Author: Sargeant

Posted on: October 15, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Cinema Cinema record w Don Zientara tour w Greg Ginn

Brooklyn-based experimental guitar/drums duo CINEMA CINEMA will be celebrating the release of their “Shoot The Freak” EP (recorded with legendary hardcore producer Don Zientara) with a series of Southwestern dates, primarily opening for ex-Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn. I’m hoping you’d consider advancing their show with a feature, EP review or advance blurb. Music available upon request. Shattered & heavily-treated guitars pound into focus by a primal assault of beats…

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THE HORDE Post Two Songs On StereoKiller.com

Viking thrashers THE HORDE have made two songs from their newest album, Thy Blackened Reign available for streaming on StereoKiller.com. To check out “War God” and “Vengeance For A King” visit www.StereoKiller.com/TheHorde. The band’s second album, Thy Blackened Reign marries monstrous groove with fierce Viking Thrash for a sound that’s both destructive and impossible to resist. Thy Blackened Reign is out now on Stormspell Records. Oct 15th – Champaign, IL…

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Supremacy MMA (Playstation 3)

There have been a number of games released for consoles that have tried to capitalize on the MMA crazy. Most of them, even those made by AAA game companies, have been flops. However, 505 Games have created in Supremacy MMA a title that has as much replay value as any of the WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw series of titles; even if the game is mired in violence, I believe that…

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Rich Schroder – Your Kind Words (CD)

Rich Schroder plays the same style of singer-songwriter rock that can be heard in many a coffee shop on any day of the week. There is more than a fair share of white boy soul, in the same style of a Mellencamp or a Billy Joel. However, this style is updated by the inclusion of styles common to artists like John Maher, so a wider swath of listeners can find…

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New Blu Track: Steel Remains

L.A. hip-hop enigma Blu is showcasing his beats on his new album Open, but he’s still a rapper at heart, and he couldn’t help but get on some of the tracks himself. Open hit stores earlier this week, and to celebrate we’re letting loose one of tracks from the project featuring both beats and rhymes from Blu, “Steel Remains (Raw)”. A hardcore lyrical assault complete with M.O.P. samples, “Steel Remains…

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Scout Niblett – I Am (CD)

A very lo-fi guitarist is this Scout, and at times, she falls into the same repetitive stylings as her labelmate, Jorma Whittaker. Sounding slightly like What’s That Smell-era Bitch and Animal in the vocal department, the sheer repetition of the music on the disc keeps it from being a true work of art. While trying to go the retro route by playing outdated instruments (a Ludwig 1965 Silver Sparkle drum…

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Jake and The Never Land Pirates – Season 1, Volume 1 (DVD Set)

Based on Peter Pan, Jake and The Never Land Pirates may just be Disney’s hottest current property. There are twenty aired shows at this point, and this DVD set contains the first seven episodes. Children in the 5-10 age group will be able to easily identify with the characters – Izzy and Jake put forth solid values and will have viewers of all age groups focused on in. There is…

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Hull Announce North American Tour Dates With The F*cking Wrath

10/23 – Golden West Cafe – Baltimore, MD * 10/24 – Strange Matter – Richmond, VA *^ 10/25 – Milestone – Charlotte, NC * 10/26 – Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA * 10/27 – Wormhole – Savannah, GA * 10/28 – The Snooze – West Palm Beach, FL * 10/29 – TFW on FEST – Gainesville, FL * 11/01 – Siberia – New Orleans, LA * 11/02 – Brian Street…

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John Scott’s Nitro – Myto Charge (Fat Burner)

It seems that a great many of the supplements on the market that tout themselves to be stimulant-free fat burners do not have the sheer effectiveness of caffeine-containing supplements. However, we were able to receive and test a sample of John Scott’s Myto Charge, a blend of different compounds that will work perfectly in tandem with a pre-workout or other set of daily supplements. This is due to the different…

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Zoe Scott – Beautiful To Be Alive (CD)

Very few individuals would be able to get a member of the Goo Goo Dolls to be on their disc, but Zoe Scott is talented enough to have John Rzeznik (the lead singer of the band) accompany eir on this disc. The style of music that Scott creates on “Beautiful To Be Alive” is a brand of rock-influenced pop, in much of the same vein as artists like Kelly Clarkson…

