Author: Sargeant

Posted on: March 7, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Upset Cover “Not Just Boys Fun” by 7 Seconds

  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 +…

Posted on: March 7, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Doug MacDonald Band Mr. Bones CD Review

  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…

Posted on: March 7, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Lo-Pan Sets Up For Spring 2014 Tour

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…

Posted on: March 5, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Black Cannon Black IPA

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…

Posted on: March 5, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Naughty or Nice Review

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…

Posted on: March 5, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Hamish Anderson Releases S/T EP Today

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…

Posted on: March 5, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Reissue of Pale Divine’s Cemetery Earth Out Now

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…

Posted on: March 5, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SARA ALINA Releases Die With This Life

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.…

Posted on: March 5, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

KING PARROT: Australian Thrash Grind Unit Kicks Off North American Tour

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…

Posted on: March 4, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Conduit Interview

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…

Posted on: March 3, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Simian Mobile Disco Announces Brand New Project & Album – “Whorl”

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…

Posted on: March 3, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Man Overboard Announce The Heart Attack Tour

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…

Posted on: March 3, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sunshine Riot A Fresh Bottle & A Brand New Day CD Review

A Fresh Bottle & A Brand New Day contains a number of distinct compositions that stand up to repeat listens. Norfolk County Jail is a track that touches upon a wide array of styles, moving effortless through punk, folk, and alt-country, as Sunshine Riot is able to immediately impress listeners. Natural Causes is a soft and sedate sound that gradually picks up steam. The guitar and bass dynamic that is…

Posted on: March 2, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Fred Armisen’s Hometown Heroes Releases First Title

Only out a week, the first release in Fred Armisen’s Hometown Heroes series is thus far a bonafide hit everywhere, locally at least! So let’s keep it going! For the second volume of this acclaimed series, Fred has again reached into his deep supply of locally-pressed records to present two more under-sung local heroes from the history of music, a 7″ featuring The Bjelland Brothers’ “Sparkling Apple Juice” and Taste of New York‘s “Can We…

Posted on: March 2, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BONNY PARFUM IS BACK

How are all you smell-fetishists out there? How about you lovely, sensual scent-thusiasts, always ready for a new eau de parfum to call your own? We’re not talking about those of you spending random evenings wishing you were surrounded by warm, dank body odors in the dirty clothes hamper at Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy‘s house, but those of you with a nose for complexity and design in the fragrant-world surrounding you! You…

Posted on: March 2, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Bea Miller Releases Rich Kids Teaser

Earlier today, Bea Miller rolled out the first teaser for “Rich Kids,” kicking off a month that will see the roll out of some of the incredible music that she’s been working on for the past few months. Bea will release an EP in the Spring and full-length album later this year.  More info to come on Bea Miller very soon.   Check out the teaser on her Facebook page…

Posted on: March 1, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sick of it All Releases Titles on Vinyl

In honor of Record Store Day on April 19th, we’re very excited to announce that we’ll be once again pressing the two latest (and previously out of print) SICK OF IT ALL albums on limited edition colored vinyl! 2010’s ‘Based On A True Story’ LP boasts a slick gatefold jacket, with SOIA’s iconic dragon logo embossed on the front cover. Special striped vinyl on red, black, and white. 2006’s ‘Death To Tyrants’ LP features…

Posted on: February 27, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ALABAMA SHAKES ANNOUNCE U.S. HEADLINE DATES

Alabama Shakes will play a series of U.S. headline dates this spring. The run will kick off with a two-night stand at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC (April 25 and 26). A ticket pre-sale begins this Friday, February 28, at 12:00 PM local time at http://alabamashakes.frontgatetickets.com/. Tickets go on sale to the public on this Saturday, March 1, for all dates except Washington, DC, where tickets will go on…

Posted on: February 27, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

JOSHUA SCOTT JONES Debuts New Music Video For “HONK (IF YOU’RE TONKY)”

JOSHUA SCOTT JONES–known as one half of the country duo Steel Magnolia–has just debuted the music video for his first solo single “Honk (If You’re Tonky)” exclusively with Billboard.com. The song–which serves as an introduction to JOSHUA’s forthcoming full-length album THE HEALING due out later this year–is available now on all digital retailers, including iTunes and is being serviced to radio today (2/27). JOSHUA revealed to Billboard the inspiration behind…

Posted on: February 27, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Arnold Sports Festival

The sheer amount of events that are active at any point during the Arnold Sports Festival is astonishing. Fencing, karate, and powerlifting events are putting competitors to their limits. The tens of thousands of attendees that make their way to the Greater Columbus Convention Center could take a step in any direction and be entertained, informed, amazed, or shocked. This is a world-renowned festival, an exaltation of fitness, and it will…