On June 2, Janie Fricke with bluegrass duo The Roys, will headline “Song of the Mountains” at The Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia. The show’s host, Tim White, and his band the VW Boys will join Janie with their special brand of music, magic and comedy. The following week, Janie will return to CMA Music Festival in Nashville for performances and signings on June 7-8 at various places including, the…
Forming in early 2009, South Coast rockers The Afterparty have recently added the finishing touches to their debut studio offering ‘Restless’ with producer Matty O’Grady (You Me At Six, Deaf Havana). The four track EP will feature lead track ‘Sticks & Stones’ and new single ‘So Much To Say’, and is scheduled for release on July 2nd 2012 via Engineer Records. Vocalist Nic Matthews revealed that ‘Restless’ is “a record we’re all…
The opening to “Something Pretty Something True” is in the same vein as acts like Fiona Apple and Joan Osbourne, but there is a less bland instrumentation that is flittering behind Silver’s vocals. For this opening track (the title track), there is a heavy Hispanic influence to the track that gives the track a certain international flair. “Flame I Should Fear” has much less of this innovative sound, and leaves…
BESATT, although being still underrated In their home country, conquers South America with this unique style since years – which is proved by numerous concerts and releases on that continent. With their 8th and best up-to-date album, BESATT attacks with blasphemous power of the Beast spitting satanic venom and slaying anything that includes even a small element of sanctity. “TEMPUS APOCALYPSIS” was recorded and produced in Hertz Studio (Bialystok, PL)…
One of the first acts to be signed onto the Tiberius Records roster that does not personally involve one of the Tiberius owners, Silo the Huskie have a lot to prove with their Tiberius debut, Sons of Columbus. Sounding at times like Jawbreaker, Smoking Popes, Soul Asylum and even early R.E.M., Silo the Huskie plays well with the newly reenergized Tired Anchor-era Thistle. Having the average tempo of any Sons…
In on It begins with Good Kiss (From A Bad Girl), a track that touches upon a wide array of styles and genre. In the course of the first minute, hints of Bauhaus, Tom Waits, and even Soft Cell can be heard. Marc James is able to make this track germane to current listeners due to intelligent instrumentation and an always-catchy arrangement. Out of Touch keeps fans listening, with a…
The drums that start off “Rebirth of the Temple” are tied to a heavy, deep brand of chanting. Imagine if the soundtrack from Xena was mixed with a tribal beat and the Benedictine monks. That is how the opening selection “Call To Arms” starts off the disc, before Silent Civilian starts off the meaty side of the disc with “Funeral”. The track is a blend of classic metal a la…
After 4 years of waiting, on the 6th of July, new album of Greek black metal act NAER MATARON will be released! “ΖΗΤΩ Ο ΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ ” (LONG LIVE DEATH) brings chaos, destruction and sonic feast praising DEATH! The album was produced in Hertz Studio, cover art was designed by George “Grin” Prasinis and whole layout by MENTALPORN.COM. The album will be released as digipak and black 180-gram vinyl with gatefold…
The title track for “Takk” is very atmospheric, using synthesizers to really add a bold, brooding body to the beginning of this disc. Incorporating melodic, almost-instrumental sounding vocals to “Glosoli”, the most curious thing about Sigur Ros on the track is that everything sounds so experimental but the track is truly beholden to typical tempo and progression (in terms of arrangement). Sigur Ros puts forth a challenging face but really…
Powerhouse singer Miss Connie Mitchell and producer extraordinaire Black Angus McDonald make their debut at the Electric Brixton following on from the release of their third Album, From Here To Anywhere. (MTV US called it “An incredible third original studio effort… nothing short of a cross-generational dance floor smorgasbord.) Connie and Angus started making beautiful music together in 2004. As their reputation grew, Sneaky Sound System started releasing singles (including…
Summer Camp are excited to debut “Always” the title-track from their forthcoming EP Always. The EP will be released on July 10th in North America (7/9 in UK/Europe) by Apricot Recording Company/ Moshi Moshi Records. “Always” is the second song to see daylight from the EP, following the release of the single “Life” earlier this month. Hear both songs below. Listen to “Always” on SoundCloud Always EP – tracklisting 1. …
The accessibility of this song really made me wonder; all the discussion I had heard about Sigur Ros in the past was that they were a difficult, trying band to truly like. Still, the way that “Saeglopur” opens is nothing less than commendable; where the track begins in a dreamy way, the musical (and rock-influenced) explosions that the band inserts into various intervals of “Saeglopur” shock listeners into a much…
Ahead of the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon’s classic Graceland album, indie artists have teamed up for a music video series of Graceland covers. First up, Louisiana band GIVERS offer their rendition of “That Was Your Mother,” accompanied by Louisiana music legend Dickie Landry and the Lost Bayou Ramblers. The special CD/DVD/LP box set of Graceland is out June 5th on Sony Legacy and be on the lookout next week…
So, New Line sounds like they dug up a early sixties rock band’s long-lost debut and have pandered it off as a rock-revival disc. The presence of very active synthesizers really adds a certain veneer to the early tracks (I’m Going To Live…”, “Circus”) and makes the chipper vocals of Eddies stand up even more. The fact that The Sights have been around for 7 years explains the solid, confident…
“Sick of the redundant dicklessness surrounding them” and featuring members of We Are The World, Dreamers s/t drops this week on Germ, stream the entire album over at Electronic Beats WATCH: Appaloosa (via Vice) LISTEN: Dreamers – s/t (via Electronic Beats) LISTEN: City of Hope (Jimmy Edgar remix) WATCH: City Of Hope (via IFC) LA’s electronic thrashwave duo Dreamers debut their batshit crazy horror/sci-fi meets Dance Party USA video for their rumination on…
The Deer Tracks are happy to release a brand new video for the track “Meant To Be” off their album The Archer Trilogy Pt 2. CMJ debuted the video – made by the band themselves – today. In describing it they said “…The Deer Tracks play on an already obvious difference in appearance as they are shot individually with their instruments, visually relaying the strange juxtaposition of singer Elin Lindfors’…
True Punk, as this tape is markered, with a masking tape label. Recorded on a tape deck the quality isn’t the best, but the fury that the Slutz play is simply awesome. The bass parts during the first song “Anal Cunt…” are great, with a sense of raw urgency about then. These guys seem to have a sense of humor, as evidenced by the title of the songs and the…
Watch the video for “Only Eyes” at the BULLETT premiere or at Vimeo Watch Sin Fang’s performance for La Blogotheque’s Take Away Show by Vincent Moon Iceland’s Sindri Már Sigfússon or Sin Fang (formerly Sin Fang Bous of Seabear) has directed and debuted a new video for “Only Eyes,” taken from his forthcoming Half Dreams EP. The DIY video features a special guest appearance by Sindri’s own cat, Emilio Estevez,…
The Showdone come with a brand of hard rock that is tremendously tied to both the hair metal genre and the earlier (not the power metal releases) of Pantera. During “Fanatics and Whores”, The Showdown add a little bit of the Kenny Wayne Shepherd band to the mix, allowing for something that is current but is tremendously educated on the forms of hard rock that preceded them. The shredding that…
Checking in from his relentless hunt for a photo opportunity with both Wayne Newton and Carrot Top at the 14th Annual Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, MUNICIPAL WASTE vocalist Tony Foresta goes public about the band’s participation on the world’s most extreme metal cruise – the Barge To Hell! “I think I can speak for everyone in the band when I say that we are…