Author: Sargeant

Posted on: September 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CAMARO THURSDAYS continue with a brand new track!

Bang Camaro have another offering to start the fall off rockin’ with a new track entitled ‘Miss Illusion.’ August 28th marked the momentous occasion of the re-launch of ‘Camaro Thursdays,’ which will see the band release a new track digitally every other Thursday through October. The first track released: ‘Night Lies’, resulted in the band’s MySpace page plays more than quadrupling. The tracks will be available for streaming on www.MySpace.com/bangcamaro…

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Posted on: September 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Transcendence #2

Transcendence #2 / 20 Pages / Half Size / vermicious_knid_21@yahoo.com / Jamez Terry c/o SMYAL , 410 7th St SE , Washington, DC 20003. Another issue of one of the best (and cheapest) zines compiling pieces by some of the most interesting transgendered, differently sexed, pansexual, and other individuals who identify as more than male or female. With some snazzy cover art of two robots, one already knows that this…

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Posted on: September 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Fourplay – Energy (CD)

Fourplay just released their “Energy”, their 11th album overall. While some individuals may not be familiar with their work after 1991’s “Fourplay”, which sold over a million copies and charted on the contemporary jazz charts for about two-thirds of a year, the energy that Fourplay brings to “Energy” should draw a wide array of fans, both new and old. The disc itself begins with “Fortune Teller”, a track that really…

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Posted on: September 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

OST: Mamma Mia! (CD)

Mamma Mia! was one of the biggest hits of the summer movie season, and as of right now, the box it brought in far surpassed any other musical released. It is not surprising that Decca chose to release a soundtrack of the film, then. All of listeners’ favorite ABBA tracks are here, be they “The Winner Takes It All”, “The Name of the Game”, “Super Trouper”, or even “Dancing Queen”.…

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Posted on: September 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA GARNERS FIVE LATIN GRAMMY NOMINATIONS

Among His Nominations Are Four Nominations for His Producing Credits and One Nomination as a Member of Bajofondo Two-time Oscar Award winning music composer, songwriter and producer Gustavo Santaolalla continues to receive wide acclaim for his work as a producer and for his own band Bajofondo, garnering an impressive five Latin GRAMMY Nominations this morning. Santaolalla’s five nominations qualify him for a tie with Latin rock icon Juanes as the…

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Posted on: September 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Jay Gatsby and the RumRunners (Earth Day, April 23rd, 2004 – Bowman Park @ Greencastle, Indiana)

Jay Gatsby and the RumRunners – The flyers that were put out about this show were beyond interesting, so I felt that I should show up. Anyways, it was on a Friday, and I had nothing else to do. Scheduled for five P.M. but not getting there until 6 o’clcok, Jay Gatsby and the RumRunners is a band that can afford to have their listeners wait. Starting out their set…

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Posted on: September 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ALOS LOBOS’S DAVID HIDALGO & LOS CENZONTLES TO RELEASE SONGS OF WOOD & STEEL

David Hidalgo, legendary guitarist/singer of Los Lobos, has co-produced with Grammy-winning producer Eugene Rodriguez SONGS OF WOOD AND STEEL by Los Cenzontles with David Hidalgo. Los Cenzontles is the touring group of the acclaimed Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center in San Francisco.  The album revives the improvisation and anarchy of authentic Mexican music, presenting it traditionally at one moment then fusing it with rock and blues at another, reflecting the…

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Posted on: September 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

STEVE HOWE, CHRIS SQUIRE AND ALAN WHITE OF YES TO TOUR U.S.

Albums like Fragile, Close to the Edge Tales from Topographic Oceans and 90125 and singles such as “Roundabout,” “Owner of a Lonely Heart” and “I’ve Seen All Good People” are just some of the enduring classics that have made YES one of the most influential and groundbreaking groups in rock & roll. Now, the classic YES line-up of guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White will launch…

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Posted on: September 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Transcendence #1

I picked up this magazine at the table at the 2002 UPC. I just realized that this zine is put out by Jamez Terry, the zinester also behind Sex, Death, and Ronald McDonald. All and all, this zine is septic while being personal, all computer laid out but still having some of the feel that the cut and paste zines have. Excerpts from journals mesh themselves with different poetry as…

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Posted on: September 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

RELIENT K HEADLINES “UNCLE FEST TOUR,” KICKING OFF OCTOBER 2ND

Band Records Three New Tracks For Let It Snow Baby…Let It Reindeer, Scheduled For Reissue October 7th Fresh off their latest co-headlining slot on the Vans Warped tour, Relient K announces the 25-date “Uncle Fest Tour,” which will launch October 2nd in Madison, WI and conclude November 2nd in Chicago, IL. Relient K will headline with Ludo, This Providence and House of Heroes opening.

