‘J2,’ the collaboration between singer/songwriter/performer JARBOE and Jesu frontman   JUSTIN K BROADRICK, has reached the #5 spot on Billboard’s New Age album chart. Jarboe/Justin K. Broadrick – J2 #5 (New Age Charts)  Â
Left of the Dial #6 / Summer 2003 / Full Sized / 84 Pages / $3.95 / 1438 W. Alabama #4, Houston, TX 77006 / Interview after interview. The people at Left of the Dial really can’t get enough of them, even if I can. My first read through, I stopped at the Editor’s Intro, got into three interviews (Andrew W.K., Avail, and The Bellrays), and had to try almost…
Save The Cookie – symbiosis of slovak singer Cookie Baar, producer Martin Hudak, musician Igor Baar and american producer Matt Patrick. Everybody brought something from his own. Characteristic feature for production of this album was some kind of freedom, that has been given to everybody. Some songs were made three years ago, some of them in the last while. Sound postproduction was in progress from august 2007 to january 2008.…
Rev Theory – Hell Yeah / 2008 Interscope / 1 Track / http://www.revtheory.com / http://www.interscope.com / Rev Theory is the band that had the Wrestlemania XXIV theme song, and “Hell Yeah†is the second official single for their second major label album “Light It Upâ€. The act plays hard rock that has equal parts Guns N Roses and Bad Religion. The vocals have the same grit of a Mike Ness,…
As the commercial says, there are a lot of individuals that do not ever look at their credit reports and scores. To not do so is to invite disaster with one’s credit, the ramifications of which could conceivably exist in individual’s future for decades to come.
 Canadian experimental/noise duo NADJA‘s latest album Skin Turns to Glass   is in stores today via THE END RECORDS.Â
Mauled! True Tales of Tragedy At Sea #3 / $4.50 / :15 / 64M / http://www.manualcomics.com / brian@manualcomics.com / This is a compilation zine that has a bevy of comics, as one can probably guess, about tragedies at sea. A number of them feel as if the artists just went and grabbed something for the AP newswire and then just put pen to paper – specifically “One More Reason to…
Hollywood has always worn a mask of illusion, and never has that been so literal as in The Real Deal – an upcoming series of shorts coming from REAL U Films, created in cooperation with REAL U Masks, the world’s leading manufacturer of realistic Silicone Special Effects Masks – used in films, haunted houses, and sought out by enthusiasts from around the Globe. The reclusive manufacturer will make a big…
Metropolis:Rebirth 1.0 is out now in Hot Topic stores and online. This highly anticipated budget compilation is a 2-disc set with the first disc featuring many of Metropolis’ best Electronic and Industrial artists, while the second disc contains Metropolis’ many excellent rock bands. This unbelievable compilation features some of the most prominent bands in the industrial and rock scenes including VNV Nation, Electric Six, Combichrist, KMFDM, Grendel, and The Birthday…
Leapfrog Bike Zine #7 / $1 / Half-Sized / 32 Pages / Leapfrog Bike Zine, 6163 Carrollton Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46220 / xpeoplespoetx@hotmail.com /Â As with the previous issue of the magazine, I can honestly say that Leapfrog can make a topic that I had little information or desire to know more about into something that I just have to study more! This time around, Scott interviews the bikearchists R.A.M.B.O.,…
With a menagerie of acknowledgements from the likes of Weekender Magazine, Electric City/Diamond City Magazine, GarageBand.com, and XND Radio, OurAfter has stolen the hearts of moody rock lovers from Tampa to Chicago. Their single, “Karma” was hand-picked for the soundtrack of the independent film, Bloodlines, coming out this summer through THINKFilm, and now the buzz has built to the point that they find themselves on a summer tour bringing their…
Logs In The Mainstream – The Ridiculous & The Sublime / 2008 LogsMOLE / 12 Tracks / http://www.logsinthemainstream. com / Logs In The Mainstream start out their “The Ridiculous & The Sublime†with “Gotta Get Upâ€, a track that vacillates between sounding as if it came out in the sixties or the nineties. The amount of influences that come forth during the 12 tracks on “The Ridiculous†are legion; hints…
Matter #2 / $1 / Half Sized / 56 Pages / Matterzine@yahoo.com / Matter, 1415 NE 87th Ave , Kansas City , MO 64155 Okay, so this zine is does by a kid who I believe to be in High School. This zine is just pretty much a mishmash of whatever ey could find and well, the zine stumbles through its 56 pages without completely becoming tedious. Some of the…
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”.
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 / 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 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 / 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…
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 / 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…