Month: April 2013

Posted on: April 24, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CHTHONIC: Taiwanese Metal Exhibitionists To Release Seventh Studio Album

Taiwanese metal exhibitionists, CHTHONIC, are pleased to unveil their seventh studio offering. Entitled Bú-Tik, the ten track opus was recorded at Sweden’s Sweetspot Studio by producer Rickard Bengtson, who also worked on 2011’s critically-lauded Takasago Army full-length and finds the band sharpening their signature brand of self-dubbed symphonic “orient metal.” With Bú-Tik, CHTHONIC continue their mission to build awareness of the myths of Taiwan and the tragic events in their country’s history. Based around the story…

Posted on: April 24, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Philip Glass, Van Dyke Parks and Friends and more at Big Sur Brooklyn Bridge!

The Henry Miller Memorial Library has for years attracted fans of the iconic American writer to its singular locale in Big Sur, where he spent 18 years of his life. Recently, the Library has become a nearly mythic destination for artists including Animal Collective, Neil Young & Pegi Young, the Fleet Foxes, Bill Callahan, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Grizzly Bear, Arcade Fire, The Flaming Lips, Beach House, Red Hot Chili Peppers,…

Posted on: April 24, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

PlexusSlim Review

PlexusSlim rocks!!! Yep! That’s me! Taken about a year ago, I was carrying around an extra 30 lbs., pre-diabetic, high blood pressure, cholesterol at 240, and just plain miserable! Skeptical but willing to try anything (!), I started the 3 day Plexus sample…. And by the end of the second day, I was a PlexusSlim believer! More information can be found at PlexusSlim with Joel And in 10 weeks, I…

Posted on: April 24, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Citizen Way Unlocks Debut Album to High Embrace

The verdict is in – Love is the Evidence is declared an “infectious pop-rock project” and critics proclaim, “Citizen Way is Spiritually Stirring.” Such adoration only reflects a snippet of the buzz building for this debut project from new act Citizen Way, comprised of two sets of siblings – Ben and Josh Calhoun and Ben and David Blascoe. Love is the Evidence is available today, April 23. The album was produced by…

Posted on: April 24, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Man Overboard To Premiere Song

Man Overboard will be releasing a new music video for “Where I Left You” tomorrow, April 24th on www.Radio1045.com. The song comes from their second LP for Rise Records, entitled “Heart Attack” in stores on May 28th. The song premieres on air at 12:15pm. You can listen at www.radio1045.com, the iHeart Radio app and locally in Philadelphia at 104.5 FM. The music video will be available directly on the website,…

Posted on: April 24, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

David Grubbs Plain Where The Palace Stood CD Review

I Started To Live When My Barber Died is the initial offering on Grubbs’ similarly-named title, and it immediately hits listeners with a frantic and dense arrangement. Grubbs comes off as a more polished Steve Lieberman, a hectic mélange of different elements and styles that will immediately draw attention. Ornamental Hermit is a track that slows things down to provide a complex set of arrangements that are extraordinarily smooth. Grubbs…

Posted on: April 24, 2013 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Midnight Oil Essential Oils CD Review

U2 may come to mind first when you think of 1980’s political rock bands, but Australia’s Midnight Oil were just as strident about filling their songs with strong political point of views – not exactly the norm in a music decade obsessed with inane lyrics (lest we forget, hair metal was born and raised in the 80’s and killed in the early 90’s). Their biggest hits were about the mistreatment…

Posted on: April 24, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Atlas Genius’ First North American Headline Tour Launches April 25

Atlas Genius will kick off its first-ever North American headline tour this Thursday, April 25th, with a sold-out show at Emo’s East in Austin, TX. The run includes sold-out nights in Houston, Santa Barbara, Denver, Minneapolis, Cambridge and New York City, where the Australian band will play The Bowery Ballroom on June 18 and 19. The band will play London, UK for the first time on May 7, as well.…

Posted on: April 24, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

PURPLEHAUS MUSIC Releases Balthazar Getty’s SOLARDRIVE

PURPLEHAUS Music is excited to announce the release of the label’s debut album from Solardrive. Solardrive is the new music project from producer, label head and creative engineer Balthazar Getty. Solardrive got its start when Getty was gifted a Pro-Tools rig from his wife and their friend Joaquin Phoenix, which lead to impromptu recording sessions in Getty’s pool house-cum home studio with whomever happened to be hanging out at the house.…

Posted on: April 24, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Strap-Ons Geeking Dream CD Review

