Losing All Pride plays a brand of punk that is tremendously tied into hardcore. The style is something that is comparable to an act like Sum 41, but there seems to be a much more genuine thrash influence. This is probably due to the fact that the band is coming fro a California that is rife with thrash history. This means that the disc is well less than thirty minutes,…
Ottawa-based five-piece The Acorn will be heading on tour to support their third full-length album, No Ghost, out now digitally and due September 7 (CD/LP) on Bella Union. The Acorn recently returned to NYC, playing three highly successful shows in expectation of their upcoming fall tour. While in NYC, the Acorn were featured on WNYC and were filmed performing tracks off the new album in the Time Out NY offices…
Maxis™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today announced the next project in its award-winning portfolio of PC games: Darkspore™, an online, science-fiction action role-playing game, is currently in development for a February 2011 launch. Darkspore is rich in action and fiction, and is being written and developed by some of the most talented minds in the video game industry. “Darkspore is inspired in part by the award-winning creature…
Los Deadbeats is a band from the Kent area. I actually have only seen them live once, but had a chance to hear this disc at the kids’ old house. Putting this disc in my player for a serious second listen allows me to hear more of the nuance that makes “Probably Drunk” much more of a solid album. During songs like “Legend of the Fohamma”, Los Deadbeats take on…
Kathryn Williams releases her new album “Relations” this Fall through One Little Indian Records. “Relations” is a beautiful collection of interpretations of classic well-known tracks and some lesser-known gems originally by the likes of Jackson Browne, Nirvana and Neil Young. Produced by Kathryn Williams, “Relations” was recorded with her regular band in her hometown, Newcastle. She recently released “The Quickening” on One Little Indian to some great critical responses.
9/17 Jena, GER – F Haus $ 9/18 Koln, GER – Essigfabrik $ 9/19 Reading, UK – Sub 89 $ 9/20 Norwich, UK – Waterfront $ 9/21 Colchester, UK – Arts Centre $ 9/22 Plymouth, UK – White Rabbit $ 9/23 Manchester, UK – Moho Live $ 9/24 Sheffield, UK – Corperation $ 9/25 London, UK – Islington 02 Academy $ 9/26 Antwerpen, BE – Hof ter Lo $ 9/27…
The hard crunch that starts out “Snake” is something that I completely did not expect from a band called Los Burbanks. The track throws in some punk bass into something that eventually makes itself into a style that seems closer to what a band called Los Burbanks would sound like. This means that “Snake” is a blend of 311 and Incubus and early Offspring. Los Burbanks are a bipolar band…
Also in support of the album, the damaging duo are also gearing-up to take to the road this week, kicking off a mammoth two-month long tour. The brutal trek begins in Brooklyn this Thursday and runs through the middle of September; quite a grueling tour for the two-man act. THE BODY are self-booking this entire tour in their self-sufficient D.I.Y. fashion, but many shows are still being booked. If you…
In what is probably the shortest LP of all time the ten-song, sub-15 minute disc put out by this Louisville band is hard hitting but suffers from awkward splits in the track. The entire disc feels as if it was just broken up from one extended track, and the screaming, noise-punk of Lords feels as if the band focused on one specific moment and went with it. The sizzling guitars…
August: 6 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena (w/ Ben Kweller) 7 Boston, MA Bank of America Pav. (w/ Ben Kweller) 8 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pav. (w/ Kris Allen) 10 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Thea. (w/ Kris Allen) 13 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall (w/ Ben Kweller) 14 Rochester, NY Cananadaigua Music & Arts Center (w/ Ben Kweller) For more information go to: www.angeltayloronline.com
Tokimonsta added to LA release party w/ Daedelus and more; Proximity One: A Narrative Of A City’ Los Angeles themed Compilation w/ Dam Funk, Daedelus, Shlohmo, Tokimonsta + the Proximal Crew due out 8/10 Say Uhns Friends of Proximal: Daedelus Tokimonsta Proximal Crew: Benedek Lawrence Grey Sahy Uhns more info here: www.proximalrecords.com ————————————— Proximal Records is a Los Angeles based independent record label with a mission of supporting and promoting…
Lordi – The Arockalypse Lordi was the act that won the 2006 Eurovision song contest, and for good reason. The field was very weak, and Lordi was one of the few acts that actually played any version of rock on the show. This album is an expanded version of “The Arockalypse”, with a few extra tracks present on the American versions. The style of music that Lordi plays, for those…
Maverick Entertainment Group announces the video release of FIRE When a young musician and his wife witness a brutal bank robbery they soon find themselves in the middle of a political conspiracy! Starring Gary Dourdan of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” Pre-Order Date: 9/3/2010 Street Date: 10/5/2010 Label: Platinum Genre: Action Pricing: $24.98 (DVD) UPC#: 8 2 4 3 5 5 5 3 5 1 2 9 MAV#: MAV-5351 Spindle#: 8…
August 2010 Aug 10 – 23 ANNA NETREBKO returns to the Salzburg Festival to sing the doomed heroine in Bartlett Sher’s production of Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette. Last season she worked with the Tony Award-winning director on his production of Les contes d’Hoffmann at the Met. The performances mark the first time the Russian soprano will sing Juliette, now one of her signature roles, at the Austrian summer festival. [Salzburg,…
Why exactly Lorene Drive didn’t put “Let It Go” as the lead-off track for “Romantic Wealth” is beyond me. The first track, “God Knows I Love You Kid” is a track that is essentially a non-starter for the band, as it is even cut in a style that makes it feel as if it was culled from a different set of tracks than the rest of the disc. As it…
Smog Veil Records announces the new full-length album by Cleveland garage rock band Prisoners titled, Back In The USSA (out now). The record was pressed on multi-colored wax, with eco-friendly recycled content jacket and full color two-sided insert. The LP includes a free download code for the entire album. This collectable release is strictly limited to a single pressing of 500 pieces. The album was recorded, mixed and engineered by…
Pretty solid rap coming out of a more laid-back outlook, Lordroc’s first track on “E2 To Bass”, “Who Is It U Love?”. Everything comes together convincingly, whether it is the early-nineties backbeat or the female vocals that work as a bridge on the track. Using a host of different producers for every track, Lordroc runs the risk of making an album that shifts in overall sound every few minutes. Luckily,…
Get ready to jump, dance and sing along to the wildly popular Laurie Berkner Band. This DVD compilation is packed with some of Laurie’s most popular tunes, including music videos from her regular appearances on Jack’s Big Music Show. Lyrical themes, interactive music, movement and games will promote creativity and help foster an appreciation for music. Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, Let’s Hear It…
Very few in the way of romantic comedies can more largely be enjoyed by a movie-going audience. In fact, late-nineties/early aughts films in the vein, including Bridget Jones’ Diary or My Big Fat Greek Wedding seem incredibly dated. The Good Guy, a romantic comedy featuring Alexis Bledel as a person in charge of eir destiny, matched up with both mogul (Scott Porter) and timid one (Bryan Greenberg). The tension that…
Technical death metal act, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, have announced “Marée Noire”, as the title of their forthcoming EP which will be released in North America on September 14th. The effort was co-produced by Chris Donaldson, known for his work with Cryptopsy, with guitarist Chris Bradley and the band. It was mixed by Donaldson and mastered by Alan Douches (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Converge). Bradley commented on the release: “‘Marée Noire’ was…