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…
Varla magazine is a perfect example of a magazine that I’ve never heard of, and yet it has brought out ten issues before this one hit the newsstands. This is the equivalent to a print version of Suicide Girls, as Varla ties together music with pinups. However, some of the choices for the pinups in this issue are pretty tame, if not plain boring. I understand that a lot of…
Hailing from Knoxville, Tennessee, The Rockwells is made up of two sets of of brothers: Fred and Jonathan Kelly, and Tommy and Trace Bateman. They met in high school and started The Rockwells as a long-distance recording project by Jonathan and Fred in 1999, while Fred was working in Memphis and Jonathan had moved to Knoxville for school. Tommy and Trace joined the band in 2000 when Fred moved to…
City Interactive, a North American publisher of PC and console-based video games, is pleased to announce the release of SAS: Secure Tomorrow, a tactical shooter for PC, to North American retail today. In SAS: Secure Tomorrow, players take on the role of the leader of a top SAS commando team as they attempt to thwart the plans of a secretive and deadly terrorist organization. In the game, players will have…
In anticipation of their third album, Modern Silence, Casper & the Cookies are releasing three exclusive digital tracks to the blogosphere. These songs, a sampling of what’s to come from the follow-up release to 2006’s The Optimist’s Club are the culmination of nine hard months of recording for the Cookies with a little help from their friend, Bill Doss (Olivia Tremor Control, Apples in Stereo, The Sunshine Fix). During the…
Finnish monster-rockers LORDI are poised to strike with their fourth studio album, Deadache, on October 28th, 2008 in the US. The video for the album’s lead single, “Bite It Like A Bulldog,†is dark in imagery and sure to grab the attention of rock and horror fans worldwide! The suspenseful video for “Bite It Like A Bulldog†premiered today exclusively on MTV’s Headbanger’s Blog and will make its US television…
Apollo Sunshine, recently having released their third full-length, Shall Noise Upon, are pleased to announce that they will be accompanying Dirty Pretty Things in the UK and Ireland. This is, of course, as you’ve indubitably heard, Dirty Pretty Things’ farewell tour, but fear not, with Apollo Sunshine bringing their raucously joyful live show to inhabitants of the British Isles, it will absolutely not be a sorrowful affair. And if you’ve…
LMS is an MC with a message, and in the likes of Dead Prez and Immortal Technique, his lyrics are a scathing and poignant dissemination of US foreign and domestic policy. This South Florida (from Hialeah) native attacks the subjects many rappers are too afraid to touch on, and does it with a flow and vocal style that is uncanny, evident in his recent single, “Empire,” produced by Hazardis Soundz.…
The brand new music video for Benisour’s “Throw Them Staxxx†single, featuring Billy Blue and Clete, is in the final stage, soon to be available worldwide. Public Wizard was on the set to catch a behind the scenes preview with appearances from Ace Hood, Fat Joe, and of plenty lovely ladies. The single precedes two upcoming mixtape releases and two more singles with surprise guests. Stay tuned online at myspace.com/benisour
Due to demand, Rahsaan has released his Fly Paper Mixtape, now available for full download on Datpiff.com. The mixtape, mixed by DJ Self Born, includes a mix of freestyles, remixes, originals, and the undeniable character that is A Fly Guy. The FLY PAPER album is scheduled for Spring 2009 release on WAR Music/SoFlo Entertainment. More news is available online at myspace.com/rahsaan1 ::
This zine is the second of the one’s I’m familiar with Ziggy doing. Ey has did a ton of zines in her short time on this earth, but I’ve only recently been turned to the gospel of Ziggy. This zine is pretty much an addendum to ey’s Zygote #1 “Unravelled”, and it continues to detail ey’s further immersion into Buddhism, but has a much more personal flow than the prior…
First off, this zine tries to look like something that is way beyond its means. This is accomplished by trying to use the same formulas (picture on front with text detailing the pieces in the zine on the cover), but ending up with a really pixelated front cover. After the cover, the zine immediately goes into text on blank paper, broken up with more pixelated pictures. Getting to the content,…
:: The Source hand selected Hustle Simmons’ “Everybody†song for their Hot Tracks feature part of the Record Report section. The coverage solidifies Hustle Simmons’ hard work in the recent months, releasing various singles, promo tracks, and building an incredible buzz around their album, Dave Ghetto and Tha S Ence are Hustle Simmons. They continue performing throughout the northeast and plan to schedule an upcoming national tour. Stay tuned for…
The Wii is a solid console in and of itself, but it seems that a number of games on the market really do not take the Wii to its logical extensions. For my money, Game Party 2 is the first game that I have reviewed that does just that, and it provides players with a number of different games to keep them busy, whether 2 or 4 (or even 16)…
Street punk mainstays TOTAL CHAOS are set to hit to road in support of their latest full length, Avoid All Sides which was released in March of this year. Cementing themselves at the forefront of the American street punk scene TOTAL CHAOS shall be taking the riot to the streets with this upcoming tour. Listed below are the dates for the upcoming US fall tour.
The A.K.A.s “Everybody Make Some Noise” Tour Oct 08 Farmingdale, NY Crazy Donkey Oct 09 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom Oct 10 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights Oct 11 Williamsville, NY Club Infinity Oct 12 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom Oct 13 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection Oct 15 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater Oct 16 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theater Oct 17 Scottsdale, AZ Venue Of Scottsdale Oct 18 West Hollywood,…
Believe, the band created by guitarist Mirek Gil, already known by fans of Collage and Satellite, recently changed their line-up. Believe begin a new era of their career with a new vocalist – Karol Wróblewski.
This magazine is a skinhead/rac publication that has a lot of space, with a large font to comfortably read the text unlike in my mag. Interviews with H8machine, Bully Boys, Agressive Force and Hang em High Records provide a good base for the magazine, which is further fleshed out with a Editorial, 2 show reviews, a fiction story, and cool music reviews. Another interesting thing the Y&P does that I…
As Silverstein gets set to hit the road this fall, they figured, what better way to kick off the tour then with a new song for all the die hard fans. Friday, October 3rd at noon EST, Silverstein released ‘Broken Star.’ This demo is just a taste of what will be heard on their upcoming tour with co-headliner Chiodos and opening acts Escape The Fate, Alesana, and A Skylit Drive.
1st Nov – Vinyl, Broadway, Denver 6th Nov – Ultra Bar, Washington DC 7th Nov- The Mod Club, Toronto 11TH Nov – Twilight Afterhours, Edmonton 11th Nov – The Modern, Vancouver 14th Nov – Last Supper Club, Seattle 15th Nov – The Vanguard, Hollywood 18th Nov – Palms Casino, Moon in Satellite , Las Vegas 20th Nov – The Park Ultra Lounge, Sacramento 21ST Nov – Set, Miami 22nd Nov…