Expatriate’ will be released in the US this August as The Coast’s debut full length and the album kicks off with the track “Tightrope” in all of its “hey hey you!” catchy glory! This hardworking Canadian four piece has been grabbing a huge amount of attention including a number of publications touting The Coast as One To Watch At SXSW this spring, while The Coast were also hailed as “Canada’s…
Topshelf Records is excited to announce the addition of the newest band to their roster, Us Against The Archers! Comprised of four members, Us Against The Archers has a broad array of musical influences, and come together to create music that is energetic, catchy, smart and passionate. “The thing that stands out about our music is that it stretches the listener’s musical taste,” says guitarist/vocalist, Anthony. “Fans who enjoy Minus…
Following intense and very constructive discussions, Steamhammer/SPV have announced their future collaboration with Swedish dark melodic metal act, Evergrey. The deal includes not only the group’s brand-new studio album, Torn, which will arrive in September, but also Evergrey’s complete back-catalog.
S particles of Super-Symmetry / Half-Sized / 24 Pages / No Contact / I got this zine in trade, but it was a decent amount of time before I actually had some time to read it. This zine is really white – which I mean, there is an incredible amount of white space that is not being used by the three editors, Alphred A. Cash, Pants Manticore, and Frankee Shankley.…
Gorillavsbear : “these guys are the truth and i hear they are better live” Aziz Ansari (Human Giant): “Its already becoming really cool to hate this album.” Rolling Stone : “one of the most buzzworthy releases of 2007” Gothamist : “Sam Champion is New York’s musical anachronism. While most rock bands either bow down to Max’s Kansas City circa 1975 or theUK in the post-punk wave of the early ’80s,…
Serving up the 4th installment of the Perceptions of Pacha series is French house don Richard Grey who delivers a knockout selection of peak-time, electro-infused house blended with radio friendly cuts and updated classics.
The Matthew Show Wampus Multimedia will release February, the sophomore album from Dallas-based indie artist The Matthew Show, later this year. The humanely droll brainchild of singer-songwriter Matthew Broyles, The Matthew Show released its acclaimed debut, Texas, independently in 2003. A melange of cynicism, romanticism (yes, they go together), and powerful melodies, Texas garnered attention for its literate portrayals of twentysomethings in bleak, dead-end jobs and other tasty slices of…
Valencia return to the road with a week of headlining warm-up dates before embarking on this summer’s annual Vans Warped Tour, which kicks off June 20 in Southern California.
So This is It #2 / .50 / Fourth-Sized / 24 Pages / Eve, 4110 Hollybrook Ln, Houston, TX 77039 / This zine is purely a set of journal entries from the month around Christmas, and what happens to Eve during those time. We are slightly exposed to Eve’s friends and family, but pretty much only learn about the actions of the star person eirself. As for layout, the zine…
Portland’s System and Station deliver a fresh pop sound on upcoming fourth full-length, A Nation of Actors, plots upcoming tour. Fans of Built to Spill, Sunny Day Real Estate listen up.
“Team Genius makes great scratchy and nerdy indie-pop from the Midwest. These kids are making music fun again by making silly songs that are instantly catchy, yet filled with tons of heartfelt lyrics that soar in your ear all day long (check out “Handclaps In E Major†for the perfect example). With all of the large influx of bands trying too hard, it is good to hear a band having…
Toronto “instrumetal” thrash band Mastery has announced the addition of bassist Morgan Rider (Bolero) and drummer Kerry Saxena (Nocturnity) to their line-up. The band is currently writing the follow-up to Lethal Legacy with an early 2009 release scheduled.
Songs About Ghosts #2 / :20 / $1.00 / 64S / Jasmine Wagner, 252 Norman Ave., #203, Brooklyn, NY 11222 / http://www.songsaboutghosts.com / I only realized that the title of Jasmine’s zine wasn’t just a nice sounding collection of words after reading through the entirety of this issue. This time, Jasmine takes us back to a summertime camp, interspersing eir narrative with snippets of eir current life. Through this narrative,…
Candlebox have announced preliminary dates for a full US tour this summer; full list of confirmed shows are below with more to follow in the coming weeks. Candlebox’s new record, Into The Sun was out July 22nd on Silent Majority Group/ILG.
Fujiya & Miyagi To Illuminate The World This Fall With Their Highly Anticipated Sophomore LP “Lightbulbs” To Be Released September 16th On Deaf, Dumb + Blind Recordings Reveal Tracklisting & Commentary On The New Album / World Festival Tour Starts Today
Metal Mind Productions present re-release of Artillery’s debut album “Fear Of Tomorrow†in a new digipak edition limited to 2000 copies. Back in the 80’s they were one of the biggest European thrash sensations on the scene characterized by intense, energetic riffing and unique vocals of Flemming Ronsdorf, somewhat reminiscent of Slayer and Megadeth from the same era. Their debut LP and the follow-up “Terror Squad” have gained a legendary…
My Morning Jacket to Play New Year’s Eve Concert at the World’s Most Famous Arena! “My Morning Jacket have the power to stop time” LA Weekly, April 2008<!–more–> On December 31, 2008 My Morning Jacket will take the stage at New York City’s Madison Square Garden for what is sure to be an unforgettable New Year’s Eve concert. Hailed as one of the most important bands today by critics and…
Solid Café / :05 / ? / 12S / 2692 Madison Rd Ste N1, PMB 220, Cincinnati, OH 45209 / More of a thought than a zine, Solid Café discusses Da Malatesta’s desire that Che Guevara was a transgender individual than the bio-male that eir was during eir life. With a few words per page, I can’t honestly say that the read was a long one, but the desire expressed…
Debut LP A Place Where We Could Go Out Now On K Records “Alpha Rhythm†7†Single Out Next Week On K Records / Announces First Leg Of European Fall Tour
Much like the mystical illustration found on their self-titled debut album, Silver Summit is a collision of heaven and earth, fire and water; both bewitching and beautiful. The Brooklyn-based group is a song-writing partnership between longtime friends and multi-instrumentalists, Sondra Sun-Odeon and David Shawn Bosler. Their captivating entrance appears this Summer on Language of Stone, a new imprint of heralded indie label Drag City. Working with noted engineer-producer and folk…