What Now is an R&B track that would easily make it onto radio rotation for stations that would focus on Rihanna or Mariah Carey efforts. The production of What Now is stellar, allowing the instrumentation to pop even as Gemini Wired’s vocals are able to paint a stark and inspiring picture. The track ends with some hard rap bars that straddle the line between Nicki Minaj and Lil Kim. The…
Sweet Josie pours with a very dark color and a small amount of tannish head. The ABV (6.1%) provides a small amount of bite, which provides an additional facet to a sweet, dark-fruit heavy set of flavors. The beer goes down tremendously easily, with great quaffs being de rigeur. As the beer continues to warm up, individuals will be provides with a moderation of the sweet elements and further highlighting…
Sympathy for the Lager is a refreshing take on the lager style, as Karbach has provided a considerable amount more hops than would normally be present in the run of the mill lager. This slight bit of bitterness ensures that individuals could use the beer as a palette cleanser, while having enough twists and turns to keep imbibers interested from beginning to end. The balance that exists between the…
As TAYLOR MOMSEN and her band THE PRETTY RECKLESS gear up for the March 18th release of their new album GOING TO HELL (Razor & Tie) and are currently on tour in Europe, the group will celebrate their first #1 Radio hit with their current single, “Heaven Knows.” The infectious, foot-stomping single is number #1 at Active Rock Radio this week (3/10). The rebellious video for “Heaven Knows”–directed by Jon…
EXCISION engages full-blown aural annihilation with not one but two new singles, “Destroid 7 Bounce VIP” and “Destroid 10 Funk Hole VIP.“ The tracks are available now on Beatport, iTunes and other digital retailers via Destroid Music, and they signal the next phase of the producer and artist’s electronic dance music conquest. Teaming up with Louisville, KY-based producer and artist Space Laces for both “Destroid 7 Bounce VIP” and “Destroid…
P.F. Chang’s Review / Summit Mall, Akron, Ohio / https://www.pfchangs.com The ambiance of the restaurant is very inviting, with a set of distinct colors allowing for a look that will immediately draw individuals in. We were immediately brought to our table and had our drink orders taken. The soups and salad were ferried out in short order. The salad goes beyond typical restaurant fare, uniting typical lettuces with more esoteric…
Come Again opens up in a warm fashion, and slides into a cool and collected bit of funky, soulful rock. The shuffling beat of the track succeeds because of the smart instrumentation and insistent vocals encountered; the instrumental interlude keeps things fresh and inspires listeners to move onto Everybody Loves an event. Everybody Loves an event has Lyrd provide considerable amounts of narration, bringing listeners along for the ride. The…
I Just Want To Dance starts out with fiery horns; Greig’s inimitable vocals kick in shortly after. The track is able to take parts of the fifties, eighties, nineties, and today; Greig has frenetic energy through all three minutes of this cut; hints of the New Jack Swing era of R’n’B and the swinging lounge sounds of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin represent major influences to Greig on I Just…
Today, Upset have shared a cover of 7 Seconds’ 80’s youth crew classic, “Not Just Boys Fun”. The band is headed to SXSW to play with Diarrhea Planet, Perfect Pussy, Potty Mouth & more! Tour dates below. TOUR DATES 3/12 – El Paso, TX @ Epic Bar 3/13 – SXSW – The Midgetmen’s Jumpstart Texas – Austin TX @ The Sidebar ! 3/15 – SXSW – Converse +…
The titular track to Mr. Bones is led by a story that would hang with the most memorable of country and western stars of the fifties and sixties. Doug MacDonald keeps things utterly vibrant and infuses this timeless style with a bold style and an inimitable set of pipes. Honk Your Horn is a standout track on Mr. Bones, showcasing a delightful dynamic between the different elements of the…
Ohio riff rock perpetrators LO-PAN, will enter Translator Audio in Brooklyn, New York next month to record their forthcoming new full-length for amplification station, Small Stone Recordings. Titled Colossus, the offering will be mixed and mastered by Andrew Schneider (Unsane, The Brought Low, Keelhaul) with art direction by Jason Alexander Byers (Black Black Black, Disengage). A Fall release is expected. In related news, LO-PAN recently joined forces with the…
Black Cannon is a Black IPA that pours with a very dark (nearly black) head. After further examination, one can faintly discern a reddish color poking out at the edges of the beer. There is a smallish tan head that dissipates shortly after the initial pour. An initial whiff of the Black Cannot yields floral and hoppy hints, while the bite associated with the hops will immediately hit imbibers. At…
Naughty or Nice is a solid contribution to the winter warmer format, with a good amount of sweetness and just enough spice notes to keep the beer varied throughout. The beer pours with a very dark color and a small amount of off-white head. The beer has a small amount of hop presence that provides further complexity to this effort. Naughty or Nice is able to have a lower ABV…
Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Hamish Anderson is a prolific singer, songwriter and guitar player. His self-titled debut EP is releasing today. After topping the Triple J Unearthed charts in the pop/rock category with a demo track, Hamish picked up his guitar and headed to Sydney to record a five-track EP in BJB Studio with producer Eric J. Dubowsky (Art vs. Science, Weezer, Bluejuice). The EP was engineered by Jean-Paul Fung (Birds…
Shadow Kingdom Records has given worldwide release to the double-CD reissue of PALE DIVINE’s 2007 release Cemetery Earth . The fully remastered Cemetery Earth album is contained on disc one, while disc two contains Demo 2006, as well as live and rehearsal material. Don’t miss out on this stellar release from one of traditional doom’s most underrated bands. Digital copies can be previewed and purchased atshadowkingdomrecords.bandcamp.com. Cemetery Earth is available on…
SARA ALINA has just released her new single “Die With This Life,” available now on iTunes. The Florida teen has also unveiled a new music video for the song; check it out here: http://youtu.be/bxronLw2HnM. “’Die With This Life’ is a song about living your life to the fullest and realizing that you have done everything you wanted with no regrets,” SARA explains. “I wrote this song because it inspires happiness.…
Melbourne thrash grind unit, KING PARROT, will be leveling North America on a near-six-week run of live assaults. As the tour kicks off in Ventura, California this Friday, the band will ravage their way through nearly three dozen cities including an appearance at this year’s Tone Deaf Touring Showcase at SXSW featuring Spirit Caravan, Iron Reagan, Pilgrim and more as well as two additional SXSW abrasions. The band will be…
Six is your latest album. How did the release move from initial thought to finished effort? Initially, I wanted to develop a technical and progressive musical project that was still viable enough to resonate well with a large demographic of people. I love heavy metal music, and I want the public to understand this genres sophistication. With this in mind I am discovering formulas to make my original ideas more attainable…
Nestled against the vast open expanse of Joshua Tree’s National Park, Pioneertown’s Pappy & Harriets, is a legendary honky-tonk saloon. This April, electric pioneers Simian Mobile Disco will head into the desert for a very special show presented in conjunction with FYF and with Seattle band Earth supporting. No computers; no racks of gear; just one synth and one sequencer each, a system they have created. They will perform and…
Man Overboard’s The Heart Attack Tour, presented by Alternative Press Magazine, runs May 20 through June 21 in the U.S. and Canada and features support from Transit, Forever Came Calling and Knuckle Puck. MO guitarist Justin Collier states: “It has been a while since we have gone out on a headlining tour, but we couldn’t be more excited to hit the road and play an extended setlist of songs from…