Vitamin packs have been the building block of a great many fitness fans at all levels. The idea has been modified into stacks and narrow-band vitamin supplements, but the Vita Freak pack is a set of pills that will ensure the best possible health, muscle, and mind function for those that supplement with them. Each Vita Freak packet comes with eight pills to take; one is provided a full complement…
Usana has just released a line of protein snacks – Choco Chip, Peanutty Bliss, and Fudge Delite – that will provide a solid boost top one’s energy and drive for those long days or immediately preceding or following a particularly vigorous workout. The bars can also be used in those weight loss programs; make sure to replace a donut or afternoon candy bar with an Usana Protein…
Canada punks The Flatliners have been all over the place musically with their albums in the past, and that’s far from a bad thing. At times focused on aggressive ska, other times rocking a Reggae-vibe (a ’la late era Clash), with Dead Language, the guys opt for straight-ahead punk rock. As a result, they have turned in their most consistently solid release to date. Ignoring overdubs and studio gimmicks, the…
n the night of October 15th, Bomba Estéreo released the video of “Pure Love”, third single from their third and globally acclaimed album Elegancia Tropical. It was directed by Santiago Posada and produced in London on August 2013. The video is now available on BombaEstéreo’s official YouTube channel at: http://goo.gl/5l4mNQ, and you can follow it with the hashtags: #PureLoveVideo #PureLove The Colombian band is currently nominated to the Latin Grammy…
Twenty years after taking her first steps recording vocals for Sella, a high school band from Jacksonville, FL, and twelve years succeeding the launch of a solo career with Teen-Beat Records, Tracy Shedd has delivered the most honest, forthright, and insightful album of her career. Arizona, Shedd’s debut with New Granada Records and fifth full-length recording, presents the slowcore songstress with guitarist, James Tritten, as an acoustic duet. As Shedd reports in the opening lines, Arizona is a walk…
The Return to Ravnica block has just finished up with the release of Dragon’s Maze in May. Theros, a Greek and Roman-styled block, began on September 27th when the titular set (249 cards) was released. Theros is a set about Gods, heroes, and monsters. The Gods (Heliod, Thassa, Erebos, Purphoros, and Nylea) are very powerful Legendary Enchantment Creatures with the God subtype. Thassa, God of the Sea is an enchantment…
Every Time We Talk is a track that plays on classical music while providing listeners with a current and contemporary feel. The ability of Gouzonis to provide a strong narrative to this instrumental arrangement ensures that listeners will stick with the title long after it begins. Joy of My Heart showcases the many different styles of Gouzonis; there are hints of more eastern musical traditions that are present here.…
If Brooklyn has seemed a bit quiet lately, it’s probably because Brooklyn-via-San Fran post-punk progenitors Weekend have been on a national tour this autumn with Disappears. Following the summer release of their roaring, critically-acclaimed sophomore album Jinx (7/23, Slumberland Records), bandmates Shaun Durkan (vocals, bass), Kevin Johnson (guitar), Abe Pedroza (drums) and Nick Ray (bass) are back in the ‘hood, turning up the volume in BK for three live shows at CMJ 2013. The band’s…
Gyptian is revving up for his upcoming studio album Sex, Love and Reggae (October 29, VP Records) and reveals his “colorful” title track today via Pitchfork. The Major Lazer and Jerry Wonda produced single “Sex, Love and Reggae” features guest vocals from Angela Hunte (co-writer for Jay Z’s Grammy-winning “Empire State of Mind”) and Trinidadian soca king Bunji Garlin. In support of Sex, Love and Reggae, the reggae star is currently touring the United States.…
The Rebel Era is upon us: acclaimed Detroit musician GRiZ (Grant Kwiecinski) has finally unleashed his new album as a gift to his fans. Following yesterday’s premiere of album single and accompanying music video for “Hard Times” via The Fader, today the record is available to GRiZ enthusiasts for free download on his newly revamped website, MyNameIsGRiZ.com, which was also unveiled today. GRiZ’s Rebel Era will be available for purchase everywhere…
