Riverwurst Comics #3 / :15 / $3 / Full-Sized / 40 Pages / teakrulos@hotmail.com / PO Box 511553, Milwaukee, WI 53203 / A collection of comics, there are a broad range of styles and stories in this issue, which limits each writer to a page or two in the comic. Some of the pieces don’t really make much in the way of sense, which I am assuming to be due…
This 1991 film, starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, finally makes it to the Blu-ray format. For those individuals that were either too young or not born tat the time that Point Break came out, the basic premise is as follows. Johnny Utah (played here by Reeves is a former football player and current FBI agent that has been entrusted with the duty of trying to find out the identities…
Fujiya & Miyagi celebrate the recent recording of their most anticipated sophomore LP, due out this Fall on Deaf Dumb + Blind Recordings, with a no holds barred World Summer Tour. They were asked to join 11 world festivals, including the most prestigious UK Meltdown Festival by everybody’s favorite, Massive Attack. They will be showcasing new songs from the upcoming LP (FYI, Its amazing!), as well tunes from their now…
John Mayer has slowly grown on me in the years since debuting on radio stations all across the country. “Say†was the track that really clinched that, being a perfect blend of soulful rock and honest vocals. Now, “Where The Light Is†gives me an idea of the live allure that Mayer has, placing listeners in three different positions – seeing Mayer acoustically-based, as a trio, or as a full…
Perennial radio personality and hip hop hit-breaker Greg Street is primed for the release of “Greg Street Certified Worldwide,†his long-anticipated compilation for Interscope Records. The compilation’s first single is the upbeat, feel-good track “Good Day,†featuring Nappy Roots which is currently airing on BET’s “106 and Park,†features Street with a classroom of singing school children interspersed with scenes of members of Nappy Roots. The compilation also features appearances…
Multi-platinum Scottish-born Relentless/Virgin Records singer/songwriter KT TUNSTALL will return to the live U.S. stage this summer, with a month of dates scheduled, many of them with acclaimed Zoe/Rounder artist Martha Wainwright.
Elephant Six Originators, Dressy Bessy, Return To Classic Form This Fall With Their Fabulous Fourth LP Holler And Stomp Out September 30th 2008 On Transdreamer Records
Ready to break out of two album’s worth of being loved by fans on Last FM, MySpace, and other facets of the Internet, New York City stationed duo The American Dollar release A Memory Stream this July. John and Rich, the duo that comprise this talented collaboration, have been making music together for seven years, and what has come out of their sonic chemistry is a project that plays on…
Teddy Geiger will hit the road in June to headline the “TG33 4U Tour,” a 33 date summer-long North American concert tour beginning June 11 at the Glass House in Pomona, California and running through July 24 at the Handlebar in Greenville, South Carolina (see full itinerary following). Rising young artist Hilary McRae will support on the tour.
Lamb of God vocalist D. Randall Blythe will be appearing in the upcoming horror/thriller, The Graves, which will be screened for distributors this fall. The film stars Tony Todd (Candyman) and Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects) and was written and directed by former comic book writer Brian Pulido.
Lenka, former vocalist for the critically-acclaimed Australian electronic/ambient band Decoder Ring, will release her self-titled solo debut on Epic Records on September 23rd. Lead single “The Show” goes to radio on July 29th. In characteristic Lenka fashion, the song takes a dour premise – that life is a show, and sometimes a pretty bad one – and delivers it with such aplomb that one can’t help but grin as it…
“Radiohead: The Best Of” is out now in the following formats: *1CD collection featuring 17 tracks *Special Edition 2CD, adding 13 tracks *4-piece vinyl set with 29 tracks *17-track & 30-track digital downloads *DVD featuring 21 classic promo videos All formats available for purchase from: http://www.radioheadstore.com Radiohead Tour Dates: Europe 6/27/08 – Glasgow, UK @ Glasgow Green 6/29/08 – Manchester, UK @ Lancashire County Cricket Ground 7/01/08 – Amsterdam, NET…
Michael Einziger, guitarist from the Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum rock band Incubus enters a new realm with the debut of his first original orchestral composition, “End.>vacuum,†at UCLA’s famed Royce Hall on August 23.
As previously announced, Metal Mind Productions will release the first DVD of the outstanding art-rock act Believe. The band, formed by the guitarist Mirek Gil (the former leader and composer of Polish prog-rock legend Collage), recently released their second studio album “Yesterday Is A Friend†(May 2008) which is receiving fantastic reviews in worldwide media. For example, the influential progressive website Progarchives.com wrote: “Believe have succeed in blending together strong…
Boulder power trio Rose Hill Drive are back for a second time around with their new studio album Moon Is the New Earth! The 12-song stunner was written, recorded, produced and mixed by Rose Hill Drive—the boys got their hands all over this one! Rose Hill Drive will do a sting of co-headlining dates with The Whigs all across the South and Mid-West in July.
Ride On #7 / $2 / 64 Pages / Half-Sized / jimstraub@riseup.net / 2112 Rose Ave, Richmond VA 23222 / A personal zine that actually has some ties to the outside world, Ride On discusses three main points in Jim’s life, whether it be in high school, Mexico, or Richmond. Jim goes into detail about eir’s surroundings, being informative as well as emotive. Covering topics as wide as the history…
Tu Fawning is the new project of Joe Haege and Corrina Repp. Both Haege and Repp have been playing in Portland and abroad for many years now. However, a mutual desire to achieve something outside the bounds of their other projects, 31knots (Haege) and Corrina Repp (Repp), lead both of them to begin collaboration on each other’s albums last year. One look at the liner notes finds Haege all over…
Progressive rock band Osada Vida returns with a follow-up to the highly acclaimed album „Three Seats Behind A Triangleâ€. New material entitled “The Body Parts Party” is a concept album which describes people’s feelings and emotions – the negative as well as the positive ones. It’s also about thoughts and reflections on a human’s ordinary day-to-day existence. All this is symbolized and described by means of different body parts and…
Janet Jackson, who has undeniably influenced pop culture with over a 100 million album sold, countless hit singles, awards and accolades, announced the launch of her Rock Witchu tour on the Ellen DeGeneres Show Monday. This is Jackson’s first tour in over seven years and is expected to feature the hit songs and innovative dance routines that have made her one of the most celebrated artists in history.