As a black woman raised on a steady diet of metal music, Laina Dawes is used to getting stares in the mosh pit. So as music writer and cultural critic is was just a matter of time before she looked to herself – and fans like her – as an ideal subject to write about. What Are You Doing Here? is a fascinating look at the double outsider status black…
Today Cvlt Nation is hosting an exclusive stream of “The Captain’s Daughter,” from Portland atmospheric sound exhibitionists EIGHT BELLS. The premiere comes in anticipation of the band’s forthcoming full-length of the same name, set for release on February 19, 2013 via Seventh Rule Recordings. Engineered by sound mastermind Billy Anderson, The Captain’s Daughter features four organic soundscapes that oscillate seamlessly between tranquil and terrifying. Details SteelForBrains in an early…
Finnish metal act, Gloria Morti, have released a new video, featuring of each band member playing along to the track Slaves, from their new album, Lateral Constraint. Fans can watch Eero Silvonen, Juho Räihä, Aki Salonen, Kauko Kuusisalo, and vocalist Psycho, now on metalblade.com/gloriamorti. In continued partnership with Germany’s Cyclone Empire Records, Metal Blade Records have released Gloria Morti’s Lateral Constraint in North America. Fans can pre-order the album, as…
Following its recent NY debut announcement, Artsploitation Films is pleased to announce an LA theatrical release date for Kristina Buožytė’s VANISHING WAVES. The film will open at the Laemmle NoHo 7 in Los Angeles on April 12, 2013. The film will debut theatrically in the U.S. at Cinema Village in New York on March 15 alongside sister Artsploitation release CLIP. VANISHING WAVES swept all the major awards – Best Picture,…
Check out their performance of “Love Bites (So Do I)” that aired on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” HERE as well as a bonus performance of “Freak Like Me” HERE. Golden God Award Nominations: Best Drummer, Arejay Hale Best Vocalist, Lzzy Hale Song of the Year, “Love Bites (So Do I)” Album of the Year, The Strange Case Of… Check out all the GG Award nominations and vote HERE. Halestorm is…
Abel’s Field is a heartwarming tale of brotherhood and inspiration; the title is able to succeed as it provides viewers with characters that are human, rather than approximations of humans. Abel’s Field focuses on Seth, a high school senior that is forced to fend for eir sisters. Along with this larger burden, Seth attempts to have a normal life. When the football term mercilessly bullies him, Seth snaps and is…
It’s hard to be a rebellious punk rock teen in the U.S. in 2013. When even suburban fourth graders have mohawks (courtesy of lame moms and dads who want everyone to say, “Man that kid must have cool parents”), you know a subculture has been tamed. But being a punk in Communist China, well that Punk Rock! As the rest of the world was tuned into the 2008 Olympics…
4 Assassins (also known as Far Away Eyes) is a Hong Kong-import that ratchets up the action by inserting hints of the mystery genre. The titular group is assembled without any sort of information regarding whom has contacted them or what they will have to do. Each of the 4 Assassins have history with each other, making the reveal that much more tense. Before that occurs,…
Hollywood Undead will be chatting with fans on their Ustream channel this Wednesday (2/6) at 5PM PST. Feel free to drop in and ask the guys a question or two, and chat about the new album Notes from the Underground. The album, which debuted at No.2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart back in early January, features the songs “We Are”, “Dead Bite”, “Another Way Out”, and others. Lyric…
There are snapshots in the family photo album of Grace Kelly at Scullers Jazz Club at the age of six, falling asleep in her father’s arms. When she began studying saxophone at the tender age of ten, she dreamed of one day performing on that very same stage. In those childhood visions, it was a much older Grace Kelly that she envisioned on the bandstand, but she made her Scullers…
NutraBio 100% Micellar Casein is a protein supplement that anyone that is looking to have gains and long-lasting effects should pick up. 25 grams of protein comes at a small cost; 114 calories (228 if one uses two scoops). The calories present in the 100% Micellar Casein are approximating pure energy; one only will encounter 2 calories from fat. The fat content (1% of the FDA’s RDV) is far…
In Anticipation of Beak> Live in the US, Geoff Barrow is pulled out of DJ retirement kicking and screaming, and will be playing choice select cuts with Billy Fuller and Matt Williams of Beak>. Weekend warm things up. Coming out of a year long recording process that was also accompanied by a cross-country move to NYC, Weekend have finally wrapped up their record for a Spring 2013 release. They’re ready…
As one of Christian music’s most celebrated and acclaimed artists, Steven Curtis Chapman has sold over 10 million albums, charted 47 No. 1 singles, won five GRAMMY® awards, received 57 Dove Awards, and recorded more than 200 songs on 18 original albums. In continued celebration of more than 25 years of writing, recording and ministry, #1’s Vol. 2 will release on February 12. As the follow up to his 2012…
JOHN FOGERTY’S much-anticipated album WROTE A SONG FOR EVERYONE will be released May 28th on Vanguard Records, his first for the label. Beginning today (February 4), the album is available for pre-order in both the iTunes and Amazon stores (see the album cover above and the tracklisting below). One of the album’s highlights–FOGERTY’s immortal swamp rock smash hit “Born On The Bayou” which the legendary rocker has recorded with Kid…
Though not as top-of-mind to most as peers like Bryan Ferry and Kate Bush, Scottish ambient/soft rockers The Blue Nile built up a tight cult following thanks to an impressive collection of songs in the 80’s spread out over two solid albums: A Walk Across the Rooftops and it’s follow up Hats. They had a comeback album of sorts in the mid 90s and again 10 years after that, but…
Romanian producer Petre Inspirescu is the latest contributor to the Fabric series. Released on February 18th, the album is arranged exclusively from his own productions with his newfound love of classical music weaving it’s way into the album’s entirety. Take a listen here: http://www.fabriclondon.com/store/fabric-68.html The album launch party takes place at Fabric on 02 March 2013. Here’s the line-up… SATURDAY 02 MARCH ROOM ONE:Craig Richards, Petre Inspirescu, Francesco Tristano (LIVE), Cristi Cons ROOM…
If you are planning to get dental implants, then the first thing that you must do is consult your dentist. Of course, the decision to get dental implants is a good one. They are a better than dentures and will increase your confidence. The surgery involved for installing dental implants is something that only a periodontist can do. First, you have to check the costs that getting the implants will…
Texas grind veterans PLF are releasing their latest album, Devious Persecution and Wholesale Slaughter, on February 8th, and to celebrate the impending apocalypse (’cause there’s always one scheduled somewhere), the newly-merged Brooklyn Vegan/Invisible Oranges hydra has swooped in and snatched up a brand-new song from the forthcoming CD/LP for your listening displeasure. Stream some grind/thrash mayhem straight into your earholes here: http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2013/01/exclusive-song-stream-plf-blistered-dejection/ The album was recorded/mixed in spring/summer 2012 by…
Yes, at times it can be as cheesy as it sound. But that doesn’t mean it’s not also highly addictive. Femme Fatales is the Cinemax anthology series (originally based on a magazine) that harkens back to old noir and pulp fiction, where knock out gorgeous woman were either the protagonists or led to someone’s downfall; That and a little bit of the old Twilight Zone series with the host introducing…
It was a special night when Andrew Peterson made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry recently and delighted the crowd with two of his songs, “Dancing in the Minefields” and his new single, “You’ll Find Your Way.” Grand Ole Opry member Ricky Skaggs made Peterson’s introduction while remembering his first Opry performance and what it means to stand on the historic Ryman stage. Both of Peterson’s performances were…