Alambrista is a perfectly rare bit of film that has been given additional life through its inclusion in the Criterion Collection. This Ned Beatty-led film is focused on the plight of the migrant worker. Robert M. Young’s direction is able to convey the utter hopelessness of the situation. The transferring of the narration back and forth between Spanish and English shows the duality of the lives in which these…
New York based live band hip hop collective Dussel Has Friends have released a music video for their track “American Made”. The video, which was conceptualized and edited by DHF’s frontman James Donald provides visceral imagery to accompany the track’s glimpse into the commonly underestimated darker side to family life in the United States that seems to be present no matter an individual’s financial status. The band is also offering the track as a free download, which can be found on their Soundcloud page…
Supreme death/black metal commando, Belphegor, has uploaded video footage from the band’s last rehearsal in June, offering a first impression of the sickness yet to be unleashed. Check it out here: http://youtu.be/qY_kxdp3RB8. The video was filmed a few days before the band entered the Mana Studios in Florida with producer, Erik Rutan. All announced titles are working titles. The new, yet-to-be-titled album is slated for release in March 2013 via…
Dreamy indie-pop comes through on Smallspace’s disc, in the vein of The Flaming Lips, Grandaddy, and most of all “Kid A”-era Radiohead. However, it is during “Right Here” that Smallspace really begins to distance themselves from such an obvious tag; this is due to the electronic sound that burrows its way through the track. This version of electronic is not that type which is present in a number of…
On September 17th, Strut release the second album in the FAC. DANCE series, bringing together sought after 12″ versions and rarities from Manchester’s revered Factory Records imprint. Despite a reputation for austere post-punk, the label’s first decade produced a slew of landmark dance records, primarily brought to the label by Rob Gretton, who valued tunes and beats over Situationist theory and laboratory experiments in popular art. Conversely, founder Tony Wilson…
Using a banjo to peddle eir wares, Josh Small makes for a very American and alternative look on what is traditionally folk music. Not subscribing to the elitist feel of a number of Devendra Banhart-related CDs, Josh Small has the feeling on eir first track “Pushing Boulders” of one of the dime-a-dozen acoustic guitarists. What is different for me is eir heavy use of profanity in eir tracks; instead…
Bullhead is a film that possesses an utterly untouchable plot, one in which cattle owner Jacky (Mattias Schoenaerts) ties eirself into the mafia through down and dirty dealings. There is substantial plot progression to be had during Bullhead, as viewers will learn about Jacky’s past and present, while the ramifications for eir future rapidly turn into a noose. Each of the characters that are present in Bullhead have their…
Fans of Freddy Moore’s rock bands The Kats, Nu Kats, and BOY can finally purchases releases from these bands on iTunes. Re-mastered and being released for the first time ever digitally are The Kats Get Modern (1979), The Nu Kats Plastic Facts EP (1980), The Nu Kats Live @ Davlen (1981), BOY Westlake – Single (1983), and BOY Live on Hollywood Blvd (1984). If you are a fan of bands…
Starting out “The Pieces We Keep” with some of the most tight playing I’ve heard on a disc recently, we are assaulted by sizzling guitar licks. Covering the same type of topics that numerous bands have covered for years, A Small Victory still yet tears down the paradigm of the post-punk or “emo” band to resurrect it on their own terms. Mark’s vocals roll out on the disc like…
Providence, RI duo Lightning Bolt has announced a full North American Fall tour, including their second appearance at LA’s FYF Festival in September. The band will also be issuing an archival EP of “lost” material from 2008 as a 12″ and digital release on Load Records, titled Oblivion Hunter to coincide with the tour. LIGHTNING BOLT 08/21 Washington DC Rock ‘n Roll Hotel 08/22 Richmond, VA Gallery 5 08/23 Raleigh,…
