The Luyas is the project of Pietro Amato, Mathieu Charbonneau, Stefan Schneider, Jessie Stein and occasionally Sarah Neufeld. The band first came together somewhat haphazardly, the initial result of which was their debut album, Faker Death, which the band released independently, and then on Canadian boutique label, You’ve Changed Records. In 2009 the band made a record with old friend and Canadian master, Jeff Mcmurrich, maker of the coolest records…
Mower – Not For You / 2006 Suburban Noize / 15 Tracks / http://www.mowermusic.com / http://www.suburbannoizerecords.com / Reviewed 01 June 2006 Mower plays a brand of hard rock that quite often goes into hardcore and metal veins. For those that did not know, they are intricately related to Kottonmouth Kings. Where KMK has put forth a very intense brand of rap down on their last few albums, Mower does nearly…
11/12 Cleveland, OH- The Grog Shop 11/13 Athens, OH- The Union 11/19 Columbus, OH- Ruby Tuesday # (no Withered) 11/20 Toledo, OH- Frankies # (no Withered) 11/21 Dekalb, IL- Otto’s Nightclub # (no Withered) 11/22 Lansing, MI- Mac’s Bar # 11/23 Windsor, ON- Chubby Pickle # 11/24 London, ON- London Music Hall # 11/25 Hamilton, ON- Absinthe # 11/26 Kingston, ON- Time To Laugh# 11/27 Rochester, NY- Montage Music Hall…
Within The Ruins are currently out on The Portals Tour. Also on the road with them is Arsonists Get All The Girls, Ion Dissonance, And Hell Followed With, Destruction of a Rose and Struc/tures. The tour is being presented by Malus Colthing. Within The Ruins released their new album Invade on August 31st through Victory Records. You can purchase a copy here. Do you like Rock Band? Do you like…
Movies With Heroes – Nothing Here is Perfect / 2006 CI Records / 10 Tracks / http://www.movieswithheroes.com / http://www.cirecords.com / Reviewed 25 March 2006 Movies With Heroes do not play the same style of music that most emo bands push upon their listener.s In fact, a track like “Wake Up” is emotional rock, done with a style of music that more approximately meshes with rock than anything close to “emo”.…
On The Brighter Side Vol. 1 (out 11.9) A1 (Permission to) Avalanche A2 (Permission to) Avalanche (Redshape Remix) B1 Contaminate Her B2 Contaminate Her (Jori Hulkkonen Remix) On The Brighter Side Vol. 2 (out 11.16) A1 On the Bright Side (Scuba’s Brighter Side Remix) A2 Hospital Husband (FaltyDL’s 90s Bleep Mix: When Purple Was Green) B1 Funseeker (Oneohtrix Point Never’s Rainbro Remix) B2 A Better Shore (Walls Remix)
After one listen to Jessie J, it’s clear that the extraordinary vocalist and songwriter stands alone. Her Lava/Universal Republic debut album, Who You Are, showcases the skills of a gifted lyricist while highlighting an unforgettable journey. “I feel like my album is an example of what exists in the world of music right now. It’s like my album is an iPod… it’s like when you go clubbing these days, you…
You read that right. The up and coming Baltimore screamo/hardcore outfit Pianos Become The Teeth have announced their first European tour. Swedish band Suis La Lune will be joining Pianos Become The Teeth from April 7th through April 24th of next year. Pianos Become The Teeth’s latest release, Old Pride, is becoming a staple release in the new wave of screamo that is currently hitting the states. The band will…
November 5th, 2010 / BPitch Control meets Kompakt @ Watergate / BerMuDa (Berlin). With Ellen Allien, Sascha Funke, Aérea Negrot (live), Thomas Muller (live). November 6th, 2010 / BPitch Control Showcase @ Showcase (Paris). With Ellen Allien, Chaim, Kiki, We Love (live). December 5th, 2010 / BPitch Control Showcase @ Mint Club (Leeds). With Ellen Allien, Sascha Funke, Pfadfinderei (visuals). December 18th, 2010 / BPitch Control Showcase @ Uebel &…
Movie Star Kiss – Starting Over / 2006 Self / 10 Tracks / http://www.moviestarkiss.com/ http://www.myspace.com/moviestarkiss / Reviewed 07 November 2006 The opening of “Starting Over” is slow, deliberate, and snowballs to give the opening set of vocals even more fury than it would have normally had. There is a high amount of repetition present during this track, but the band is smart enough to end the track before the band…
