There’s a certain amount of satisfaction you get from seeing your favorite bands play live that their cds just can’t provide. With that, there is also the chance of disappointment when seeing those bands for the first time. This was the case with the Alkaline Trio and my trip to Virginia. Discovering them in late 2000, I had missed every opportunity to see them until June 2005. Five years of…
Gibson Guitar, the world’s premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology, has partnered with HDtracks to offer free, downloadable, high-definition music – a first of its kind collaboration for an instrument manufacturer. The exclusive offering to fans of Gibson Guitar, titled Gibson Presents: Hot Tones in High-Definition, is a diverse collection of music performed by the world’s best guitarists and will be available as a FREE download at…
TENNESSEE PUSHER, the third Nettwerk release from OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW (OCMS) debuted today at #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 10,231 albums sold in its first week. The album, which was produced by Don Was, also landed at #7 on the Top Country Albums chart, #1 on the Top Bluegrass Albums chart, and #16 on the Top Digital Albums chart.
I don’t know whether or not this review should be silly, since Christoph didn’t really even review me in Xeroxgraphy Debt, but this issue is just too good to screw around on. Beginning with the screenprinted cover of a person in the lotus position, issue 7 details in excruciatingly good narrative about the retreat that Christoph goes on. It is absolutely crazy about what is noteworthy in Christoph’s life, making…
Leading independent home entertainment studio, MTI Home Video has acquired the star-studded heist movie of the year – FORFEIT, with plans to release it on DVD October 21, 2008. The film stars Billy Burke (Untraceable, Fracture), Sherry Stringfield (ER, 54) Gregory Itzin (24), and Wayne Knight (Seinfeld, Jurassic Park).
OBI BEST Capades (Social Science Recordings; Digital Release: August 25, 2008) November NYC Tour Dates Announced! New Video: “It’s Because Of People Like Youâ€
Festival to Raise Awareness of the Serious Endangerment of Joshua Tree National Park All Proceeds to Benefit Global Inheritance The Second Annual Clean Air, Clear Stars Music Festival will take place this year on October 10, 11 & 12 at Pappy & HarrietÂ’s Pioneertown Palace in historic Pioneertown , CA . All proceeds from the three day festival will benefit Global Inheritance, a 501 (c)3 organization that creates inspirational and…
Multi-platinum Grammy-Award-winning recording artist and acclaimed performer John Legend will embark on an extensive worldwide concert tour kicking off November 19 in Minneapolis. The first leg of John’s North American tour wraps up December 13 with a second leg running from January 12 through February 9. (Please see John Legend tour itinerary below.)
While the music you would expect me to obsess over wouldn’t usually include a pop ballad, I will state this with pride. I have been following David Archuleta from the moment he sang his first note on American Idol: Season 7. His humble nature, and amazing story about how he goes from the possibility of never singing again to his incredible talent absolutely won me over. His first single with…
The Song: With another joint from the forthcoming album Tronic, Black Milk is joined on the verses by Pharoahe Monch and Sean Price, with the legendary DJ Premier offering his trademark cuts on the hook. “The Matrix” features one of the heaviest line-ups in recent memory and makes it a contender for being the instant classic of 2008.
Rise Against opens their new single, “Re-Education (Through Labor)†with a hard-hitting intro we have come to expect from the group. It features some exceptionally clean pauses that add depth. The first chorus breaks in with gritty, raw vocals that are not over-powered by the powerful guitars that squeal on in the backdrop. The time change in the chorus adds a dimension to the song that will appear to a…
Blackberry Smoke is the what Southern Rock is all about. Coming from Atlanta, Georgia these southern boys really know how to rock and they are getting the attention of some of the biggest names in Southern Rock. Blackberry Smoke is set to tour with ZZ Top later on this month and will be touring with Lynyrd Skynyrd after that.
– After a long absence from the rolls of the zine reviews, I finally have an update with a zine done by Joolie, of former Scorpi-Oh fame. The zine is very small, meaning that it is automatically cute, and it contains snippets from a number of different songs. Most of the bands are the usual suspects that you would assume would be heavily played by the typical zinester : Sleater-Kinner,…
Domingo f. Termanology – Cold World (Unreleased Remix) – FREE MP3 The original version of “Cold World” appears on Domingo’s 2007 album “The Most Underrated” (Latchkey / Deranged Music – in stores now). This is an unreleased, alternate remix (from the vaults) that Domingo did during the making of the album. Get it here:
The cover on this fiction anthology zine is odd – there is what is presumably a large tick diving into a trunk, whihch really makes sense when one considers the odd fare that one can find in this issue. Trunk Stories begins with a re-telling of the Medea myth by Kirsten Kaschock (Any Oher Name). The story re-tells the Medea myth but is slightly heavy-handing in the nomenclature – the…
All the shows I went to during my stay at DePauw (at least during the school year) were in Greencastle, Indiana. Fast-forward to April 16th, 2005, where I had just gotten off of work and called Josh Query (Silver in December’s manager). Josh promised me a few weeks before that ey would be able to drive me out to the show, which was in Roachdale, Indiana. This town, in the…
If Janis Joplin and Regina Spektor were combined and made to sing over eerie folk tunes, we would have ourselves Ane Brun. Being that I love both aforementioned acts, I definitely appreciate “The Treehouse Songâ€. While the lyrics are young and fun at times, the minor chords bring a darkness to the table that leave a ton of room to think to. It is good to see that folk music…
Eric Bowley, one of the founding two members of The Scene Aesthetic will be returning home to his native city of Seattle, WA on December 20, 2008 after a two-year hiatus. The bands two members: Bowley and Andrew De Torres (Danger Radio) will reunite with two shows already announced.
As someone who has kept up with the band since the days of “Swing Swingâ€, the intro to this song leaves me shocked that I am hearing The All-American Rejects. The opening and bouncy beat definitely channel Smash Mouth, when upon further research I discovered this song was produced by Eric Valentine, who also produced some Smash Mouth singles.
Sixteen Concerts Added in North America * * * Tour Kicks Off on October 28, 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, PA * * September 30, 2008, New York NY – AC/DC extend their trek across North America by adding sixteen more shows to their Black Ice World Tour. Newly added dates begin on December 20, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and wrap up on January 31, 2009 in Nashville, TN. The tour kicks…