Hello, OG Penguin. Your current album is Cry. What significance does your album title hold for you? Its a special title to me, because the album is special to me. In this album entitled “Cry” I’m revealing my self to the audience in way that is rarely done in today’s most popular rap albums.
Cheering and Waving Press is an independentartist collective committed to helping artists create and share their work in a community that fosters the values of art through a DIY perspective.
The infamously fierce, feminist pioneers of American grunge punk have officially funded their documentary film, directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker, Sarah Price (American Movie, The Yes Men, Summercamp) Titled L7: Pretend We’re Dead, the film takes viewers on an all access journey into the 1990’s grunge movement that took the world by storm through the eyes of the band that helped define it as the genre of a generation. Having…
In celebration of the release of their new album Kindred, out April 21, Passion Pit will tour North America this spring, playing intimate venues in the U.S. and Canada. The band will make stops including SXSW, Buku and Big Guava Music Festivals, Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, two nights at Washington D.C.’s 9:30 Club and many more. See below for full tour routing—fan presale begins Tuesday, February 24 at 10:00 a.m. local…
TENEMENT are releasing Bruised Music Volume One, due out March 10th in a joint release from Grave Mistake Records and Toxic Pop Records. “Morning Mouth” is a shining example of the amalgam of hooks and edge that TENEMENT excel at. TENEMENT is also embarking on their run of tour dates with Priests and Vacation today. The tour includes several dates with Screaming Females.
We had a few brief moments to speak with Jonathan Bannon Maher, a singer-songwriter about his latest single, The Fallout of Love. How did you begin to perform? What artists and styles most influence your overall sound? When I was around thirteen, I had dinner with Blink 182 at Taco Bell, shortly before they played at a nearby roller skating rink in northern California to a crowd of a maybe…
New single from German production duo JR & PH7 and Sacramento spitter Chuuwee. This is the second take from their upcoming collaborative project The South Sac Mack due out this spring on Below System Records.
Robotic Empire is proud to present Terminal Fuzz Terror’s first vinyl LP, titled Vol.0 : In The Shadow of the Mountain, set for a March 3rd release date worldwide.
Let a Cold Man Die is the star of Them Howling Bones’ self-titled EP. There is an early twentieth century blues / call and response style that is updated for fans of current hard rock acts (Jet, Airbourne, Queens of the Stone Age). Great depth on the arrangements here makes this ready for rock rotation.
La Fin Du Monde pours with a dark tan to dirty yellow color and possesses light wisps of bubbles at the top of the pour. The beer possesses a slightly tart nose that opens up to something slightly astringent and with a fair amount of sweetness. The overall presence of the beer in one’s mouth dissipates quickly, meaning that individuals will continually have a fresh experience of the beer. La Fin…
Orabelle is a Belgian tripel that pours with a golden yellow coloration and little in the way of head. The beer is more sneaky in overall alcohol presentation than many other tripels. There is a considerable floral and fruit side that is present at the beginning of each sip. The beer shifts into something incredibly easy to drink, with sweet and slightly tart elements present at about equal amounts. The streamlining of…
Previously available in the brewery’s Big Beer series Smuttynose’s Baltic Porter is now available through the year in 12-ounce bottles. The beer pours with an inky dark brown coloration and little to nothing in the way of head. The initial sip will provide imbibers with a phenolic opening and a sweeter backdrop. Hints of dark fruits, vanilla, and tinges of whiskey make for a complex constellation that presents itself variously…
Canada’s dance stalwart Tiga is embarking on his international tour with a slew of US dates in his schedule. After the success of his huge single “Bugatti”, who’s original remix features Pusha-T and viral video garnering over a million plays on youtube, the Montreal native is fully engaged for a worldwide live attack on the dance scene.
Legendary musician and songwriter Mark Knopfler is sharing a short film by Henrik Hansen to preview his new record, Tracker, due March 17 on Verve Records. To further celebrate the release, Knopler will embark on a 36-city North American tour, kicking off in Vancouver on September 10 and continuing through the end of October.
The Weather Station, the musical project of Toronto artist Tamara Lindeman, has announced a new album, entitled Loyalty. The project’s first release on Paradise of Bachelors wrestles with knotty notions of faithfulness and faithlessness – to our idealism, our constructs of character, our memories, and to our family, friends, and lovers – representing a bold step forward into new sonic and psychological inscapes. It’s a natural progression for Lindeman’s acclaimed…
On Sunday February 22nd 2015 from 7pm-11:30pm, the Long Beach International Film Festival invites you to a viewing party for the Academy Awards – LIVE ON STAGE hosted by Comedian Rob Magnotti at Madison Theatre, 1000 Hempstead Ave, Rockville Center NY.
Great Divide have released their Espresso Oak Aged Yeti and the effort is able to marry hops, bitterness and a velvety mouth feel into one of the deepest and darkest efforts that I have tasted this year. The beer pours with an extremely opaque dark brown coloration and a mocha/tan head.
RCA Records announces today the release of musical icon and visionary Van Morrison’s brand new album entitled DUETS: RE-WORKING THE CATALOGUE set for release on March 24, 2015. DUETS: RE-WORKING THE CATALOGUE is Van Morrison’s 35th studio album.
Back in the US, Charlie Belle, armed with songs written by 16-year-old vocalist and guitarist Jendayi Bonds, is making an impact among those seeking out tunes that can stand the test of time, but are also fun to sing along to.
Déracinés Des Hommes will have listeners comparing Francbâtards to acts like Sublime and The Transplants; stellar instrumentation and intensely-spat vocals make this six-plus minute track go by like it barely reached 90 seconds. The band is able to place so many twists and turns to this composition that listeners will have to dissect each track on this self-titled release to hear precisely what the act has hidden amongst each guitar…