It has been a few years since we last heard from Powerman 5000, so it should not be that amazing that the band has adopted a slightly different sound for “Destroy What You Enjoy”. Where the first major album used more of a nu-metal sound to get over with the fans, when the band starts “Destroy What You Enjoy”, there is a much more timeless appreciation for hard rock and…
Newark, New Jersey’s own Rah Digga is back with the latest in her Straight Spittin’ series, “Straight Spittin’ 4.5.” While Nottz handled production duties on the previous “Straight Spittin IV,” in addition to the rest of Digga’s highly lauded sophomore album Classic, Digga has teamed up with producer Marco Polo for this short but deadly follow-up track. Atop Marco’s guitar plucks, vocal samples, strings, and pounding drums, Digga picks up…
To be honest, the introduction to this record scared me. I thought I was getting into a stodgy jazz record, and then “Matching Luggage” kicks in with a rock meets punk type of hard-hitting sound. The inclusion of horns towards the ending of the track brings Power Lloyd back into the heyday of third-wave ska and puts them into a pantheon which includes bands like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and…
THE PRETTY RECKLESS, fronted by Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen, hit the road in support of their full length cd, Light Me Up available digitally February 8th on Interscope Records. Runner Runner support The Pretty Reckless on their headline tour which commences February 11th in Los Angeles concluding March 20th in Hartford, CT. Light Me Up debuted on the UK’s rock chart at #1, spending 6 consecutive weeks at the top…
While familiarizing oneself with Heliocentric (from April, 2010) would be the best course of action, I am glad to report that the learning curve on Anthropocentric does not require familiarization with Heliocentric. Understanding the overall themes and genre approaches taken by the band on the earlier album would be great, but when the titular opening begins, listeners are brought to an entirely new space.
Polish death metallers ULCER are the latest inductees to the expanding Pulverised Records roster. Formed in 2006, the young ULCER consists of past and present members from Blaze Of Perdition, Squashed Bowels, Deivos and Abusiveness. The band recorded two demos in 2006 and a debut full-length album entitled Serpent Trinity in 2007. ULCER’s Pulverised debut, entitled Grant Us Death, is currently underway with an expected release date later this year.…
Sweden’s AMON AMARTH are currently gearing up to unleash, Surtur Rising, the eighth studio offering in their critically revered pantheon of Viking-inspired death metal. Named in tribute to Surtur, leader of the fire giants of Muspelheim (“flame land”) and the oldest being in the nine worlds of Norse mythology, the record, which was listed among Decibel Magazine’s most anticipated albums of 2011, features 10 tracks of sword-wielding, fist-pumping, hyper climactic…
“Perfect” starts out Potty Mouth Society’s album, and the track really recalls both Screeching Weasel and The Pissants. The recording is not as perfect as the former, but there is no lack of intensity in each of Potty Mouth Society’s track. With tracks that average between one and two minutes, an individual cannot get bored with Potty Mouth Society, especially when tracks like “Day Late” look back to the earliest…
2/2, Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall w/ Deerhoof 2/3, Austin, TX @ The Mohawk 2/4, Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s 2/5, New Orleans, LA @ The Republic 2/7, Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder – Florida State University 2/8, Orlando, FL @ The Social 2/9, Miami, FL @ Grand Central S. Carey and his touring band continue to travel the country, soon opening for French virtuoso Yann Tiersen, who is…
The aloof look of Potter on the cover of this disc does not allow for easy assumption of what exactly will hit listeners once this album start. This lack of information is only continued during the opening strains of “Walk Away”, a track that ultimately brings Potter’s style of pop and rock to listeners’ ears. This disc is three years old, and seems to show that age in each of…
Jamie Grace, a 19-year-old singer-songwriter who is appearing as part of Women of Faith’s popular “Revolve Tour,” has been signed by Gotee Records, helmed by Joey Elwood and multiple GRAMMY ® winner TobyMac. Gotee Records’ will launch Jamie Grace’s debut Hold Me e.p. digitally on February 22, with plans for a full project release in fall 2011. “Every couple of years, I get a true desire to find an artist…
I think that The Post Office Gals have a lot in common with The Men’s Recovery Project in that there are so many different things happening in each track on “Esbeohdes”. This means that eighties rock (Robert Palmer) mixes with noise, thrash, electro-punk and dance to make something that is completely new to virgin ears. The first real foray into this type of sound happens with “I Wanna See You…
1/26 Amo’s Southend Charlotte NC 1/27 Lincoln Theatre Raleigh NC 1/28 Eagles Club Parkersburg WV 1/29 The Machine Shop Flint MI 1/30 Michigan Theater Jackson MI 1/31 Austin’s Fuel Room Libertyville IL 2/2 Newby’s Memphis TN 2/3 Lucky Joe’s Tupelo MS 2/4 The Hangar New Orleans LA 2/5 Fire Jackson MS
Canadian stoner metallers BISON b.c. will play a special one-off show in Seattle, Washington at El Corazon this February with NOLA sludge heathens Eyehategod. The performance will coincide with the club’s six-year anniversary. Who: BISON b.c. w/ Eyehategod + special guests When: Saturday February 5th (All Ages/Bar wID) Where: El Corazon 109 Eastlake Ave. East Seattle, WA 98109 $18 ADV/$20 DOS Doors: 7:00pm Show: 8:00pm Tickets are available at CascadeTickets.com…
Green Label Sound today releases, “Day Off,” its second exclusive single by New York City’s Freelance Whales. “Day Off” is the companion to the band’s previous single “Enzymes” – both of which head down the path of the band’s new, more mature and introspective direction. The band refers to the tracks as “twin siblings that don’t look too much alike.” Keyboardist/vocalist, Chuck Chris, who penned “Day Off,” describes them as…
Two years ago, IMAKEMADBEATS burst onto the scene, producing Transcontinental, a collaborative album with Roc C. Now, following the release late last year of IMMB’s dual-EP release Daylight/Nightlight, the producer is releasing his own, long awaited, solo debut. And in celebration of today’s release, the producer, who calls both Memphis and Orlando home, is releasing “Heard Of Me,” the latest single from his self-titled new album. “Heard of Me,” one…
The Positions – Bliss! / 2005 Self / 12 Tracks / http://www.the-positions.com / Reviewed 12 November 2006 “Bliss!” begins with a style of music that would be much more fitting in the easy listening early seventies. The present of horns and ample bass with a cute voice during “Someday” firmly ensconces The Positions into this brand of music. The first track is something that is very sedate, but has a…
After a 19 year break, the Feelies are back with Here Before an album of all new original material on Bar/None Records. The new album touches on different styles from the Feelies’ long history while adding new grooves and musical ideas to the mix. Electric and acoustic guitars melt together in archetypal Feelies fashion on songs like “Nobody Knows” and “Should be Gone. “ Elsewhere there are slabs of driving…
Eliot Popkin looks like a slightly chubbier version of Michael Ian Black. I am unsure exactly why I thought it would make sense to mention that, but what Popkin does on “Endless Ride” is play a very non-offensive brand of pop rock that is similar to the type of music that individuals like John Maher come out with every few years. The disc’s first track is “I Don’t Wanna”, and…
JAN 25 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Worn In Red, Mouthbreather JAN 26 – Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space JAN 27 – Scranton, PA @ The Vintage Theater w/ Tigers Jaw JAN 28 – Purchase, NY @ SUNY Purchase w/ Tigers Jaw, Snowing, Midi & The Modern Dance JAN 29 – Boston, MA @ Wonderland Ballroom w/ Tigers Jaw, Stereo State JAN 31 – Toronto, ON…