Push Back LP Release Date In Favor of EP Series Michael Nau, previously well known as the primary singer/songwriter for Page France, will be pushing back the release of his debut full-length as The Cotton Jones Basket Ride in favor of an EP series to be released through Quite Scientific records. The album, entitled Paranoid Cocoon, had initially been slated for a spring release but will now be replaced instead…
Soul deep Brit James Hunter – who possesses a “tight, slithery soul groove” and a “sweet growl” (NY Times) – will make his Hear Music debut with the June 10 release of ‘The Hard Way.’ The new album finds Hunter delving further into the realm of deep soul on a set of all-original material.
Zen Green Tea Liqueur (20%, Imported by Suntory International, Distributed by Skyy) Zen Green Tea Liqueur is an even better of the concoction that I made back in my fraternity days, when I mixed Iced Tea with cheap whiskey. However, there are some key differences between Zen Green Tea Liqueur and that Frankenstein’s creation, in that it literally tastes like Green Tea, while still having a decent enough alcoholic content…
Blessed! Still We Believe 2 / 2008 Arts Alliance America / 110 Minutes / http://www.artsallianceamerica.com / Blessed! discusses the journey taken by Mike Barnicle and Chris Wertz, both differently in terms of geography, friends, and events. This movie shows the focus, and the dedication, of the faithful Red Sox fans that wished so much to have another championship under their team’s belt. Ultimately, this did become true, and this 70…
The previously announced Boris North American tour beginning in June has been updated. The full routing is below. Torche will be supporting Boris on dates, but Wolves In The Throne Room have since dropped from the tour. Just added this week, Nachtmystium will join the tour from July 12th through 20th, and Lair Of the Minotaur from July 22nd through August 3rd!!!
Hell Girl Volume 6: Pinwheel /2008 Funimation / 100 Minutes / http://www.funimation.com/hellgirl / I just love the fact that the turnaround from the original airing of an anime in Japan and the bringing over of that show to American shores has decreased significantly in the last few years. Hell Girl began in October of 2005, and Funimation has already released six volumes of the show. These episodes (4) conclude the…
With the increasing power of computers, seemingly doubling in processor and computing power each year, it becomes extremely necessary for memory upgrade. Where merely buying one gigabyte (GB) of RAM was enough, individuals now have to go and throw down on a 2gb memory Upgrade, a 4GB Memory Upgrade, or even 8gb memory upgrades for their computer.
 Progressive metal comes in many shapes and sizes, but undoubtedly the genreÂ’s top export out of Brazil is MindFlow. The Brazilian band will soon be performing throughout the U.S. in support of their upcoming album, Destructive Device. The group (which includes singer Danilo Herbert, guitarist Rodrigo Hidalgo, bassist Ricardo Winandy, keyboardist Miguel Spada and drummer Rafael Pensado) manage to show off their instrumental virtuosity while never losing sight of…
The Pornographic Flabbergasted Emus #5 / $2 / :30 / wredfright@yahoo.com / Wred Fright is one of the best pseudo-fiction (maybe even just fiction) writers that I’ve ever had the luck to stumble upon. The writing style that Wred uses in this is issue (which compromises the 12th, 13th, and 14th chapters of the story) is similar in style to Pynchon. What really makes that argument hold water with me…
The expanded edition of the Plug Award nominated “Hymns for a Dark Horse” will be released on June 17 (and August 18 in the UK), featuring two new songs as bonus tracks. Originally released by Burly Time Records in 2007, Dead Oceans is thrilled that this masterpiece will finally be widely available.
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Chord Easy (5th Edition, Sample Version) / $1 / 1:20 / 20M / Light Living Library, POB 190-cea, Philomath, OR 97370 Chord Easy is a magazine that ostensibly seeks to show individuals all they need to know about musical chords. The version that I have in my hands is the sample version, clocking in at 12 pages. There is also a sixty-page, $5 version, that would go considerably further…
Fake Life #7 / $2 / :45 / 32M / http://www.pxsdistro.com / gomek@comcast.net I had the chance to review Fake Life #6 a few months ago. I got this issue just a few days ago and dove right in. This issue seems a little more hit and miss than #6, starting out with Rob’s “The Fool’s Wayâ€. This piece deals with Rob’s trials and tribulations in love, with Rob randomly…
Mediaskare is proud to announce the addition of Queens, NY’s ENDWELL to its ever-growing roster of genre pushing bands. The first release from the band through Mediaskare will be a 5 song EP titled ‘Revenge Is A Healthy Motive’, which will be available exclusively via iTunes and specialty shops on May 27th and at the band’s live shows beginning May 25th. The tracks “Mike Tyson†and “Sympathy For All Sufferers 
Coldplay announce their “Viva La Vida” North American Tour in support of their new album of the same name, which will be released on June 17th. The tour, which will be produced by Live Nation, will kick off on June 29th in Philadelphia, PA. Ticket information is available at http://www.coldplay.com or at http://www.livenation.com.Before kicking off the “Viva La Vida” tour, Coldplay will play free concerts in London (June 16th at…
Coffins has released two tracks from their upcoming album Buried Death on their Myspace page. The album, to be released on 20 Buck Spin Records with distribution through Southern Lord, will hit the streets on June 20th, and was in Decibel Magazine’s 25 most anticipated LPs of 2008. The title track “Buried Death” will be featured on the upcoming Southern Lord sampler that will given out free on the upcoming North American Boris tour,
Plunki #1 / Free / 16M / plunkie.magazine@hotmail.com /Â My sister found this zine in eir travails around Pittsburgh, and ey knew that I reviewed zines, so I received it after ey was done. This is the inaugural issue of Plunkie, and while there is not too terribly much information in this issue, there are a few places that make me chuckle. A number of the pages are just drawings,…
Anxious to get on the road, celebrate the summer, and perform songs from their new album The Odd Couple, Gnarls Barkley have announced a slew of upcoming festival performances. Gnarls has confirmed 20 dates so far, including: the Roots Picnic in Philly; the Soco Music Experience in Denver; the Quart Festival in Norway; the Roskilde Festival in Denmark; Rock Werchter in Belgium; Eurockness in France; the Montreux Jazz Festival in…
Toby Keith – 35 Biggest Hits / 2008 Universal / 35 Tracks / http://www.tobykeith.com / http://www.ilovethatsong.com / As one may be able to glean from the title of this collection, “35 Biggest Hits†marks country’s own Toby Keith’s biggest contributions to the field of country music, be it past, present, or current. This means that there is 1993’s “Should’ve Been A Cowboyâ€, 2002’s “Courtesty of the Red, White, and…
 British sensation Leona Lewis has reclaimed the Number One position on the Billboard Hot 100 with her worldwide smash hit single, “Bleeding Love†for a fourth, record-breaking week. Never before in the history of the pop song chart has a British-born female solo artist ever held the #1 spot on the singles chart with a debut charting single for 4 weeks.