These guys are a 5 piece band from Norfolk, VA. They began 1996 out as the Pimps, are no strangers to a microphones, as they have released 3 7 inches, I EP, and 1 full length album. To add to this, they also have toured nationwide. I love bands that actually include lyrics sheets, and this album was made in 2000, has twenty five songs, and is on the World…

Posted on: April 24, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Release I Love You. Via Columbia Records

Los Angeles quintet The Neighbourhood released their debut album I Love You. today via Columbia Records. The band has announced a nationwide headlining tour, “The Love Collection Tour” which kicks off May 20th in Sacramento, CA and will make stops in major cities such as New York, Las Vegas, Austin and Detroit (see below for Full Dates). Tickets are on sale April 26th on www.thenbhd.com. The band’s new video for…

Posted on: April 24, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Straitjacket – Modern Thieves

Straitjacket is the closest thing that I’ve ever heard to the UK ’82 brand of oi! that has been recreated successfully in the US with only one band previously: Patriot. Straitjacket feels as if they were pulled through a time rift and forced to play in Oregon for the entirety of their career (which is running on 7 years right now). The tinny yet impressive guitars and bouncy beat is…

Posted on: April 24, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Blueant Q3 Premium Smartphone Earpiece Review

The Blueant Q3 Earpiece is stylish and discreet while not sacrificing any of the fidelity or call quality that Blueant is known for. The connection process is incredibly easy, ensuring that it will be up and functional within a few minutes of unboxing. The proprietary application that Blueant has created for Android allows users to use their phone hands-free; a prompt of “What Can I Say?” reveals functions to…

Posted on: April 23, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sonny & the Sunsets premieres new single via NPR

Death? Afterworld? Android lovers dying in the streets bleeding green blood? Homeless girls? Dogs stranded here from other planets? What are Sonny & The Sunsets getting at on Antenna to the Afterworld, a fastmoving record of new wave synths and post punk beats? The murder of a close friend of the band led Smith to think a lot about death and life after death. Shortly after, a visit to a…

Posted on: April 23, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Wild Belle Isles CD Review

Keep You has a retro flair that looks back at sixties pop and rock, while having a pointed and angular flair that is similar to Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party. The melodies do well in worming their way into listener head, a trend that is continued with It’s Too Late. It’s Too Late has a funkiness that is built off the work of EDM and ska music, with sizzling horns…

Posted on: April 23, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Javier Dunn Releases “Couple of Drinks”

Javier Dunn is thrilled to announce the release of “Couple of Drinks,” available on Spotify and iTunes today. “Couple of Drinks” is the first single off Javier’s upcoming album “Trails.” Out on Red Parade Music on June 25th. Javier Dunn started his music career playing open mics and small clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area. In his late teens he moved to Los Angeles to pursue music and attend college.…

Posted on: April 23, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Dakota Bradley Releases Debut Single, “Somethin’ Like Somethin’” To Country Radio April 29

The uptempo track was written by Mark Irwin, Josh Kear, and Shane McAnally. The release is Dakota’s first single from his forthcoming 2013 full-length album, which is co-produced by Grammy award-winning producer Byron Gallimore and Country music superstar Tim McGraw. “Dakota is the real deal,” said McGraw. “He is a great young artist who defies the trends and lives for his music. His voice is unique and instantly recognizable,…

Posted on: April 23, 2013 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Brick And Mortar And Love DVD Review

With all the excitement generated months before Record Store Day and the lines of folks waiting outside to get that their hands on vinyl the third Saturday of every April, you might have assumed the independent record store was doing just fine. As the documentary Bricks And Mortar And Love reminds us, in most cases, the small mom and pop record store is still barely surviving. The movie focuses on…

Posted on: April 23, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Battle Fuel XT Supplement Review

Battle Fuel XT is a product that contains compounds that facilitates the creation of testosterone, builds and maintains muscle, and decreases estrogen. The compounds included in Battle Fuel XT boost testosterone levels (DAA), increase sexual energy and endurance (L-dopa, Asteracantha Longifolia, Curculigo Orchioides), provide energy (Maca 4:1) and bolster overall health (DIM, Indole-3-Carbonal). Battle Fuel XT’s effects can be felt soon after one begins supplementing. One will wake up easier…

Posted on: April 23, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

RABBITS: European Tour With Arabrot Nears

Pollutant Portland pack RABBITS prepare to pitch pellets at the European people as a preemptive pounce previous to their petulant split platter with pals Arabrot placates the populous. Norway’s intangible, ever-changing, and ever-strange noiseniks ÅRABROT (whose album Solar Anus won the 2011 Spellemannprisen for Norway’s best metal record) meets Portland’s sludge-punk kings RABBITS (whose snarling 2012 album Bite Rites made many a year-end list). As if twins separated at…