Author: Sargeant

Posted on: March 26, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Universal Music Group (UMG) to Acquire Univision Music Group

Acquisition Reinforces Universal Music’s Presence in Genre Catering to the Fastest Growing Segment of the Population And Provides Advertising Support on Univision Television Network Sale Supports Univision Communications’ Plan to Divest Certain Non-Core Assets Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, and Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S., today announced a definitive agreement under which UMG will acquire Univision Music Group, including its…

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Posted on: March 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Lucy Bland – Down To Sea Level

Lucy Bland – Down To Sea Level / 2008 Self / 10 Tracks / http://www.lucybland.com / The slightly electronic instrumentation that immediately comes forth during the somewhat-titular track (“Sea Level”) provides listeners with an interesting counterpoint to the dreamy vocals of Bland during the track. While the music present during this track will provide listeners with something to zone out to, the chance that the track could make it to…

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Posted on: March 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Avant folk MVPs Fern Knight release third album late Spring

Fern Knight is the eponymous third full-length release from this fixture on North Philadelphia’s internationally renowned musical community. As the primary cover for Margaret Wienk’s singing and songwriting, this record fully unleashes her style of melding acoustic and electronic sounds, her careful orchestration alongside the improvisational strengths of the quartet, well-placed strings and crystalline vocals. Displaying her classical roots and psychedelic leanings, Fern Knight will be released into the world…

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Posted on: March 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Strangers Die Every Day – Aperture For Departure

Strangers Die Every Day – Aperture For Departure / 2008 This Generation Tapes / 11 Tracks / http://www.thisgenerationtapes.com / Few acts can pull off an instrumental album and keep the attention of individuals through a full length album. Strangers Die Every Day do just that, and their “Aperture For Departure” is a disc that will keep individuals engrossed in the band for a good fifty minutes. The strings that start…

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Posted on: March 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

God or Julie To Tour With Chevelle and Finger Eleven

GOD OR JULIE TO HIT THE ROAD WITH CHEVELLE AND FINGER ELEVEN New York Based Four-Piece Rock Band Released Debut Album February 19   New York, NY— New York City based rock band God or Julie, chosen as BMI’s band of the month for February, is hitting the road with Chevelle and Finger Eleven beginning March 1 and running through April 20.  The band has enjoyed 300,000 downloads for a…

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Posted on: March 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NeuFutur Magazine Introduces The Ting Tings

Named the UK’s ‘Most Exciting New Band’ (NME), The Ting Tings Gearing up for South By Southwest Showcase Performance & Stateside Mini-Tour ‘Great DJ’ Single Available March 3 Recently signed to Columbia Records, The Ting Tings are lauded by the NME in the UK as “The most exciting new band in the country,”. Hailing from Salford, Manchester, England, The Ting Tings are: Jules De Martino (drums, vocals) and Katie White…

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Posted on: March 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Invasion of the Bee Girls #1

Invasion of the Bee Girls #1 / .50 / 28 Pages / Half-Sized / fussbudget77@hotmail.com / PO Box 13126, Gainesville, FL 32604 /  Even if Melanie’s opening is true, that ey mainly does a fiction zine, Invasion of the Bee Girls details real-life events in such a masterful way that I can honestly put myself in the stranger-than-life circumstances that ey details. First going into detail about a Willard-level infestation…

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Posted on: March 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Tim Mahoney Wins Pop Arm of Durango Song Contest

Pop/rock singer and songwriter Tim Mahoney has been raising industry eyebrows a lot this past twelve months.  His Stay/Leave album, released last February, was selected by Target as part of its Emerging Artists Program, landing it on the end caps in music sections of 500 Target stores in the Midwest.  After that, Mahoney won the Ray-Ban “Never Hide” music contest, which earned him a 2-page spread in Rolling Stone Magazine’s…

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Posted on: March 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Ahn Trio – Lullaby For My Favorite Insomniac

Ahn Trio – Lullaby For My Favorite Insomniac / 2008 Sony BMG / 16 Tracks / http://www.sonybmgmasterworks.com / http://www.ahntrio.com / Individuals may not know who exactly the Ahn Trio are. They have been around in some form or another for the last 20 years, when Time Magazine called them “Asian Whizz-kids”. Their releases have been scattered over the course of these last twenty years, with their last album being 2002’s…

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Posted on: March 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Bronx River Parkway feat. Jose Parla and the Candela All Stars Release “La Valla”

The Hispanic funk groove of “La Valla” is the perfect example of the Truth & Soul aesthetic. Soulful and timeless, most listeners will be surprised to find that the song was penned and recorded a short time ago. Truth & Soul’s premier Latin soul outfit, Bronx River Parkway, is a collective of musicians from both New York and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Members include lead singer, Sammy Ayala, who was…

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Posted on: March 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Puddle of Mudd Adds New Branch to their Tour

    Puddle Of Mudd have another # 1 rock radio hit to add to their list with their latest single “Psycho,” off their third studio album Famous, reaching the top of the charts.   “Psycho” is # 1 on both the Active and Mainstream Rock Radio charts. The track also rockets up the Modern Rock radio chart bolting from # 10 to # 6.

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Posted on: March 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Strangers Die Every Day – Aperture For Departure

Strangers Die Every Day – Aperture For Departure / 2008 This Generation Tapes / 11 Tracks / http://www.thisgenerationtapes.com / Few acts can pull off an instrumental album and keep the attention of individuals through a full length album. Strangers Die Every Day do just that, and their “Aperture For Departure” is a disc that will keep individuals engrossed in the band for a good fifty minutes. The strings that start…

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Posted on: March 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

All Crazy – Sex Drugs & Hip Rock

All Crazy – Sex Drugs & Hip Rock / 2007 Self / 14 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/allcrazyphilly / All Crazy are trying to follow acts like Gym Class Heroes in the incorporation of emo and hip-hop. The first track on the album is “Scarface”, and it provides fans of all genres something to appreciate. Where acts have tried to combine each of the different genres in the past, it seems that…

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Posted on: March 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

In the Tradition of Random Thoughts #11

In the Tradition of Random Thoughts #11 / $2 / :5 / 4M / PO Box 441429, Somerville, MA 02144 / I have never seen a postcard zine. Well, now I have as this “issue” of In the Tradition of Random Thoughts is contained by an envelope and features David McNamara’s photography. There is no discussion of the monument that ey has taken a picture of beyond informing the viewers…

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Posted on: March 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Rosenbergs’ David Fagin Releases Solo Debut

As founder/vocalist/songwriter/guitarist for New York City power-pop band The Rosenbergs, David Fagin has done things his way, whether it was opposing industry giants like Jimmy Iovine and Doug Morris in publicly refusing to sign an exploitative deal, or having one of the group’s tours sponsored by Napster back in its renegade days.

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Posted on: March 23, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Rosemary & Thyme: The Complete Collection

Rosemary & Thyme: The Complete Collection / 2008 Acorn / 1100 Minutes / http://www.acornonline.com / Rosemary & Thyme was a show that ran on ITV for three series, finally closing up shop in August 2007. The show has an interesting premise: while the places in which they are in are typically idyllic, Laura Thyme and Rosemary Boxer eventually find themselves in the middle of a crime scene. The two are…

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