To say that Small Arms Dealer is eclectic is to only give a fraction of the picture. There are so many different styles and influences that make themselves known during the band’s opening track on “A Single Unifying Theory” that individuals are just as unsure about where the band is going to take them as they were before even putting on the disc. To their credit, Small Arms Dealer…
In 2007, Josh Hodges (mastermind behind Starfucker), was asked by his friend to quit his job so he could record an album of cover songs. “It was actually my friend’s idea,” Hodges says. “He wanted to hear what some of these songs would sound like if I performed them. I thought it sounded like a fun idea.” What grew out of that proposition is Sexton Blake Plays The Hits. With covers…
Far East Movement premieres a new music video for their UK single “Turn Up The Love.” The Matt Alonzo directed colorful clip is set within a Cherrytree Records Swap Meet with special guest performers Cover Drive. The international pop friendly song is on FM’s Dirty Bass album released this month through Cherrytree/Interscope Records. WATCH “TURN UP THE LOVE” ON VEVO Far East Movement is currently lighting up stages on…
Noisy, loud, and oddly catchy, Scotland’s Sluts of Trust play a style of rock that is not immediately recognizable as being influenced by any one specific band. Breakneck tempos meet with screeching leads and brutal rhythm guitars. Moving through a similar sounding style in “Piece O’ You”, which makes the first two tracks join together in some bizarre ritual. Each track is different enough that one’s interest is piqued,…
Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM (also COB) have inked a worldwide recording deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The celebrated metal label — who worked with the band over the early stages of its career — is proud to announce the renewed partnership with the world famous band. COB, who kicked off a year long celebration of its 15th anniversary with a successful North American tour alongside label mates ELUVEITIE, have a…
KILL DEVIL HILL the new project featuring acclaimed drummer Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell, Dio) and bassist Rex Brown, (Pantera, Down) guitar slinger Mark Zavon and lead vocalist Dewey Bragg have confirmed a new string of tour dates for late this summer beginning August 1st. More dates are expected to be announced shortly. A list of confirmed dates can be found below. KILL DEVIL HILL’s self-titled debut…
Northern California native Chelsea Wolfe’s sound is best described with broad strokes: elemental, intense, radiant, ancient yet modern, intimate yet expansive, dark and sparkling. Hues of black metal and deep blues inform her ever-evolving electric folk–a warm force that wraps itself around the listener, encouraging uplift, seeking triumph. Her voice similarly haunts and soothes, with words that illuminate life’s darker corners in order to reveal the unlikely truth and beauty…
Summer is here and U.S. music fans are getting an early taste of Vacation, the debut album from Australia’s Big Scary via the debut single Falling Away. In addition to offering the album version and Jacques Renault remix of the track as a free downloads, Big Scary are also releasing a new video for Falling Away by acclaimed director Daniel Cummings of Picture Machine Productions (behind the videos for Bon…
Heartless Bastards have confirmed a run of September tour dates, in addition to their previously announced summer tour. The 8-date tour, in support of the band’s recently released record Arrow, (Partisan Records), begins at Thirsty Hippo in Hattiesburg, MS on September 5th and culminates on September 15th at Santa Fe, NM’s Railyard Plaza. The tour includes stops in major Southeast and Midwest cities, including Kansas City, Louisville, and St. Louis.…
ODDLAND has teamed up with Heavy Blog is Heavy.com to premiere the music video for “In The Eyes Of The Mourning.” The video clip was shot earlier in May by visual artist Santeri Ojanen, who is also the brother of ODDLAND’s singer/guitarist Sakari. This intriguing, eerie video is for the lead track from ODDLAND’s debut album The Treachery Of Senses, released on May 8th. The band has checked in…
On Buffalo Killers‘ fourth full-length effort Dig. Sow. Love. Grow. the Ohio-based trio have created an album that stampedes with the ferocity of their first two albums (the Dan Auerbach-produced Let It Ride from 2008 and their self-titled debut from two years prior), yet it also incorporates much of the loose, organic nature from last year’s highly-praised album 3. Dig. Sow. Love. Grow. is a heady synthesis of not only…
Commando is the band’s stand out track and is one that will be garnering significant play as listeners find out about it. Far In Between is a track that ties together bits and pieces of a wide array of musical genres. Hints of Weezer, early emotive rock, and punk all unite during this introductory track. Sprinkle a little bit of Psychedelic Furs on the resultant mixture and one will have…
Teams, the musical project of 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist Sean Bowie, draws inspiration from blissful tunes of days past. Inspired by the 70’s and 80’s the LA-based producer weaves chillwave and R&B to create addictive electronic dance music. Today, White Iris Records releases Teams 7″ Love Distance / Glow Fam. The A-side “Love Distance”, penned in a mansion in Venice Beach, is a breezy electro number. Conversely, the B-side “Glow Fam”, which…
Sir Andrew Davis, music director and principal conductor of the world-renowned Lyric Opera of Chicago, will add the post of chief conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to his considerable credits, beginning in January 2013. The appointment was formally announced on Monday in Australia, and his initial contract in Melbourne is for four years. Davis’s contract with Lyric Opera of Chicago was recently extended through the 2020-21 season. He…
The style of electronic-infused indie rock put forth by Slow Runner reminds listeners of The Anniversary and The Red Hot Valentines. Essentially, Slow Runner would have fit in perfectly with the band scene as of 2000”Break Your Mama’s Back”, the track that opens up the disc is something that is more than just a smart rock song, but something that also is deep in regards to the arrangements that…
Maya Solovey’s new EP, Forte hit stores TODAY and is currently streaming in its entirety at AOL Spinner until Sunday. Recorded, produced, and mixed by two-time Grammy Award Winner, Bassy Bob Brockman (Notorious BIG, Christina Aguilera, Bob Dylan), Forte brims with an exuberant American sound: colossal drums, cinematic strings, grand percussive pianos, rollicking guitars, tasteful electronics, and most notably Maya’s full-bodied beatific voice, which sounds as if were made from…
The mixture of sludgy rock (a la Foo Fighters) with the polished rock of a band like Weezer and just a hint of emo rock makes Slowride hit off strongly with “A New Day Is Upon Us”. The splashy drums during the track continue the chaos given by the uncertain guitar work that dominates the track. “The Year of the Snake” mixes a pop-emo sensibility with a punk fury that…
Down and dirty with seventies rock is something that a number of bands are trying to do nowadays. Some bands, like The Strokes and Kings of Leon, fail miserably and have to have major label pushes to save any amount of face, while bands like Slowride incorporate rock with bubbly three-chord punk and are overlooked by popular media. Maintaining this balance is hard to do, but D.H. as well…
Tommy Steele is traveling throughout his home state of Michigan to promote his thought-provoking new single, “My Side of the Street,” with visits to powerhouse radio stations and Harley-Davidson® dealerships events. The single, on Triple Creek Records, was delivered to programmers via CDX and Play MPE; Tommy’s radio promotion team goes for adds this week. Tommy Steele HOT ROD H-D Pictured at Hot Rod Harley-Davidson in Muskegon, Michigan are Kyle…
Legendary Indianapolis’ Crusty Crossover Thrashers of the Extreme RADIATION SICKNESS, will be releasing their first studio album in 20 years on Abyss Records on Friday, June 22nd as part of the label’s Summer of Sickness Campaign 2012. Entitled Reflections of a Psychotic Past, the new album from RADIATION SICKNESS features seven brand new tracks and will also include a re-mastered copy of the 1990 release The Other Me, A Journey…