Ragged is the mini-magazine that Filter puts out under the support of American Rag, a clothing line that only can be found at Macy’s. Although, neither me nor the fiancé have ever found any American Rag clothing ever over at Macy’s. This issue of the magazine skillfully blends established acts (Q-Tip, Thrice, Kate Nash) with up and coming acts (Monte Negro, Gran Ronde, and Grand Ole Party). Furthermore, they do…
“Don’t Sleep†is the first track on this self-titled EP, and it immediately assaults individuals with a funky set of instrumentation that flows smoothly into rap. Perhaps the most interesting part of this EP is that there are no samples of any kind, a fact that is made all the more amazing considering the amount of acts and bands that build their success off of singles. Where the hook no…
This zine is really two different ones collected into one huge zine, and this really provides me with more of an idea about who Kendra is, something that I would only gain at a slow speed from talking to Kendra on AIM. The zine is all and all a very involved reading, jumping from personal narrative to poetry and back again. The second part of this zine, which was to…
With all the pieces in place, the time is right for Mike Zito to break through as a major voice on the contemporary music scene. His debut release on Eclecto Groove, “Todayâ€, is currently being readied for release. Produced by the ‘dream team’ of David Z (Prince, Big Head Todd, Etta James), Tony Braunagel (Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Burden), and Randy Chortkoff, “Today†showcases Zito’s music in a distinctly…
Hollywood, CA — Katy Perry, dubbed “internet darling” by the Associated Press after her breakout performances at SXSW in March, will perform on this summer’s Vans Warped Tour Hurley Stage for its entire coast-to-coast run, from June 20th to August 17th, 2008. The 23-year-old songstress will join the traveling rock circus three days after her debut album, One of the Boys, is released by Capitol Records on June 17th.
Fox has dug deep in their vault to find a number of additional features, and this is why the 24 Season One Special Edition was created. First, it is enclosed in a plain metal holder, with a LCD watch screen set at 24:00. Secondly, this edition has an extra disc that contains a number of new features. This means that, beyond all 24 shows in the series’ initial run, there…
The Evil Woods follows a tried and true method of creating a horror movie. The film starts off with a number of high school teens setting off to camp out at a place that was known for paranormal activity. Ignoring all warnings, they look to get absolutely trashed and messed up, since there is virtually no chance that anything could happen. As the night falls on these individuals, an older…
A mainstay in the Midwestern indie circles for most of the last decade, Ghosty puts on a masterful display of avant-pop songcraft. Andrew Connor’s mercurial song structures are brought to life by his vocal harmonies and guitar interplay with Jake Blanton, while David Wetzel’s keyboard textures, Nolte’s rich bass lines and Adams’ complex counterpoints give the album a resounding depth. It’s intelligent, slightly askew pop that compares favorably to Field…
On Friday and Saturday, June 13-14, The Kitchen in New York City presents a live multimedia concert featuring a complete performance of ONEIDA’s 2005 album, “The Wedding”. Oneida will be backed by a string quintet under the direction of Brian Coughlin, who created the arrangements for the original recording, along with celebrated pianist Emily Manzo. In this evening, conceived for The Kitchen and directed by Nick Hallett, “The Wedding” is…
Postmarked Last Wednesday #2 ($1, fadedlights@hotmail.com, available at Supernova distro) A perzine put out by two zinesters (Hollis and Sarah) that use the most common aspects of the genre (spacey poetry, stories of lost loves) to their advantages. The zine has a lot of white space, but each page presents itself a single coherent thought. Most of the pieces are very abstractly-written pieces of stream-of-consciousness that while sounding good, don’t…
Interscope Records artist Switches will be on the Nylon Magazine Music Tour with She Wants Revenge, Be Your Own Pet & The Virgins in support of their debut album Lay Down The Law.Â
The Red Violin – Meridian Collection / 2008 Lionsgate / 130 Minutes / http://www.lionsgate.com The Red Violin is a 1998 film that stars Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Flemyng, and Christoph Koncz. It discusses the history of the titular object, from its creation in 1681, through 1793 Vienna, 1890s Oxford, 1960s Shanghai, and finally 1998 Montreal. In the film, the violin is called red because it was painted with the blood…
Shirley Temple – America’s Sweetheart Collection, Volume 6 / 2008 Fox / 266 Minutes / http://www.foxhome.com/shirtleytemple / Where I was too young to really have focused much on when The Magnificent Seven was originally shown on Fox (1998-2000), my parents were not even born when these three Shirley Temple films – Stowaway, Wee Willie Winkie, and Young People – were originally released. This collection of films was timed to coincide…
The Magnificent Seven – The Complete Series / 2008 Fox / 1031 Minutes / http://www.mgm.com/dvd / http://www.foxtvdvd.com / Once upon a time, there was a film called The Magnificent Seven. This film was released in 1960, and took much of its influence from Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 film, the Seven Samurai. This movie in turn gave influence to a show that would ultimately run from 1998 to 2000. Essentially, there are…
. While this is indeed David’s debut you may have heard his music in disparate places such as performing in folk band Little Wings, making beats for rappers Aceyalone and Busdriver, or as a much heralded teenage drumming prodigy. Definitely worth checking out for fans of WHY? or Ra Ra Riot.
New York, NY— Born in Tunisia and raised in South Africa and England before arriving in New York, singer-songwriter Anya Singleton’s first full-length album, The Other Side, will hit stores August 12 and features 11 tracks all co-written by Singleton. Intensely introspective yet captivating, you’ll feel as if Singleton has invited you into her living room for an emotional thrill ride of a story. Not content to only chronicle the ups and…
THE GATHERING have posted an update on their official website’s forum about the new material they are currently working on. “Dear all, Sorry it has been a while since you’ve heard from us. We apologize for this. It actually means that we have been really busy with the band. During the last couple of months we created a lot of new ideas that lead to the first songs of our…
PostConsumerWaste #3 / :30 / $? / 48S / Louise, PO Box 4, Enmore NSW, 2042, Australia / lostcity99@yahoo.com.au / At first, I was intimidated by the size of PostConsumerWaste, but when I finally sat down to read it, I was drawn in by Louise’s emotional style of writing. Moving back and forth between political rallies and the suicide of eir firend, Louise makes sure that every facet of eir…
As previously announced Metal Mind Productions will release first ever Gorgoroth‘s DVD. “Black Mass Krakow 2004†DVD with their spectacular show recorded in Krakow, Poland will finally see the light of day on 9th June in Europe and 10th June in US (via MVD).
Diva – Meridian Collection / 2008 Lionsgate / 117 Minutes / http://www.lionsgate.com Irene Siberman’s Diva originally came out in 1981, and was a film adaptation of a work by Daniel Odier (under the name Delacorta). The film is fast paced, detailing where a young postal employee (played by Frederic Andrei) has audio taped a concert by an opera singer (Wilhelenia Wiggins Fernandez). This audi tape finds a brother when a…