Boots Riley – The Coup’s respected, outspoken MC – is pleased to announce the arrival of CoupTV, the group’s very own You Tube channel. “We have launched a new way to bring you the fight, the funk, and the fury,†Riley proclaimed. The channel can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/user/COUPTV.
Having toured incessantly this summer with rock heavyweights Chris Cornell and Muse, Juliette and the Licks are primed for a national headlining tour all their own, kicking off October 19 in Tucson and continuing through the first week of December. The Licks will be supported by dance-rockers Scissors for Lefty.
Las Vegas rockers Escape The Fate released the boisterous new video for their latest single “Situations†on Tuesday, October 2nd via Epitaph Records’ Youtube Channel (www.youtube.com/EpitaphRecords). Never shying away from the outrageous, and with a love for all things 80s glam metal, Escape the Fate have created a video classic for the 21st century. Directed by Zach Merck (Tiger Army, Bad Religion, Converge), “Situations†pays homage to Van Halen’s classic…
Metal Mind Productions proudly presents re-release of the classic material from the Roadrunner Records’ archives – “Todessehnsucht” by Atrocity. When in 1992 death metal flourished into technicality, “Todessehnsucht” emerged as Atrocity’s attempt to create an epic album, conjoining both progressive and extreme sounds. The attempt fully succeeded – the album became one of the most intense and respected productions in the band’s entire discography. For many fans this is also…
Ghosts of the Past… Most of us by now, are more than familiar with that song of 2007… the one that officially got the indie electro (disco) ball rolling in the USA and symbolized the unison between the indie pop of the past and the new wave of lo fi distorto dance of Naughties. It was the song that got Kanye West into a tizzy and the masses passionately hugging…
Shock Cinema – Our Way Is Revenge / 2007 Kanine / 8 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/shockshockcinema / http://www.kkaninerecords.com / What Shock Cinema does on their “Our Way Is Revengeâ€, and particularly during the opening track “Breathe Againâ€, is recall the goth rock of bands like Siouxie and the Banshees and the Sisters of Mercy. The punk-like tempo is the only derivation from that formula, and it is this blending together of…
New York —Rock band Seether, and Wind-up Records have announced the track listing of FINDING BEAUTY IN NEGATIVE SPACES. Seether’s third studio album for the label will be released on October 23, 2007. In just five weeks at radio, the lead single “Fake It,†is already number 4 on the Active Rock chart, and number 8 at Alternative. The complete track listing is “Like Suicide,†“Fake It,†“Breakdown,†“FMLYHM,†“Fallen, 
Metal Mind Productions will release a remastered edition of one of most intriguing thrash albums: “Malevolent Assault of Tomorrow” by Violent Force. It’s a first class thrash experience, with insanely fast guitars and aggressive, energetic vocals – a reminder of the group’s undying legacy. “Malevolent Assault of Tomorrow” includes true metal masterpieces: “Soulbursting”, “Vengeance and Venom” and “Sign of Evil”. This classic material from Roadrunner Records archives will be released…
Sah – 06/06 / 2007 Phiatry / 5 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/sah / http://www.phratryrecords.com / It is always a risky gambit for a band to go forth and start off their EP with an instrumental song. Sah is a band that does just that with the opening to their 06/06, “Inside You There’s A Part of Me Scared Shitlessâ€. Luckily for the listeners, Sah is an act that can create a…
San Diego , CA ‘s Mountain Home is releasing their eponymous debut CD on Language of Stone, the Philadephia-based label run by Greg and Jessica Weeks (members of Espers and Woodwose respectively). The album was recorded and mixed to entirely analog formats at Greg’s Hexham Head studio with Weeks producing. Guest musicians include Fern Knight’s Margie Weink Greg and Marissa Nadler on vocals. Mountain Home is released on Language of…
Los Angeles, September 27, 2007. Flogging is currently cutting tracks for their new album expected in early 2008. They spent the pre-production period and are recording in Dave King’s native Ireland. The band is really excited about the new material, new album and the return of their brother in arms.
“The next generation of Americana heroes.” Uncut Magazine “Scruffy and scratched Americana that recalls Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark and early Springsteen.” Time Out London “Right now my favorite drinking buddy is The Felice Brothers. It’s music best described by my friend: It’s three in the morning, sleepy drunk, secretly holding the hand of the one you love.” The Guardian UK “The Felice Brother’s Catskills Folk is rough around the…
The Challenger Deep – S/T / 2007 Self / 5 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/thechallengerdeep The Challenger Deep introduce themselves with “Historianâ€, a track that has a very tempestuous and chaotic flow. In a way, the instrumentation that takes place before the vocals kick in seem like a more jacked up version of At The Drive-In. The style of The Challenger Deep is not easy to categorize. There are hints of hardcore,…
Seminal rapper, hip-hop icon, and founding member of the mighty Hieroglyphics crew, Del The Funky Homosapien has embarked on the beginning of a 2-month long nationwide tour in support of his long anticipated album, The 11th Hour. The tour, which shares the name of his upcoming album, will also feature fellow Hiero founder A-Plus, along with Devin The Dude with the Coughee Brothers, Bukue One, The Serendipity Projects and special…
Limelight Girls Vol. 8 / 2004 Limelight Productions / http://www.limelightgirls.com / Reviewed 12 December 2004 The latest in the Limelight Girls series, Volume 8 begins with Justina, an actress that gives off the sorority girl-with-a-sneer vibe that screams Britney-meets-Pink. Justina also breaks with tradition in the sense that she does not continually mug for the camera – sure, there are a few times in which she looks playfully into the…
Okay Paddy – Where You Went? / 2007 Prison Jazz / 5 Tracks / http://www.okaypaddy.com / Okay Paddy play a brand of rock music during their “Dumbwater†that blends together acts like Weezer with Matthew Sweet to create a sound that is very well located in the mid to late nineties alternative rock genres. Unlike Weezer, there seems to be a little more energy in the arrangements during tracks like…
“…‘heavy-as-hell, grinding, stripper-rock.’” ThatÂ’s how Metal Edge recently described the sophomore album by the bloodiest band of heavy metal hellions, SCUM OF THE EARTH (fronted by former Rob Zombie guitarist, Riggs). The band is gearing up for another explosive assault with SLEAZE FREAK, the follow up to 2004’s critically acclaimed BLAH…BLAH…BLAH…LOVE SONGS FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM, which spawned the bandÂ’s first hit single, “Get Your Dead On.”
Respected and beloved singer/songwriter Neko Case will see the re-release of her acclaimed 2006 album Fox Confessor Brings The Flood with the addition of a five-song bonus disc from Anti- on November 6th, 2007. The label will also serve-up straight reissues of 2000’s Furnace Room Lullaby – – which was recorded as Neko Case and Her Boyfriends – – and 2002’s Blacklisted on the same date.
Limelight Girls Vol. 7 / 2004 Limelight Productions / http://www.limelightgirls.com / Again cutting straight to the action, Kia begins masturbating on the bathtub, her dark skin contrasting well with the porcelain. There just seems to be a lack of emotion shown by Kia with this self-examination, something that disappears fairly quickly as she engages Chris’ genitals with both her mouth and breasts. Something that is nice during Kia’s chapter in…
Saturday Looks Good To Me is hitting the road in support of their newest album “Fill Up The Room”, which finds it’s official release date on October 23rd. The record is the band’s fourth long player and first for K Records, and has been in the works for the better part of 3 year’s since 2004’s “Every Night” on Polyvinyl. The wait has been killing us, but now it’s time…