Author: Sargeant

Posted on: January 30, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Prodigy – Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (CD)

Different blips forcing their way from the periphery to the mainline of things, The Prodigy are back with their “Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned”. The global flow of “Spitfire” comes through with the middle-Eastern sound of the female backing vocals, and the male presence in the track is reminiscent of Zach from Rage Against The Machine. Continuing the same general sound that as found in “Spitfire”, “Girls” doesn’t honestly contribute much…

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Posted on: January 30, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sam Sneed – Street Scholars (CD)

Sam Sneed may just be one of the forces in rap music that has been slept on over the course of the last few decades. On “Street Scholars”, Sneed looks to come out from behind the curtain. Despite bringing out the big guns on “U Better Recognize”, Sneed’s goal with “Street Scholars” is to give some up and coming rappers, R&B artists, and other musicians a chance to shine. What…

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Posted on: January 30, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Decemberists TOUR DATES:

January 31, Olympia De Montreal, Montreal, Canada* February 1, Sound Academy, Toronto, Canada* February 2, Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI* February 4, Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL* SOLD OUT February 5, Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WI# February 6, State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN# SOLD OUT February 7, Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, MO# February 9, Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO# February 10, Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO# February 12, The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA#…

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Posted on: January 30, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Primal Scream – Riot City Blues (CD)

Primal Scream always surprises me. When I last heard them, they were doing an electronic type of thing (and I think that was about 2000). This time, the band has gotten onto the retro rock bandwagon and ion “Country Girl”, have made a track that even The Rolling Stones would be proud of. This retro style presents itself again during “Nitty Gritty”, and Primal Scream seems to revel in this…

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Posted on: January 30, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 2

VINE TALK- New Wine Show with Stanley Tucci Airs Spring 2011!

VINE TALK is a new and unique celebrity talk show full of great stories, discussion and discovery that is coming to national public television in the spring of 2011. Each week, a different wine region from around the world serves as the inspiration for a lively and engaging dialogue. Moderated by Stanley Tucci (Big Night, Julie and Julia) and featuring an ensemble panel of well-known entertainment personalities and celebrity chefs,…

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Posted on: January 30, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Dear Mr. Gacy (Blu-Ray)

The real-life exploits of John Wayne Gacy far outstrip in terms of horror any film or any similar type of suspense or thriller celluloid, so it only makes sense that there should be a film made detailing Jason Moss’ look into Gacy’s life and crime. For those not familiar with Moss, ey was a student of criminology (related to criminal justice), and attempted to provide some sort of look into…

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Posted on: January 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AS I LAY DYING Tour w/ Winds Of Plague & After The Burial

02/12 Ft. Collins, CO The Aggie Theater 02/14 Fargo, ND The Venue 02/15 Omaha, NE The Slowdown 02/16 Madison, WI Barrymore Theater 02/17 Green Bay, WI Riverside Ballroom 02/18 Lansing, MI The Loft 02/19 Dayton, OH The Attic Club 02/20 Syracuse, NY Lost Horizon 02/21 Burlington, VT Higher Ground 02/22 Providence, RI The Met 02/24 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre 02/25 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre 02/26 Lancaster, PA Chameleon…

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Posted on: January 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Who is Andrew Belle?

Andrew Belle is a new artist on the pop singer/songwriter scene. Residing in both Chicago and Nashville, he is currently touring clubs and universities across the country, and is also a member of the critically acclaimed national tour Ten Out Of Tenn. Andrew released his debut EP All Those Pretty Lights in 2008, containing songs featured in hit TV shows including “90210”, “The Real World”, “Ghost Whisperer” and “Keeping Up…

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Posted on: January 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Spike Priggen – There’s No Sound In Flutes (CD)

Spike has a definite nineties sound to start out “There’s No Sound In Flutes”. However, the disc starts off with “I Know Everything”, a track that has the arrangements struggling against the vocals for dominance. The instrumental interlude during the track is also something that seems out of lplace during the track, especially when Priggen’s vocals are so full of humanity where the interlude sounds forced or downright cold. Either…

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The Greene Space at WNYC and WQXR Announces The Contestants to Compete in THE BATTLE OF THE BOROUGHS

Last Spring, more than 400 musical acts entered for a chance to compete in The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space’s search for NYC’s best untapped talent, THE BATTLE OF THE BOROUGHS. This year, The Greene Space, along with partner City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage, heard from more than 520 bands and ensembles, instrumentalists, singers, DJs, spoken word artists and performance artists of all genres are clamoring for a shot. And the…

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Posted on: January 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Prids – Until The World Is Beautiful (CD)

The Prids start out “Until The World Is Beautiful” with a drum beat that would confuse anyone into believing that The Prids are a punk rock band. What ultimately comes from this drumming is a subtle set of vocals that make themselves quickly into something that feels like an early Joy Division track than anything else. “The Glow” is this opening track, and while the guitars do not do much…

