I had no clue what Mt. Gigantic was going to sound like before I put the disc in the player, and I feel good that I did not read the promo sheet before listening in this instance. What follows is a truly unique style of music, similar to A Silver Mt. Zion in its ability to subsume all different styles of music and create something that is their own. Bloomington,…
11/02/10 ATLANTA, GA -TABERNACLE 11/03/10 RALEIGH, NC -RALEIGH MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM 11/04/10 NASHVILLE, TN -RYMAN AUDITORIUM 11/06/10 AUSTIN, TX – WATERLOO PARK- FUN FUN FUN FEST SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over 25 years of continuous digital publishing experience, he has written thousands of hands-on…
Since joining all-female punk trio Vivian Girls during the spring of 2007 Katy Goodman’s DIY-style bass playing and drifty-faded vocals have sent waves of adoration rippling throughout Brooklyn’s pop punk circuit. Her newest band La Sera showcases her signature style, bringing her talent for creating dreamy pop songs even more to the forefront. After touring the world with Vivian Girls, releasing a handful of well-received records, and starting record label…
Mt Gigantic – Gleanings and Gatherings / 2007 Harlan / 8 Tracks / http://www.mtgigantic.com / http://www.friendsandrelativesrecords.com / Reviewed 01 May 2007 “Get Well Cougher” is the first track on “Gleanings and Gathering”, and it is an interesting for all of the different tempos, loudnesses, and genres that Mt. Gigantic uses during the song. It is not enough that the and goes from quiet to heavy, but the track moves from…
Hailing from Vancouver, BC, Art of Dying is the first act to be signed to Intoxication/Reprise Records, the label launched by David Draiman and Dan Donegan of the multi-platinum-selling band Disturbed. First single from Art of Dying will be ‘Die Trying’ available on iTunes on November 2. Check out the lyric video for the track here: http://www.youtube.com/artofdyingmusic “Art of Dying caught our attention with the great hooks that they write!…
DORO PESCH, who completed a handful of U.S. tour dates as well as a successful debut appearance in Japan earlier this month, recently unleashed the Fear No Evil – Ultimate Collector’s Edition box set via Germany’s AFM Records. The stunning set includes the Fear No Evil album with different cover art and bonus tracks (“All We Are 2007” and “On My Own”) plus the Herzblut and Celebrate EPs, a gorgeous…
11.15 – San Francisco, CA @ Independent % 11.16 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey % 11.17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room 11.18 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress 11.19 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah 11.21 – Oakland, CA @ New Parish * w/ Cymbals Eat Guitars # w/ Coathangers % w/ Night Marchers http://www.thethermals.com/ http://killrockstars.com/ SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and…
Mr. T Experience – Yesterday Rules / 12 Tracks / 2004 Lookout Records / http://www.lookoutrecords.com / Released 13 January 2004 / Reviewed 21 January 2004 Somewhat lighter of a release than I would expect from the Mr. T Experience, a band that I thought would perfectly espouse the Lookout ideal of a pop-punk band. There are still some remnants of the punk roots of this band, but a lot of…
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) SargeantJohn Sargeant,…
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…