Author: James

Posted on: September 28, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Robin Trower – Living Out of Time

Robin Trower – Living Out of Time / 2006 Music Video Distributors / 83 Minutes / http://www.trowerpower.com / http://www.mvdb2b.com / I always am shocked by these individuals; skinny, British guitarists that I would normally assume would play a brand of music that wouldn’t be too incongruous with James Taylor. Starting off “Living Out of Time” with “Too Rolling Stoned”, Trower shows fans that ey has not lost any of the…

Posted on: September 28, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Writing Services

There seem to be more and more in the way of different writing services that have a considerable presence on the internet. These essay writers are able to provide papers, or at least good starts for papers, for a nominal fee. I know quite a few individuals that have used this type of custom writing service, and they have never had a problem with anything that has been put out.…

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US Debut from Tamborines Released on 9/4

On September 4, London-based Brazilian-born band The Tamborines make their U.S. debut with the release of the “Sally O’Gannon” EP. The single has already met with critical acclaim in the UK. The EP will be available as an exclusive limited edition 4-song CDEP – with no digital distribution. The release will be distributed in North America via Darla Record and Junk Records in Spain/Portugal territories.

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Custom Writing

There are a number of individuals that wish to buy essays, but just do not know where to go to do so. There is a website called custom-essay.org that individuals can get pieces of custom writing from, and at a price that won’t make individuals have to subsist on ramen noodles. essay writing is a hard field to find quality skills in, but I believe that a site like custom-essay.org…

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Scene of Action – S/T

Scene of Action – S/T / 2007 Pop Smear / 5 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/sceneofaction / http://www.popsmearrecords.com / I have to be honest here. When I first the instrumentation at the beginning of Scene of Action’s disc, I heard The Killers. In much of the same way, the first time I heard the band’s vocals on “Daydream Stop hock”, I thought they paid off Gerard Way to do the vocals. The…

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The Rumble Strips Set To Release Debut Alarm Clock EP

“They have taken the brass sound that Dexys Midnight Runners packed away in their attic 20 years ago and injected it with enough fun, melody and soul to make it truly their own.” Music Week”Having toured relentlessly round the UK for the past year, Charlie’s rousing hymns to underdogs and the band’s parping brass and rock’n’soul reverie finally seems to be creating ever-bigger waves.” The Fly

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The Toy Dolls – Our Last DVD?

The Toy Dolls – Our Last DVD? / 2006 MVD / 72 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Why is it that The Toy Dolls look exactly the same as when they started out their career in 1979? Why is it that when I’m not looking at the screen and just listening to the style of their music, I am not sure whether this is 1980, 1990, 2000, or 2006? The video…

Posted on: September 28, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Knights of the Abyss Tear Ass on Siege of Amida

The latest addition to Candlelight USA’s distributed roster from London’s Siege of Amida Records, Knights of the Abyss bring skin melting cacophony, sure to split the pants of all of those into Job For A Cowboy, Dying Fetus and All Shall Perish.

Posted on: September 27, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 1

Caleb Micah – Come Home

Caleb Micah – Come Home / 2007 Aux / 6 Tracks / http://www.calebmich.com / http://www.auxrecords.com / “Come Home” starts out with “Juan Shoe is Gonna Rock You!”, a track that uses a duet of vocals done in a back and forth style that is given the perfect amount of support by the slightly country-tinged sound of the guitars and drums. This style reminds me vaguely of The Anniversary, but don’t…

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SBB Release “The Rock” on 11/5/2007.

Polish progressive rock band SBB announced a release date of their new material. Full length album entitled “The Rock” will be released via Metal Mind Productions on the 5th November 2007 (20th November in US via MVD). The band in a refreshed line-up: Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos, Gabor Nemethis is working on the follow up to the “New Century” album from 2005. Gabor is known from his work with Hungarian…

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Tiamat – The Church of Tiamat

Tiamat – The Church of Tiamat / 2006 MVD / 95 Minutes / http://www.churchoftiamat.com / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Wow, Tiamat has a lot of stuff to give their fans on “The Church of Tiamat”. Yes, it is really a bible of the band that any true fan should pick up. Of course, there is a concert to watch, but just one glance at the bonus section and one will be shocked.…

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Foreigner Tour with What’s Remaining of Led Zep

Foreigner will share the same stage at London’s O2 Arena with Atlantic Records label mates Led Zeppelin for a long-anticipated tribute concert honoring the late Ahmet Ertegun, the visionary founder of Atlantic Records.

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The Action Design – Into A Sound

The Action Design – Into A Sound / 2007 Pop Smear / 6 Tracks / http://www.theactiondesign.com / http://www.popsmearrecords.com / The first track on “Into A Sound” is “The Scissor Game” and it gives The Action Design a rock meets goth type of sound that really brings the band into a Nightwish or an Evanscence sound in my opinion. The second track on the disc is “Eyes On Me”, and aside…

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edIT Announces North American Tour With The Glitch Mob

Certified Air Raid Material Dropping All Throughout the USA and Canada After finishing up his residency at LA’s already legendary Low End Theory club night, recently rocking the crowds of thousands at Burning Man (!) and Red Rocks, and completing his long-anticipated sophomore release Certified Air Raid Material; edIT is ready to shakes asses across the continent with the innovative crunk of The Glitch Mob in tow.

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Testament – Live In London DVD

Testament – Live In London DVD / 2005 Eagle Rock / 14 Tracks / http://www.testamentlegions.com / http://www.spitfireregions.com / The interview on the Live In London DVD may just be the most informational in showing how Testament getting back together. With each of the members having a few minutes to show what happened over the twelve-year interval, the band’s music on Live In London is given even further of a boost.…

Posted on: September 27, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Peter Dixon (ex-Combustible Edison) releases Shady Planet

Peter Dixon, musician, composer and original keyboard player for the band COMBUSTIBLE EDISON , a band that coined the term “cocktail nation” and sparked the lounge music scene in the mid-1990s, has released a brand new CD called Shady Planet.

Posted on: September 26, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Vices Make My Life More Interesting

Vices Make My Life More Interesting / 16M / :25 / http://www.diatribemedia.com / Vices Make My Life More Interesting is a zine that not only discusses the editor’s (Aaron Cynic’s) dealing with different types of vices such as alcohol (“Pick Your Poison”), but rather eir time working at the local ACE Hardware, the “importance of machismo”, and even presents a scene missing (due to the author’s laziness). This zine is…

Posted on: September 26, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

State and Madison Release “Consider this a Confession” EP

Chicago’s indie-rock sensation STATE AND MADISON have announced the release of their brand new EP CONSIDER THIS A CONFESSION, available now through CDBaby.com, with the digital release to follow on October 30 to download outlets including iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, and many others. The release follows the group’s 2006 effort Simplicity Is The Name Of The Game and showcases the organic musical growth and development of the four-piece through their non-stop…

Posted on: September 26, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

SuicideGirls: The First Tour

SuicideGirls: The First Tour / 2005 Epitaph / http://www.suicidegirls.com / http://www.epitaph.com / There are a lot of good things about this DVD. First off, it has a more active view of the models of SuicideGirls (who mainly come out as static, owing to the fact that the only easy to find, free material are still pictures. The style of the DVD is interesting, to say the least. While the tone…