Author: James McQuiston

Posted on: October 23, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Prison of the Psychotic Damned

I love independent film studios. They always provide a freshness to the genre in which they create films, and Red Scream Films LLC is no different. One of their new films is “Prison of the Psychotic Damned”, and it follows the rich low-budget horror tradition that early Craven and Corman were instrumental in creating in years past. “Prison” deals with what happens to five individuals that stop by a train…

Posted on: October 23, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Grudge – The Barbarians of the New Earth [ADB]

There are Dio-ish vocals on this album, and a typical level of hair band lyrical quality. This has many amazingly neat sounding guitar solos.This album has 9 tracks. The form of this is a dirgy style of Hair Rock that is electrifing. The guitars and vocals on this album are top notch , but the bass and drums are just average. The band sounds a little bit like Twisted Sister,…

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Guided by Voices – Bee Thousand [ADB]

Issued Scat #35, released on Scat records in 1994, with 20 songs from the 6 piece band named Guided By Voices. “Hardcore UFOs” is Indy Rock with distortion filled guitars. These songs are definatly influenced by Pop Music ,as “Buzzards and Dreadful Crows” has vocals that sound like Rod Stewart. The songs are relatively short for non punk songs. “The Goldheart Mountain Top Queens Directory” is awesome, strong, and a…

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Page France Embarks On The Cotton Jones Basket Ride EP Track listing Revealed, Quite Scientific Debut To Be Released In Early ’08

Born on a ship during the 1984 Baseball World Series between the San Diego Padres & the Detroit Tigers. Sleeps in a Peachtone cabin in the woods of Western Maryland, between a Captain Beefheart poster, and dog named, the loan officer. Has a nasty cough, and eye sight a bit less sharp than when he was 12. Finished a collection of songs : Paranoid Cocoon. Plays those same songs on…

Posted on: October 23, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 1

Keyboard Cathy – Sushi Lover

Keyboard Cathy – Sushi Lover / 2007 Self / 7 Tracks / http://www.keyboardcathy.com / Keyboard Cathy began her career in the music industry after watching the impressive 2005 film adaptation of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”. 2006 saw the release of Keyboard Cathy’s first album “Inspiration”, and 2007 marks the release of Cathy’s first EP, “Sushi Lover”. Despite the fact that these albums are released at a breakneck speed,…

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West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Recording

West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Recording / 2007 Decca / 20 Tracks / http://www.westsidestory.com / Pretty much anyone that has watched their fair share of movies or stage performances is at least familiar with “West Side Story”. Since West Side Story originally opened in 1957, the individuals related to the show, along with Decca’s Broadway imprint, thought it necessary to come out with a re-imagining of the score.

Posted on: October 23, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

The Great Brain – Satan Superman [ADB]

 7 inch / 2 Songs / Sonic Swirl Records (SSR) The albums has 2 songs: Satan Superman and Dotbuster. I got this piece of vinyl for only 50 cents at Schoolkids Records, which is one of the only things there that is worth the price that Schoolkids charges.There are much better record stores in Athens, Ohio, including places like Outer Limits. This is good, fast, indy punk with vocals delivered…

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God Is My Co-Pilot – What Doctors Don’t Tell You [ADB]

Very Odd, Very indy minded music from California. Too bad that this tape is from 1993, and i do not know if the band is still together. Any info about this band would be greatly appreciated, and the person that gives me valid info will get a link on my index page. Now back to the tape. This band is female-leaded, and it is on GODCO tunes. This tape has…