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…
Rogue Male – one of the most underrated bands ever to emerge on the N.W.O.B.H.M. scene in the middle 80’s. Called “the next big thing” by Kerrang! magazine, the band recorded two brilliant albums, but soon after that left the music business for good. Rogue Male was in fact one of the first bands to establish the crossover genre, which mixed various musical inspirations to form a completely new style.…
Captain Beefheart – Under Review / 2006 MVD / 180 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Reviewed 29 May 2006 Captain Beefheart is an example of a cult musician that practically everyone listens to, but like the Dead Milkmen and Love, I have no clue about the style of music or the allure that the artist provides. What “Under Review†does is show a documentary about the act, as well as throw…
Highly respected Swedish rock band WITCHCRAFT has completed work on its new album, entitled “The Alchemist”. The much anticipated release — the follow up to 2005’s “Firewood” CD / LP — will see an October 23, 2007 U.S. release via Candlelight USA under license from London, England based independent label Rise Above Records.
Spider’s rare voice has the uncanny ability to drape any audience in a warm blanket to tell hushed stories of fantasy and wonder. You can’t help but feel as if she’s whispering dreams directly into your ear, sharing secrets of youthful wisdom and grace from an old soul. The Way To Bitter Lake spins a delicate web of drifting melodies through strummed guitar and subtle instrumentation that enwraps the unsuspecting…
Candido – Hands of Fire / 2006 MVD / 69 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Reviewed 29 May 2006 I understand there are more nations in the world and more languages in the world than the United States and English, but one needs to know that “Hands of Fire†is done completely in Spanish. This DVD has subtitles, but if individuals get tired of reading, this DVD might be a little…
Scorpions – Humanity Hour 1 / 12 Tracks / http://www.the-scorpions.com / http://www.ilovethatsong.com / I was always into hair metal when I was in high school. Needless to say, I was really worried when I thought I was “playing†the new Scorpions album and heard music that resembled Oasis. Luckily, I just had the wrong disc in the player. Anyways, I really got into hair metal after picking up a greatest…
Equal Vision recording artists CHIODOS are primed up and ready to deliver Bone Palace Ballet, the follow-up to their critically and commercially-hailed debut All’s Well that Ends Well. Set for release on September 4, 2007, the new album takes Chiodos into new and uncharted territory, with a legion of fans following very close behind. Sales of their previous album have topped 170,000 and still continue to blow off shelves. Cocked…
Buzzcocks – Live At Shepherds Bush Empire 2003 / 2006 MVD / 206 Minutes / http://www.buzzcocks.com / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Reviewed 10 March 2006 For those individuals that are not thirty-five or from the United Kingdom, it is pretty probable that individuals would be comfortable with sticking a one (or maybe two) hit wonder sticker on the Buzzcocks. To see thirty-two different tracks on this DVD is to begin to show…
Biffy Clyro are set to release their US debut Puzzle on September 18th (Roadrunner Records). This summer has seen the Scottish trio share stages with the likes of The Rolling Stones, The Who, Muse and Red Hot Chili Peppers in the UK and Europe, and making pals in the US with The Gallows and The Matches on The Vans Warped tour. Unlike some of us, Biffy Clyro are ready for…