/ 2012 ABC Studios / 924 Minutes / http://www.abc.com The Revenge: The Complete First Season DVD set provides viewers with everything that they would need to know about the show and the story behind it. Revenge focuses around two leads – Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp. Emily Thorne (VanCamp) is an individual that has an odd relationship with the Hamptons. Thorne’s father was forced to admit guilt to a…
The band starts off in a tremendously emotive vein of instrumental rock that subsides only a slight bit when the vocals kick in on “Fools and Thieves”. What really will strike listeners first is the interesting arrangements that Sound the Alarm create in tying their listeners down. There are at one time two conflicting elements in Sound the Alarm’s music; first off, there is an insistence by the vocals…
Never content to fit in with normal time signatures or outlooks on how a singer is supposed to sound, Sweden’s Sounds Like Violence make a masterpiece that encompasses the entire world in a scant six tracks. The piece is the chaos-in-a-snowglobe sound of the penultimate track on the EP, “Afasi”. Whether it is the acidic, blade-sharp guitar lines or the warbling, soulseeking vocals of Andreas, “Afasi” is the perfect…
Snarling Badger is a “Berliner Weisse” in Grand Teton’s Cellar Reserve Series. The yellow / orange initial pour opens up to a thick white head. The beer itself straddles the line between fruit and wheat, with a little bit of peach and lemon to be had at the nose. The decision to place the ABV at 7.5% allows for a much more complex beer than many of its ilk.…
Mix together the Sahara Hotnights, The Veronicas, “La La”-style Ashlee Simpson and The Donnas and individuals will have the beginning of an idea about what The Sounds sound like. Each track on “Dying To Say This To You” could easily be transferred to radio, even though the arrangements that couch tracks like “Queen of Apology” are nothing less than inspired. The infusion of such a heavy synthesizer line to…
Total Abandon Australia ’99 is a stellar live recording of Deep Purple. The live recording seems like a greatest hits, as the band authoritatively ends with Smoke on the Water and Highway Star. The crowd is raucous but adds considerably to the overall authoritas of the performance. The band sounds larger than life, while the amount of time that they have spent on the road by 1999 makes these tracks…
Hey James, happy Friday! California Wives’ has premiered a new music video for “Purple” from their debut album, Art History, which is out now. The video uses artwork submitted from fans and other artists throughout the video. I’ve attached the link below. The album is still streaming on Soundcloud if you’d like to share it on your site. Also, feel free to post the single “Blood Red Youth” as a…
I like how “Teachers” starts out, but having a listing of bands as a track just does not work. The only way that a song of listed items works is if the act cuts it off early, as is the case with Radiohead’s “Fitter Happier”. This is not what happens with Soulwax’s “Teachers”, as the track ends at the two and a half minute mark. There is too little…
The title track starts off Soular’s “Love Crash Heal”, and the overall sound achieved by the band here is something that blends together Interpol, U2, and more than their fair share of John Maher. As can be expected, there is a tremendous amount of radio-friendly atmosphere present to “Love Crash Heal”. “So, This Is The Way It Feels” has a harder edge to it, but the vocals are still…
So They Say has been on tour with Amber Pacific, and it seems as if the vocal stylings of Amber Pacific have been recreated with some success during “Antidote For Irony”. The slightly-nasal, melodramatic (in a good way) vocals take center stage during “In Loving Memory Of…”, and only have competition with the strings that pop up during the track. Each of the cuts from “Antidote For Irony” is…
Chicago new-wave quartet California Wives premiered their new video for ‘Purple‘ as a TV spot during last night’s 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. The band collaborated with Sharpie® to create a music video that showcased the work of hundreds of artists and fans of the Sharpie® medium and brand. The single ‘Purple’ was previously premiered with Paste, and is taken from the band’s full length debut, Art History, out now…
This is a value-priced collection of different Garfield shorts. Each of these shorts has a specific season associated with it. Marked at $15, Garfield Show: Holiday Extravaganza contains over an hour of episodes. The video transfer is solid, ensuring that viewers will be greeted by the same crispness as they have while watching Garfield on television. The episodes do not seem cut or modified in any way, showcasing the…
UNEARTH has confirmed a co-headlining tour with technical metal comrades Born of Osiris! This will be UNEARTH’s first full US tour since appearing on select All Stars Tour shows and their October tour in Southeast Asia. This tour is scheduled to begin on November 1st in Nashua, NH, with stops along the way in Bloomington, IL, Dayton, OH, Lake Worth, FL, etc. before ending up on the west coast as…
On October 2nd, God Is an Automaton, the fourth metallic/digital hybrid from Swiss industrial metal/death wave artists SYBREED, will reach North American soil. The result of a six month collaboration with Rhys Fulber ( FEAR FACTORY, PARADISE LOST, CONJURE ONE ) for arrangements and mixing, God is an Automaton is undoubtedly the band’s strongest achievement so far in terms or songwriting and production. The band recently posted a stream of…
Easy Star’s Thrillah by the Easy Star All-Stars has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Reggae and iTunes Reggae charts. Easy Star’s Thrillah (released August 28 on Easy Star Records) is the Easy Star All-Stars’ reggae adaptation of the greatest selling record of all time – Michael Jackson’s Thriller. The album debuted impressively on other Billboard charts including #11 on the Heatseekers Chart, #69 on the Indie Store Chart, and…
FB52 Hydrotherapy Spa Foot Bath is a value-priced (around $40-50) product from Conair. It provides an incredibly pleasurable experience, along with a number of different options for users. There are three different water options (high, low, or bubbling) that can remove tension and foot pain. Microban technology is used to ensure that the water used in the FB52 is free from microbes and mold. The only drawback that I…
FDA Rekotz has officially unleashed hell in the form of Hymns of Ghastly Horror. The fourth album from Swedish cult band REVOLTING is now available on CD and digital formats. To celebrate the release of the album, NefariousRealms.com has posted an exclusive premier of the track “Prey to Katahdin.” Visit this location for the stream. Check out www.FDA-Rekotz.com for ordering information. On their newest album, REVOLTING offers the finest in…
In support of the October 9th release of their upcoming album, “Don’t Panic,” All Time Low have announced they will be doing a series of in-store appearances. Starting on October 3rd, dedicated fans will have the opportunity to catch All Time Low for in-store signings and special acoustic performances across the country. In order to lock in your guaranteed entry at these intimate events, you must purchase a pre-order from…
Swedish death metal overlords EVOCATION will release their fourth studio album, Illusions Of Grandeur, on September 24th in Europe and on October 23rd in North America via Century Media Records. Illusions Of Grandeur is the band’s first studio album for their new label and further proof of why the five-piece band from Borås has become a leading force in the death metal scene. The album includes 10 tracks of supreme…
After the huge success of “Open Space” and his genre-busting remix of Zedd’s “Spectrum,” ARTY is back. This time he’s accompanied by two legends of the dance floor as he teams up with U.S. production icon BT—who has produced for Sting, Madonna, Britney Spears and Tori Amos, to name a few—as well as Nadia Ali, one of the most sought after vocalists in EDM, for his latest offering “Must Be…