Slingshot #92 / Free / 16L / :30 / http://www.thelonghaul.org / Slingshot is one of the longest-running anarchist-oriented zines out on the market (is Fifth Estate still being published?)/ This issue is free and beyond the great center-fold poster, provides leaders with information about the latest arrests made in the Earth First-realm of things. Also in this issue is a description of the current state of politics in Oaxaca, Mexico.…
Afflicted debuted when the Swedish metal scene was crawling with Entombed and Unleashed clones, all far from any originality. The Stockholm five-piece had a different approach towards death metal – they offered complex and intriguing music, reaching far beyond the typical Swedish school of metal. Their first and most acclaimed album – “Prodigal Sun†– was a groundbreaking release, unfortunately overshadowed by the flood of other death metal bands at…
Today’s metal scene is known for combining various genres such as punk, hardcore, grind, death and thrash metal, and shaping them into new subgenres. But if you dig deeper in heavy music history, you’d be surprised that metalcore, grindcore or crustcore were played long before they had a name! Impulse Manslaughter proves that even in the 80’s punk and metal did collaborate, creating the same extreme combinations we know today.
“Make u feel real special when I’m on you / slide low lay back and enjoy the ride” The Song: “What They Do” featuring Gucci Mane is the second single from Khia’s upcoming album Nasti Musik. Gucci Mane, in true player fashion, talks about getting girls drunk in the club and getting them loose. On the flipside Khia brings her feminine expertise when she rhymes, “Make u feel real special…
“Cute and catchy, the Dream Bitches weave folk-style harmonies with simple acoustic instrumentation. They breathe fresh air into the riot grrrl scene with their clever approach that doesnt involve heavy guitars and screaming. Instead they provide a dreamy cloak over the smart, punky lyrics. Without listening too closely, the girls could be singing about walking down the beach with balloons or their favorite cat with their at-first innocent flair. But…
This zine is done by Sarah, known best for her Quixotic Distro (not the zine Quixotic Potential, thought). Sleep in sweet change really forces one to think in a different way, as the method of Sarah’s madness is to recap her experiences through a collection of journal pieces. This in itself is not anything innovative, but she shows her reading audience that long-distance relationships do work over longer periods of…
Gojira is currently recording the follow-up to From Mars To Sirius at Studio Des Milans in France (with drums recorded in Los Angeles with Logan Mader). The new album, titled The Way of All Flesh, is set for an October release on Prosthetic Records (specific date TBA). Gojira will do their first US headline tour this fall; previous US dates have been with Children Of Bodom, Lamb Of God and…
Bay Area thrash pioneers LAAZ ROCKIT will be releasing a new album, LEFT FOR DEAD, August 25 on MASSACRE RECORDS. There will be a record release party on August 23rd at Betty’s Rock Club in Walnut Creek, CA. Two new songs off the new CD are available on the band’s official MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/thelaazrockit.
The music that inspired the Walkmen to compose You and Me follows in a tradition of song writing that goes back to early rock ‘n’ roll: the intimacy and energy of Elvis Presley’s and Buddy Holly’s early recordings, and the massive voice and orchestration of Roy Orbison. And it carries on through people like Bob Marley and Randy Newman and on to bands like The Pogues and The Modern Lovers…
If there were ever an artist to organically take over the underground scene, Konstrictshun is that artist. Just go to Google, Yahoo, AOL, or any other search engine and type in his name and pages and pages of info surface. His song ‘Move That Booty’ hit #1 number on trakheadz.com in their Hip Hop category, as well as being named one of their top up and coming artists.
Skyscraper #23 / $4 / 124M / 2:00 / http://www.skyscrapermagazine.com / Skyscraper is solid. In each issue, there are always pieces that the magazine conducts with larger artists, more up and coming artists, and other related pieces to keep individuals interested. This time, the large acts include The Rapture, The Blood Brothers, and Erase Errata, where the more up and coming acts are Wires on Fire and Captain Ahab. Individuals…
Check out the terrific new video for “I Decided†from Solange Knowles. Geffen Records presents the sophomore release from Solange Knowles, SoL-AngeL and The Hadley Street Dreams due for release on August 26th. In anticipation for Solange’s CD release on August 26th I have also have the audio stream for “I Decided†and other assets (press release and photos) below.
With honor, SUNN O))) is announcing four live performances in the United States, to recognize the 10th anniversary of SUNN O)))’s creation, and to coincide with the recording of the first album… The GrimmRobe Demos. SUNN O)) will be playing material from GrimmRobes exclusively. It will be a return to their primal origins, and approach respecting a concept of shoshin (åˆå¿ƒ), the beginner’s mind, the yet undyed pure wool, the…
The surviving members of platinum selling rock band Hawthorne Heights have agreed to drop, in its entirety, their August 2006 lawsuit against Victory Records entitled Eron Bucciarelli-Tieger, Casey Calvert, Micah Carli, Matt Ridenour, JT Woodruff, p/k/a “Hawthorne Heights†v. Victory Records, Inc., et al, and Victory Records, Inc. v. Eron Bucciarelli-Tieger, et al. (No. 06 C 4258) filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
No Return is one of the most original and inspiring modern bands on the French metal scene. Blending traditional 80’s thrash and progressive death metal with futuristic industrial metal, the group delivers a truly phenomenal mixture of power and passion. “Machineryâ€, the band’s fifth full-length release, remains one of their finest offerings, bringing a heavy dose of modern metal annihilation! The album was released in 2002 and soon it was…
As a musician who has been performing nearly every weekend for the past seven years, the best advice I could ever give to any nascent gigster is to bring everything. When it comes to playing out, the one thing you can absolutely count on is that things break. Cables die, tubes fail, drum heads tear, and singers bleed. Of course, there’s the obvious stuff you’re all prepared to deal with…
Fearless Records, (Plain White T’s, Sugarcult, and Mayday Parade), would like to welcome Artist Vs Poet to their growing roster of artists. Artist Vs Poet, also known to fans as AVP, sprung to life last year in Dallas, TX when vocalist Tarcy Thomason simply posted a MySpace bulletin searching for musicians who were interested in starting a new acoustic project. Shortly after guitarist/ vocalist Craig Calloway responded and they started…
Agathodaimon is without question one of the most interesting and original bands on the modern scene. Their music easily joins extreme heaviness with a dark, yet romantic and erotic atmosphere, strengthened with a huge dose of disturbing melancholy. The exclusive re-releases of all of the band’s albums – “Blacken The Angelâ€, “Higher Art of Rebellionâ€, “Chapter III†and “Serpent’s Embrace†– bring an unique collection of some of the most…
According to many musical critics, classic heavy metal is a dead genre, buried deep somewhere in the 80’s. But every once in a while a fresh new band invades the scene to prove these critics wrong. The Australian formation Pegazus is just the band to prove that classic metal music is doing good and isn’t going anywhere. The four-piece managed to bring back the same magic that was once delivered…
Skyscraper #22 / $4.99 / 2:00 / 124M / http://www.skyscrapermagazine.com /Â Skyscraper is the same that it always was. It does not make sense to change something that works so well time after time. What I really appreciate about Skyscraper is that the editors have laid out this issue so that readers have to go through bands they have never heard of (Such as Grizzly Bear, Akimbo, Shooting At Unarmed…