This past year has shaken and stirred the world of CLOSE YOUR EYES and they wouldn’t have had it any other way. Since the February release of their Victory Records debut album We Will Overcome, the band has been on countless tours, leaving a long-lasting impression on everyone nearby. Ending 2010 with an opening slot on the sold out headlining A Day To Remember tour, Close Your Eyes will be…
Two Gallants was one of my favorite bands of the last decade. Stick them up alongside Lucero and Latterman, and you’d have a hell of a concert. For whatever reason, Tyson (Vogel) from the band has attempted to have lightening hit twice. This is because ey has just released “Devotionals”, a full-length from a side project of the same name. The disc begins with “Toil and Joy”, a track that…
Metal band-aid Metal Sanez takes a tour of the band’s Cleveland warehouse and gets the scoop on touring, news of an upcoming Mushroomhead book and a behind the scene look at the special effects room where all the Mushroomhead masks are created. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuDfW4bs7S4&feature=player_embedded “a sonic assault…razor-sharp” –MTV.COM See Mushroomhead tell the Beautiful Stories live- December 11 – Grand Rapids, MI at The Intersection December 12 –…
OST: Home of the Brave OST: Home of the Brave / 2006 Lakeshore / 19 Tracks / http://www.mgm.com/homeofthebrave / http://www.mgm.com / Reviewed 28 December 2006 It has been quite a few years since Sheryl Crow has had a hit, but “Try Not To Remember” is a track that will easily put eir back into the pop ranks. The track is not as dramatic of a return to pop superstardom as…
Rise Records’ SCARLETT O’HARA, BlkHeart Group’s NO BRAGGING RIGHTS and Mediaskare Records’ HUNDREDTH are joining forces on the Brodeo Tour, a winter co-headline run that kicks off on January 7 in Houston, TX and winds down February 8 in Pensacola, FL. Hundreth joins the trek on January 27, and supporting the bands on portions of the tour are Tragic Hero Records’ acts LetLive (January 7-January 31) and Lions!Tigers!Bears! (January 7…
For the life of me, I cannot think of too many bands from the New Orleans area. I can think of even less in the way of bands that really project so much of the New Orleans sound as Haarp. From “The Filth”’s first track, “The Rise, The Fall” all the way out to the later reaches of the album (in missives like “Minutia” and “The Fall, The Rise”), there…
OST: Da Vinci Code / 2006 Decca / 14 Tracks / http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thedavincicode / http://www.decca.com / Reviewed 10 July 2006 The twinkling of pianos during the opening strains of “Da Vinci Code” paint a picture of mystique and intrigue. The sorrowful tempo taken by “Dies Mercurii I Martius”shows the scenery as being in the church, while the increasing strings during the track show the increased action present in the second half…
“An Aphex Timbaland of an artist, but even those parameters give a falsely narrow sense of what he does.” -The Guardian “Oh god, it’s so good… flipping spectacular” -Drowned In Sound “Best debut single 2009” -Dazed/XFM Dave.i.d- Gangs EP (Early 2011, !K7 / Off The Uncertain Button) http://www.myspace.com/daveidspace For More Information, Check Out: http://www.myspace.com/daveidspace http://www.offtheuncertainbutton.com http://www.k7.com SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur…
OST: The Color Purple (2005 Original Broadway Cast) / 2006 Angel / 29 Tracks / http://www.colorpurple.com / http://www.angelrecords.com / Reviewed 28 February 2006 The bouncy beat of each track on “The Color Purple” is something that will creep up on listeners and keep them up and going for hours after listening to this disc; 79 minutes of music will ensure that one’s day is continually joyful. A heavy dollop of…
Earlier this year, TargetCancer, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising research funding and creating awareness for rare and lesser known cancers, announced its new download series, concerts and events, “The Right Track: Tunes To TargetCancer.” The launch of the download series in February 2010 featured exclusive tracks of new and rare music from Weezer, Ween, The Donnas, Cowboy Junkies, Dean & Britta, Buffalo Tom, Linda Thompson, Drug Rug and others.…
