Lollipop #61 ($4.95 , PO Box 441493, Boston, MA 02144) Ooh it’s a full colour publication, and it has a free mp3 CD. Good sign, right? Typically, it would be, if the magazine’s content was more than just reviews and interviews, with a comic strip thrown in here and there. Bands featured in this issue include Strapping Young Lad, The Donnas, and Grave. Oh, did I mention the advertisements that…
On July 22, Matthew Sweet will release his 10th studio album, Sunshine Lies, in a new alliance with Shout! Factory. Fans who have eagerly awaited the album’s arrival (and have been tracking its progress under the working title Rock Bottom) will not be disappointed. Call it what you wish–Sweet terms it “power-pop-folk-rock-psychedelic-melodic-singer-songwriter-type stuff”–listeners will marvel at the depth and clarity of vision here.
I know that I say this a lot when it comes to rap CDs, but thank you so much for not having ten different skits on your CD. Anyways, “The Set Up” starts off “with “Flawless”, a track that has a very funky backdrop for the current style of rap that issues forth. The stuttering steps that are present during this first track are a little odd, but when the…
The New Scheme – Issue 3. Full Size/56 Pages. This is one of the most professionally done zines that I have had the chance to review since Impact Press, which says a lot. The print run for this issue is 5000 copies, a feat that I believe was achieved to a clear and simplistic style. The typical abundance of advertisements are in this issue, but do not detract considerably from…
Jive recording artist Lil Mama is set to release her eagerly-awaited debut album Voice Of The Young People. Her current hit single, “Shawty Get Loose” with Chris Brown and T-Pain, is #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and #17 on both the Digital Tracks and Digital Singles Charts.
As previously announced Metal Mind Productions will released Believe’s second album on 19th May 2008 in Europe and 8th July 2008 in USA (via MVD). The band, created by guitarist Mirek Gil, should be known already by fans of Collage and Satellite. Not only was Mirek a founding member and main song writer of Collage, but he played with Satellite as well (on their debut album). For his new band…
Tobias Froberg – Turn Heads / 2008 Cheap Lullaby / 12 Tracks / http://www.tobiasfroberg.com / http://www.cheaplullaby.com / Tobias Froberg is an individual that does not care what genre eir ultimately ends up, but tat each and every track on “Turn Heads†is done to catch individual listeners in with hooky music and a compelling set of vocals. This means that a track like “Blissful†has hints of sixties pop, even…
Dave Patten – Pace of Change / 2008 Clark / 5 Tracks / http://www.davepatten.com In the last six months since the last time that we reviewed Dave Patten, he has really taken that first bold step forward. First, he released a cover of the current hit “Sweetest Girlâ€, which provided individuals with a version that is even more soulful and energetic, while still being very sad in message, than the…
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Bachelor Party 2 / 2008 Fox / 104 Minutes / http://www.fox.com /  Bachelor Party is a 1984 film that featured a young Tom Hanks, where Rick Gassko, a party animal, decides to actually settle down and marry eir girlfriend Debbie Thompson (Tawny Kitaen). As one can guess from the title, Rick’s friends decide to throw Rick one last party. Debbie, the insecure wife, believes that Rick cheats on eir,…
Freshtrends.com is one of the oldest sites that provides individuals with all of the different belly button rings, nose rings, and tongue rings that they could conceivably want. While a number of local places, whether it be Hot Topic, the local head shop, or some Claire’s in the mall may have an OK selection, Freshtrends.com provides individuals with countless different options.
Mark Brown & Micky Slim may not spring to mind as your perfect dance music tag team but for the next installment of Cr2’s Live & Direct series they have joined forces to bring you something a little different than the norm. Micky’s sets are all about the party and the bass, ensuring the dancefloor and atmosphere are electric and everyone is having the time of their life! Mark’s mix…
Live: A Pornographic Coloring Zine / :5 / $1.00 / 16S / Robin Hustle, C/O, Ruth O-R, 1334 W. Greenleaf, Apt. 3S, Chicago, IL 60626 / Pretty much what the title suggests, Live is a coloring book that incorporates adult themes to the typically children-led field of coloring book. While more revolutionary coloring books have been commonplace since “My Family, Your Family, Our Family†and “Girls Will Be Boys Will…
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Fresh off a tour with Saliva and Drowning Pool Atlanta rock foursome City Sleeps are showing no signs of slowing down with a new video directed by Darren Doane (Buckcherry, AFI/Atreyu/Deftones) and single for ‘Not An Angel’ (from the CD of the same name) that will impact the airwaves and video channels in late April. Look for the band to continue to criss-cross the country in support of their Trustkill…
Sing It Loud play a brand of emo that is a linkage between acts like Boys Like Girls and Amber Pacific. There is not quite as much in the way of synthesizers on a Sing It Loud track as there are during a Rocket Summer track, but the same infectious type of pop is similar in all three cases. “No One Can Touch Us” features Alex Gaskarth, of All Time…
Neus Subjex #57 + #58 / Free / 1 Full-Sized Sheet / theneussubjex@aol.com / PO Box 18051, Fairfield, OH 45018 / While I have heard about Neus Subjex even since before I started doing my own zines back in 1999, I hadn’t been able to procure a copy of the zine until now. With two copies in my hands, I was able to get some sense of what The Neus…
And to reward their devoted army of rabid fans, the band has announced that it will record the entire show for a live DVD that Warner Bros. Records will release later this year. The DVD will be directed by Core Entertainment’s Rafa Alcantra, who also worked on the band’s riotous 2007 road documentary All Excess. The DVD package will also include a CD of seven previously unreleased b-sides that were…
36 Crazyfists – The Tide and Its Takers / 2008 Ferret / 11 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/36crazyfists / http://www.ferretstyle.com / The first track on “The Tide And Its Takers†is “The All Night Lightsâ€, a track that shows that the very angular hardcore that 36 Crazyfists play can be modified by the inclusion of a more classic metal type of tint. This means that, while the track is definitely ready for…
Philadelphia, PA–Philly’s own premier “hip-rock†band All Crazy is an appealing crossover mixture of rock and hip-hop that is gaining momentum and pulling in a large audience with their charismatic performances along the east coast.