Author: James McQuiston

Posted on: September 10, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Lacquer – Rebuilt

Lacquer – Rebuilt / 2007 Self / http://www.lacquerbadlands.com / “Ripper” is a track that will bring listeners back to the Motley Crue-like rock of the eighties. Lacquer is a little more complex than that comparison would seem, as there are hints of Ramones-like pop punk and even a little bit of a Replacements/Husker Du sound during this track. The musical progression during “Ripper” is something that individuals will feel comfortable…

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The Indian Playboy: Anatomy of a Porn Film

The Indian Playboy: Anatomy of a Porn Film / 2007 EcstasyVision / http://www.theindianplayboy.com / Pretty much everybody watches porn, but few individuals know exactly how porn is made or what all the production of a film entails. Enter Richard Menon, the self-dubbed “Indian Playboy”, who moved from a career in finances to create porn. Since then, ey has made Ecstasyvision Inc, a company that seems to be gaining popularity with…

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Tum Tum – Eat or Get Ate

Tum Tum – Eat or Get Ate / 2007 Universal / 18 Tracks / http://www.universalrepublic.com / http://www.ttownmusic.net / One has to wonder why that a rapper named eirself after a character in the 3 Ninjas set of movies. This is the debut album by Tum Tum, and tracks here feature talents like Mannie Fresh, Trae, Jim Jones, and some up and coming rappers (Double T, Lil Ronnie, Don Dada, and…

Posted on: September 9, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Norma Jean Tours During the Fall with Saosin

Fresh off of a successful run on Warped Tour, Georgia’s Norma Jean are preparing for an upcoming US tour with Saosin, Alexisonfire, and others! The tour kicks off in Seattle, WA on September 28 and finishes in New York on November 7 in New York City.

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Steve Diet Goedde – Living Through Photographic Anthology 1990-2004

Steve Diet Goedde – Living Through Photographic Anthology 1990-2004 /2006 MVD / 120+ Minutes / http://www.stevedietgoedde.com / It’s a still photograph porno film! No, seriously, what Steve Diet Goedde does on “Living Through” is put music to each and every picture on this DVD. There are over 700 pictures on this disc, and feature individuals like Porcelain Twinz, Aria Giovanni and Dita Von Teese. For those individuals that want a…

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Chris and Thomas Tour East Coast/Midwest

Defend Music recording artists Chris and Thomas will be hitting the road this fall in support of their critically acclaimed album Land of Sea opening for Teddy Geiger.The Los Angeles-based indie folk duo recall moments of great troubadour couplings such as Simon and Garfunkel yet they retain their own distinctive, cinematic sound which has earned them press accolades.

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Deepak Chopra – A Gift of Love II

Deepak Chopra – A Gift of Love II / 2002 Rasa / 23 Tracks / http://www.rasamusic.com / Besides the music of The Buddhist Monks that I received a few months ago, Deepak Chopra’s “A Gift of Love” has to rank right up there in terms of the weirdness scale. This is the style of music that would be played at a number of import houses and other new-age shops, so…

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Underworld Releases New Album, Launched World Tour September 7th in San Francisco

UNDERWORLD LIVE – 2007 Septmeber – 7 San Francisco, CA The Warfield September – 8 San Francisco, CA The Warfield September – 9 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl September – 11 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre September – 14 New York, NY Central Park Summer Stage September – 15 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion On October 16th, Side One Recordings will release Underworld’s Oblivion with Bells, the duo’s first…

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Duke Ellington – Early Tracks From The Master of Swing

Duke Ellington – Early Tracks From The Master of Swing / 2006 MVD / 85 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / With these tracks all being “early” in the career of Duke Ellington, it pays to remember that the sound and video quality of them will not be up to the high quality of a number of other concert DVDs. However you take what you can get considering the fact that some…