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…
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…
“Another’s World” is a pop track in the same vein as Kelly Clarkson and of the other singers (Sinead O’Connor, Natalie Merchant), and shows Preeta as completely capable of wowing audiences by the barrelful. Preeta really seems to have control of “In This Moment” as the first three tracks all have a runtime of one second of each other (two tracks at 3:42 and one at 3:43). The songs are…
2/3/2011 San Diego, CA Lestat’s* 2/4/2011 Ventura, CA Zoeys* 2/5/2011 Los Angeles, CA Hotel Cafe 2/8/2011 San Francisco, CA Cafe DuNord 2/10/2011 Sacramento, CA The Torch Club 2/17/2011 Las Vegas, NV The Courtyard @ HOB 2/18/2011 Scottsdale, AZ Martini Ranch 2/21/2011 Hermosa Beach, CA Saint Rocke 3/1/2011 Evanston, IL SPACE* 3/2/2011 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection* 3/3/2011 Pontiac, MI The Pike Room* 3/4/2011 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café* 3/5/2011 Philadelphia, PA…
Laura Roppe is a performer that defies convention. Where it is easy to provide broad comparisons to artists or other influences for many discs, I found myself sitting down and really focusing in to what she attempts to do on “I’m Still Here”. The album begins with “Bail Yourself Out” an effort that blends together country, gospel, rockabilly, and soul into a catchy and splashy introduction to Roppe. Continuing to…
“Chasing Trains” is the first track on Dana and Lauren’s latest release, a 4-track EP that touches upon a number of distinct and unique styles, sounds, and approaches. This track will immediately touch listeners for a variety of reasons, key of which has to be the utterly compelling vocal harmonies present. Couple these harmonies with a bluegrass-heavy set of arrangements, and what results is the duo’s first single-worthy track. Where…
Virginia’s Worn In Red will embark on their first European tour to support their album, In The Offing, that was released last year on No Idea Records. The band will be joined on the road by OK Pilot for the first half and Attack! Vipers! for the rest. You can read below for a list of tour dates. Rorschach Records will be releasing a Worn in Red/ Mouthbreather split 7”…
1/28 Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans 1/30 Greensboro, NC @ Arizona’ Pete’s For more information on MARC RIZZO, please visit these sites: www.myspace.com/marcrizzo www.marcrizzo.net/ New Jersey native MARC RIZZO first played solo for sold out crowds on his first U.S. solo tour in 2007. RIZZO released two solo albums with Shrapnel Records in 2006 and 2007, entitled Colossal Myopia and The Ultimate Devotion. In 2010, RIZZO released his latest album on…
Daniel Powter plays a very free and open style of pop rock that will fit well alongside groups like Maroon 5 and John Maher. The first track, “Song 6” shows that Powter is immediately marketable for any type of pop radio play. All of the songs on this self-titled disc are within a minute of each other in length, meaning that Powter has found a formula to drive home during…
Boston-based rock quartet Mean Creek is excited to announce the release of its new EP titled Hemophiliac. Recently recorded in Brooklyn, NY, and produced in conjunction with legendary producer John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., The Hold Steady, etc.), Hemophiliac is now available for FREE download via the band’s Bandcamp page HERE. Released on the heels of the band’s critically-acclaimed 7″ titled The Comedian, Hemophiliac is yet another solid addition…
A quick note before the review truly begins – there are a number of different releases that fans of Transatlantic can sink their teeth into. While we are reviewing the 2 DVD version, fans of audio can pick up a 3 CD version and those that wish to have both can pick up a bundled package. Saying that, we were lucky enough to have over five hours of footage from…
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. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as…
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…