Author: Sargeant

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…

Posted on: May 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Dierks Bentley Treks Over Three Continents To Play Festivals

In just five short years, country music star Dierks Bentley skyrocketed from playing dive bars on Nashville’s Second Ave. for tips to headlining some of the biggest summer stages across the country; and this year, Bentley plans to take his live show around the world in an effort to connect with as many new fans as possible.  Along with headlining some of the biggest music festivals in the United States,…

Posted on: May 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Nobody Can Eat 50 Eggs #30

Nobody Can Eat 50 Eggs #30 / $2? / 28M / 445 ½ Randolph St, Meadville, PA 16335 / http://www.freewebs.com/50eggs / Nobody Can Eat 50 Eggs is a zine that I always look forward to. The writing and art style of Steve Steiner (the focus behind the magazine) is fun and very distinctive. As I have said in previous reviews of this zine, Steve is VERY influenced by the sixties…

Posted on: May 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Woods Release S/T Album 5/13

To the untrained ear, The Woods is a lost Jeff Mangum field recording of a peyote-influenced Florida cult sing-along. But the trained ear would clearly hear that The Woods is a lost Jeff Mangum field recording of an acid-induced Florida cult sing-along. If you’re asking “what’s the difference” then you’re paying attention and that’s a good start.

Posted on: May 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Tift Merritt – Another Country

Tift Merritt – Another Country / 2008 Fantasy / 11 Tracks / http://www.tiftmerritt.com / Tift Merritt is rapidly closing in on eir second decade in the country music business. 1999 saw the first EP release for Merritt, which featured two original songs and five re-tooled versions of eir favorite country tracks. After three releases beyond this first one, Merritt has settled in quite nicely to a mature style. “Another Country”…

Posted on: May 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Psychostick Announces “Terrible Shirt” Tour

With their “Holy Crap We’re Touring” Tour only a few weeks behind them, PSYCHOSTICK has announced their next cross-country trek: THE TERRIBLE SHIRT TOUR. It’s as dumb as it sounds – and their legion of fans wouldn’t have it any other way.

Posted on: May 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Low Hug #10

Low Hug #10 / $3 / 1:15 / 48M / A.J. Michel, PO Box 877, Lansdowne, PA 19050 / http://www.lowhug.blogspot.com /  I had heard of Low Hug for a while before actually picking this issue up, but I never in my wildest dreams thought that it would be such a philosophical and well thoughtout type of zine. There are segments and selections from different works that include anarchist writers such…

Posted on: May 1, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

There Will Be Blood (2-Disc Collector’s Set)

There Will Be Blood / 2008 Paramount / 158 Minutes / http://www.paramountvantage.com / The one fact about There Will Be Blood that I had no clue about before watching the DVD is that it is loosely based on the Upton Sinclair classic, Oil!. While I am not familiar with the original book, Sinclair’s “The Jungle” is a work that everyone should familiarize themselves with. If individuals have not familiarized themselves…

Posted on: May 1, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Nobody Can Eat 50 Eggs #26

Nobody Can Eat 50 Eggs #26 / $? / 20M / http://www.myspace.com/eat50eggs / 445 ½ Randolph Street, Meadville PA 16335 / Nobody Can Eat 50 Eggs is always an interesting zine. This issue begins with a color cover of seagulls, and moves from that into one of the “True Adventures of Steve Steiner”. This issue of NCE50E has a varied approach, which means that much like an issue of MAD…

Posted on: May 1, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

In The Name of the King – A Dungeon Siege Tale

In The Name of the King – A Dungeon Siege Tale / 2008 Fox / 127 Minutes / http://www.fox.com / The secondary title for this film may be a little confusing for those individuals that have not played Dungeon Siege. For individuals that have not, it is a 2003 game (with a number of sequels) that is in the action RPG genre; individuals build their character up from their beginnings…

Posted on: May 1, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Water Fai – Girls In The White Dream

Water Fai – Girls In The White Dream / 2007 White Shoe / 8 Tracks / http://www.waterfai.fem.jp / http://www.whiteshoerecords.com / I always wondered why it was so hard to get CDs from Japan. It seemed that the prices were exorbitant or the quantity not to be had. The reason why I am musing about this is because Water Fai is from Japan (specifically, from Osaka) and they start out their…