RELEASE EP ON MARCH 5th ON DIM MAK

Later this year Love Is Symmetry album will come out on Dim Mak Records. Supported: Late of the Pier, Laura Marling, Datarock, Devo, Air, The Horrors, Forward Russia, Asobi Seksu, Florence and the Machine, The Charlatans, Electric Six, These New Puritans, Juliette Lewis, Steve Aoki, Uffie and many more. The Scanners story starts at a rehearsal studio in Camden Town London in 2005. Sarah and Mat had loads of songs…

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Posted on: February 21, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CHARIOTS OF THE GODS Announce Tour Dates + New Video ‘Tides of War’

Ottawa, ON’s melodic death thrashers Chariots of The Gods are proud to announce they will performing the following Quebec and Ontario tour dates in support of their recently released full length album ‘Tides of War’. Produced by award winning producer/engineer/mixer Glen Robinson who has worked with names such as The Ramones, AC/DC, GWAR, Annihilator and Voivod, COTG’s new album delivers 14 epic, crushing tracks to follow up their well received 2010 debut EP ‘Reverence,’ which the band aggressively toured in Quebec and Ontario, sharing…

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Posted on: February 21, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Introducing “Painting on a Corpse” new track from Ensemble Pearl’s debut record

Earlier this week, The Quietus premiered a new track by a new band on Drag City. Ensemble Pearl is a new project consisting of Stephen O’Malley ( Sunn O)))), Atsuo (Boris), Michio Kurihara (Ghost) and William Herzog. Their debut release will be out March 19th. See what the Quietus had to say about Ensemble Pearl below: “As is to be expected from such a roster, the music itself is dense,…

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Posted on: February 21, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

JOHN GRANT SHARES DUNGEONESSE REMIX OF “BLACK BELT”

After recently announcing the US release of his new LP Pale Green Ghosts for Partisan Records on May 14th, the followup to his critically acclaimed 2010 debut Queen of Denmark, John Grant is back today to share a remix of his most recent single “Black Belt.” Where the original was upbeat disco house, Baltimore duo Dungeonesse (Jon Ehrens of The Art Department and Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak) slow the track down,…

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Posted on: February 21, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and The Gil Evans Orchestra Live At Montreux

Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to announce the March 19 release of Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991. [Pre-book Order Date February 22, MSRP $14.98 for DVD, $19.98 for Blu-ray].  This concert from July 8, 1991 was the last of Miles Davis’ many appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival and took place only a few months before his death.  This show was…

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Posted on: February 21, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE IKE REILLY ASSASSINATION PLANS RESIDENCIES IN CHICAGO AND MINNEAPOLIS

The Chicago concentration, which has been dubbed the “Vespers Residency,” will take place at Schuba’s on two Sunday evenings per month in March, April, and May. The Schuba’s Residency will give Chicago a chance to hear the debut of the explosive new songs live for the first time, as well as material from The IRA’s massive catalog. The shows will have guests from Chicago and elsewhere, as well as an…

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Posted on: February 21, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

KMFDM 2013 Tour dates!

Mar 8 · Portland, OR Star Theater Mar 9 · San Francisco, CA The Independent Mar 10 · Hollywood, CA The Fonda Theatre Mar 11 · Santa Ana, CA Observatory Mar 12 · Pheonix, AZ Crescent Room Mar 14 · San Antonio, TX Backstage Live Mar 15 · Dallas, TX Trees Mar 16 · Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre Mar 17 · Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse Mar 18 · Falls…

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Posted on: February 21, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Beverly Hills Teens DVD Review

    Beverly Hills Teens was a mid-eighties show that had a moderately successful run through the last few months of 1987. Beverly Hills Teens was odd in that new episodes of the show were released every day of the week. This DVD set captures the first half of the shows run, with 32 episodes captured in total. The show has had specific episodes released on the VHS format, but…

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Posted on: February 20, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

‘RUMBLE AND SWAY’ EP TO BE RELEASED MARCH 5TH

Jamie N Commons, the UK singer/songwriter who was nominated for the BBC Sound Poll of 2012 for his first UK release The Baron EP,  will release his U.S. debut Rumble And Sway EP digitally March 5th (March 12th physical) on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records.  The EP is available for pre-order now on iTunes.   Produced by Alex Da Kid (Dr. Dre, Eminem, Nicki Minaj), Eg White (Florence + the Machine, Adele) and…

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Posted on: February 20, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Hecks ‘Trust and Order’ 7in debut out Feb 26th 2013

Adorned as Chicago’s Best New Rock Duo in 2012 by the Chicago Reader, The Hecks are critically acclaimed newcomers that cannot be contained by classification. Commonly connected with critical genres “garage” and “noise,” on their debut Moniker Records 7”, Zach Hebert and Andrew Mosiman move beyond those confines to create winding pop gems that steadily shift between pulsating rhythms, unexpected fragments, and unrestrained feedback. Conveying their open-minded creativity and development…

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Posted on: February 20, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Outfit Release Vintage Laced Video for “Strange Bones”

Watch the Video for “Strange Bones” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEY_1U7298k Are you ready to get rid of your winter blues? Denver, Colorado based quartet, THE OUTFIT, are ready to help you shake them off. The band offers an earnest take on garage rock revival, building on the ground laid out by acts such as The Strokes and the early days of Kings of Leon. Make no mistake though; The Outfit is a band…

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Posted on: February 20, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

TAPROOT ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES

Michigan rockers, TAPROOT have announced they will hit the East Coast beginning this Friday, February 22nd in Riverview, Michigan, for a ten city tour. Watch this video and see a full listing of tour dates here. Mixing their blue-collar work ethic with catchy choruses, intense energy and magnetic riffs, TAPROOT celebrated their fifteenth anniversary as a band with the release of their sixth studio album The Episodes (4/10/12). The Episodes…

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Posted on: February 20, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Edge Of Attack Release Debut Self Titled Album

Left to right: Dallas Dyck (Rhythm guitar), Roxanne Gordey (Vocals), Jurekk Whipple (Lead guitar, vocals), Denver Whipple (Bass), Trevor Swain (Drums) | Photo credit: Alicia Beisel Photography Grande Prairie, AB power-thrash five-piece Edge of Attack are proud to unleash their debut self-titled album, out today, Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013, and now available at these following links below via Halifax metal label Spread The Metal Records. Spread The Metal Online Store iTunes Bandcamp Produced by EAO…

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Posted on: February 20, 2013 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Middle Men by Jim Gavin (Book)

In his brilliant debut of short stories, Jim Gavin manages to humorously cover a cross-section of sad men – of all ages – going mindlessly through the motions of life, some with hope, many without. The collection would be sad if not for Gavin’s knack for pointing out the humor in the mundane. The characters in the six (and a half) stories in Middle Men, cover everyone from an ambitious…

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Posted on: February 19, 2013 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

A Liar’s Autobiography DVD Review

Thirty-three years after the made-up autobiography of the late Monty Python comedian Graham Chapman was first published, the movie adaption is finally out on DVD in Python’s trademark quirky style. The animated movie will be hilarious to Python fans, but likely little more head-scratchingly odd to those who never got into the troupe. It includes narration by Chapman himself (courtesy of a taped reading of his book prior to his…

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