Author: Sargeant

Posted on: April 7, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Metropolis:Rebirth 1.0 Out NOW!!!

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…

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Posted on: April 7, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Leapfrog Bike Zine #7

Leapfrog Bike Zine #7 / $1 / Half-Sized / 32 Pages / Leapfrog Bike Zine, 6163 Carrollton Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46220 / xpeoplespoetx@hotmail.com /  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.,…

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Posted on: April 7, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NeuFutur Magazine Introduces OurAfter

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…

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Posted on: April 6, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Logs In The Mainstream – The Ridiculous & The Sublime

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 Up”, 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…

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Matter #2

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…

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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.

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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 “Afterall”, they push forth a sound that is completely unique…

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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”.

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

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…

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

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…

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

Jason J. Bundy – Returning

Jason J. Bundy – Returning / 2007 Self / 4 Tracks / http://jasonjbundy.com/ / After receiving “Returning”, 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…

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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…

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Posted on: April 5, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

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.

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

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.…

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

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…

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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…

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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…

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