Author: Sargeant

Posted on: August 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE LAURIE BERKNER BAND! – Available on DVD on September 28, 2010

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…

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Posted on: August 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Good Guy (DVD)

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…

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BENEATH THE MASSACRE Announce Title of New EP and Street Date

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…

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Posted on: August 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Look What I Did – My First Time (CD)

Hey, its metal! Look What I Did are schizophrenic enough that every song has enough of a different sound to it that one thinks that different bands are playing the tracks on this disc. However, each track on this disc has a section where Look What I Did really makes a plea for radio-play. Whether it is the very generic sounding bridge or the Stabbing Westward-like vocals in “My Biggest…

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Posted on: August 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sarah Jaffe Tours

08/05 – Oklahoma City – Oklahoma Vintage Guitar 08/09 – New York, NY – The Living Room 08/19 – Phoenix – Trunkspace Gallery 08/21 – Los Angeles – Hotel Café 08/22 – San Francisco – Hemlock Tavern 08/24 – Portland – Doug Fir Lounge 08/25 – Seattle – High Dive 08/27 – Salt Lake City – Kilby Court 08/28 – Denver – Hi Dive 08/30 – Des Moines – Vaudeville…

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Posted on: August 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Looks Like Rain – S/T EP +2 (CD)

One thing that immediately stands out about Looks Like Rain is vocalist Amy Court, who begins this EP with a very Susanne Vega meets Dolores O’Riordan set of vocals. The music may not be the most intricate of nests in which to lay the sweet vocals of Amy, but really functions well as a background. Imagine the light-rock stylings of Sixpence None the Richer and one will get the general…

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Posted on: August 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

JODY PORTER HITS THE NORTHEAST WITH CLOSE TO THE SUN

Fountains of Wayne guitarist Jody Porter released his solo debut Close To The Sun via Engine Room Recordings in May and will be hitting the road next month for a few select Northeast dates. Porter and his band will be at Rockwood Stage 2 in NYC on Aug 13, Lizard Lounge in Boston on Aug 14 & North Star Bar in Philly on Aug 20. MAGNET recently posted a free…

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Posted on: August 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Trek Life And DJ Tommy Blak Release Before Everything Changed To Prep For Upcoming Album

With a critically acclaimed EP and a track licensed by media giant ESPN under his belt before the year hit its half-way mark, one might think Los Angeles emcee Trek Life might take a little downtime. Instead the stalwart rapper has chosen to increase the momentum. Recently announcing his upcoming LP Everything Changed Nothing, Trek Life is set to release a mixtape entitled Before Everything Changed prior to the album…

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Look Mexico – The Crucial EP (CD)

The guitar-heavy opening to “He Bit Me” opens up into a fuller instrumental track which is comparable to the post-Fugazi pre-emo acts, bands like The Appleseed Cast and Desert City Soundtrack. The track is only ninety seconds long but the arrangements are complicated and fulfilling; individuals would be fools to not be fans of Look Mexico after this first track. This same type of rich instrumentation continues with “I Can’t…

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NAKED HIGHWAY’s new video ready to make the Summer even Hotter

Not since Peaches has an artist turned electro sexuality on its head like NYC’s electro-glam outfit NAKED HIGHWAY and its new album MOST HOTTEST! (Disco Life! Records). Fueled with the enough pheronome-filled beats that would make Prince blush, the new single “IN & OUT” is a funk-filled, erotic romp, not coy about its lyrics or its intentions. “Musically, it was inspired by 80’s freestyle,” says Naked Highway mastermind Sy Boccari.…

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Legendary Artist and Esteemed Author Sandi Patty to Release Companion Book and CD Projects The Edge of the Divine this Summer

Music Legend and esteemed author Sandi Patty will release companion book and CD projects, The Edge of the Divine this summer. In the book and new recording, the five-time GRAMMY ® Award winner who has appeared on such notables as Today and Extreme Home Makeover Edition, uses her accomplishments and public struggles as her inspiration. As Patty has experienced herself, and as she unveils in her book, often times in…

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Longwave – There’s A Fire (CD)

Longwave is a band that has been inculcated to Automatic for the People-era R.E.M., as well as most the bands from that era. This is not to say that they are necessarily dated or cliché, but to the contrary they start off “There’s A Fire” with a hard-hitting earworm of a track, replete with hard-hitting drums and snaky synth lines. The move towards and away from an intense sound during…

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Posted on: August 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Evans Blue – S/T (CD)

I must admit, that I sometimes become confused with all the different bands that are coming forth with a newer rock type of sound. A few years back, there was some semblance of differentiation between them – one could understand what songs were Disturbed, which were Godsmack’s, and which ones Papa Roach cut. However, I’m seeing (or hearing) a little more collusion of these different styles in current rock music.