The world’s premier orchestral rock/metal band and Jive recording artist, Apocalyptica, will return to the U.S. for 18 shows starting November 25h in Orlando, Florida at House Of Blues and concluding in Corpus Christi, Texas on December 18th at the House Of Rock. The Helsinki, Finland based band recently finished their international sold-out summer tour supporting the release of their most recent album, 7th Symphony. Apocalyptica wrapped up their co-headlining…
The Movies – In One Era Out the Other / 2002 Gern Blandsten Records / 10 Tracks / http://www.gernblandsten.com / http://www.skyscrapermedia.net / Reviewed 01 January 2004 Another lo-fi, ethereal sounding type of alternative music. Timothy’s lyric sound plucked out of an early eighties 4AD release. While the promo sheet would have you try to equate The Movies with “Pornography-era Cure”, I would have to point individuals in the way of…
We Came As Romans will kick off the new year as the headline act on the Motel 6 “Rock Yourself To Sleep Tour”. Joining the Michigan-based band on the full U.S. tour will be For Today, The Word Alive, Woe Is Me, and labelmates Texas In July. As part of the Motel 6 “Rock Yourself To Sleep Tour”, We Came As Romans and all supporting bands, will receive free accommodations…
Motion City Soundtrack – Commit This To Memory / 2005 Epitaph / 12 Tracks / http://www.motioncitysoundtrack.com / http://www.epitaph.com / Reviewed 06 April 2005 We have a winner for the most annoying method to ensure that one’s CD is not stolen. Epitaph has decided to split up the twelve tracks on “Commit This To Memory” into 99 different sections, and this means that I get into a groove with the great…
Atlantic recording artist Hope has announced details of her upcoming U.S. tour set to kick off on October 24th in Albuquerque, NM. Hope, a New York born singer/songwriter/producer will be touring in direct support of fellow label mate Ryan Star and pop rock group Days Difference on the nationwide trek, which culminates with a performance on November 10th at The Note in Westchester, PA. Later in the Spring, Hope will…
10/29 – Asheville, NC – Moog Fest 10/31 – Charlottesville, VA – Charlottesville Pavilion 11/4 – Chicago, IL – Smart Bar – (DJ Set) 11/4 – Chicago, IL – The Metro* 11/5 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Theatre* 11/6 – Montreal, QC – Le National* 11/7 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club* 11/8 – New York, NY – Webster Hall* 11/9 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s** 11/10 –…
Founded by Richie Cavalera in Phoenix, AZ, in 2004, Incite has managed to build a solid worldwide fan-base in only 6 years. With extensive touring in North America as well as in Europe and a strong work ethic, they are well on their way to become part of a new generation of innovators in the metal scene. Their self released debut EP, “Divided We Fall”, sold out in only a…
James Morrison – Undiscovered / 2007 Interscope / 11 Tracks / http://www.jamesmorrisonmusic.com / http://www.interscope.com / Reviewed 11 March 2007 James Morrison plays a style of feel-good pop-rock that has ties to artists such as John Maher and Jack Johnson; the title track derivates from that formula only when ey adds a very psychedelic meets Counting Crows type of organ to the mix. The large role that the bass has in…
Abandon Kansas is already looking forward to 2011 as they have recently finished recording their full-length album on Gotee Records, Ad Astra Per Aspera (latin for “to the stars through difficulties”) with producer Mark Lee Townsend (Deas Vail, House of Heroes). To give fans an early taste of Ad Astra Per Aspera the first single from the release ‘The Golden State’ will be available on iTunes on November 2, the…
Mouth Sewn Shut – Pandemic = Solution / 2006 Rodent Popsicle / 12 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/mouthsewnshut / http://www.rodentpopsicle.com / Reviewed 07 July 2006 Obviously, Toxic Narcotic is one of the best crust bands out in the genre today. For those that do not know, Bill and Will from Toxic Narcotic are in this band. Mouth Sewn Shut seems to be a little heavier, more metal-based type of crust act. However…