Paris Bennett – Princess P / 2007 306 / 16 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/parisbennett / http://www.tvtrecords.com / Paris Bennett was one of the stars from American Idol . Specifically (for those people that actually pay attention to it), ey was the fifth place winner in the fifth season of Idol. The introductory track to the disc, “All Hair the Princessâ€, is a song that reflects a gospel influence. “Ordinary Love†is…
Highly anticipated sophomore release in stores 10.9.2007. “Battling/Crunk DeGaulle” digital single available now.”A love of hip-hop and a desire to create what I hear to be hip-hop in the future. A fusion of complex cutup edits and rhythms mixed with catchy aggressive dancefloor hip-hop… We are just trying to make the music that we want to hear because no one else has made it for us.”
V/A – Reggae Showdown Vol 1 / 2006 MVD / 120 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Reviewed 17 July 2006 This DVD needed to e released just for the simple fact that Dennis Brown’s life ended soon after this footage was taken. To not release this DVD would be an injustice to the memory of Brown and to all of the fans that ey gained since ey started out all those…
Gibson Guitar, the world’s premier musical instrument maker and leader in music technology, announced the date of the highly anticipated Austin GuitarTown Auction Gala and the release of the commemorative Austin GuitarTown.
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…
Los Angeles, CA – August 27, 2007 – Gogol Bordello announced today their North American fall tour that will begin October 7 in New Haven, CT. The band has been consistently capturing new audiences with their new album SUPER TARANTA! and selling out venues in major cities worldwide. Catch them now on the tail end of their West Coast run including a performance at Bumbershoot on September 1. Fans can…
Death of A President / 2006 Newmarket / 93 Minutes / http://www.newmarketfilms.com / Reviewed 22 October 2006 If someone has not at least heard of this movie, their head has been in a hole for the last few months. Simply put, what director Gabriel Range does with this film is envision a world in which United States President George W. Bush is assassinated. One can view this movie in many…
“The most exciting band I’ve seen since the early Sex Pistols gigs back in 76/77†– Tony Wilson RIP Tony Wilson a man who inspired the DIY ethic and celebrated what it is to be independent in the music industry, and who sadly passed away recently, had been championing one band through out his last year, a band whom in many ways he shared much in common with. “I was…
OST: Kyle XY / 2007 ABC Family / 14 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/kylexy I know that a lot of individuals are really into Kyle XY. I never got to watch the show because it didn’t seem like something that would be too terribly interesting to me, and I didn’t even have cable until last month. Regardless, the disc has a who’s who of solid indie rock, alternative rock, and emo bands.…
On the run across the USA Every now and then a band comes along to shake things up a little. A band that every guy secretly wants to be and one that every girl secretly wants to be with. Within minutes of jumping on stage, swarms of men are bobbing their heads and shaking their legs to the raw and bluesy rock n roll rhythms and riffs of The Wildbirds.…
Chris Adler and Jason Bittner – Live At Modern Drummer Festival 2005 / 2006 MVD / http://www.moderndrummer.com / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Reviewed 05 May 2006 This is not what I expected from a drumming clinic. Instead of just being a drummer taken out of context, the performances during this DVD have a live guitarist that works with them to show the interplay between the two instruments. While there are panoramic shots…
Taiwanese band ChthoniC — who will complete their stint as the first-ever Asian extreme metal act to tour with Ozzfest this week — will continue their historic “UNlimited” tour next month, when they will perform their first headlining concerts in America.
Everyone’s favorite British sardonic rock band teams up with everyone’s favorite Brooklyn-based bar band to create a night of rockin’ debauchery throughout the US,After a slew of US dates this September, Art Brut barely have time to rest and will set out across America with The Hold Steady on NME’s “Rock ‘N’ Roll Riot Tour 2007â€.
Debut LP “Fort Nightly†Out Now on Say Hey Records Click Here for Debut Video “The Plot†http://giganticmusic.com/whiterabbits/_video/theplot_web.mov Pitchfork Media 8.1 [On] Fort Nightly, White Rabbit deliver the whole package straight away… “It’s a great debut for a band with an impressive, distinctive soundâ€
Noam Chomsky – Imperial Grand Strategy / 2006 MVD / 220 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Reviewed 29 May 2006 DVDs that deal primarily or completely with speeches are hard to pony up the money for; this is due to the fact that the video section of the disc is unnecessary. Individuals can just listen to what Chomsky is saying, and not have to look at the screen once. Of course,…
Chicago-area apoco-rockers Nachtmystium will be dousing the West Coast with their volatile brew of mesmerizing, organically-blackened metal. Joining the savages will be Ohio’s filthy thrash assassins Skeletonwitch, making for a solid 11 dates of pirate-style boozing, belligerent tomfoolery and a disgustingly heavy dose of pure metal.
Dethklok – Dethalbum / 2007 Williams Street / 16 Tracks / http://www.adultswim.com/ Metalocalypse is my favorite show on Adult Swim, and ranks right up there with Duckman and The Critic for being the best animated show of all time. I received the CD one day after stopping at the post office to pick up my pile of packages, and slipped it in before I went on a trip back to…
Dublin singer/songwriter Damien Dempsey – “Damo†to fans – will come to U.S. shores supporting Sinéad O’Connor on her North American fall tour. Recently, Damien released his fourth disc To Hell or Barbados, out now on United For Opportunity.
Charged G.B.H. – City Baby Attacked By Rats / 2006 MVD / 113 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Reviewed 07 July 2006 G.B.H. was one of those UK82 punk bands that I never really got into. There were a lot of those bands, like D.O.A. and The Varukers, and I never got into them because they are passed over a lot of times for those 77 punk bands that are just…
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 and Greg. Mountain Home is released September 25 on Language of Stone, distributed…