Author: James McQuiston

Posted on: August 22, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

9/29 Marks the San Francisco LoveFest / Love Parade

On September 29th, Market Street in San Francisco will once again be transformed into a parade route that is host to a parade and festival for people who champion dance music and it’s culture. With talent that will be marked as one of the best line-ups yet in the event’s history, there will be something for everyone, with all genres of electronic music properly represented by a world class sampling…

Posted on: August 22, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

She Wants Revenge Releases New Album 10/9

When Calif. based She Wants Revenge released their debut album back in early 2006, it fast became apparent that they had created the soundtrack for the dark and debaucherous on many-a-dance-floors across the nation.

Posted on: August 22, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Sounds From Within Interview (NeuFutur Vintage Pieces)

Sounds From Within: 1)Who are the members of the band and what do they play? 2) How old are each of you? 3)When was the band formed? 4)In your opinions what genre of music are you? 5)In which city are you currently residing? 6)What label are you on currently, and which labels have you been on? 7)Have any of you played in another band? 8)Are you all in the process…

Posted on: August 21, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Joe Satriani Playing Exclusive Sold-Out Club Dates Celebrating 20th Anniversary Of Groundbreaking — Surfing With The Alien

New York Stop To Be Filmed For Special Live Nation Studios Broadcast For over 20 years, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has amazed and entertained the masses with his unique mastery of the electric guitar. Now, Joe is reinvigorating his fans with several exclusive performance dates showcasing his breakthrough album, Surfing with the Alien, playing it in its entirety.

Posted on: August 21, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Slug #224

Slug #224 / Free / 68M / http://www.slugmag.com / Another month, another issue of Slug. This time, there is much less of a focus on skateboarding than was present in other issues. Of courses, there are still the ample amount of advertisements that are necessary to continue publishing this magazine. As usual, there are interviews and feature pieces with local artists (Bomb City, Exigent Records, Lisa Florman (a scholar on…

Posted on: August 21, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Total Assault News for 8/21

 Here is some information that Total Assault thought was particularly breaking, but was not long enough to merit a full article: This week marks the long awaited second album from Texas’ own Eisley. Combinations finds the band, made up of 4 siblings and one cousin, pushing their brand of britpop influenced songs into far more orchestral areas. The Duprees worked with film composer and former Oingo Boingo keyboardist Richard Gibbs…

Posted on: August 21, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Obliteration Interview (NeuFutur Vintage Pieces)

1)Who are the members of the band and what do they play?: Eric Stitnum (Vocals), John Reyna (guitar), Billy Flint (guitar), Vince Zenobi (bass), Michael DeAntonio (drums) 2) How old are each of you? 16, 16, 16, and 17. Michael’s the youngest and Billy’s the oldest.

Posted on: August 21, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Introducing… The Selfish Gene

Remember Biology 101 in college? For many, it was filled with dissecting animals, usually frogs (eww, gross!) or struggling to stay awake during multiple slide shows of how groups of organisms are ranked from the general of domain to the specific of species (Y-A-W-N.) But not everyone was falling asleep during lectures. Especially not The Selfish Gene who’s name was lifted from the book that made the world re-evaluate their…

Posted on: August 21, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Lifehouse – Who We Are

Lifehouse – Who We Are / 2007 Geffen / 12 Tracks / http://www.geffen.com /  http://www.lifehousemusic.com / You know, I had no clue that Lifehouse took their name from a failed Who follow-up to their classic album “Tommy”. Enough for random trivia: “Who We Are” marks the fourth full length album for Lifehouse, and it shows the same sort of stable sound that acts like Nickelback and Daughtry have been creating…

Posted on: August 21, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Will Smith’s Protege K. Smith Makes His Debut With ‘Better Man’ Featuring Omarion

New Rapper From Philly Performs On The Russ Parr Back To School Tour NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ — Will Smith became the first rapper to win a Grammy in 1998, and now nearly a decade later, his nephew K. Smith is following in his footsteps with his debut single “Better Man” featuring Omarion. The song is heating up radio and video outlets across the country (video directed by Omarion’s…