Memphis based Southern boys Saving Abel, whose self-titled Virgin Records debut is set to be released on March 11th have announced a string of tour dates as opening band for label mates Sick Puppies beginning today at the Canyon in Las Vegas, NV (full schedule below). With four weeks until Saving Abel’s debut hits stores, the southern rockers first single “Addicted” is quickly becoming a staple at rock and alternative…
Intodown – Brave New World / 2007 Self / 11 Tracks / http://www.intodown.com / Intodown is an act that loves their long tracks. This means that the shortest composition on “Brave new World†is 5 minutes, while the next (the eponymous track) is 7 minutes long. In the middle of the album, there is a 21 minute track. Now, whether the band will succeed or fail is really dependent on…
Few tales from the Playboy Mansion make mention of the light switches. Yet, when Dimitri from Paris played in the Gothic-Tudor LA estate, he paid more attention to the fixtures than he did to the Playmates. “The whole decor of the place, the furniture, the light switches,†recalls the Gallic disco selector, “it was like something out of a James Bond movie.†Dimitri visited the world famous LA pad in…
HeartattaCk #49 / .50 / 1:30 / PO Box 848, Goleta, CA 93116 / This is the penultimate issue of HeartattaCk. That’s right, with issue #50, HeartattaCk will be no more. Needless to say, I was pretty depressed when I actually read this issue. There are some good features during this issue; interviews with Iron Lung and I Object, to be sure. The columns even bust out some relevant and…
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, who knows the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at his best knows in the end the high achievement of triumph and who at…
Great Northern – Sleepy Eepee / 2008 Eenie Meenie / 5 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/greatnorthern / http://www.eeniemeenie.com / Eenie Meenie has tagged this as “The Prequel For Trading Twilight For Daylightâ€, and these five tracks do a damn good job in giving individuals a good idea what Great Northern sounded like from 2003 to 2004. The dreamy brand of indie music that they play is given a rough form here. The…
Seven years ago, Curb Recording Artist Tim McGraw claimed the feat of having four consecutive singles off the same album land the coveted number one position on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles Chart. This week, label-mate Rodney Atkins accomplishes the same feat with “Cleaning This Gun” off his current CD If You’re Going Through Hell.
Spin.com : “There’s no such thing as too much reverb for Chicago’s Sybris†Chicago’s Sybris is a quartet of powerful grace, the sound of a battalion of Valkyries astride winged horses bound for Valhalla. The sweep of giant white wings in the wind, the creak of the saddle beneath the weight of warrior goddesses in full regalia, the dreamy, gauzy, glittery haze of the ghosts of the warrior dead behind…
Quiet Life – Act Natural / 2008 Safety Meeting / 11 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/quietlife / The bluesy rock style that Quiet Life starts off their “Act Natural†with is something that could easily break the band big as soon as the right individuals find the album. It is not only the catchiness of the act that will sell listeners on this album, but their ability to create order in chaos…
Kadion “Omeil” Lewis better known as Omeil the Lava Lady is hailing from Kingston , Jamaica . Omeil is no stranger to the music business having Release her Single “FRET” that Gained tremendous radio adds that lead to her BillBoard Compilation appearance of her single “Hot Girls” featured on her Debut Album “Reggae Sweetheart”. She ‘s a Star and a tremendous perform er for those who have had the privilege…
Miwa Gemini – This Is How I Found You / 2008 Rock Park / 9 Tracks / http://www.miwagemini.com / “Picnic†is the first track on “This Is How I Found Youâ€, and it shows Miwa Gemini as an individual that really wants to take eir path in light. There is little present on this introductory track that will establish eir as following in a specific musical tradition. If anything, the…
 Equal Vision Record’s own DEAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS have been hand picked as the sole opener of the highly anticipated Paramore/Jimmy Eat World co-headlining spring tour. The tour kicks off April 1st in San Antonio, TX and wraps up May 2nd in Atlantic City, NJ. The tour also makes a stop at Bamboozle Left in Irvine, CA on April 5th.
Heartattack #45 / .50 / 64M / 1:00 / PO Box 848, Goleta, CA 93116 / Heartattack has the best value for the amount of content for practically any zine that I’ve ever laid my hands on, and they have some of the best bands interviewed with each and every issue. #43 has a one-two assault with Bloomington, Indiana’s own Ghost Mice and DC favorites 1905. Everything is laid out…
“Delivered with a bravura that makes it work a treat†The Independent A chaotic jazz-funk shuffle . . . brass-backed, sixties-style soul . . . breezy country-and-western . . . swampy Southern States blues – [Adamson’s] new songs shone brightest†The Times of London
The Lady Tigra – Please Mr. Boom Box / 2007 High Score / 12 Tracks / http://www.theladytigra.com / I really didn’t know what to expect from “Please Mr. Boom Boxâ€, but after hearing it, I would have to say that The Lady Tigra will be the next big rap thing. This means that “I’m Back†plays on the styles of rappers like Lil’ Mama, Gravy Train, and even Fergie. The…
The rap artist GAHD has done something that, until this day, has never been done in the music business. GAHD has formed a corporation named GAHD Inc., signed himself to it, and now offers shares so that fans as well as major labels can buy stock and share in his success as an artist.
Health and Safety at Militant Actions / :15 / Free / 16M / grounded@rootmedia.org / http://www.action-medical.net / Health and Safety at Militant Actions is a great introduction to the world of protests and the proper way to maintain one’s safety while at events. While the version I have is old (March of 2001), the information is of a general enough nature to still be valid. What seemed most informative to…
“Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO” teaser posted! Finally an update on the long anticipated BYO DVD! We screened it for the folks that attended our 10th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament, so for those of you who were not able to be there, here’s a sneak peek of the movie!
Underground Mexican hip-hop artist/entrepreneur, SOLOW13, breaks the music game wide open by establishing his own label, TRUTH LOVES LA WFAMILIA, LLC or simply LAWFAMILIA, LLC. The new imprint is a collaborative partnership between SOLOW13 and famed West Coast label, Latin Thug Records—best known for being founded by Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog and home to the Reyes Brothers, B Real’s “Gunslinger†albums and many other notable releases. “Solow brings a lot…
HBKX #2 / $1 / 7.5 by 6 / 32 Pages / Trade / Boyofdead@hotmail.com This zine simply has a lot of reading. If HBKX was $3 dollars, I would still have to classify it as a hell of a deal just because the fonts in the magazine are so small, the pages so big, and the amount of pages so astonishing that it makes reading this magazine feel like…