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GERM To Release Debut Album Via Eisenwald

GERM is Tim Yatras’ (Austere (rip), Grey Waters, Woods Of Desolation, ex-Nazxul, etc) solo project and debut album, Wish, is a journey into a twisted mind. From horrific shrieks to beautiful vocal melodies, from ferocious blast beats to haunting atmospheric passages and everything in between, Wish is everything fans of an emotive style of heavy music could have hoped for. A bright, bizarre and simultaneously catchy fusion of elegant heavy…

Posted on: October 14, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

New Video from Okkervil River – “Your Past Life as a Blast”

Okkervil River will also be on tour in October with dates in Australia and Europe, including stops in Perth, Sydney, Glasgow, Manchester, and London as well as a solo performance by Will at The Toff In Town in Melbourne. The band will also be making an appearance at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin on the Orange Stage. The full set of dates are listed below and on the Jagjaguwar…

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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist Jack Frost Featured In New Instructional Course

Epic Rhythm Guitar Power, the new instructional DVD course from Guitar Control features SEVEN WITCHES mainman/guitar wizard Jack Frost giving in-depth lessons on “the four big secrets to epic rhythm guitar power.” The epic three-DVD/26-page tab package is broken down into four sections: Big Rhythm Secret #1 – “Borrow From The Legends” Big Rhythm Secret #2 – “Create An Epic Wall Of Sonic Power” Big Rhythm Secret #3 – “Master…

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Triple Smoke (Whiskey)

It is rare to receive a whiskey that differentiates itself from the status quo. Triple Smoke, one of Corsair’s newest offerings, does just that. This extremely small-run whiskey has such a unique taste and smoothness on one’s palette that any fan of spirits, whiskey or not, should search out a bottle at the earliest opportunity. This is because Triple Smoke has such an assertive nose and finish to it that…

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Scott Law Band – Deliver (CD)

The style of music that Scott Law comes up with during “Find Something Good” mixes swing, nineties R&B, gospel and funk to create something that has a palatable earlier influence. Without the 2005 tag on the disc, one could easily confuse this for something over fifteen years older. The production on “Deliver” seems unnecessarily muted; the jazz horns present on “Find Something Good” are really more anemic than they should…

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Schoolyard Heroes – Fantastic Heroes (CD)

In the last year, there have been a number of noisy bands that have had the honor of blowing me out of my seat. This included, but was not limited to The Locust and Some Girls. Both of those bands showed me that there were some salvageable aspects to noisy types of rock. Saying that, Schoolyard Heroes has the equivalent to a little yipper dog in Ryann’s vocals during “Body…

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Supersonic announce more exhibitions, talks and films

To make your weekend whole, Supersonic have got an excellent programme of films, exhibitions, talks and workshops. Particularly exciting is the news that Whitehouse/Cut Hands front man William Bennett will be talking about his new project, his West African musical influences and his music’s inclusion on the Vice Guide to Liberia. This talk will then be followed with a screening of the Vice film that examines the dark history of…

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Scream 4 (DVD)

By the time that a franchise makes it to their fourth film, there is a very good chance that the movie will be virtually unwatchable. I believe that the years that were taken between Scream 3 and 4 were enough to properly allow the writers to make up a great story and strong cast to make this film one of the strongest in the franchise. Scream 4 focuses in on…

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A-Plus – “Can’t Stop” (Red Hot Chili Peppers Cover)

It’s been two months since the Hieroglyphics crewmember A-Plus released his Pepper Spray EP, a project that remixes Red Hot Chili Peppers classics and serves as one-fourth of his ongoing Tribute Series, and he has no plans of stopping soon. After releasing music videos for the songs “Give It Away” and “Road Trippin,” the Souls Of Mischief member is excited to return with trippy visuals for his latest single “Can’t…

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Barbie Jet Set & Style (Nintendo Wii)

Barbie Jet Set & Style will be one of the hottest games this winter. This is largely due to the fact that it is Barbie related and that it is on a current generation of console. However, THQ has made Barbie Jet Set & Style a great game instead of resting on their laurels. For those players that would wish to actually become a cosmetologist when they grow up, THQ…