Make A Rising – Infinite Ellipse and Head with Open Fontanel  / 2008 High Two / 10 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/makearising / Make A Rising is an odd band. A track like “All One or None†is a track that has little more to it than a plinking piano and a falsetto vocal that imbues the track with a decidedly fifties flair. While the instrumentation does not have any easy referent,…
Festival – Come, Arrow, Come! / 2008 Language of Stone / 10 Tracks / http://www.funwithfestival.com / “Come, Arrow, Come†could easily be an album from the late fifties or early sixties. This is because the opening track, “Fair and Trueâ€, has a cultish/religious sound to it that will remind individuals of a mix of the New Christy Minstrels and the folk music that would come a few short years after…
Testament debuts #59 on Billboard Top 200; 11,556 Sold (only 13,000 shipped)! Testament highest first week sound scan numbers in the bands 24 year history + more incredible chart info and more…
                                                                                      Proving once again that they’re a band to be reckoned with, MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE (MSI) debuts on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Sales Chart at an astonishing #27 with their album if!Â
Gigantour 2 / 2008 Image Entertainment / 14 Tracks / http://www.image-entertainment.com / The second iteration of Gigantour took place in the summer of 2006, and featured 8 intense metal bands. These bands were further split into a main stage (Arch Enemy, Lamb of God, Megadeth, and Opeth) and a second stage (Into Eternity, Overkill, Sanctity, and The SmashUp). Imasge has gotten the rights to a number of the tracks that…
DNA Complete Series One and Two / 2008 Acorn / 344 Minutes / http://www.acornmedia.com / DNA was a series that was put forth on British TV in 2004. It starts Tom Conti (from Reuben, Reuben, Rabbit Fever, and Paid) as Joe Donovan. After coming from a very troubling time in eir life (ey broke down), Joe Donovan is tapped to head up the Forensic Investigations Unit in Manchester. It is…
Check out the all new Scarlett Johansson music video for her first single “Fallin Down†on her debut album Anywhere I Lay My Head in stores May 20th. Rhino Entertainment and Atco Records present Scarlett Johansson’s debut CD release, Anywhere I Lay My Head, on May 20. The album features 10 Tom Waits covers and one original track.
Village Voice – “[Music for Tourists] It’s soft, honest, and wholeheartedly intimate†Time Out NY – “His strong command of the piano and quirky operatic voice call to mind Regina Spektor. Like her, he combines classical sensibilities with folky ones, inviting cello lines and harmonium drone into his ballads†NPR Song of the Day – “Garneau relies on minimal instrumentation — a smattering of piano and cello, to go with…
I have no clue where I got this magazine, but this is by far the oddest magazine I’ve ever received. While the editors priorities seem to be in the right place, and she seems to be progressive in most issues, she has some serious issues with abortions, trying to make a case that using aborted babies for research and profit is wrong. She specifically bashes the religious right in the…
Desolation Wilderness: Until Forever – Nicolaas Zwart began recording as Desolation Wilderness in 2005, mapping a course without compass or sextant. The tools are vibraphone, tape delay, glockenspiel, electric guitar. A synthesizer, too. Voice plays its role, though Desolation Wilderness speaks volumes through audio themes without words. The themes of Desolation Wilderness are rarified and also mundane, the usual in common with literature, art and the midway at Coney Island.…
The Muppet Show Season 3 / 2008 Buena Vista / 612 Minutes / http://www.wdig.com / I am not old enough to remember or even be alive when The Muppet Show was being aired for the first time. I used to watch some of the episodes that they showed on Nick at Nite or TV Land, but I was a little young to get some of the jokes. Being able to…
May 6th was the official street date for the brand new A Wound in Eternity CD release from Farflung in the United States. The CD was released in the United Kingdom and Europe on May 12th. There will be Deluxe Edition CD and a Deluxe Gatefold Double Vinyl versions coming later in May.
Wrestlemania XXIV / 2008 WWE / 8 Hours / http://www.wwe.com / When the WWE wants to do something up right, they really know how to do just that. That means that the set for the latest Wrestlemania (XXIV, if you are counting), is a massive three-disc affair that runs for over one-third of a day, if individuals sit straight through all of the features. Of course, all of the matches,…
Story of the Year – Our Time Is Now / 2008 Image / 100 Minutes / http://www.image-entertainment.com / I had no idea that Story of the Year had been around since 1995. I also thought, for whatever reason, that the band was from Canada. Anyways, “Our Time Is Now†showcases what happened to the band in the two years after SOTY enjoyed their tenth anniversary as a band. October 2005…
Duffy – Rockferry / 2008 Mercury / 10 Tracks / http://www.iamduffy.com / http://www.mercuryrecords.com / Individuals may know who Duffy is through eir support of The Magic Numbers, or through eir performances on Jools Holland’s Later. This is the debut album by Duffy, and it showcases a very timeless type of psychedelic-based female singing in the vein of a Dusty Springfield or a Grace Slick. The title track starts off “Rockferryâ€,…
OST: Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay / 2008 Lakeshore / 16 Tracks / http://www.haroldandkumar.com / George S. Clinton is the mastermind behind the score for “Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bayâ€, and individuals may be familiar with eir work from films such as Cheech and Chong’s Still Smokin’, the Austin Powers series, and the first two Mortal Kombat movies. Despite the fact that Harold & Kumar 2…
It is incredibly hard to go forth and find the right casino, specifically to find a casino that has good odds and will want to actually have you as a client, instead of merely trying to suck you dry. This is why a web site like Casino Scrutiny is an amazing resource, because it allows individuals to see which of the casinos will be the best for them. There are…
After a very successful Metalmania Festival 2008 we are proud to announce the dates of the 2009 edition. As every year, the Festival will take place in Poland and in Czech Republic. Metalmania Festival 2009: Friday, 6th March 2009, Zlin (CZ), Novesta Hall Saturday, 7th March 2009, Katowice (PL), Spodek Hall
Joshua James – The Sun Is Always Brighter / 2008 Music Allies / 11 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/joshuajamesmusic / Joshua James is an interesting case. This is due to the fact that “The Sun Is Always Brighter†was intended to be a digital only release. However, the resulting amount of sales on iTunes ensured that there needed to be a physical copy of the album released, and that is why Music…
I know that I have wanted to play World of Warcraft, but I want to have a character at a level which I would not continuously get killed at. I know that eBay has a number of different characters like this, but they always either get bidded up too far or they are not of the class or skill set that I want. Furthermore, one thing that I really worry…