The immediate reaction that one has to give after the first track on “What I Came Here For” has to be that Mary-Jane sounds tremendously like LoveOnRelease, who were best known for their single “I’m Afraid of Britney Spears.” A lot of this comparison has to be in the similarities exhibited by the lead singers of both bands; a later track like “Love” really brings the band into something more…
Justin Time Records announces the North American release of Reunited, the new recording by The Jazz Passengers, and its first recording in 12 years. The recording, positively blasting with energy, features the venerable NYC-based ensemble in its original incarnation, with guitarist Marc Ribot (re) joining members Roy Nathanson, Curtis Fowlkes, Brad Jones, Bill Ware, Sam Bardfeld and E.J. Rodriguez for what is not only an undeniably strong record, but arguably…
The front cover of “Something In Your Eyes” is simple. It has David’s name and the title of the disc, with the vocalist’s head resting on eir palms. One can easily guess the music that is going to issue forth from the disc. What results is pop music that more often than not moves into a more emotional version of Westlife and John Maher. Tracks like the opening (title) track…
10 Years ignite hard rock once more with their incendiary new single, “Shoot It Out”, now available on iTunes. “Shoot It Out” has already been blasted out to radio, infiltrating Active and Modern Rock stations nationwide, and it’s a fitting preview of what’s to come from the Tennessee quartet’s highly anticipated third full-length, Feeding the Wolves, available August 31st on Universal Republic Records. Feeding the Wolves is the heaviest album…
Following the recently-completed West Coast tour in support of the band’s debut album, GYPSYHAWK has returned home to Pasadena, Calif. and has several Southern California shows planned for the remainder of July and August before embarking on another tour — this time reaching out east — in support of the July 6 release of ‘Patience And Perseverance’ through Creator-Destructor Records. Several songs are available on the band’s MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/gypsyhawkusa).…
Maroon 5 made it big a few years back with their track “This Love”. Well, it is a few years after their last album “Songs About Jane” (5, actually), and the band is back with this, their first cut off of “It Won’t Be Soon Before Long”. As for the value of this single, there are only two tracks on the disc, and they represent the clean and album tracks…
Today’s premiere hardcore band, COMEBACK KID prepares for the release of their fourth studio album Symptoms + Cures on August 31. Produced by Eric Ratz (Cancer Bats, Billy Talent) and Kenny Luong (Cancer Bats, Billy Talent), Symptoms + Cures features 11 mind-blowing tracks assured to please. Drummer Kyle Profeta states, “Our last album was more of a ‘feeler.’ We were just getting in the mode of Andrew becoming our front…
Nicholas Sparks, who penned the original book that The Last Song was crafted on, is perhaps the best-known author at the current time. In much the same way, Miley Cyrus may just be the most well-known actress at this current moment. It is not surprising then that The Last Song is a title that is truly magnificent, with a storyline that anyone can identify with. The Last Song surrounds a…
New York’s COLIN SCHILLER AND THE REACTIONS celebrate life’s excitement through music, combining catchy, simple rock n ‘roll with serious musicianship. Taking a modern spin on feel-good 80’s-influenced rock, Schiller says, “I want to give the kind of show that I like to see. I want to be entertained, hear catchy melodies and have a smile on my face when I leave a show.” They just released the single and…
German, vegan, and straight-edge, Maroon comes out of the gate (after their minute introductory track, “Catharsis” finishes) furious and full of the Cookie Monster spirit. The double-bass comes out fast and furious on this disc, but seriously, just because you can hit them 200 times in a minute doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to do it. In fact, “The Worlds Havoc” just has Nick’s drums create the same sonic…
Nashville’s Kyle Andrews announces the release of his upcoming KANGAROO EP, out August 31st on Elephant Lady Records. The songwriter has enjoyed a recent abundance of interest and new fans with the placement of his jaunty tune “You Always Make Me Smile” playing an integral part of Holiday Inn’s “Stay You” advertising campaign. Airing heavily on international television and online, there are many different versions of the ad with all…
The opening of “The Hidden One” is something that would confuse listeners, as the track could also portend the opening of “Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)” by Green Day. However, the country style of Cody Marks comes up heavily soon after this introduction, and “The Hidden One” assumes a style that is not quite unlike that of a blend of Joni Mitchell and Pete Seeger. The overall sound of…
New York City hardcore legends MADBALL have issued an in-studio update, intending to bring fans up to speed on the recording of their upcoming GOOD FIGHT MUSIC release, Empire. The record will hit stores on October 12th, 2010. “The recording process has gone smoothly. Hopefully I won’t screw it up,” jokes MADBALL vocalist Freddy Cricien. “I’m actually going in to track vocals today and I’m looking forward to it. And…
Martin Clancy is a native of Dublin, Ireland who primarily writes and records in the medieval village of Haute De Cagnes, France. He is the first artist signed to New York’s Seaport Music record label. He is the artist in residence for the Seaport Music festivals. Martin DJs these events as part of his collective band gLab (pronounced Gee-Lab). In addition to gLab Martin has a dance outfit called Martin…
Steven Mark comes through with a very poppy style that really looks more towards Sean Lennon than the (comparable) hard rock of the Foo Fighters. The style of “Aloneaphobe” really feels as if Mark walked out of the early seventies, specifically taking equal parts Jimmy Buffet and James Taylor to make a “third wave” of music. While tracks like “Weak” are not the most innovative in terms of arrangement or…
Rusty Willoughby is celebrating the release of his latest full-length, “Cobirds Unite,” featuring Seattle elite such as Rachel Flotard, Barrett Martin, Barb Antonio, Margrethe Bjorklund, Johnny Sangster, Scott Sutherland, Lisa King, and Tillman Herb. A Pacific Northwest songwriting mainstay, Rusty Willoughby has been writing, recording, and performing music since 1982. Largely known for his work with the rock/pop bands Pure Joy, Flop, and Llama, Willoughby¹s mostly lo-key, often lo-fi and…
Body Talk PT 2, the second in a trilogy of albums that Robyn will release this year on Cherrytree Records, is due out on September 7th. “Hang With Me,” the album’s lead single, will be available at all digital retailers on August 17th. The collection will also feature a duet with Snoop Dogg, who delivers what Robyn describes as a “very gangsta” performance on “U Should Know Better.” Just last…
The name might as well be a movie title: Twin Shadow in … Forget. Only it’s not a movie; it’s a panoramic LP that introduces us to the twilight zone tale of George Lewis Jr. The troubled son of a hairdresser and a “teacher who lived many lives” (semi-pro football, massage therapy, film maker and other things we’ll tell you about when you’re older), George was born in the Dominican…
“Jekyll Walks” shows The Mark as an emo band that really lives up to their EP title; the song is construed quite like a sea, in which the music breaks over individuals incessantly, only pulling back with the desire to hit the listener harder with the next wave. This is not necessarily only the emo of bands like Senses Fail, but something that has a larger set of influences than…
Play Ball. Hailed by Sports Illustrated as “a damn good baseball movie” and ranked the #1 sports movie of all time*, Bull Durham hits a new high when it debuts on Blu-ray August 3 from MGM Home Entertainment. Covering all bases with critics, men and women alike, the film about sports and sex from writer/director Ron Shelton (White Men Can’t Jump, Cobb) stars Oscar® winners Kevin Costner (Dances With Wolves,…