With the decreasing effect that a band like Radiohead can honestly have in music, it only makes sense than a musician like Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead’s guitarist) will be trying to increase eir versatility. This is done well with eir soundtrack for Norwegian Wood, a Japanese film set in the early sixties that focuses on a couple that is tremendously affected by the death of one of their mutual friends. Charged…
4.25 | Boston, MA | Brighton Music Hall (w/ The Submarines and Nik Freitas) tix 4.26 | Brooklyn, NY | Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ The Submarines and Pepper Rabbit) tix 4.30 | Rosendale, NY | Market Market (w/ Higgins, Benji Cossa, A Black China) 5.15 | New York, NY | Rocks Off Boat Cruise (w/ Wolf!) tix If you haven’t yet seen “The Rest Of My Life” animated collage…
Unwritten Law has been around for a hell of a long time. They first played music together all the way back in 1990, while “Blue Room”, their first album, was released in 1994. Over the course of these last twenty-one years, Unwritten Law has allowed their style to evolve and change considerably. What results in “Swan” is the band’s best-balanced album to date. The album begins with “Starships and Apocalypse”,…
Thursday Europe Tour Dates: Apr 19 – London, UK – Kings College Apr-20 – Manchester, UK – Academy 3 Apr 21 – Cardiff, UK – Millenium Music Hall Apr 22 – Gestel, BEL – Groezrock Festival (performing Full Collapse set) Apr 23 – Gestel, BEL – Groezrock Festival Apr 24 – Berlin, GER – Monster Bash Festival Apr 26 – Amsterdam, HOL – Melkweg Apr 27 – Cologne, GER –…
In 2004, Savannah based experimental post-hardcore group Circle Takes the Square turned the scene on its ear with the release of their critically heralded, ferocious debut full-length, As the Roots Undo; Seven years later, the band has made their long-awaited return to the studio to record their highly anticipated follow-up, Decompositions Volume 1, which they will self-release this fall on their newly formed label Gatepost Recordings. Since the release of…
NJ progressive death metallers The Binary Code have posted two new pre-production demos, “Trees 100 Feet Underwater” and “Unexist.” Both tracks can be streamed at the band’s Soundcloud page: http://soundcloud.com/thebinarycode Meanwhile, the band has announced the addition of new vocalist Marcus Silva via their Facebook page: “We’d like to welcome Marcus Silva to the band as our new singer! We’ve been working with Marcus since the end of last year,…
We are excited to unveil a brand new video for “The Great Elsewhere,” a track off Owen Pallett’s critically acclaimed album Heartland (Domino 2010). The video was directed by Yuula Benivolski and Geoffrey Pugen and can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZslepJpWZkw Owen will also be playing live dates this month and next, in the US and Europe, including a full orchestral presentation of Heartland at the Barbican (London), a special performance…
This summer’s mainstage artists, DISTURBED, GODSMACK, and MEGADETH, will be joined by a ferocious mix of the best hard rock and metal artists of today. For the first time in festival history, through their success, IN FLAMES, MACHINE HEAD and TRIVIUM have grown through the ranks to now perform on the mainstage in rotating slots throughout the tour. This year sees the return of festival veterans DISTURBED, MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM,…
Steve Lamacq played Michael J Epstein Memorial Library’s “Amylee” on his weekly BBC Radio 2 show, which serves to introduce people to new music he digs on April 2nd. The show also featured music by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Blur, and British Sea Power. Lamacq was clearly intrigued by the idea of a nine-piece pop orchestra, wondering what “perverse musical mind” could be capable of creating one…
Like manifestations of Lucifer’s messengers, Ramesses have been delivering their hellish hymns of characteristic cult retro heavy doom rock for nearly a decade now. Their last album Take The Curse spawned a more expansive amount of interest and intrigue than ever before, and introduced them to greater audiences. This year, Mark Greening (drums), Tim Bagshaw (guitar) and Adam Richardson (bass, vox) return with two releases, the first of which a…
TESSERACT just issued their first tour diary from this tour here ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg7jF5O4jps). Listen carefully, you might just hear some new riffs. The band has also just released a lyric video for the track “April” that can be viewed at the following location: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYhfH59OLC8 4/15 Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon 4/16 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre 4/18 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Outside 4/19 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live 4/20…
April 20 – Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA April 21 – House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV April 22 – Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO June 16 – West Coast Riot, Gotheburg, SWEDEN June 18 – Hell/Heaven Fest, Clisson, FRANCE June 24 – Azkena Rock Festival, Vitoria Gsteiz, SPAIN ROIR will also be releasing some spectacular live recordings of the Bad Brains from the early 1980’s at Max’s, Bonds &…
04.15 – Cardiff, UK – Undertone Basement* 04.16 – Leeds, UK – Bar Santiago* 04.17 – Pontefract, UK – Lazy Dog Studios* 04.19 – Turnbridge Wells, UK – Turnbridge Wells Forum* 04.20 – London, UK – Notting Hill Arts Club* 04.21 – Manchester, UK – Bar Centro 04.22 – Liverpool, UK – Mello Mello* 04.23 – Doncaster, UK – Vintage Rockbar* 04.24 – London, UK – Birds Nest* 04.25 –…
Viewers have to understand that Sharktopus is not a movie that takes itself seriously. When viewers do that, they can begin to know what makes it such a fun flick. This new Roger Corman-produced film begins with a shark / octopus hybrid breaking free from the Navy and beginning to wreak havoc on a surfer’s haven in Mexico. In the desire to restore order, a number of Navy troops are…
Aug 12 – Rock im Betonwerk – Mittelbach, DE Aug 14 – Ieperfest – Ieper, BE Aug 18 – Summer Breeze – Dinkelsbühl, DE INTERVIEW INTRODUCING L.P.K. ERIC AND US LOL-ING ALL OVER YOUR SH**:
The absolutely beautiful transfer of The Mikado is well worth the purchase price of the movie, even without the number of additional features that Criterion has bundled alongside it. The Mikado is the 1939 D’Oyly Carte Opera version of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera, which linked together masterful performers like John Reed, Phillip Potter, Valerie Masterson, and Christene Palmer. Schertzinger’s direction of The Mikado links together softly-spoken (or sung) musical…
I want to make sure that Dynamite Walls are on your radar. Their single “Keep Spinning Around” is off of their album Chemicals, slated to be released later this year. This five-piece indie rock band out of sunny San Diego, CA was recently signed to Universal Republic after four years of hard work, three EPs, two full-lengths, and a US tour with Jukebox the Ghost. The band has received recognition…
Alex Winston was given her first guitar when she was 7. When her Dad’s advances to teach music to her older brother fell on deaf ears, she was gladly the runner up. Sitting in the basement for hours practicing chord progressions and listening to songwriters like Carole King and Laura Nyro, she was taught the importance of her home city of Detroit’s musical history. Classically trained in opera and bred…
On the heels of The Cave Singers’ fevered, inspired run at SXSW, we are honored to announce that the band will join their Seattle bretheren Fleet Foxes on a full U.S. tour in May. A true coalesence of modern, left-of-center folk songcraft, the tour is sure to be one of the premiere bills for the genre in 2011. Post-Fleet Foxes, The Cave Singers head to Europe for select dates, before…
Front Line Assembly are proud to announce a 25 show tour across North America to further support the critically-acclaimed new album Improvised.Electronic.Device. This is FLA’s first North American tour in four years. With them as direct support are the legendary DIE KRUPPS marking that band’s first US tour in 15 years. Joining the stage as well are Chicago noise makers CYANOTIC and DJ? ACUCRACK. “We’re quite excited [to tour],” adds…