In many ways, the guys from ALSO are an anti-rock band. Drew Conrad, Scotland Stephenson, and Mark Zelen are all self-proclaimed neat freaks with families and day jobs. They don’t have tattoos. They don’t do drugs. They take naps. What is rock and roll about ALSO is their music. As a team, the three work together to create songwriting craftsmanship that is as fine as it gets. Each band member…
March 2011 08 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Nightlight 09 – Athens, GA @ Rye Bar 10 – Atlanta, GA @ Star Bar 11 – Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover Festival 12 – Birmingham, AL @ The Nick 15 – Ft Worth, TX @ Lola’s 16 – Austin, TX @ SXSW – Lipstick 24/irockiroll day party 16 – Austin, TX @ SXSW – Red Eyed Fly/Noisepop day party 17 –…
Tin Horn Prayer will embark on ten-day tour of the West Coast and Southwest in support of its new full-length, Get Busy Dying. Featuring ex-members of The Blackout Pact, Only Thunder, Ghost Buffalo, Love Me Destroyer and Pinhead Circus, the Denver, CO band’s debut effort is now available on both vinyl and digital formats from Bermuda Mohawk Productions. The recently released LP version of the record – which features sweet…
At a time when new albums can quickly fade from memory, Erk Tha Jerk continues to release new singles and videos from his debut album, Nerd’s Eye View, released this past November – and for good reason. His most recent video for the single “Ha Ha” is in the process of making its way to a TV screen near you, with adds at MTV Jams and mtvU. Another recent single,…
Last we left this amplified tribe of two on 2005’s Hypermagic Mountain, Lightning Bolt were tossing thousand of years worth of musical history into a wood chipper and coming up with some chewy chainsaw taffy. Their latest missive, Earthly Delights, comes after scrapping two entire full lengths. The doors of Lightning Bolt’s practice space literally spill forth giga-liters of sweat born of echo-stretched dedication to archeology of under-standing advanced musicology.…
The British Music Embassy has added shows to their 2011 SXSW line up at downtown Austin’s Latitude 30, located at 512 San Jancinto Blvd. With regionally focused events all day and British brands hosting SXSW showcases in the evening, the project will return for a 4th year to highlight the UK’s brightest new acts! The updated lineup includes NME @ SXSW in association with PRS for Music official showcase on…
Catherine Zeta-Jones has been a famous actress for a few decades now, but few viewers will be familiar with eir TV work in The Darling Buds of May. This massive, seventeen-hour show will provide a tremendous amount of material for viewers to chew on. The show originally hit British airwaves in 1991, comprising three series on ITV. The Darling Buds of May’s episodes are based in a large part on…
Set to take place on Wednesday April 20, 2011 at Los Angeles’ legendary Greek Theatre, Slightly Stoopid’s “420 At The Greek” show will help kick-off the Greek’s 80th anniversary celebration season. Joining Slightly Stoopid for this historic event will be none other than the legendary original Bad Brains and Jamaican dancehall icon Barrington Levy. Slightly Stoopid has also recently announced plans for a number of high-profile spring festivals including the…
The range of different styles broached during this disc is simply fantastic, and is even more impressive given the fact that all of the artists here subscribe to some sort of jazz music. The album begins with Roy Hargrove’s take on “Ev’rybody Wants To Be a Cat”; pulling deep from the Disney archives, I content that Hargrove is even able to reclaim the track for eirself to those that are…
This industrial-combo from ruhr-area creeps like a deadly poison into the dark clubs of Germany. Punching beats, frantic and influences from EBM/Metal are the trademarks of INCUBITE. Founded in 2009 by Neill Oblivion, this dominating band lands a worldwide clubhit with their curious track “Muschitanz”. So INCUBITE becomes an insider tip within the gothic scene. Some time later the band played gigs in switzerland, germany and on the famous Dark…
World music is such a cop out in terms of the musical styles and approaches contained within. If the music cannot be easily categorized into a major genre tag, such as rock, dance, or pop, it usually has a “World Music” label stamped on it. Telepath is Michael Christie, and despite being located in the United States, the fifteen compositions that compose this album showcase a truly world-wide mindset. To…
Multi-Platinum rock band Switchfoot received its first GRAMMY award last night, with Hello Tomorrow, its seventh studio album, winning in the Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album. Released November 10, 2009 on Atlantic and Credential Records, Hello Hurricane entered The Billboard 200 at No. 13. The band launched the record with an extensive tour and performances on all the major late night network talk shows. “The Sound (John M. Perkins’…
This April Atmosphere will embark on a 21-date US and Canadian tour in support of their forthcoming release on Rhymesayers, The Family Sign. The duo of Slug and Ant will be accompanied by keyboardist Erick Anderson and guitarist Nate Collis as well as label-mates Blueprint, Grieves with Budo, Sab The Artist & DJ Abilities. A notable stop of the excursion (and the group’s largest headlining performance to date) will take…
Amidst the blood, cocaine, and Botox soaked tapestry of L.A., the members of Batwings Catwings hail from all over the US and converge upon the wasteland of Southern California to give underground dwellers a reason to shake and sweat. Following the release of “Endless Summer,” the first single and video from the band’s debut EP, Peacock Collection, the track was promptly remixed by Jacob Safari (Wavves, Mae Shi). All of…
Of all the relationships portrayed in film, the brother-sister angle is one of the lesser explored and often more interesting. Classic titles such as SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, FANNY & ALEXANDER, SAY ANYTHING, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS are all movies that delve into the unique and complicated interplay that goes into a brother-sister relationship. Aaron Katz is the latest writer-director to tackle this particular brand of…
We still watch the heck out of the Invader Zim collections that were released last year. So, when we heard that there was a new Invader Zim collection to be released, we were rightfully excited for the prospect. This three-hour compilation is value priced (online preorder prices are pegged at about $13) and contains a number of episodes that were voted on as the best of the show’s run. SargeantJohn…
Shirin – All I Do (Stevie Wonder Cover) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmcwhAB2GSU Shirin – Price Tag (Jessie J Cover) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjjzWES_9mQ Shirin “Taking You Away” Single & EP – Available Now on iTunes! www.ShirinOfficial.com Connect with Shirin Online: www.facebook.com/shirinofficial www.twitter.com/shirinofficial www.myspace.com/shirinofficial www.youtube.com/shirinofficial Background on Project Shirin’s single ‘Taking You Away’ is the first out of the blocks from a recording trip she made to LA in February 2010. It combines the musical genius of…
click for hi-res February 14, 2011 – Celebrating its tenth anniversary of raising funds and awareness to assorted non-profit organizations, Sub City (Hopeless Records’ non-profit organization which has raised more than two million dollars for charity), is pleased to announce the 2011 edition of TAKE ACTION TOUR. This year’s much-lauded beneficiary is SEX, ETC., the Teen-to-Teen Sexuality Education Project of Answer, a national organization dedicated to providing and promoting comprehensive…
This latest DVD from Vivendi captures 7 episodes from the first season of Beyblade Metal Fusion (episodes 15-21), and gives viewers the opportunity to begin to catch up to where the current story line is at. Volume 3 contains those episodes that were originally aired on American shores from the middle of August all the way out to the beginning of September. This represents a quick turnaround from original English…
2/25/2011 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA % 2/26/2011 – Casa Del Popolo – Montreal, QC % 2/27/2011 – Legendary Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, ON % 2/28/2011 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL % 3/01/2011 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN % 3/03/2011 – The Badlander – Missoula, MT % 3/04/2011 – Chop Suey – Seattle, WA % 3/05/2011 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC % 3/06/2011 –…