We’re so excited to announce the US Revival Tour 2012! “The most unique element of The Revival Tour is the camaraderie that it’s based on and the collaborations that are bred from that essence,” explains Americana singer/songwriter and original tour organizer Chuck Ragan. Borne from the rich folk tradition of giving and openness and propelled by an innate need to tell a story in its naked acoustic state, The Revival Tour begins its fifth year…
kimi ni todoke – From Me to You- Volume 1 (Box Set) / 2012 NIS America / http://www.nisamerica.com / http://store.nisamerica.com kimi ni todoke is a show that can be enjoyed by any age and familiarity with anime. The show tells of Sawako’s life, eir hard times at high school, and how eir classmates can be mean. As Sawako continues eir path through high school, eir feelings begin to grow more…
Touche Amore announced today that they’ll be touring across Canada in late March and April with Cancer Bats and A Sight for Sewn Eyes, and the tour will hit Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatoon and Ontario. Prior to the Canadian run, Touche Amore will be out on their biggest support tour to date: a European jaunt with Rise Against in February and March. Also including solo off dates and shows…
When Ume’s incendiary video for lead single “Captive” premiered it was shown on mtvU 24 times in 24 hours. It has now moved up the ranks and today made its debut on MTV2’s “120 Minutes.” The clip features the band performing in a burning abandoned house along with some scorching guitar heroics by frontwoman Lauren Larson. Check it out at over at MTV Hive where it’s in great company sandwiched between videos for…
March 6th: Budapest @ Kek Yuk: focusabyssi@gmail.com March 7th: Bratislava @ U OČCKA: www.uocka.sk/ March 8th: Praha @ oo7 Strahov www.klub007strahov.cz/ March 9th: Dresden @Reithalle Strasse E: http://de.amiando.com/blutharsch.html March 1oth: Copenhagen: @ KRUDTTØNDEN: http://billetto.dk/en/events/derblutharschcph2012 March 12th:Oslo: @ Revolver: http://www.revolveroslo.no/ March 14th: Rotterdam @ Baroeg http://www.baroeg.nl/tickets.htm March 15th: Bruxelles @ Magazin 4: elektrocutionrecord@hotmail.com + special guest: Aluk Todolo March 16th: Paris @ Glazart: http://www.glazart.com/ March 17th: Milano @ : Palazzo Granaio: http://www.palazzogranaio.net/…
This is not a tribute. Rather, the work done by Corea, Gomez, and Motian in invigorating Bill Evans’ work should be seen as a completely new album. Fans of Evans will appreciate the sheer amount of work the trio have done on singles like Hot House and Off The Cuff. This is because they have fully deconstructed each of Evans efforts down to the constituent elements; the rebuilding that they…
Tim McGraw has had all the fame that one could conceivably want in country music. While it seems almost as if older performers can coast on the successes that they have achieved, McGraw’s work on Emotional Traffic shows a performer that still give it eir all. The album starts out with Halo, a longer track that sets up the overall feel of Emotional Traffic, along with the styles and sounds…
There is so much to learn about The Doors. The band hit a wall with the death of Jim Morrison, and the different interviews between Ray Manzarek, John Densmore and Robbie Krieger show that. However, the process that the band entered into when they were recording L.A. Woman was nothing different than the norm. One gets into the mind of each of The Doors as they laid some of the…
Houston progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT are currently leveling stages across the U.S. on their first ever headlining tour with support provided by Elitist. Dubbed Their Strings Are Voices Tour 2012, the trek is a week and a half in. Commented guitarist Chris Letchford from the road: “Our Their Strings Are Voices headlining tour has been a blast so far. It’s great to see everyone really excited about us playing…
I must admit that before receiving The Moment of Truth (Il momento della verita), I was not too familiar with the works of Francesco Rosi (Hands Over the City, Christ Stopped at Eboli). The Moment of Truth is Rosi’s 1965 film, and it focuses on the trials and tribulations of an up and coming bullfighters. This is a story of an underdog that ultimate receives fame and riches, all while…
The whole-hog restoration and placement of older films onto the Blu-Ray format is great. It allows different resources to be tapped, while giving viewers a take on the film that is utterly and completely new. Synapse Films has released this 1989 Scott Spiegel title, with luminaries such as Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender tapped to provide this vision. A cast of stars (Bruce Campbell, Renee Estevez, and Sam Raimi) all…
The film is something that requires a few solid views to capture everything that has been presented in its 105 minute run time. Where the film could travel down a path that numerous films have taken, I believe that it provides a fresh take on the horror and suspense genres. Sam Worthington and Brian Heigh do a stellar job in creating the camaraderie that two detectives would have after working…
MENCEA will release their new album, “Pyrophoric,” on February 23rd in Europe and March 27th in North America. The eight track-long soundtrack of unearthly moods, demonstrates an immensely wide sonic landscape, packing punch and diversity that few bands can match. Most of all, it undoubtedly shows that MENCEA belongs to a movement of bands exploring boundaries between extreme metal sub-genres, often morphing into a mix of extreme metal with progressive…
This film is fantastic, and showcases the fact that period historical pieces can still work. It is the attention to detail that makes this film soar, as one will be transported back to the Spanish Civil War period. While individuals that have taken American history courses will have little information about this event, I believe that Roland Joffe’s (The Mission) skill ensures that a back story is provided. I liked…
French trio Juveniles have readied their second single Ambitions for a February 28th release on Kitsuné. The single, also featured on the forthcoming Kitsuné Parisien II compilation, features remixes from Reflex, Midnight Savari (Australia), O Safari, and STAL (ex-M83). The single and remixes can be heard in the Ambitions Minimix, available now as a free download. Ambassadors of a retro futurism enlightened by a monochrome shiny disco ball, Juveniles swept…
Chances are you’ve never heard of the Kashmere Stage Band, but thanks to Jamie Foxx and this stellar documentary, the Houston-based former high school funk band is finally getting the recognition they deserve. The band, from the predominately black Kashmere Gardens neighborhood, ran from the late 60’s to the late 70’s. With robust narration, a story is told through interviews with the former band members decades after taking part in…
In 1996, at the age of seventeen, she began carving out a name for herself in the Texas music scene with punk-pop trio Lucy Loves Schroeder and her own solo project. Eight years later, ex-Weezer bassist Matt Sharp played a show with her in Dallas, and very soon after, he asked her to relocate to Los Angeles, CA in 2005 to re-form The Rentals. Radle and Sharp re-built the band…
Pop-punk four-piece JOYCE MANOR’s 2011 self-titled debut record was hailed as genius by more than one music critic and the album found its way onto many a 2011 Best-Of list. Now, just a few weeks into 2012, the band has announced that their sophomore album, titled Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired, will be released on Asian Man Records on April 17, 2012. Alternative Press released the tracklisting…
Savannah Stopover Music: Over 70 bands, most of which are en route to SXSW, will fill Savannah’s small clubs and venues with the best up and coming indie acts. Bands have been hand-curated across multiple genres to represent an ideal microcosm of emerging excellence. Highlights include The War On Drugs, Grimes, Caveman, Oberhofer, Prince Rama, The Love Language, The Men, PUJOL, Guards, Girl In A Coma, The Knocks, Jukebox The…
Shirley Clarke was the most important woman director of the post-war era; creating art, controversy and acclaim throughout her career. Her jazz-infused films won international awards including an Oscar® nomination and a win for Best Documentary. Since her death in 1997, her films have fallen out of distribution and her work has been rarely seen. The preservation and release of Shirley Clarke’s films will be an important contribution to the…