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Posted on: September 23, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Megapuss = Greg Rogove and Devendra Banhart and Fabrizio Moretti: releasing debut CD

Surfing is the musical debut of Megapuss, a band started by writing song titles but no songs. Eventually, founding members Greg Rogove and Devendra Banhart composed most of the songs that would comprise Surfing while touring in support of Banhart’s Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon CD. Although all its members have other bands, Megapuss is not a side project but a real group. The album is being released by Vapor…

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Posted on: September 23, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Alchemize, Time Still Stands, Euphonic Funk Brothers, The Good Life, Cheap Sticker, GHS Auditorium, Greencastle, Indiana (April 3rd, 2004)

A year had passed since the first time I was exposed to the Greencastle, Indiana music scene. A year since all the name-calling and personal attacks that I had received for my reviews of the three bands that had played, and a year that was an eternity for these bands to refine their style, fall away, or do some combination of the both. Of the three bands that played at…

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Posted on: September 23, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Prosthetic Records signs Syracuse, N.Y.’s Unholy

Prosthetic Records is proud to announce the addition of Syracuse N.Y.’s UNHOLY to the Los Angeles-based label’s ranks. Currently writing material for the band’s second full-length record, the forthcoming effort will be the follow-up to the band’s debut, ‘Blood Of The Medusa,’ which saw a June 2007 release through Lambgoat Records.

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Posted on: September 23, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Insiders Music Series On 10/24

On October 24th during New York City’s CMJ Music Festival, UK DJ extraordinaire, forward thinker and BBC’s very own Pete Tong will be teaming up with Live Nation and launching the premier of a new music platform; the Insiders Music Series. “INSIDERS brings together an exciting combination of the hottest electronic artists and dj’s for one extended night in the legendary Irving Plaza venue. A cutting edge ‘micro’ festival in…

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Posted on: September 23, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Toxic Flyer #34

Another newsprint magazine that has interview after interview, seemingly never ending, but after the first half of the magazine, we are assaulted with another large chunk of material in the form of reviews. The last chunk of the magazine has a few show reviews, as well as zine reviews, a rare presence in most larger punk magazines in the day. What is nice about Toxic Flyer is the sheer amount…

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Posted on: September 23, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 3

Kenny Lattimore – Timeless (CD)

Kenny Lattimore is an individual that, while not gaining the same commercial success of some of eir colleagues, has cultivated a rapid fan base over the last twenty years. “Timeless” is the disc that is poised to bring Lattimore’s soul-filled stylings into the mainstream, something that is first provided to listeners during the disc’s introductory track, “Something”. Of course, tracks like “And I Love Her” (The Beatles), “Ain’t No Way”…

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Posted on: September 23, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Oxford Collapse – Bits (CD)

Oxford Collapse has been around for 6 years, and each subsequent release has built well their mystique, leading forth from their self-titled demo up through their debut (2004’s “Some Wilderness”), to their Sub Pop debut (2006’s ”Remember The Night Parties”). “Electric Arc”, the disc’s first track, immediately shows fans familiar with the band this evolution, leading forth strongly into “The Birthday Wars”. “The Birthday Wars” has a very complex sounds…

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Posted on: September 23, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Boris to tour with Nine Inch Nails

Once a cult name in the doom scene, now becoming a household name… Boris just keep expanding their horizons and cementing their name into music on all levels. The outfit will once again traverse the Pacific to grace North America with their parameter-free rock experimentation, this time alongside Nine Inch Nails! The tour will hit several Canadian cities and travel down through the Midwest over two weeks, with two Boris-only…

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Posted on: September 22, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Shugo Tokumaru joins The Magnetic Fields on tour this fall!

Armed with accolades from Spin, PRI’s “The World,” Nylon and more, acclaimed Japanese multi-instrumentalist Shugo Tokumaru will join The Magnetic Fields for a handful of unforgettable performances this October. Shugo will showcase songs from his recent highly lauded release Exit (Almost Gold), on shelves now as his first album widely available in the US.

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