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Posted on: August 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Autolux Announce North American Tour Dates

Autolux have announced North American tour dates in support of their upcoming release Transit Transit. The trek kicks off on August 11th in San Francisco and ends September 18th in Los Angeles. All dates are listed below and additional information is available at their site. Autolux (Carla Azar: vocals/drums, Greg Edwards: vocals/guitar. and Eugene Goreshter: vocals/bass) produced Transit Transit themselves with Edwards serving as engineer. It was recorded in the…

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Posted on: August 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Flametal – Heavy Mellow (CD)

In the last few years, there have been a number of different iterations of metal that really freshen up the genre. I recall a few years back, for example, reviewing a collection of metal songs for kids. This time around, metal tracks are given the flamenco treatment. Where fans lightly into metal will know a few tracks on “Heavy Mellow” (such as Megadeth’s “In My Darkest Hour”, Ozzy’s “Bark At…

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Posted on: August 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GUNS N’ ROSES – FIRST U.S. PERFORMANCE IN FOUR YEARS! THEIR ONLY 2010 APPEARANCE IN USA!

Making their first U.S. concert appearance in four years – and playing their only U.S. show in 2010 – GUNS N’ ROSES has been officially recruited with DAUGHTRY to join the inaugural ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL and cement its assault on the legendary Sturgis Rally’s 70th Anniversary celebration in Sturgis, SD, at the newly constructed Rock N’ Rev Amphitheater at Monkey Rock USA. GUNS N’ ROSES will headline the fifth…

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Posted on: August 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Brooklyn’s Atlantic/Pacific Sign with No Sleep Records & Announce the Release of their Debut Album Meet Your New Love – Out October 26th 2010

Brooklyn’s Atlantic/Pacific – featuring Garrett Klahn (Texas is the Reason) and John Herguth (House & Parish) – sign with No Sleep Records and announce the release of their debut album Meet Your New Love – due out October 26th, 2010. These two experienced rockers are joined by Ian Love (Rival Schools) who contributes guest instrumentation as well production skills to help the group create their psych/folk sound that will appeal…

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Posted on: August 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Lonely H – Kick Upstairs (CD)

It takes about a half-minute to get into the groove, but Lonely H starts off “Kick Upstairs” with a track that frankly recalls Rivers Cuomo’s vocals with a style of rock that seems more fitting for the seventies than the current period. In a sense, there seems to be a concerted effort to recall the retro type sound of nineties alternative rock with songs like “Marmalade Sky”, as the track…

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“The Pyknic pArtery Tour” w/ Drop Dead Gorgeous, Attila, Sleeping with Sirens, Abandon All Ships, Woe Is Me, & Scarlett O’Hara

8/03 – Minneapolis, MN @Triple Rock 8/04 – Chicago, IL @ Subteranean 8/05 – Pontiac, MI @ The Eagle Theater 8/06 – Indianapolis, IN @ ES Jungle 8/07 – Toledo, OH @ Headliners 8/08 – South Hackensack, NJ @ School of Rock 8/09 – NYC, NY @ Highline 8/10 – Worcester, MA @ Paladium 8/11 – Providence, RI @ Club Hell 8/12 – Vineland, NJ @ Hangar 84 8/13 –…

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Posted on: August 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AMERICAN HI-FI: Video For “Lost” And EP on iTunes Available Now

AMERICAN HI-FI–Stacy Jones (singer/guitarist), Drew Parsons (bass), Jamie Arentzen (guitars) and Brian Nolan (drums)–has just released the video for “Lost” from their forthcoming album, FIGHT THE FREQUENCY. The album drops August 17 on their own label, Hi-Fi Killers/The Ascot Club (through Megaforce/RED/Sony). It’s the highly anticipated follow-up to 2005’s HEARTS ON PARADE (Maverick) and was produced by Stacy Jones along with Jamie Arentzen, and was recorded his studio in Los…

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