Author: Sargeant

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

The Suite Life of Zack and Cody: Lip Synchin’ In The Rain (DVD)

The events that take place during “Lip Synchin’ In The Rain” took place over the course of four episodes of the 3rd season of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and aired last year. For readers that are at a level of familiarity with The Suite Life of Zack and Cody that has them knowing what happened during each episode, the episodes captured are “Lip Synchin’ In The Rain”,…

Posted on: July 22, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Paper Rival – Dialog

Paper Rival has torn up CMJ showcases, toured with acts like Nightmare of You, and have even been noted by Spin as an “Artist of the Day”. “Foreign Film Collection” is the first stand-out hit during this album. This is due to the fact that the act is able to create an emotive and grave sound to their tracks that will have individuals hearing a heavy Death Cab for Cutie.…

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

FOREIGN BORN Sign to Secretly Canadian!

Secretly Canadian is thrilled to announce that Foreign Born, the Los Angeles Times’ “best [band] to use sleigh bells” has joined their roster and will be releasing their Secretly Canadian debut, “Person to Person” in February of 2009. The band made the announcement themselves to Mark Sovel, the program director for L.A.’s influential radio station Indie 103.1 on his “Check 1-2” radio show this past Sunday. This follows the band’s…

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

Slug #235

After the stellar “Beer Issue” the last time out, it seems like this issue of Slug has some big shoes to fill. The eclectic nature of this issue creates a nice contrast to what was a very coherent outing last time. Of particular note during this issue has to be their coverage of different music genres. Drone/doom/whatever rock is covered with Gavin Hoffman’s interview of Japanese act Boris, while the…

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

Grammy Nominees Plain White T’s Put Finishing Touches on Highly-Anticipated New Album BIG BAD WORLD

Hollywood Records has announced a September 23rd release date for the upcoming Plain White T’s album BIG BAD WORLD. The highly anticipated record is the follow-up to the band’s platinum- plus-selling breakthrough release Every Second Counts. On the strength of mega-hit single “Hey There Delilah,” which rocketed to No. 1 in 10 countries and was the fourth song in history to sell over 3 million digital downloads, Every Second Counts…

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

STREET DOGS ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR

Punk rock veterans Street Dogs have announced the first leg of their cross-country, headlining tour that will kick off on September 11th in Houston, TX. Unleashed and on the road, the Street Dogs are touring in support of their critically acclaimed new album, State of Grace.

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

Shuttle Bus Vol. 2, #1

Shuttle Bus Vol. 2, #1 / $1 / 16L / Hoendous Failure Studios, PO Box 7504, Ann Arbor MI 48107 /  I’ve heard about the first run of this zine in the past, but was never able to go and really locate for myself a copy. Now, Dustin has started the zine back up, and well, I’m not sure exactly why this zine was so lauded. I’m not necessarily saying…

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

Big Beach Sports (Wii)

One of the reasons why I bought the Nintendo Wii in the first place was to have a party console, one where I could conceivably have a number of individuals over and become engrossed in a game. There have been a number of games that have fit that bill, but I feel that Big Beach Sports has to be the best released thus far in 2008. This means that up…

Posted on: July 21, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

POP EVIL RELEASE VIDEO TOUR BLOG

Pop Evil continues their road-worthy tour assault in anticipation of their upcoming August 12 debut, Lipstick On The Mirror that hits stores August 12th on Pazzo/Jar’d Star/Fontana/Universal records.

Posted on: July 21, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Shaya Releases Single For “Thinking Cap”

“Thinking Cap” is the latest single from Shaya’s debut album Fallen Awake. Under the manifesto of resurrecting “thinking man’s music,” Shaya’s track is an open palm to his listeners; a chance to lay rest the pains of his own life and come to terms with a new mentality that is rooted in clarity and honesty. Discussing his recent record deal, Shaya writes about his anxieties about releasing his first album…

Posted on: July 21, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Mugison Releases Exclusive Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Acoustic Performance of “To The Bone”

Rolling Stone (David Fricke) : “Icelandic singer-songwriter Mugison already has a reputation abroad for bleak magic, on record and in solo appearances with acoustic guitar and laptop. But in his headlining set at the Art Museum, he came out swinging like a country-blues Led Zeppelin, armed with a muscular backing band of electric bass, pedal steel guitar and cannon-fire drums.”

Posted on: July 21, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Shredding Paper #15

Shredding Paper #15 ($3.95, PO Box 2271, San Rafael, CA 94912) This zine is another zine that is really on the edge of being considered a full-blown magazine. However, Shredding Paper does not have enough in the way of content to truly be considered a magazine, as only about 22 pages of the 116 total are non-reviews. The pieces that are not reviews in this issue are actually fairly well-written,…

Posted on: July 21, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Bullet For My Valentine Set To Tour Through Summer

Sponsored by the No Fear clothing company, the first leg of Bullet For My Valentine’s North American tour will run to mid-August; the second leg will run throughout September, dates to be announced shortly. Joining Bullet For My Valentine for the tour will be Bleeding Through and on select dates, Cancer Bats and Black Tide.  Check out the fan club pre-sale now before tickets go on sale to the general…

Posted on: July 20, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Industrial pioneers EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN releases new album “Jewels” this Summer

The JEWELS album is the result of an experiment to search for a navigation system, which led the band back into hidden niches of the Einstürzende Neubauten universe that have not been especially brightly illuminated before now; into those corners, which have remained in the dark or have been forgotten despite two decades of restless movement. Jewels is being released in the U.S. this Summer on the band’s own Potomak…