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…
South85, an up-and-coming Americana band based in Upstate SC, releases its debut CD, “El Camino”, today. “El Camino” is a perfect calling card for the band’s sound and attitude, showcasing a catalog of top-notch  original tunes by songwriter, bandleader, and harmony vocalist Kathy Osborne, delivered in standout classic country style by lead vocalist Tracy Wyatt. These two highly engaging front persons deliver a cowgirlish take on love and life amid…
Death on Demand is the first outing by the Evil Twins company, and was directed by Adam Matalon (Seasons in the Valley, Sex & Camping) and it showcases another step forward in the linking of the horror genre with a current, computer-obsessed age, something that was first teased out during Untraceable. Death on Demand starts out with a scene in which Sean McIntyre, a climber, ends up killing eir family…
EverEve – one of the most important representatives of the music genre roughly called CYGOROME (Cyber Goth Rock Metal). But before ultimately defining their style, the group experimented with a plethora of sounds, especially on their first three releases − “Seasons”, “Stormbirds” and “Regret”. Each of these albums showcased a thrilling combination of death, gothic, atmospheric and progressive metal, enforced with a huge dose of Pink Floyd overtones.
Singer-songwriter Mike Mangione is set to release his album “Tenebrae†nationally via Oarfin Distribution on August 5th. With “Tenebrae†already enjoying a soft release on the internet, and reaching #9 on the Euro Americana Charts for January, Mangione has his sights set to top these achievements in 2008. Early favorable press on the forthcoming album has included the honor of being selected as New York Magazine’s pick of the week,…
Attention is given as radio host in Miami, Florida, Ed Blanco of 88.9FM, calls Sue Bell ‘Seattle’s songbird’ and a ‘terrific jazz vocalist’ After a very successful show celebrating the completion of her newest project “Only Love” at Seattle’s premier club Jazz Alley, Sue Bell can be heard and seen in other local venues this summer delivering songs from that recording and others.
Tab the Band start off their “Long Weekend†with “Backseat Loveâ€. “Backseat Love†is an interesting type of track, which showcases a band that ostensibly is in the current period, but comes forth with a sound that links the angular sound of acts like Franz Ferdinand with a classic rock style that is reminiscent of Rick Derringer, older Aerosmith, and even Ted Nugent. “Looking Pretty, Pretty†continues with the sharp…
College Road Trip is a film that showcases Melanie Porter (Raven-Symone) and eir trip to view different colleges, a trip that is originally intended only to be a girl’s only type of event. Neurotic and obsessed father, James Porter, (played here by Martin Lawrence) intercepts Melanie and attempts to keep eir close to home, despite Melanie’s desire to spread eir wings and free eirself from the tight grasp that eir…
“Step Up 2 The Streets†is the direct sequel to 2006’s “Step Upâ€, and is a dance movie that is really made by the individuals that provided choreography. This means that Dave Scott (Stomp the Yard) and Hi-Hat (Bring It On) are present, telling the story of Andie West (Briana Evigan, from Something Sweet and Bottoms Up), and eir attempts to create a new crew separate from the 419 without…
Racing games are always fun, but it seems that most of the focus is one the car side of things. Ducati Moto looks to rectify it, by having an extreme amount of customization and differenetiation between the different modes, makes, and tracks that individuals can play on. Rather than being a solo type of experience, the game itself allows up to four players the chance to play and compete against…
Myself and the fiancé always go out on Mondays to bowl, and it is perhaps that most fun that I have during the week. Bowling has been a part of my life in video game form for quite a few years now, considering that I had a bowling mini-game for my Nokia phone all the way back in 2005. However, AMF Bowling Pinbusters! is so many steps ahead of that…
1/2 size – 24 pages. This zine is completely different from most others that I’ve seen since it deals exclusively with mix tapes. All the magazine is is mainly lists and different descriptions of each of the mixtapes, which seems like a pretty bland topic for a zine, but Joolie makes it interesting by adding some amazing personal flares to this zine. This includes hand-scribbling various backgrounds and the like…