Wikipedia puts G.G. Elvis and the TCP Band as a nardcore act. While I had no idea what nardcore was (essentially, it is a brand of punk rock that originally was present in acts from the Oxnard city of California. Saying that, the G.G. Elvis and the TCP Band is an all-star band in sorts, as it consists of members of Ill Repute, Aggression, Nofx, and the Bad Samaritans. The…
ItÂ’s about time. After the calculated hair band years, followed by dour grunge, then formulaic emo-screamo, true metal is back, led by a new generation of hard rockers, with Santa CruzÂ’s Archer at the forefront. Formed earlier this decade, this real deal power trio features singer-guitarist Dylan, bassist Isaiah and drummer Jimmy, unleashing full fury and cathartic celebration with raw gusto combined with ever-growing musicianship on stage.Â
Daniel Ahearn, of the electro-acoustic folk rock band Ill Lit, officially premiered his new video for “Down For The Count” today as part of Pastemagazine.com’s Video of the Day feature. The video was directed by Dion Labriola and Jerry Pyle. Watch it here! Daniel released his solo EP, Pray For Me By Name, on June 17, 2008 on Riparian Records. Late in 2007, Daniel was robbed. His electronics, his boom…
Best-selling Australian singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd is set to release his seventh album, Dark Shades of Blue, on August 19th. Confirmed appearances at the Jazz Aspen Snowmass and Bumbershoot festivals in August and the Austin City Limits festival in September will bookend a headlining tour that will find Xav bringing his world-renowned live performance to cities across the U.S.
Revolutionthrash #1 / :25 / $1 or trade / 36 Pages / revolutionthrash@yahoo.com / Revolution Thrash, 100 Beach Street Room A-716, Boston MA 02116 /Â The first zine done by Ryan is actually a hit. Crammed full of information, Revolutionthrash is still clean, clear, and concise. Not really comfortable fitting into any one genre of music or zine, Ryan goes a little interview heavy for this issue. Instead of having…
Signal / $1 / Anne Flor – Stagnato / 24 Pages / Fourth-Sized / xgrrrlrevolutionx@excite.com Signal is a mini-zine about the very difficult period that Anne has had in her life, and how ey tries to deal with everything. For being such a small zine, Anne has really filled each page with a ton of emotion and a blind sort of energy, searching around for something that ey cannot find.…
 “For 25 years The New York Pops has showcased young artists before they’ve become stars, and now I want you to meet a singer who’s about to set the world on fire, who begins a North Americans tour this summer, and you’re going to be able to tell your friends you saw him, heard him in his Carnegie Hall debut. Ladies and gentlemen, Nicola Congiu. â€
Equal parts The Black Crowes, Led Zeppelin and The Allman Brothers, this five piece act can easily be categorized; they are the epitome of a real rock & roll band!
Paging Grace, who will have songs featured on MTV’s “The Hills” this season, announced today that they have teamed up with CHii Clothing for a sponsorship agreement. The company’s claim to fame is having association with Jes, the winner of VH1’s inaugeral season of “Rock of Love”. They will be supplying shirts and other schwag for Paging Grace’s upcoming summer tour and beyond.
Petz Dogz Fashion provides players with a number of different things to do. Of course, players will have to pick their own puppy and give them a number of different fashion accessories, but the game does not end with that. What is much more interesting in my opinion would have to be the mini games that are present, allowing you to take your dog out and play a virtual game…
While it has been the case for many years that National Lampoon found a movie that they liked and went forward with sponsoring and releasing it theatrically, National Lampoon’s Bagboy is the first film that they fully produced and created on their own. And, surprise, it is actually heads and shoulders above in quality many of the previous films that National Lampoon has slapped their name on. The film itself…
Bonneville is a 2007 film that has finally made its way to DVD (after originally premiering at the 2006 iteration of the Toronto International Film Festival) , and stars Jessica Lange, Joan Allen, and Kathy Bates. Director Christopher Rowley has not had much experience at the time that Bonneville was shot, only being associated as a director for a 2002 film, “The Remembering Moviesâ€. The film may be construed as…
Definitely, Maybe is a film that shows the difficulty that individuals have in trying to explain the twists and turns of a parent’s past life to a child, that may not understand exactly what that parent is talking about. Clint Mansell previously of Pop Will Eat Itself was tapped to do the score of the film, and while individuals may not be familiar with too many of the films with…
Popular rock band Sweet led by bassist /vocalist Steve Priest has launched their My Space Page (www.myspace.com/thesweetband) and will perform on two of Los Angeles’ top radio shows, it was announced today. On Thursday, May 29th Steve will be the special guest on Sex Pistol Steve Jones’ Jonesy’s Jukebox from noon until 2 p.m. on Indie 103.1. (repeats from 6 – 8 p.m.) The entire Sweet band will be performing…
New Confirmed Album Information! The Verve have not only leaked the first single from their forthcoming album this week, “Love Is Noise”, but they’ve also now given the record the title of ‘Forth’ and revealed the tracklisting. It will be released on August 18th in the UK, while North America gets the record a day later (Aug 19th) via their own imprint On Our Own distributed via Megaforce/MRI, and label…
Guitar Hero On Tour has to be the most innovative use of the Nintendo DS that I have ever seen. Individuals that purchase the Guitar Hero On Tour pack will get a guitar crip that approximates the buttons on the normal Guitar Hero guitar, a strap for the game, and a pick stylus. Aside from the strap (which is a nice addition), all parts are essential to the game. The…
Although most of the details are sketchy, the one thing that’s certain is that the once highly influential underground hip-hop DJ/Producer and Perceptionist member, Fakts One, one day, simply disappeared. Some blame problems with his record label that folded right before the scheduled release of his debut solo album. Others say the stresses of the unstable music industry led Fakts to turn his back on hip-hop as a profession. Whatever…
Check out Hot Chip’s great video for “One Pure Thought.” Feel free to post it up! Youtube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=eAev1ZjE3dI
Releasee Debut US Tour Single “Where We Could Go Tonite?†The Fader (Style Q & A ) : “I love Francoise Hardy for her basic French sensibility of softness, romance and passion. It’s pillowy in the coolest way.â€
SENSES FAIL announces an October 7 release for Life Is Not A Waiting Room (Vagrant), their third full-length and follow up to 2006’s Still Searching. Brian McTernan (Hot Water Music, Thrice) produced the twelve-track set at his Salad Days studio in Baltimore, MD.