You can’t build an Empire overnight and for the guys of Eye Empire, it has been three years in the making. It all started in 2007 when Corey Lowery (Stuck Mojo/Stereomud/Dark New Day) and B.C. Kochmit (Switched/Dark New Day) started to construct what would eventually become the foundation of this Empire. After two years of writing and searching for the right voice of their Empire, they found Donald Carpenter (Submersed)…
Very few directors actually have the talent or desire to score their own movies. However, Tom Tykwer is one of those directors that does just that, and the soundtrack for “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer” seems to have a closer connection to the events in the movie than would a non-director-created score would have. Like many different soundtracks, there are a number of shorter segments designed to be present…
Los Angeles-based Grouplove are set to do a 4-date residency the Bootleg Theatre in January 2011. The first three shows (Jan 3, 10 and 17th) are free and open to all and the final show on January 24 is a paid show with a special guest headliner TBA. BOOTLEG RESIDENCY – EVERY MONDAY! FREE! Jan 3rd – Grouplove w/ Guards, + guest TBA FREE Jan 10th- Grouplove w/ White Arrows…
Los Angeles-based Grouplove are set to do a 4-date residency the Bootleg Theatre in January 2011. The first three shows (Jan 3, 10 and 17th) are free and open to all and the final show on January 24 is a paid show with a special guest headliner TBA. BOOTLEG RESIDENCY – EVERY MONDAY! FREE! Jan 3rd – Grouplove w/ Guards, + guest TBA FREE Jan 10th- Grouplove w/ White Arrows…
In the cold dark Winter of 2008, Braintheft began performing at house party’s and underground Dubstep nights in Berlin. It didn’t take long for word to spread about this unique new “Psychedelic Dub Sound” and before long Braintheft were playing in some of Berlin’s most respected music venues and festivals. By Summer 2009 the band began to collaborate with various vj’s to set up a live Audio/Visual show using a…
Alexandre Desplat is responsible for the soundtrack to “The Painted Veil”. To get an idea of what the compositions are framed by, The Painted Veil’s action takes place in the 1920s. The story behind The Painted Veil is that a doctor and a younger woman marry, move to China, break up and then have to get back together through turmoil. To help Desplat during this score, Lang Lang lies down…
CALM HATCHERY, death metal quintet from northern Poland, featuring past and present members of Dead Infection or Tehace is about to release their new, second album, entitled „Sacrilege Of Humanity”. The band signed worldwide deal with Selfmadegod, and the album will hit the stores on 20th December 2010. Cover artwork was designed by Mentalporn (Deathstars, Behemoth). On band’s Myspace page (www.myspace.com/calmhatchery) you can already listen to three songs from this…
Harry Gregson-Williams may be best known at this point for the scores to Veronica Guerin and Phone Booth, while director Joel Schumacher has had a few hits of eir own (The Lost Boys, St. Elmo’s Fire, and Batman Forever). What results when these two get together to work with a movie in which Jim Carrey portrays a wildly-different character than anyone is used to? Essentially, there is a blend of…
Italian purveyors of all things heavy Supernatural Cat Records are proud to announce the signing of experimental duo OvO to their eclectic and crushing label roster. In a brief statement from the label this week, Supernatural Cat stated: “We’re proud to announce that OvO joined Supernatural Cat. OvO is not noise, not metal, not doom, not punk, not rock and roll, even if there’s a little bit of influence from…
I had heard a lot of hubbub about the original John Williams theme being used for the introduction of “Superman Returns”. I had also heard that Ottman was going to retool the general sound of the theme, but to be honestly, I’m not hearing much in the way of difference from the original theme. Regardless of the form it found itself as on the disc, this theme is a good…
Fearless Records is excited to announce that Every Avenue, Go Radio and The Word Alive will be part of Vans Warped Tour 2011! All three bands will be playing a full summer on the legendary punk rock festival tour, that kicks off in Dallas, TX on June 24th. “We are very excited to be doing the whole Warped Tour for the first time,” notes Every Avenue singer Dave Strauchman. “This…
Montreal cinematic rockers, October Sky who have just completed their tour of France, have posted new videos chronicling the tour on their youtube channel here. Day 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdNSnsmvgGQ Day 3 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzHC5IATrgQ Day 4 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8DDq1QR_mY Day 5 & 6 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WnIxGIvA7M October Sky recently released their Green & Beautiful EP, a follow up to their highly celebrated release “Hell Isn’t My Home”. Green & Beautiful features 5 new…
Knoxville, TN’s WHITECHAPEL are pleased to announce the Welcome to Hell Tour that kicks off in the band’s hometown on February 10 and finishes up in Memphis, TN on March 25. Joining WHITECHAPEL on the band’s headline run are The Acacia Strain, Veil of Maya, Chelsea Grin, and I declare war. Guitarist and founding member Alex Wade comments; “We are very excited to announce our first major market headliner in…
Dario Marianelli has a hard job; how exactly does ey create music that fits with the period nature of the movie but do it in such a way that individuals in 2005 will be able to properly appreciate it? Well, with compositions like “Stars and Butterflies”, a strong arrangement really carries the day. It is not only the piano that keeps individuals interested, but rather the atmosphere created by Jean-Yves…
An exciting year for Gnome Life Records, 2010 saw the release of label operator Fletcher Tucker’s latest Bird By Snow full-length “Common Wealth” to much praise. 2011 promises to be even better with new releases from Bird By Snow, Psychic Hiking, Spencer Owen, Sean Smith & Johanna Borcert, The Range Of Light Wilderness, Aaron Sheppard, as well as a new Bird By Snow album on the horizon. Magnet Magazine has…
Alt-rock outfit Lovedrug’s campaign for fans to fund their new album is a far cry from a handout. Just two weeks into the 60-day campaign, the band has already given contributors over a dozen songs, videos, and downloads, including a brand new Christmas EP. All restricted content is available with any and every pledge, even the most entry-level amount of $15. All such bonus material is in addition to Exclusives…
When I first saw that they were going to recreate the television show “Miami Vice”, masking it into the next Hollywood blockbuster, I forecasted that Atlantic would cull together a listing of eighties music a la Grand Theft Auto: Vce City. This is not the case with this soundtrack, with Nonpoint, Moby, Mogwai, India.arie, Goldfrapp, and more all being present on this CD. Nonpoint cover Phil Collin’s compelling original “In…
The Biola Media Conference welcomes one of the most influential voices in the digital revolution, co-founder of Wired Magazine, and futurist, Kevin Kelly, as keynote speaker at the 16th annual Biola Media Conference to be held at the CBS Studio Center lot in Studio City, CA on Saturday, April 30, 2011. Kelly is a leading voice in technology and its cultural consequences. He is editor and publisher of the Cool…
With the release of “The Wages,” earlier this year The Reverend Peyton and his wife, Washboard Breezy Peyton and Aaron “Cuz” Persinger on drums, the soulful, swinging country-blues trio have traveled the world far and wide to deliver their unique stage show to their fans! After a short break back home in Brown County Indiana in early 2011, the band will hit the road in support of fellow guitar slinger,…
American power metal kings CIRCLE II CIRCLE — featuring vocalist Zak Stevens of Savatage fame — are currently rocking through the Midwest US on the newest leg of their ongoing world tour in support of their latest album Consequence Of Power. Additional shows have been added to the routing since previous announcements, including the Chicago-area of Illinois as well as Detroit [updated routing listed below]. CIRCEL II CIRCLE would also…