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Die Hard on tour with Sodom

04.02.2011 (B) VOSSELAAR / Biebob 05.02.2011 (NL) EINDHOVEN / Dynamo 06.02.2011 (UK) LONDON / Underworld 07.02.2011 (D) SAARBRÜCKEN / Garage 09.02.2011 (CH) PRATTELN / Z7 10.02.2011 (I) MILAN / Live Club 11.02.2011 (SLO) MARIBOR / Stuk 12.02.2011 (A) VIENNA / Szene 13.02.2011 (H) BUDAPEST / Diesel 15.02.2011 (D) ASCHAFFENBURG / Colos Saal 16.02.2011 (D) HAMBURG / Markthalle 17.02.2011 (D) BOCHUM / Zeche 18.02.2011 (D) ERFURT / Centrum 19.02.2011 (D) HERFORD…

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Posted on: January 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

JOSHUA RADIN PARTNERS WITH LITTLE KIDS ROCK IN SUPPORT OF MUSIC EDUCATION

Celebrated singer-songwriter Joshua Radin is launching a partnership with the non-profit organization Little Kids Rock in an effort to revitalize music education across the country amidst unprecedented budget cuts. Beginning this January, Radin will visit Little Kids Rock classrooms in select cities throughout his nationwide tour where he will work alongside teachers to incorporate his songs into the lesson plan. Each night, a group of students will be invited to…

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Posted on: January 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Pretty Flowers – S/T (CD)

It is always so hard to give band s a good review when all they send you is two or three songs. This is what Pretty Flowers does on this EP, so any gaps in my opinion on the band can only be corrected by a longer disc. Saying that, their self-titled EP starts out with “Riot”, a track that is led by a very distorted guitar line. There seems…

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Posted on: January 28, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

APTBS NEW SPRING TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

THU 3/10 – ATLANTA, GA – Masquerade* FRI 3/11 – DURHAM, NC – Motorco Music Hall* SUN 3/13 – DENTON, TX – 35 Conferette Festival*^ TUE 3/15 – SAN ANTONIO, TX – Korova* WED 3/16 – AUSTIN, TX – SXSW THU 3/17 – AUSTIN, TX – SXSW FRI 3/18 – AUSTIN, TX – SXSW SAT 3/19 – AUSTIN, TX – SXSW SUN 3/20 – HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, AR –…

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Posted on: January 28, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SUICIDE SILENCE Enters The Studio With Steve Evetts; New Album Due This Summer

SUICIDE SILENCE has dominated the metal world since arriving on the scene back in 2005. Almost immediately, the Riverside natives caught fire and have been a five-piece force of destruction, bludgeoning fans across the world with the strength of their two full-length records. It’s now 2011 and the band is gearing up for its biggest campaign yet. SUICIDE SILENCE will soon be entering the studio with heavyweight producer Steve Evetts…

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Posted on: January 28, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 2

Giorgio Pretti – Cuidado Mano (CD)

Giorgio Pretti is a more sincere brand of shrill guitar work in the vein of style like Santana. Why I say “more sincere” is the fact that Giorgio does the vocals and guitar most of the time, rather than the strictly narrow, guitar-only sound of Santana. Pretti is able to take changes in stride much more successfully than Santana; each track on “Cuidado Mano” does not need the same guitar…

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Posted on: January 28, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AOSOTH to tour Europe with Watain & Shining

25.02.2011 DE – Adelsheim, Eventhall 26.02.2011 CH – Lausanne, Docks 27.02.2011 FR – Montpellier, Secret Place 28.02.2011 ES – Barcelona, Mephisto 01.03.2011 ES – Madrid, Caracol 02.03.2011 PT – Lisboa, Revolver 03.03.2011 PT – Porto, Hard Club 04.03.2011 FR – Angouleme, Nef 05.03.2011 FR – Savigny le temple, Empreinte 06.03.2011 UK – London, Relentless Garage 07.03.2011 UK – Reading, Sub 89 08.03.2011 UK – Glasgow, Ivory Blacks 09.03.2011 UK –…

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Posted on: January 28, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Premonitions of War – Left in Kowloon (CD)

Hey, Victory has a band that isn’t trying to cash in on the emo sound? And Premonitions of War sounds like the old Victory bands, what about that? Utterly brutal guitars mix in with break-neck drumming and cookie monster vocals to create a mishmash of metal, hardcore, and heavy metal. Each song starts and stops before one can actually realize whats happening. The crew in Premonitions of War blast through…

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Posted on: January 28, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Colourmusic Sign To Memphis Industries Debut LP Out This Spring

The world’s first ever Yorkshire/Oklahoma-based band, Colourmusic deal in deliciously heavy euphoria, with frontman Ryan Hendrix coming on like a cult-leader – spooky, uplifting and ever so slightly odd. Signing to Memphis Industries, home of The Go! Team, Field Music and many more, Colourmusic have spent the past year hard at work, crafting an immense, monsterous, chaotic, kick ass record that takes in agnostic gospel grooves, hip-shaking R&B, acid-drenched pop…

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