Seattle/BK rapper Aaron Cohen is kind of a lone wolf, and for good reason. He touches on some of those personal motivators on “My Mother and My Music”, from the pending mixtape Potential Fans, dropping on Decon/Mass Appeal for free in November. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rDe3nzsTXQ#t=58 http://noisey.vice.com/blog/premiere-aaron-cohen-my-mother-and-my-music
Video director Jeremiah, who has worked with Dom numerous times in the past, directed the stunning clip shot mostly in Super 8, explains of the new video “low lighting plunges Dom in a grainy darkness that pictures the entropy we face everyday in our civilized lives, and that the song indirectly evokes.” On working with Jeremiah, Dom says, “[He] was the only person who could capture the ordinary moments of…
In his ode to “Hipster Girls,” from his KILT 2 mixtape, Iamsu! addresses the girls that have the confidence and creativity to do their thang and look good doing it. “Everybody love a girl with a few goals.” Filmed partially on Haight Street in San Francisco and in Berkeley, the video director Aris Jerome takes viewers on a journey through the sun-drenched California streets showing everyday people. Backed with the chillest, grooviest, most Earl Klugh-iest beats from Trackademics, the song represents Su…
Today, Toronto’s Animal Parts revealed a second track, “Grey Owl Call, the,” from their forthcoming Six Arms To Hold You EP. Of the latest single Beats Per Minute said, “it’s the interlocking melodies between all the musicians that makes “Grey Owl Call, the” something really remarkable.” Six Arms To Hold You is the second EP of a two-part series released by Animal Parts this year, much like the preceding Other Rooms (8/19), Six Arms To Hold You will be released in…
Michigan’s hardest working rock band, POP EVIL have achieved another milestone with yet another Top 10 Active Rock single with “Deal With The Devil.” Previous top ten singles have included “Boss’s Daughter,” “Monster You Made,” “Last Man Standing” and “Trenches,” which went all the way to #1 earlier this year. This is the band’s sixth time entering the top ten on the Active Rock charts. Front man Leigh Kakaty comments…
Old-school death metal purists WARMASTER and AxisOfMetal.com have joined forces to debut a brand new track off the band’s upcoming sophomore release, The End of Humanity. Aptly titled “Barbarians,” the song delivers the sort of relentless pummel that any self-respecting battle-monger would want as the soundtrack to his next slaughter. Dead Beat Media and Slaughterhouse Records have set October 30 as the release date of The End of Humanity, the…
Astralwerks Records and deadmau5–each credited with pioneering the genre’s evolution from esoteric subculture to its undeniable place in mainstream culture today, have joined forces. Kicking off the relationship, Astralwerks will release the brand new mau5trap compilation album “We Are Friends Vol. 2” on November 12, 2013 with its pre-sale launching on October 22, 2013. In their exciting new partnership, Astralwerks will be the U.S. home to future deadmau5 artist…
Virginia troubadour Mike Aiken’s newest video, “Dance With The Wind,” premieres worldwide today on THE BOOT. Aiken was inspired to write the song when a friend asked him, “what makes a love affair last?” Mike’s 20th wedding anniversary certainly played a part in his ability to answer that question. “This one is, without a doubt, for my wife Amy,” he admits. Aiken and co-writer Tim Buppert (“She’s Sure Taking It…
This imperial IPA packs a strong alcohol percentage (9.5%) and a complexity that shows itself during all facets of the experience. The initial pour is an amber / honey with a lighter, more ethereal head. With an intial sip, hints of citrus (orange, tangerines), mango, and a hint of bitterness, the 17th Anniversary opens up to a moderated unity of hop and malt. The higher ABV provides the perfect…
NO2 Black Full Cycle is an essential supplement that will allow those that take it to have power throughout the entirety of brutal workouts, while having the pump that they require to stick with the regimen until the final rep. MRI performance starts out their NO2 Black Full Cycle with solid doses of Vitamins C (3005) and D (200%). The two layers present here (HemoCycle Brown and Beige) provide ample…