Half Size Punk Magazine from Britain. The spelling in this rag is great, with about a mistake a page and excellent homophone use (witch for which, buy for by). The Dwarves actually answered an interview by this guy, showing exactly how cool this zine is. As well as having the piece with one of the best bands in existence currently. Vile Generation has a much longer and more in-depth interview…
Montreal’s NEURAXIS have completed the shooting for the “Darkness Prevails†video from the band’s most recent release, ‘The Thin Line Between.’ Helmed by director Chris Alsop, the clip is currently being edited, and will be available online and at video outlets shortly to coincide with NEURAXIS’ participation on the upcoming North American tour with The Faceless, Abigail Williams, Decrepit Birth, and Veil of Maya. Photos from the video shoot are…
Mushroomhead announces the DVD release of  Volume 2, on October 28, 2008 on Filthy Hands/Megaforce Records. It’s the highly anticipated follow-up to their 2005 DVD release Volume 1. The new DVD features 2 ½ hours of pure mayhem featuring exclusive never before seen content, live footage from the past three years on their “Savior Sorrow†tour, music videos including Headbanger’s Ball 2007 Video Of The Year “1200,†“Simple Survival,†and the…
Prior to reading this are you a fan of any of the following bands?: 1. Bouncing Souls 2. Sonic Youth 3. Jets to Brazil/Jawbreaker If so get your hands on In Cadeo’s 3 CD tease before reading.
Hey James, It’s been over five years since Third Eye Blind released their last record, and a lot has changed since then. Especially in the music business, and for Third Eye Blind, the changes are for the better. Third Eye Blind has partnered with Indaba Music to launch an innovative new web program, “Studio Access,” in support of the band’s upcoming album URSA MAJOR, scheduled for release in early 2009.…
#1 album Debut on the Billboard Top 200 On tour with Neil Young this Fall! “4 stars ★★★★ †– Rolling Stone “4 stars ★★★★ †– Blender “Unquestionably the best thing they’ve ever done … full of songs that thrash and rattle and bounce around echo chambers … an early contender for the best album of 2008.” – MTV.com “Narrow Stairs will continue to propel Death Cab for Cutie…
Man, I don’t ever want to do a magazine if it means sticking three and a half pages of advertising in the first five pages. Luckily, Verbicide does not go the route that most other zines take and just stick ads everywhere in their magazine; in fact, there are only a few ads to contend with this whole issue. So, what’s up with this issue of Verbicide. Kudos has to…
“Oikeutus”, the new video from the Finnish death metal band Sotajumala, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in April 2008 in Vaasa, Finland. The song comes off the group’s second album, Teloitus (Finnish for “execution”), which entered the Finnish chart last October at position No. 17.
Phoenix based band Broken Poets (www.BrokenPoets.com) signs licensing and distribution deal with Magnatune Records. Magnatune Records was founded by John Buckman in April, 2005. Time Magazine named Magnatune one of the TOP 20 Music Sites To Watch in 2006.
Throughout all of gaming, there have been a number of company-sponsored releases. Individuals may remember M.C. Kids, Yo Noid!, or Cool Spot; Red Bull BC One both comes forth as similar and extremely different from these types of games. This DS title is similar in the sense that there is promotional branding for Red Bull strewn throughout all stages and screens of the game, but it differs in that the…
Upfront/Konvict/SRC/ Universal Motown multi-platinum singer/songwriter/producer, Akon burst out of the starting gates with the winningly melodic and compulsively danceable single “Right Now (Na Na Na).†The song is sparking up the charts in a record-setting pace that’s familiar to Akon’s millions of fans worldwide.
Verbicide comes forth with a very fiction-based approach for this issue. In fact, an entire section is devoted to the stuff. This brings me to one of the major philosophical debates that we in the zine world have; is it actually better to have blocks of material (for example, reviews and then stories) or are listeners kept interested when there are different types of pieces interspersed throughout the magazine. In…
MAZEfilms, an independent film production company based in Brussels, Belgium, with a branch in LA, announced today its first horror film “CORNERED!,” which was made-in-America, is ready for the market. “First and foremost, viewers must be able to enjoy a movie, regardless of gore or dark undertones,” explained Managing Director Daniel Maze, MAZEfilms, Inc. “That’s why we added unexpected humor to ‘CORNERED!’ and married it with a strong plot.”
Bratz Ponyz 2 is the latest in a series of games that have really transformed the DS into a typically boy/male type of platform into one in which all individuals can find a stellar collection of titles to choose from. The title follows many of the same paths that the original title in the line forged, meaning that (for individuals that may have not had the chance to check out…
Blitz was one of those games that I just had to play in the arcade whenever I could search a cabinet out. However, it seems as if the home iterations of the Blitz franchise have actually surpassed in some key ways the arcade releases. First off is the discussion of still-current events, such as quarterback Mike Mexico (their version of Michael Vick) being thrown into prison, as well as the…
Dragon Quest is one of the most popular RPG franchises currently out on the market, and in Japan, the popularity of the series is second to that of Pokémon. It is no surprise that the fourth installment, “Chapters of the Chosen†is an impressive RPG blending together great graphics (for the DS) and a solid storyline with excellent game play. Long-time players in the RPG genre may be familiar with…
Grey Goose Vodka and Ryan Leslie, producer, songwriter, label entrepreneur – and now recording artist are taking the excitement of his records from the dance floor to the live stage with an 8 city national tour starting in L.A Oct. 2nd. Harvard class of ’98, brought special news to his 10th class reunion recently with his new single, “Addiction†featuring Cassie off his long-awaited first U.S. album release, the self-titled…
Announcing expanded and remastered CD releases of Laura Nyro’s Season Of Lights…Laura Nyro In Concert and Nested. These rare and long unavailable classics have never before been widely available on CD. Season Of Lights and Nested are definitively reissued by Iconoclassic Records (http://www.iconoclassicrecords.com), a new imprint specializing in remastered editions of classic albums by iconic artists. Both CDs are in stores now.
Texas Rockers Offer Tour VIP Packages, New Website, Merchandise and Fan Club Management by PAID, INC. Multi-platinum Texas hard rock band DROWNING POOL will, for the first time, offer interactive VIP packages that elevate the fan’s concert going experiences. VIP packages include meet & greets and photo opportunities with band members, early entry passes, special merchandise, autographed collectibles and more. VIP packages are available at www.DrowningPool.com. PAID, Inc. makes this…
I know with each issue of Verbicide I receive, that I’m going to get the same high quality and different focus that these kids have been doing for as long as I’ve been aware of the zine. Verbicide, for those uninitiated, is one of the only good writing-heavy zines to ever be released. Short stories mix alongside interviews with musicians to make for a good balance, to which the editors…