The Ruins is a horror movie that, despite the fact at it follows a plot that has been well traveled, is one of the best films to come from the genre in the last few years. It is an adaption of the film from the same name by Scott Smith, whom individuals may know from eir introductory book, A Simple Plan. A group of college students come up with the…
Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game company, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), along with marketing and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today revealed at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit the song set list for Rock Band(TM) 2, the next evolution of the groundbreaking Rock Band music platform. The Rock Band 2 soundtrack will feature over 100 songs with over 80 songs…
These Mid-Western darlings plan on touring all summer long- See how many people they can fit in a VAN! For the Second Year in a row Gentleman Auction House were nominated for Best Pop Band by the Riverfront Times Named “Best Local Act Gone National” By The Riverfront Times; 2007
After giving fans a taste of what’s to come at last month’s stellar Celebrate Brooklyn performance, Cold War Kids announce details of their highly anticipated sophomore album. An impressive and lushly textured follow-up to their critically acclaimed robbers & cowards (2006), Loyalty To Loyalty will be released on Downtown Records in September ’08.
Hardcore Metal heavyweights HATEBREED have announced a September 2, 2008 release date for their first-ever DVD, Live Dominance. The DVD will include the band’s entire 80 minute show shot in front of a crazed, sold-out crowd at Harpo’s in Detroit on the Supremacy tour, plus additional live concert footage shot all over the globe in such cities as Philadelphia, New-Haven, New York and more.
When it comes to power metal, it’s not easy to come up with an original formula that would conjoin pure heaviness, catchy melodies and top-notch musical skills. Fortunately, New Eden is one of these bands that manage to get the job done and deliver a prime selection of tasty riffs and memorable vocals. Metal Mind Productions presents the re-release of the group’s second LP, “Obscure Master Plan†which shows exactly…
This magazine is just too short to do a proper reviewing of. However, I will try my best to properly review it. First off, it has as a cover one of the cutest little girls that I’ve ever seen. There can be said to be about 3 articles in this magazine. These articles are an interview, a story about the death of Dee Dee Ramone, and some tips for a…
If you think that Sepultura is the only decent metal band from Brazil, you definitely haven’t heard Opprobrium! This death/thrash monstrosity has been infecting the metal scene for more than 20 years now, at first using the name Incubus and then changing it in to Opprobrium in 1997. Under that moniker the band released only one album called “Discerning Forcesâ€, which proved to be a phenomenal combination of brutality and…
“The impact the Chicagoans have left on the face of extreme music since 2004’s Eulogy IV EP is undeniable.” – Metal Maniacs “…the year’s most bleakly anthemic metal songs.” – Decibel Chicago’s ever-evolving NACHTMYSTIUM will join their similarly sonically expansive brethren in Boris and Torche for a week-long run through parts of Canada and the U.S. The tour will see the band play from Montreal to Milwaukee in mid-July, when…
JULY 12&13  SP20 FESTIVAL Seattle WA Complete Information http://www.subpop.com/releases/sub_pop/misc/sub_pops_20th_anniversary Festival Line Up  http://www.subpop.com/channel/news/sp20_festival_details (new additions announced to the Comedy Night: Kristen Schaal + David Cross!)
Saturday July 19 2008 SNEAKERS AND SPEAKERS @ CAPITOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS Concord, New Hampshire Saturday August 2 2008 NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL Newport, Rhode Island Saturday August 9 2008 ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL New York Thursday August 14 & Saturday August 16 2008 PHILADELPHIA FOLK FESTIVAL Schwenksville, Pennsylvania Friday August 22 2008 OUTSIDE LANDS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL San Francisco, California
Sebrakakku! #1 / :10 / 16 S / Free or Trade / tunazine@beetfarm.org / http://www.beetfarm.org/tunazine / Starting the inaugural issue of Sebrakakku with an editor’s note about how ey doesn’t subscribe to the “this will suck†mantra, but about the fear that ey might not cover everything that ey wants to cover. Touching upon the self-esteem issue is incredibly important, because practically all the zinesters that I know are crippled…
Patriotism in song usually emanates from country & western singers. Patriotism, pride and passion are felt, but seldom verbalized, by African-Americans. “I’m An American,†an emotive and timely new ode to American troops, touchingly delivered by established Las Vegas crooner Daniel Lowery, who is African-American, was released nationwide.
As the summer approaches BBC Radio 1’s bastion of dance music has announced his bold new Ibiza plans for 2008. WONDERLAND, Pete’s brand new concept night, will be coming to Eden, San Antonio on Friday 13th June and running each week until Friday 26th September. Combining state of the art technology with a cutting edge line up each week, this will be Ibiza’s roadblock night of 2008.
Stop-Loss is a film that is made for this specific time, dealing with the trials and tribulations that soldiers coming from the Iraq war must face as they become normalized to society. Specifically, the policy which Stop-Loss is named after means that if the military wants a soldier to come back after their normal tour of duty is up, they have to do so or face serious charges. The main…
In much the same way that The Animatrix provided viewers with a little bit of back story to the events that gave a little bit more in the way of context to the events that happened in the Matrix trilogy, Batman Gotham Knight fills viewers in with the events that have taken place between the events of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. There are six different stories, done in…
Virgin Records southern rock quintet Saving Abel, currently conquering a wide swath of rock radio with the winningly uninhibited first single, “Addicted,†will be bringing their hard-playing, hard-partying sound all around the country, with the announcement of a two-month series of tour dates with Puddle of Mudd, kicking off in early July.
THE END RECORDS have reissued two of NOVEMBERS DOOM’s earlier albums both with new artwork, remastered and with bonus tracks. The albums reissued are: the 1995 debut “Amid its Hallowed Mirth” and 1999’s “Of Sculptured Ivy and Stone Flowers.” Both are in stores now.
Metal Mind Productions presents the first official release of Naumachia’s second full-length album – “Callous Kagathosâ€. The album, recorded in November 2005 in Hertz Studio (used previously by Vader and Decapitated), was a huge step forward in all aspects. The music was heavier, faster and more brutal than it was on their debut release “Wrathomâ€. It featured original, intriguing and fresh metal compositions. “Callous Kagathos” was released in late 2006…
Scorpi-Oh #4/28 Pages. Another fabulous zine by the equally fabulous Joolie. This time, the theme (if you can call it that) of the zine is the Ladyfest, an event about which I was totally unaware. Well, at least I can say I know a little bit about what it entails, even if I cannot ever go to it. There are lyrics about in this magazine, and by far the best…