Praise Abound for The Chapin Sisters
Los Angeles based sister act, The Chapin Sisters finish a triumphal month long residency at The Echo and have just released their full length debut “Lake Bottom LP”.
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Carey Ott To Homelessly Live in The Basement in Nashville April and May
Carey Ott has landed a cherished residency at Nashville’s coolest music venue, The Basement. Carey will be performing with his dynamic new band which includes David Grant on drums, Josh Taylor on guitar and Beau Burtnick on bass. Supporting him will be several of Nashville’s best artists with Basement Owner Grimey sculpting the shows to ensure 4 great nights of original music.
Somehow Still Alive – Afterall
Somehow Still Alive – Afterall / 2008 SSI Records / 10 Tracks / http:///www.alivestillsomehow.com / “This Time It’s Personal†is a very hard-hitting and angular bit of rock that should be on rotation on radio stations all through the United States. While the act calls forth acts like Tool and System of a Down during this and other tracks on “Afterallâ€, they push forth a sound that is completely unique…
Lakeshore Records To Release “Sleepwalking” Soundtrack 4/8
 Lakeshore Records will release the original motion picture soundtrack for SLEEPWALKING via iTunes on April 1st and in stores on April 8th. The album features original music by Christopher Young (UNTRACEABLE, GHOST RIDER). A Fine Frenzy contributes the song “Come On, Come Out”.
Leapfrog Bike Zine #6
Leapfrog Bike Zine #6 / Half-Sized / 32 Pages / Leapfrog Bike Zine, 6163 Carrollton Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46220 / xpeoplespoetx@hotmail.com / While I had picked this up last time I went to Boxcar Books in Bloomington, Indiana , I hadn’t really had anything in the way of time to flip through it. I almost regret that it took me so long to get a chance to read Leapfrog, because…
NeuFutur Magazine Introduces Rich Reich
With his long awaited CD effort, affectionately titled “In your face”, Rich Reich combines elements of Folk, Jazz, Country and Hard Rock to create one of the most well rounded independent releases in recent memory. Released on his own label “CSAM Records”, The 35 minute CD features 9 songs all penned by RR. 4 years in the making, this recording contains some of Reich’s finest work to date. The magic…
Jason J. Bundy – Returning
Jason J. Bundy – Returning / 2007 Self / 4 Tracks / http://jasonjbundy.com/ / After receiving “Returningâ€, I really wish I was more familiar with the I Ching, as the title refers to the 24th hexagram of that work. The limited edition of Bundy’s “Returning†features a hand-painted cover, and gives a certain gravitas to each of the four cuts on the disc. The first track on this EP is…
Mass Movement #15
Mass Movement #15 / $6 USD / A5 / 80 Pages / 12 West Street, Aberkenfig, Bridgend, CF32 9BB, South Wales, UK / massmovement@currantbun.com / http://wakeup.to/massmovement / While most of the zines from the UK that I’ve had a chance to read have mainly been straightforward and actually just more like listings for up and coming shows, Mass Movement is definitely an all-encompassing zine. With a focus on some of…
Tom Morello’s 7-City, 2-Week “Justice Tour” Set To Start in April
Tom Morello, the guitarist for Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave who plays firebrand folk guitar as The Nightwatchman, launches the Justice Tour in Los Angeles on April 15. The two-week outing stops in New York, New Orleans, Asheville, NC, Washington, DC and Boston before concluding with a May Day show in Chicago on May 1.
Cred. Offers
A number of individuals have bad credit, and there are a number of different web site that ostensibly try to help individuals out with finding a way out of bad credit. However, there is only one that is able to compare a number of the leading sites and really do it in a way that even individuals that may not be familiar with the computer will be able to understand.…
Team Clermont and Joan of Arc (Wilco, Prefuse 83) Link Together
Done with the young and hungry rat-race of band-life, Joan of Arc now exists at the pace their real lives allow. Principal songwriter Tim Kinsella writes songs constantly, but now feels little urgency to put records together and expel them upon an indifferent and cynical world.
Amelia – A Long, Lovely List of Repairs
Amelia – A Long, Lovely List of Repairs / 2008 Adrenaline / 14 Tracks / http://www.ameliaband.com / I don’t know how well having a single start off an album in a foreign language is in terms of decisions, but the country-tinged bit of alt-rock that Amelia plays during “Enemigo†is something that is simultaneously catchy and intricate, touching on a number of genres and approaches. Individuals have little clue where…
Lyrics Born To Appeal On Boring Kimmel 4/18
 The Oakland-based loquacious MC Lyrics Born is set to perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Friday, April 18th, four days before his new album Everywhere At Once hits stores.
Law of Inertia #11
Law of Inertia #11 / Full-Sized / $4.95 / 172 Pages / http://www.lawofinertia.com / info@lawofinertia.com / Reviewed 24 December 2003 Law of Inertia is another zine that mainly focuses on interviews, this time going with bands as diverse as The Aeffect, Princess Superstar, and Strife, and I can honestly say that I don’t have the problem that I typically do with these interview-focused ‘zines : boredom. Law of Inertia has…
NeuFutur Magazine Introduces Captain RW
The man who goes by the name Captain RW has always been committed to defining his own sound. A veteran showman and genuine entertainer in the classic sense of the word, he delights audiences with a blend of standards, jazz, easy rock, inspirationals, and Vegas-style showstoppers. “We’re producing our music with the sounds we want, not with what some A&R professional thinks is the industry’s fancy,†explains RW. On every…
Maggot-Zine #2
Maggot-Zine #2 / Half-Sized / 104 Pages / $2.50 ($5.00 by Mail) / 23 Veteran’s Drive, Fredericton, NB, E3A 4C4 Canada / Even after I got the less-than-stellar review by Broken Pencil a few months ago in their publications, I still got a trade in the mail by Candace, from Maggot-Zine. Now, my exposure to intelligently written ‘zines, or even zines that are done outside the United States are usually…
Shout! Factory Acquires Rights to HighTone Records
Artists Include Buddy and Julie Miller, Tom Russell, Robert Cray, Dale Watson, Dave Alvin, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and More  Los Angeles, CA – Shout! Factory, a leading multi-platform audio and video entertainment company devoted to revitalizing the very best of pop culture, is proud to announce the acquisition of the HighTone Records catalog. This announcement was made today by Shout! Factory’s founding partners Richard Foos, Bob Emmer, and Garson…
Smorty
There are a number of services by which individuals that run a blog can make money. The only one of these that really seems to have potential at this stage of the game is Smorty. Unlike some serves, Smorty gives individuals a number of paid pieces to write at a price that is more than a mere pittance. Individuals that want to get paid for blogging should look into Smorty.…
[mag] – #9
[mag] – #9 Full Size, Newsprint, Free, 64 Pages. This is a super huge zine that has some of the same problems with it as does Maximum Rock?n?Roll and Punk Planet. The sheer number of ads is amazing, sometimexs taking up 3 or 4 pages. That trespass is a minor one compared to some of the others in this zine. About 12 different interviews scatter themselves through the zine, with…
Unicycle Loves You Set To Release New Album in June
Unicycle Loves You was formed in the Summer of 2006 in Chicago by Jim Carroll (vocals, guitar), Jon Pollock (guitar, vocals), and Nicole Vitale (bass, vocals); practicing a variety of songs Jim had previously recorded solo under the moniker Unicycle. Shortly thereafter, Adam Labrada (keys, harmonica) and J.T. Baker (drums) were added to the roster and the band played their first show in November 2006.