The Foundry Field Recordings Play Crossroads, Pygmalion
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Sic Osyrus releases his highly anticipated mixtape album ‘Sic-O-Nomics’
Inasirkl Music Group’s Sic Osyrus releases his highly anticipated mixtape album ‘Sic-O-Nomics’ Hosted by Remy Ma’s DJ, Bedtyme357. ‘Sic-O-Nomics’ is an expression of real life struggle painted through words that cannot be denied. The release includes production by Drawzilla, Shuko and DJ Static.
Divasonic – Changing Wind
Divasonic – Changing Wind / 2007 Digital Bliss / 12 Tracks / http://www.divasonic.com / The brand of wide-open, electronic pop music that Lynda Arnold puts down on “Changing Wind†will remind individuals of individuals like Enya and Bjork. There is a panoply of styles and sounds that are present on the disc’s opening track, “I Feel Highâ€. This means that funk, rock, and tribal sounds all unite to create something…
Radio Moscow Release New Single Digitally
Ames, Iowa psychedelic blues rock trio Radio Moscow is heading back out on the road in support of their self-titled debut release on Alive-Naturalsound Records, produced and engineered by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. The band’s 18-date trek will take them from the midwest, to the east coast and down south.
Elvis – ’68 Comeback Special Edition
Elvis – ’68 Comeback Special Edition / 2006 RCA / 94 Minutes / http://www.elvis.com / http://www.rca.com / Not being born until fifteen years after this television special was aired, it becomes kind of hard for me to gauge the impact that “’68 Comeback†had on the fans of Elvis, and more importantly, all individuals that were able to watch it during its original airing. There are quite a few extras…
Every Time I Die Debuts ‘We’rewolf’, Released “The Big Dirty”
In preparation for the upcoming September 4 release of their brand-new album, “The Big Dirtyâ€, Every Time I Die will be premiering the video for “We’rewolf†exclusively on MySpace on August 30. Check out the video here: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=16817910.
Lacquer – Rebuilt
Lacquer – Rebuilt / 2007 Self / http://www.lacquerbadlands.com / “Ripper†is a track that will bring listeners back to the Motley Crue-like rock of the eighties. Lacquer is a little more complex than that comparison would seem, as there are hints of Ramones-like pop punk and even a little bit of a Replacements/Husker Du sound during this track. The musical progression during “Ripper†is something that individuals will feel comfortable…
The Indian Playboy: Anatomy of a Porn Film
The Indian Playboy: Anatomy of a Porn Film / 2007 EcstasyVision / http://www.theindianplayboy.com / Pretty much everybody watches porn, but few individuals know exactly how porn is made or what all the production of a film entails. Enter Richard Menon, the self-dubbed “Indian Playboyâ€, who moved from a career in finances to create porn. Since then, ey has made Ecstasyvision Inc, a company that seems to be gaining popularity with…
Tum Tum – Eat or Get Ate
Tum Tum – Eat or Get Ate / 2007 Universal / 18 Tracks / http://www.universalrepublic.com / http://www.ttownmusic.net / One has to wonder why that a rapper named eirself after a character in the 3 Ninjas set of movies. This is the debut album by Tum Tum, and tracks here feature talents like Mannie Fresh, Trae, Jim Jones, and some up and coming rappers (Double T, Lil Ronnie, Don Dada, and…
Norma Jean Tours During the Fall with Saosin
Fresh off of a successful run on Warped Tour, Georgia’s Norma Jean are preparing for an upcoming US tour with Saosin, Alexisonfire, and others! The tour kicks off in Seattle, WA on September 28 and finishes in New York on November 7 in New York City.
Steve Diet Goedde – Living Through Photographic Anthology 1990-2004
Steve Diet Goedde – Living Through Photographic Anthology 1990-2004 /2006 MVD / 120+ Minutes / http://www.stevedietgoedde.com / It’s a still photograph porno film! No, seriously, what Steve Diet Goedde does on “Living Through†is put music to each and every picture on this DVD. There are over 700 pictures on this disc, and feature individuals like Porcelain Twinz, Aria Giovanni and Dita Von Teese. For those individuals that want a…
Chris and Thomas Tour East Coast/Midwest
Defend Music recording artists Chris and Thomas will be hitting the road this fall in support of their critically acclaimed album Land of Sea opening for Teddy Geiger.The Los Angeles-based indie folk duo recall moments of great troubadour couplings such as Simon and Garfunkel yet they retain their own distinctive, cinematic sound which has earned them press accolades.
Deepak Chopra – A Gift of Love II
Deepak Chopra – A Gift of Love II / 2002 Rasa / 23 Tracks / http://www.rasamusic.com / Besides the music of The Buddhist Monks that I received a few months ago, Deepak Chopra’s “A Gift of Love†has to rank right up there in terms of the weirdness scale. This is the style of music that would be played at a number of import houses and other new-age shops, so…
Underworld Releases New Album, Launched World Tour September 7th in San Francisco
UNDERWORLD LIVE – 2007 Septmeber – 7 San Francisco, CA The Warfield September – 8 San Francisco, CA The Warfield September – 9 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl September – 11 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre September – 14 New York, NY Central Park Summer Stage September – 15 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion On October 16th, Side One Recordings will release Underworld’s Oblivion with Bells, the duo’s first…
Duke Ellington – Early Tracks From The Master of Swing
Duke Ellington – Early Tracks From The Master of Swing / 2006 MVD / 85 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / With these tracks all being “early†in the career of Duke Ellington, it pays to remember that the sound and video quality of them will not be up to the high quality of a number of other concert DVDs. However you take what you can get considering the fact that some…
Dropkick Murphys Release “Meanest of Times” 9/18
DROPKICK MURPHYS are set to release their sixth studio album THE MEANEST OF TIMES–a collection of spirited, cathartic and heartfelt anthems–September 18 on their own Born & Bred Records in association with Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group. The Boston band will also hit the road September 12 for an East Coast headlining trek in support of THE MEANEST OF TIMES with The Horrorpops and Everybody Out.
Carina Round – Slow Motion Addict
Carina Round – Slow Motion Addict / 2006 Weapons of Mass Entertainment / 12 Tracks / http://www.carinaround.com / http://www.interscope.com / I must admit, I felt a little wary after looking at the sticker on the cover of “Slow Motion Addictâ€, where some yob from the NME said that “At her best she fucks up the blues like no Midlander since Led Zepâ€. The disc’s first track is “Stolen Carâ€, and…
Motley Crue/Sixx Spoke At ANADAR Luncheon
Motley Crue founding member Nikki Sixx whose brutally honest upcoming book The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star (due September 18th from MTV Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster) chronicles his battles with drug addiction and his road to recovery, was a featured speaker at the 18th Annual National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month luncheon on Capitol Hill, September 6th. He is the first rock…
The Eastpak Resistance Tour 2003 Volume II
The Eastpak Resistance Tour 2003 Volume II / 2006 I Scream / 124 Minutes / http://www.iscreamrecords.com / Reviewed 04 April 2006 The first thing that one hears about this DVD is that Madball is actually impressive. The younger fans into hardcore music may not ever know the style of punk-hardcore music that Madball does, but I Scream does them all a favor by putting the band right at the front…
Angels of Light’s Latest Album, We Are Him, charts on CMJ.
We Are Him debuts at #73 on the Top 200 of CMJ’s national radio charts in its first week. This is the fifth album from Angels Of Light, the vehicle for Michael Gira since he disbanded his Swans in 1997. The album was recorded and produced by Gira at Trout Recording and Seizure’s Palace studios in Brooklyn with Akron/Family laying down some initial basic tracks which were then fleshed out…