The Love Guru is a Mike Myers-focused film that centers around eir character, who is left at the doorstep of an Indian ashram (holy teacher) as a young child. Fast-forward a number of years, and a grown-up Myers is attempting to break it big in the field of self-help and spirituality. Eir ticket to the big time is punched when Myers gets a major client – Darren Roanoke (played by…
From a Window to a Wall is the U.S. debut from Israeli songstress Noa Babayof. It was produced by Espers’ Greg Weeks at his Hexham Head studio in Northern Philadelphia and mixed by Brian McTear and Itay Taragano at TRX Studios. From a Window to a Wall will be released on the Language of Stone he and Jessica Weeks head, distributed by Drag City. Noa will tour the U.S. extensively…
“Machine†is the first track on “Snitches Get Stitchesâ€, and it shows that Rahway is an act that really appreciates 80s metal, with hints of “Dog Eat Dogâ€-era Warrant, Motley Crue, and even a little bit of the stoner-metal put forth by acts like Corrosion of Conformity and Fu Manchu. The result is something that is heavy as hell, catchy as all-get-out, and is current as well. A number of…
Saiah has been in the rap game in one form or another for about a decade. It has been in the last few years that Saiah’s star has rapidly started to rise, growing from a Richmond attraction to an East Coast phenomenon seemingly overnight. It is on this wave of success that Saiah comes forth with his “Evolutionâ€, a fourteen track tour-de-force that accurately describes the effect that Saiah’s album…
“The Beast Within†will be Reed Waddle’s claim to fame. The first single off of his new album “Piece By Pieceâ€, the track has a timeless quality to it given by the honest and smooth vocals of Waddle. The slight hint of electronic fuzz that plays at the corner of the track links the alt-rock of Waddle to storied acts like the Red Hot Valentines and Desert City Soundtrack. This…
“The Blazing Heart†is the first release by Davina Robinson. “Making Love To Your Girlfriend†is the track that listeners may already be familiar with; the track was a runner-up for VH1’s Song of the Year contest, and received honors in the Great American Song Contest. Beyond that, our Japanese readers (all 1.2% of our traffic) may know Davina Robinson from playing a number of shows around the country. For…
“The Day I Wasn’t Attacked†is a perfect piece of melodic rock, with Julian’s vocals taking a dominant position, while the instrumentation provides the perfect highlighting for everything that Sakata does on the track. The strong opening to “See?†continues with the disc’s second track, “Suffer The Youngâ€. “Suffer The Young†shows Sakata’s vocals as being influenced by the past and present in pop music, taking on hints of Jakob…
“Jonah†is a good place to start with Jimmy Reeves. The track needs little more than an acoustic guitar to paint a perfect backdrop for Reeves’s vocals to flitter over. The emotional content of Reeves’ lyrics here are similar to the work of the Goo Goo Dolls, Collective Soul, but vary from those two acts in the presence of a slight bit of Thom Yorke in the overall mix. What…
While I have heard of a number of different technology and art projects that were done in the Steampunk style, I don’t believe I had heard of a Steampunk band until I had a chance to hear Abney Park’s latest album, “Lost Horizons: The Continuing Adventures of Abney Parkâ€. The album starts out with “Airship Pirateâ€, a track that ties together Depeche Mode, Apocalyptica, and even Sisters of Mercy into…
Widely hailed by critics as one of the best albums in Carly Simon’s solo career, “This Kind Of Love†sold 23,000 copies across all outlets in the U.S. in its debut week, landing the record in the top 20 of Billboard’s Top 200 chart at number 15. The CD continues to gain momentum across multiple radio formats including the AC and AAA Tracks Chart, and Carly and band were featured…
Singer/songwriter Mike Doughty has released a music video for his second single “Fort Hood†from his album Golden Delicious, which was released on February 19 by ATO Records. Fort Hood is the base in Texas that’s lost the most people in Iraq and Afghanistan. This song is based on Mike’s past experiences and his thoughts on war. Please read more below for Mike’s process in writing this song and also…
Razorcake #15 ($3,PO Box 42129, Los Angeles, CA 90042) With each passing issue, I get more and more attached to Razorcake. Having the pleasure to review the last few issues of it, I feel that this is probably the most cohesive that I’ve seen the crew at Razorcake. This issue finds them at a juncture between politics and the personal flair that they bring to each issue. The increased amount…
This re-release of Dennis Wilson’s “Pacific Ocean Blue†marks the 30th anniversary since the album was originally released, but does not just stop with placement of the original album on CD. Rather, the Legacy Edition has a number of additions and bonus features that very few, if any Beach Boys and Dennis Wilson fans were previously familiar with. The first disc features the album as it was originally released, from…
There has been a lot of interest in Joy Division, with two different films being released at about the same time – Joy Division and Control. This documentary provides individuals with the band’s unique history through first-hand interviews with the living band members, and their transformation later into one of dance’s most well known acts in New Order. The film itself is a little over an hour and a half,…
Check out Aaron in this weeks LA Weekly “People Issue” http://www.laweekly.com/special/la-people-2008/aaron-espinoza/18902/ If you missed any of their rousing performances of new material at SXSW, here’s another opportunity to check out Earlimart. TV continues to LOVE Earlimart playing their songs over and over. Listen for Music on Kyle XY, One Tree Hill and the Bionic Woman.
The List has a number of stars from a number of levels of notoriety; Chuck Carrington (JAG), Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Star Trek: Generations), and Hilarie Burton (One Tree Hill) all lend their talents to this adaptation of a similarly titled book by Robert Whitlow (Deeper Water, The Sacrifice). The film centers around Renny Jacobson (played by Carrington) who is returning back to eir family’s house for eir father’s…
It’s rare that we get to promote seasoned musicians who have a pristine, new project. Thus is the case with The Revisionists – a Los Angeles headquartered trio that is a mix of pop and Hollywood’s past and present. Sam Jones, acclaimed director of the Wilco Documentary I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, found himself in a glorious accident with two of his friends with which he’d never formed…
“Glistening Pleasure” (out July 15th on Team Swan Records). A most excellent choice for a band name, the music itself will probably exceed your expectations. Last year, the band was handpicked by Brazilian group Cansei de Ser Sexei to open for their Seattle show, and the local scene fell head over heels for these heroes.
 Razorcake #14 ($3, PO Box 42129, LA, CA 90042) A strong 108 pages this time, Razorcake ratchets up the entertainment value with continued excellence with Nardwuar reviewing Elijah Wood, revealing the secret that Wood was the kid in Back to the Future II that could not operate the nintendo machine. Norb’s piece about the fifty hottest rock and roll chicks is useful for a few minor bits of humor,…
David Ford is a force. He’s a substantive songwriter with an impressive command of the loop machine that allows him to build a song as he works through it to the point where you close your eyes and you’d swear this was not a solo act. On today’s installment of Sun Studio Sessions, Ford crushes “State of the Union.” Check it out! Link: http://blip.tv/file/911048