Today Capcom announced the talent which has created the music for DmC Devil May Cry in close collaboration with Capcom and Ninja Theory. Combichrist composed music that will be heard during cinematics and gameplay, including combat, while Combichrist catalogue tracks were also licensed to add to the game’s already adrenaline-pumping soundtrack. “As an avid gamer myself I was honored to be asked to work on this project. I had…
Columbia, SC hard-rockers Crossfade have exclusively premiered their fan-driven music video for “Dear Cocaine” today on Loudwire.com. Following a personal video message from frontman Ed Sloan, Crossfade kicked off a social campaign allowing fans to submit their “Dear Cocaine” stories, revealing demons they are trying to overcome. The result is a heartfelt compilation of stories ranging from drug addiction and anorexia to bullying and social anxiety along with live footage…
Finnish black metal act CAVUS has started laying down the tracks for the follow-up to their debut full-length Fester and Putrefy. The yet untitled album will feature songs like “The Art of Blood Purging” and “Unholy Water” and is being recorded in the band’s own studio in Finland. “The band just purchased some rats and locusts to roam their premises to advance the vile surroundings of their studio,” says vocalist…
Selfmadegod Records proudly releases the debut LP from Swedish death metal horde USURPRESS this week! Following their In Permanent Twilight MCD released via Selfmadegod this Spring — in addition to recently released split EPs with Pyramido (Plague Island) and Bombs of Hades (Doomentia) — the first full-length from USURPRESS is ready for disbursement, available from Selfmadegod this week! Entitled Trenches Of The Netherworld, the album contains eleven soul-reaping circle-pit…
Andrew Bird is adding east coast and midwest dates this fall, capping off the tour with a performance at Austin City Limits, in support of his latest highly praised release Break It Yourself (out now on Mom + Pop Music). Tickets are available for pre-order at http://bit.ly/3A9dQb, please see below for a list of dates. In celebration of the record’s release, Bird has appeared on “The Colbert Report” (stream the…
Sylver Tongue was born from the Kandinsky addled mind of a Purple Rain obsessed girl. Inspired by 70s sci-fi movies, psychedelic pop and the prowling grooves of Grace Jones and her warm leatherette, Sylver’s songs were hammered out on an old battered Juno and a shiny metal computer from the comfort of her underground cave. Sylver Tongue – the new project from Charlotte Hatherley was unveiled earlier this year in the…
Louisiana hard rock luminary, 12 Stones, has announced a month-long summer headlining trek – its first headliner in support of the May 2012 release, Beneath The Scars – set to kick off on July 6th in Merriam, KS. The run will hit 25 U.S. cities before wrapping up in Marietta, GA on August 7th, and will feature Blameshift, Digital Summer and Throwing Gravity in support. A full list of confirmed…
Chicago‘s latest iteration of dark, genre-bending, immersive beat music, Supreme Cuts, have announced two Chicago-centric showcases (one on their home turf and one in Brooklyn) before embarking on a West Coast jaunt with Poliça in support of their debut album Whispers In The Dark, out on Dovecote July 10th. The release shows will also demonstrate the cross-pollinated work of two other young Chicago groups, The-Drum and Sich Mang. Supreme Cuts’ composers Austin Keultjes and Mike Perry will then export their regional amalgam of Chicago footwork,house, twist rap, atmospheric noise, and R&B to the West Coast via…
Legendary punk rock pioneers STRUNG OUT adds a second leg to one of their most anticipated headline tours of their career. Twisted In A Suburban Wasteland Tour will blanket North America throughout Summer and Fall. They’ll be performing two of their landmark albums – 1996’s Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues and 1998’s Twisted By Design – back-to-back in their entirety during each set. “It feels right to do one last retrospective…
The Mississippi septet Rosco Bandana are the product of teenage rebellion and its consequences; of lost love, false starts and, above all, lasting friendship. They’re what happens when a group of kids take a chance on a long shot and – against all odds – it pays off. There’s also a Blur cover thrown in for good measure. The group began – spiritually, if not specifically – when principle songwriter…