Author: Sargeant

Posted on: May 6, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Nuthin #19

Nuthin #19 / $2 / 60M / http://www.myspace.com/nuthin_zine / Nuthin is a zine that I feel disappears from my radar for a few months before coming back into focus. I always have a decent time reading their magazine, even if the interviews and columns seem to be a little on the longish side. The advertisements that are present in this issue are for very small record labels, and as such,…

Posted on: May 6, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Jonathan Wilson recording with Elvis Costello, Jenny Lewis and more – appears with Rachel Nichols in March Black Book

Lauren Canyon based troubadour and MVP guitar slinger JONATHAN WILSON made an unexpected appear in the March issue of Black Book Magazine, featured in a photo spread with actress Rachel Nichols. You’ll find Jonathan strumming his guitar laid out beside her, helping bathe her, riding horses, and other bucolic past-times.

Posted on: May 5, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sister Hazel To Release Live Acoustic Album in June

Gainesville, Florida five-piece Sister Hazel will be releasing a live acoustic album on June 17th.  Entitled “Before The Amplifiers, Live Acoustic,” the record features sixteen tracks (see full track listing below), including the band’s hits, fan favorites, and live concert staples, all in a stripped-down, acoustic format.  The album was recorded on January 12th at Nickel and Dime Studios in Atlanta (other bands who have recorded there in the past…

Posted on: May 5, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Nuthin’ #17

Nuthin’ #17 / $? / 1:30 / 72M / http://www.myspace.com/nuthin_zine / Nuthin’ is a zine that has moved into the realm of more classic zine like Maximumrocknroll. The size of the zine (both in terms of physical size and page count) is lower than that of MRNR, but there is a lot of material to go through this time. There are a number of advertisements in this issue of Nuthin’,…

Posted on: May 5, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Scotland Barr & The Slow Drags’ “All The Great Aviators Agree”

Portland, Oregon-based six-piece Americana/rock outfit Scotland Barr & The Slow Drags recall Jayhawks, Drive by Truckers, Old 97’s, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, Wallflowers, Kris Kristofferson, J. Webb, Townes VanZant, and Gram Parsons on their sophomore full-length, “All The Great Aviators Agree” (Monkey Barr Music).

Posted on: May 5, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Taxi Member Dean Krippaehne Hits Big With “Do Your Thing”

Dreams are never realized unless steps are taken to pursue them. That’s been the premise of TAXI, the world’s leading independent A&R Company, for almost two decades.  CEO Michael Laskow began TAXI in a small apartment in 1992, and his own dream to turn TAXI into a successful company has been driven by the success of the company’s members.  And now Laskow and TAXI have another huge success story on…

Posted on: May 5, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Nuthin #2

Nuthin #2 / $1 / Half-Sized / 40 Pages / nuthin_zine@yahoo.com / Danny White, 2387 State Route 753, Washington Court House, OH 43160 / Two kids make this magazine something that has been lacking in the punk zine scene for many years : just a fun little read without overly reaching into politics or personal text. Opening up the zine with Top Five Lists, we get a nice little view…

Posted on: May 5, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ALL THAT REMAINS schedules studio time for forthcoming album, gear up for Warped Tour

Massachusetts’ ALL THAT REMAINS has confirmed May 5 as one of the first days of recording at Audiohammer studio in Florida with producer Jason Suecof (Bury Your Dead, Chimaira, Devildriver) for the band’s follow-up to 2006’s ‘The Fall of Ideals.’ More details, including a release date, artwork and tracklisting, will be available shortly.

Posted on: May 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Now it’s dark

July 2001 – I know why this zine is free, and because of it, it really suffers. Sure, the circulation increases when ad revenues increase, but unless page count rises, then substance decreases. NID suffers from a serious lack of material, sandwiching small interviews in between advertisements for various Columbus-area strip clubs and glamour shots of the large bands to play Columbus. Honestly, for a zine that could do so…

Posted on: May 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Mike Edison To Release “I Have Fun Everywhere I Go” 5/20

Girlie Action is absolutely thrilled to present Mike Edison: pornographer, punk-rocker, pro-wrestler, former publisher of “that dope rag” High Times magazine, and chronicler of Bourbon Street strippers, nymphomaniac housewives, and motorcycle daredevils for such outlaw broadsides as Penthouse and Hustler.  As he confesses gleefully in the lead-off track of his new spoken-word album (produced by Jon Spencer), “That’s not a résumé, that’s a crime scene.”

Posted on: May 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Lousy Robot’s Smile Like You Are Somewhere Else Releasing June 10th, 2008!

If you want to find Lousy Robot, just take a look into the creepy, post-punk world of Indie-Pop. A four-piece rock group from Albuquerque, Lousy Robot are well known for creating catchy, noisy songs aimed at the cynical but somehow resonating with the hopeful. Songs about the not-so-everyday lives we deal with everyday. Their second LP, Smile Like You Are Somewhere Else, is out on Socyermom Records this summer.

Posted on: May 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

No Snow Here #10

No Snow Here #10 / $? / 36S / :20 / no.snow.here@gmail.com / It has been a while since I’ve seen a personal zine of any sort, so reading No Snow Here took a decent chunk of time. The writer of this zine is Nadia, and the topics broached in this issue include Arab-American identity and feminism. What Nadia comes back to a number of times during this issue of…

Posted on: May 3, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

UK Pop Anomalies The Chap Sign To Ghostly International

UK’s bizzaro-electro-rock sensation The Chap has signed to beloved electronic superlabel Ghostly International. The Chap is a three/four/five piece modern pop group based in North London. After receiving critical acclaim from more than a few worthy individuals for their first two albums, The Chap serve up their third release, the ambitious Mega Breakfast, which will be released in the US on July 1st.

Posted on: May 3, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Nobody Can Eat 50 Eggs #31

Nobody Can Eat 50 Eggs #31 / $2? / 28M / 445 ½ Randolph St, Meadville, PA 16335 / http://www.freewebs.com/50eggs / Nobody Can Eat 50 Eggs has came with an issue in a very short period of time. It was only a few days ago that I last had the chance to review the zine, and this go around seems much more strong than #30. #30 was a solid read,…

Posted on: May 3, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Lulu’s Puppet in Chains

Lulu’s Puppet in Chains / Half / 16 Pages / Brenden McDonald /  While this artist is not afraid to place his name, one wonders if ey might not have waited before publishing this very short zine. Very sketchily done, Lulu’s Puppet in Chains details probably about a minute of action, and ends without any serious resolution. The cover of the zine, sadly, might be the most interesting part of…

Posted on: May 3, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CENTURY launches e-card featuring three songs, tour dates, video trailer

Pennsylvania’s CENTURY has posted an online e-Card here (http://www.blackoceanalbum.com/), featuring three tracks from the band’s forthcoming effort, ‘Black Ocean,’ alongside biographical information, tour dates, and a trailer for the “Black Ocean” music video, which will see a debut on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball later this month. Fans can also spread the word about the e-Card at the above link. In the meantime, ‘Black Ocean’ will see an April 29 release on…