“Ironically, by recapturing an essence of the past, The Left cement their place in playlists and disc changers of the future.” HipHopDX.com “Gas Mask is 17 tracks of pure hip-hop. No filler. No fluff…While the “C” word is often thrown around, Gas Mask certainly deserves the label – and looks good wearing it…Classic.” PotholesInMyBlog.com The Song: It’s been only a few weeks since release and already the rave reviews have…
Gospel Music is the latest project from Owen Holmes (Black Kids) and as you may guess from the title features duets from members of Vivian Girls, Camera Obscura, Magnetic Fields, etc. I’ll let Owen tell you more about the EP: On me: Just turned 30. Currently live in my hometown of Jacksonville, Florida, which isn’t quite as bad as it sounds. Grew up in the Southern Baptist church, which is…
There is no lack to a radio-friendly sound that is only punctuated by a high about of profanity. The Nillaz comes through on their self-titled track with a sound that closely approximates the Kottonmouth Kings, the Insane Clown Posse and Fall Guy. “Home Wrecker” verifies this with a vocal flow that is almost indinguishable from Violent J’s style, and the eighties-reminiscent backing beat that was increasingly present on the later…
Despite the fact that many individuals only know Kevin Eubanks for the time that ey spent on The Tonight Show, ey is a pretty voluminous performer. This means, that since 1980, ey has been a considerable part of well over 20 distinct recordings. “Zen Food” represents eir latest work, the seven full-length ey has released in the 2000s. There is a sort of clarity present in this release, one in…
Critically Acclaimed singer/songwriter Sara Groves brings the Christmas spirit to the women of an Illinois prison in her upcoming holiday release Sara Groves O Holy Night Tour: Live The Prison Show. In the spirit of giving, Groves is making the album available to everyone for free through www.sararoves.com starting today. The INO Recording artist partnered with Hope Shows Ministry, an organization that produces Christian concerts in prisons and benefit events…
I love the fact that there are a number of North American companies that are falling over themselves to release all sorts of Asian films. Where the quality does tend to vary depending on the company that is releasing them, Well Go is one of the few that continually releases strong stuff. Case in point is Assault Girls, a 2009 film released by Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, The…
“Dear Scene, I Wish I Were Deaf” has a nice mix of rock and emo; the end result with this is a sound that mixes Death Cab For Cutie with Weezer. The sound is mature and without some of the experimentation that mark the legion of emo acts coming from places as diverse as New Jersey and Minneapolis. There are sections of tracks like “My Life Is Trouble” that seem…
Since their emergence from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1996, Les Savy Fav have been building a passionate following among musicians, fans, and critics the old fashioned way: by earning it. In a world where technologies speed new music to listeners and enable young bands instant access to limitless audience, Les Savy Fav is among an increasingly rare breed of band who built their audience city by city…
For those individuals that have been living underneath a rock for the last thirty or so years, Stevie Nicks was the one time singer of Fleetwood Mac. Since that period, ey has created enough in the way of memorable songs to comprise this, a two-disc greatest hits collection that spans pretty much eir entire career. The great thing about this set is that the first disc has all of Nicks’…
Hey- Watch Fashawn’s new video for ‘Bart Simpson’ featuring a cameo from this year’s Dew Cup and Money Maloof Cup Champion Pierre-Luc Gagnon. It’s the first video from Fashawn’s latest mixtape Grizzly City 3, feel free to share video and/or mixtape. Fashawn – Bart Simpson Grizzly City 3 Fashawn – Grizzly City 3 (Mixtape) [NoDJ]
November 29 San Diego, CA Tin Can Alehouse 30 Tempe, AZ Yucca Tap Room December 1 Tucson, AZ The Hangart 2 Santa Fe, NM The Underground 3 Colorado Springs, Co Triple Nickel Tavern 4 Denver, CO Moe’s 5 Ft. Collins, Co Surfside 7 7 Chicago, IL Subterranean 8 Milwaukee, WI Mad Planet 9 Madison, WI The Project Lodge 10 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar 11 Rock Island, IL Ribco 12 Des…
On the heels of releasing their third studio album, Today, 33Miles will be releasing their first, full-length Christmas record titled Believe. The Christmas CD will be sold separately at all digital retailers, and will also be available in stores with purchase of their latest recording Today. “Christmas is my absolute favorite time of year,” explains 33Miles’ Jason Barton. “Chris and I have both wanted to make a Christmas record since…
It has been a number of years since there has been a good trail-based movie. It seemed almost as if the art form died out after the nineties, but The Trial looks to restore faith in the previously-fallen style. The Trial is based on a book by Robert Whitlow, a lawyer that is able to provide some realism to this flick that is sorely missing in many similar films.
While not having the grit of The Unseen, The New York Rel-X start off “Sold Out Of Love” with an intensity, both in the ropy bass lines of Adi and the vocals of Erika. Not to be left out of the mix, the guitar riffs of Jon really push the track to its inevitable conclusion. Continuing their assault with the interesting arrangements (almost staggered in their form) of “So Long”,…
Frontiers Records is excited to announce that Derek Shulman and 2Plus Music Entertainment has agreed to oversee the label development and marketing over the North American market. After an internationally acknowledged career as singer for the Progressive Music band Gentle Giant, Derek Shulman became involved in the recording business in the early 80’s. Starting as an A&R representative at PolyGram Records, where he rose to the ranks of Senior Vice…
It is interesting to see the evolution of Darius Rucker’s musical career. Where ey had a tremendous amount of success as the leader of Hootie and the Blowfish, many fans have not had the chance to pick up eir later works. From the forgotten-about 2002 release “Back To Then” out to 2008’s blockbuster “Learn to Live”, Rucker’s post-Hootie career has rapidly taken off. “Charleston, SC 1966” is an album that…
Noisy while still being melodic, Utah’s New Transit Direction provides the best of both worlds (emo and Jawbreaker-punk), starting out their first album, “Wonderful Defense Mechanisms” with the full-sounding “Fictional”. Moving to incorporate some of the early-nineties Soundgarden/Tad metal-brand of grunge in “Survival 101”, The New Transit Direction still varies things enough to ensure listeners can never draw a bead on the band. Josh’s vocals occupy a middle space where…
“Nerd’s Eye View will likely be remembered as one of the definitive Bay Area albums of the post-Hyphy era…Not only is it the best debut album since Mistah F.A.B.’s Son of a Pimp, but it might just change perceptions of Bay Area rappers: namely, that they can’t make hit songs.” – Oakland Local. The Song: Erk Tha Jerk has received major radio spins, amassed hundreds of thousands of views on…
YUMMY YUMMY VIOLINS! Thank you, The New Tragedies for your pleasant little contribution to my day right in track one. “Vanity, Vanity” is a picturesque 10-song partner to sit shotgun on those days where you rock your shades, windows down and just drive anywhere you feel. A friend you can laugh and cry with. Loving the luau vibe in “Talk to Me”. Nice falsetto! Calming yet not weak. And beautiful…
Montreal’s cinematic rockers October Sky have announced their “Green & Beautiful” France tour dates set to kick off November 24th in Paris and end in Nantes on December 3rd. “The last few months have been incredible, this will be our second time to Europe and our first time to France. We’re really looking forward to performing our new release for them.” commented vocalist / guitarist, Karl Raymond. Just last week,…