Comparing Carmen Townsend to other singer songwriters would be a fruitless task. Hers is a unique path, and her voice is one that ebbs and flows, taunts and teases, rising and falling with acrobatic ease. If she told you she was a musician, you might be quick to assume her time was spent strumming away in coffeehouses, but it’s been a solid fifteen years of Carmen earning her keep in…
What started out in one Los Angeles-area man’s garage as a virtual love letter to his long distance girlfriend has morphed into a nationwide phenomenon. Walter C. May, a television creative director, recently saw his longtime girlfriend leave her native Los Angeles to matriculate at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business to obtain her MBA, putting May in the middle of an unplanned long distance relationship. As a creative and…
Charlotte’s Web is a book that I believe is assigned in pretty much every American elementary school. Whether it is assigned in other countries’ classrooms is not something that I know, but what I do know is that there is a movie out now that brings this book to life. Tied to this movie is a soundtrack that is created by Danny Elfman, often considered one of the most magestic…
There are a number of individuals that make their bread and butter playing music that do not really excite me. While this list may include some of rock’s greatest axe men (and women), suffice it to say that Eric Johnson is not one of those individuals. Most casual fans will know Johnson for 1990’s “Cliffs of Dover”, but the simple truth is that ey has had a tremendous career. Up…
2010 has been an amazing year for guitarist LANCE LOPEZ. After a slew of amazing shows across the country, LANCE is celebrating the release of his new album “Salvation From Sundown” on MIG Music with a special CD release party and performance. The party and show will take place on Friday December 17th in Dallas, TX at the famed venue La Grange. LANCE commented about the show and CD release…
It’s a Holiday surprise from Deer Tick! A two song digital Christmas single is out now, that’s the cover art above. It’s avail. through iTunes and most major digital outlets and also available for free via the Partisan Records site with the purchase of any Deer Tick item. Deer Tick’s John McCauley and Ian O’Neil recently announced a string of stripped down acoustic shows in early 2011, and now McCauley…
I don’t know how I feel when it comes down to soundtracks. Specifically, I am not sure whether I prefer more albums that have a mix of previously recorded and fresh songs by established band, or those cases in which a master musician is given the reins for the entirety of the CD. For those that are not familiar with this soundtrack, “Catch and Release” has 17 cuts by a…
Dec 10 – The Sounds Asylum in MIddletown, NY Dec 11 – St Christopher’s in Linthicum, MD Dec 12 – The Berkeley Cafe in Raleigh, NC Dec 13 – Cahootenany’s in Johnson City, TN Dec 14 – Amps and Ramps in Cookeville, TN Dec 15 – The Loudhouse in Nashville, TN Dec 17 – The Abbey in Memphis, TN Dec 18 – Eisenburgs Skatepark in Plano, TX Dec 19 –…
The style of music is fairly docile in this musical, as a great number of these tracks act in forwarding the plot instead of trying to wow the viewers. Of course, some tracks do happen to impress listeners; this can first really be noticed during songs like “Shine”. The female vocals that take such a major part in the first half of this soundtrack should make individuals recall Beauty and…
Pt 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFowwaSJEj8 Pt 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNYaYV3vxU4 Pt 3 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYb9KknbAFs Pt 4 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI02V3pD3G8 Pt 5 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pir7Y19Q6gg Pt 6 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AijhvpecD0 Pt 7 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn0oq-UdktY Purchase Fefe Dobson’s new album Joy http://bit.ly/fefejoyitunes Watch the NEW video for Fefe’s latest single “Stuttering,” co-written by Claude Kelly (Jordin Sparks, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson) and produced by J.R. Rotem (Jason Derülo, Iyaz, Rihanna) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmb8_KsrNSQ See below for full bio.…