(Great Society; August 19, 2008 – Vinyl/Digital) (Great Society; September 9, 2008 – CD) There are bands that sound good on stage, and there are bands that sound good on record, and then there are the fortunate ones that s ound good on both. With the full-length debut f, monday, orange, february, venus, lunatic, 1 or 13, out September 9 (August 19 for vinyl and digital) on Great Society, the…
Matt Pryor (The New Amsterdams, ex-Get Up Kids) announces his first solo tour. The first dates are co-headliner’s with Chris Conley of Saves The Day, followed by headlining dates across the southern and eastern US with Kevin Devine.
Slug & Lettuce #89 / Free|Postage / :45 / 20M / chris1slug@hotmail.com / Slug & Lettuce is a magazine that I try to pick up each time I see it available. Sure, I do not know many of the bands that are covered, but Chris’ work in uniting solid zine and CD reviews with intellectual opinion piece is far beyond practically any other magazine out on the market. The zine…
Slug and Lettuce #77 / Full Sized / 20 Pages / Christine, PO Box 26632, Richmond, VA 23261-6632 / chris1slug@hotmail.com / Released Autumn 2003 / While Chris might have the tag for eir magazine be “A zine supporting the do-it-yourself ethics of the punk communityâ€, the simple fact here is that Slug & Lettuce is more than just a zine. After a lifetime of publication, literally (Slug & Lettuce is…
Produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival line-up includes Dianne Reeves, Terence Blanchard, Donal Fox, Christian Scott, Eddie Daniels, Mark O’Connor, Jane Monheit, Joe Locke, Eliane Elias and Edmar Castaneda, August 29-31.
Companion Book To Be Published By Rizzoli In August The Coral Sea, Live Album From Smith And My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields, Set For July 11th Release Palm Pictures has announced the theatrical release of acclaimed photographer Steven Sebring’s directorial debut, PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE. The film is set for release this September. The richly layered portrait of the legendary poet, artist, musician and activist won the Cinematography Award…
Pink Floyd-themed cruise will feature think Floyd USA; set to sail to the Bahamas in May 2009. Kiqstart Music, an entertainment company based in New York, NY and Think Floyd USA, the number one touring production of Pink Floyd in the country, announced plans to host the first Pink Floyd themed cruise aboard a Carnival Cruise Ship to the Bahamas. Dubbed “Great Gig in the Sea”, the cruise will allow…
‘Shine Through It’ Available in Stores & Online Tuesday, September 2 Columbia Records is proud to announce the release of Shine Through It — the avidly awaited debut album of new music written, produced and performed by Terrence Howard — on Tuesday, September 2.
Slug and Lettuce #71 – I’ve always appreciated the work that Christine has did for the zine community, but with this issue, eir has transcended all hopes that I had for this zine and put out something that will permanently be on my top 10 zines of all time. This issue centers itself around the death of one Sera, an individual that I was not aware of, and a number…
Merge Records will release Now or Heaven, the sophomore album from Los Angeles’ The Broken West on September 9, 2008.
The release of Green Rocky Road fills in the lacunae in the rightly romanticized mythos of the late folk music legend Karen Dalton and goes a long way in clarifying her crucial role in the evolution of modern acoustic music from “folk” source materials. I’m including a lengthy interview with Joe Loop who was Karen’s friend and patron in the earely 60’s when he’d often book her into the coffee…
20 Track Anthology In Stores August 19 Los Angeles, CA – Shout! Factory will release a new 20-track compilation on August 19 celebrating The Hot Club of Cowtown. The Best of The Hot Club of Cowtown is the first title to be released by Shout! Factory through its acquisition of HighTone Records, a leading independent label specializing in American roots music, specifically country, rockabilly, blues, gospel, and western swing.
Hollywood, CA — After three years of talking about it, Matt Zane and Society 1 have finally entered NRG Studios to begin recording Sadist Messiah. Wade Norton is behind the soundboard again for the bands 4th studio album. “It feels great to be back in NRG Studios and working with Wade Norton stated Zane. I figured it was about time to get Sadist Messiah started. There has been a lot…
Slug&Lettuce #69 – For a more general review read the review of #64. Being printed quarterly might pose a problem for some zines, but Adrienne (of Aus-Rotten) is able to keep a piece about the time immediately following 9-11 timely with some of the most rational rhetoric I’ve heard. Ecopunk’s piece is a modern-day metaphysical assessment with a very knowledgeable base of the environment around him. Sascha’s piece is revolutionary…
Fans snapped up an impressive 30,000 tickets in under 45 minutes time. Tickets for the tour are scheduled to go on sale this weekend in San Jose, Chicago, Montreal, Toronto and Boston.Details are available at http://www.coldplay.com or at http://www.livenation.com
ONEIDA rides again, and they roll in threes. The venerable Brooklyn trio has returned this summer with news of a magnific undertaking, a triptych of albums loosely referred to as the “Thank Your Parents” project. The first volume, entitled “Preteen Weaponry”, dropped August 5 on Jagjaguwar Records. You can consider it an introduction to their forthcoming triple album “Rated O”, which is part two of the aforementioned series (to be…
Three shocks from the electric chair and the murder’s heart still keeps beating…bound, gagged and buried alive and the killer still survives… Legendary horror Director Uwe Boll unleashes his gory tale, Seed, Unrated on DVD September 9 from Vivendi Entertainment. The film is Boll’s latest commentary focusing on capital punishment, starring Michael Pare (BloodRayne 2) and Will Sanderson (In the Name of the King, Alone in the Dark). The release…
Photo Finish Records has released “USED AND ABUSED,” the eagerly anticipated full-length debut from Danger Radio. Danger Radio have slated a full-on tour schedule to herald the release of “USED AND ABUSED.” The band – which recently lit things up at the annual Bamboozle extravaganza – will join Cute Is What We Aim For on their eagerly awaited summer tour. From there, Danger Radio will join forces with Meg &…
Metal Mind Productions presents the first DVD of the outstanding art-rock act Believe formed by the guitarist Mirek Gil – the former leader and composer of Polish prog-rock legend Collage himself! DVD entitled “Hope To See Another Day Live†brings lush soundscapes of uncannily dreamy hues, shades and undertones spiced up with distinctively rock energy! Beautiful compositions crowned with Mirek Gil’s sublime guitar solos and the virtuosity of Japanese violinist…