Unreal is a perfect bit of punk meets metal. With an arrangement that immediately recalls early Misfits and Strike Anywhere, the band is able to craft a cross-over hit. No Blitz has a catchy style to their arrangements that will appease fans of Shrinky Dinx and The Offspring. My Life is the longest track on Never Satisfied, but the band crams enough material in the five-plus minute runtime to keep…
Bass Drum of Death is a two piece band from Mississippi composed of John Barrett on guitar and vocals and Colin Sneed on drums. Together they make blown-out, blazing songs. Their debut LP was released last spring on Fat Possum Records. John wrote and recorded the whole record himself using drums, a guitar, a USB microphone, and a computer before teaching Sneed to play drums for the live show and…
Wages of Hope is a track that attempts to redefine what folk is as a genre. While many listeners would associate this song with traditional artists like Elliott Smith and Devendra Banhart, I feel that there is a robustness and livelier feel achieved by this track. Folk usually fades into the background, while Murdock’s work on Brand New Widow will draw listeners in by innovative arrangements and masterful production.…
Justin Stang and Jim Elenteny have known each other since childhood; the music that results from this friendship is some of the most pure and complimentary that we have heard. The duo is a platonic couple; where a husband and wife can complete each other’s sentences, these two finish lines and arrangements. It is this cohesive sound that makes Science! into one of the few acts that we have…
Few musicians come forth with a definitive message on their recordings, but George Cahill ties in hard-edged political themes to each of Relevant’s 9 songs. Nuclear Fallout is the introductory track on Relevant, and is focused on the “perfect storm” of tsunami and meltdown that hit Japan last year. Sucking on Weed has a psychedelic approach that soars on the back of Santana-esque guitar lines; Cahill’s vocals provide listeners…
Los Angeles psychedelic prog-rock band ANCESTORS will release its new album In Dreams and Time on April 10 via Tee Pee Records. Recorded in east LA’s Infrasonic Sound (Queens of the Stone Age, Best Coast, Xasthur), the record showcases the band’s most accomplished music to date and a creative sound that morphs from thunderous cacophony to soul-searching peaks and valleys as towering riffs collide with bleak beauty and deep wells of light and…
Lissy Trullie is an individual that we have not had the chance to review in the past. We received a copy of eir latest, a 2012-released (and self-titled) LP. I believe that what ey does on this title is imbue a number of distinct music genres with eir unique style. Rules We Obey is a strong track and provides listeners with some semblance of who Trullie is and what…
Shouts of Joy continues exactly where its predecessor, the “Back Home” EP, has left off after staying at #1 of the German Alternative Charts for a full eight weeks. Being a big “Thank You” to the fans both lyrically and musically, Shouts Of Joy is sometimes quite reminiscent of ’80s Tears For Fears harmonies, yet modern, danceable and somehow brute at the same time. Be careful – it might infest…
London River focuses its narrative in 2005, right after the massive terrorist attacks happened in London. The story that is weaved through this film focuses on two individuals – Elizabeth (Brenda Blethyn) and Ousmane (Sotigui Kouyate, in eir last role). Both individuals are on the hunt for their children. While Elizabeth is the typical British inhabitant, Ousmane has come over from France to find any information about what has…
Vancouver hard rock outfit, The Veer Union, has teamed up with Music Choice to premiere the music video for the single, “Bitter End,” taken from the band’s sophomore album, Divide The Blackened Sky. Check out the new video, directed by Aaron Veale and produced by Kevin Rigney of Assembly Productions, this week exclusively on Music Choice On Demand: http://www.musicchoice.com/WatchVideos.aspx?assetID=126814&assetImage=/mcbroadband/images/videothumbs/TheVeerUnion_BitterEnd_126814-86×57.jpg. “The video for Bitter End is awesome,” said Josh Gabriele, Manager of Videos on…
There are few bands out that create rock music. Sure, there are rock radio stations, but I feel that a number of their playlists exclusively deal with metal and more heavy forms of rock. The Villains look to recall the days of Whitesnake, Every Mother’s Nightmare and .38 Special. While the band usually ends up taking the stage with country acts (Montgomery Gentry and Keith Urban, to name a…
Phoenix-based grindcore act, LANDMINE MARATHON has been announced on select California dates to open for Nasum’s upcoming Farewell Tour. The band will be playing three shows starting on May 28th and concluding on May 30th. The band will be supporting their latest release, “Gallows”.which came out in September in North America and in January in Europe. “Gallows” was produced by guitarist Ryan Butler and features artwork by British artist Rob “Mid”…
Blithe Field puts forward the white voice of childhood and the misty layers of a late afternoon drawing out. The songs are brief, there’s the urgency of great dreams but also of doing well. “Warm Blood” is a collection of folding travel hymns to take away, landscapes visible to one’s eyes shut that make you wanna stretch out and stare. At the ceiling, the sky, both together. There’s the bitterness but…
Fearless Records is thrilled to announce the signing of Italy’s Upon This Dawning. “We’re all super stoked to be signed to Fearless Records, it’s like a dream come true. We’re excited about the potential opportunity to play the All Stars Tour and can’t wait for everyone to hear our new music!” – Matteo Botticini (Vocals, Guitar) Upon This Dawning – Announcement Video Hailing from Bresica, Italy, pulverizing sextet Upon This…
It seems that the collective that is the United Kingdom has fallen behind in creating inspired music. Where there are some acts that possess a solid sound (The Maccabees), a great many of the current acts garnering airplay there are pretty sad. Jonquil is an act that has operated under the radar; Point of Go is their latest on Dovecote records, and looks to do much to repair the…
Mood & Mind (http://www.moodandmind.com/ ) is one of the best stores that we’ve found in regards to finding ‘functional foods’ and exotic botanicals for energy, relaxation, and generally feeling good. Their store is designed in such a way that any visitor will immediately be able to find the supplies that they desire. Whether it be Stevia, organic superfood powder, or mood enhancing tea, Mood & Mind has it in…
Bad Cop will be teaming up with Cage the Elephant this April on East/ West Coast for a string of dates from Charlotte, NC to Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning April 13th. Following the tour will mark the release of the long awaited split 7″ between Bad Cop and fellow Nashville natives Turbo Fruits. The release will see the light of day early this summer on Nick Cooper’s own imprint Prince…
This is a beast of a keyboard. The construction is incredibly durable, with the decision to include mechanical keys ensuring that ME3 players can beat the hell out of it without utterly trashing it. The ability to create and store macros on-keyboard will ratchet up a player’s ability, and has been implemented in a way that is simple and intuitive. Razer has included a number of aesthetic additions that…
With each month, it seems like more classic films are receiving a Blu-Ray release. Kate & Leopold is a 2001 film featuring Hugh Jackman and Meg Ryan, and has been mastered wonderfully for the new format. The juxtaposition of different moralities possessed by these two time-crossed lovers makes for interesting interactions, resulting in one of the best Ryan roles outside of You’ve Got Mail. The Blu-Ray version released by Lionsgate…
Esteemed metal blog The Lurker’s Path have long been staunch supporters of Antipodean metal extremists GREED & RAPACITY since their ‘Ergreifer’ demo surfaced in 2010. Now, on the cusp of the band’s upcoming cassette release of the long-awaited ‘Loki Bound’ EP, they have once again thrown in their lot with Australia’s blackest doomed maniacs, and are currently streaming the album in full at this location: http://www.lurkerspath.com/2011/12/05/greed-rapacity-loki-bound/ In conspiracy with like-minded individualists Milam Records, GREED & RAPACITY will release ‘Loki…