Versatile beat maker breaks necks and takes names…all while wearing a purple dinosaur suit. Gets reworked by 40 piece orchestra at Carnegie Hall along with Aphex Twin. Microphonepet out on Daly City April 1st. Born in Taiwan to a rocket scientist and kindergarten teacher, prolific electronics maestro David Wang (Mochipet) did not get his musical start until the ripe age of 15 when the urge of heavy metal overtook him…
Many new talents in the field of folk and neo-folk such FINDLAY BROWN with Losing the Will to Survive or JAMIE WOON and his Wayfairing Stranger are here gathered to refresh our ears alongside with more experimented artists such as multi-instrumentalist and singer ANDREW BIRD with Imitosis taken from his critically acclaimed album Armchair Apocrypha or the 5-piece American neo-folk band MIDLAKE.
It’s a risky business to meet your musical heroes. They can shatter your illusions in a word. Or they can turn out to be the people you dream them to be. So far, The Teenage Prayers are two-for-two on the winning side of that equation. In 2005, Grammy-winning soul legend Solomon Burke offered to produce a final track for their first album, Ten Songs, flew the New York group to…
The double EP “Richard Swift As Onasis” is as creatively fortifying as it is unhinged and unpolished, a primal slab thrown into the fire for dancing and merriment during the chilly months while we await Richard Swift’s second full-length, and proper follow-up to last year’s colossal “Dressed Up For The Letdown”. Not long ago, the idea of a record was to capture a performance. Before the studio trickery of our…
Sands of Oblivion / 2008 Anchor Bay / 94 Minutes / http://www.anchorbayent.com / Individuals may have seen Sands of Oblivion when it was first shown on the Sci-Fi channel. The basic premise of the movie is that legendary producer Cecil B. DeMille created a replica of ancient Egypt for eir The Ten Commandments. After everything wrapped up, DeMille ordered everything made for the movie to be demolished, instead of placed…
MOTU – Roadhouse Jesters / 2008 Dr. Richard Michelson / 13 Tracks / http://www.motu.net / This is the eighth release by MOTU, and individuals will be immediately attacked by the brand of blues and funk that the band inserts into each and every track. However, individuals should know that the band did not play together before this disc was recorded – some of the members did not even know each…
FANCY, co-writers of Justice’s hit song “D.A.N.C.E.,” has been setting France on fire with its hedonistic glam-filled rock and have been handpicked by their Parisian pals to spread the flame across North America on the upcoming MYSPACE MUSIC TOUR. The month-plus journey also features Ed Banger Records’ Busy P and DJ Mehdi, and Philadelphia-based party starter Diplo on select dates.
Indigo #15 / :25 / $3 or trade / Half-Sized / Michelle Aiello, PO Box 180143, Chicago, IL 60618 / pinup1950@yahoo.com / Aah! A zine that refers pretty heavily to the previous issue, which I don’t have! Anyways, Indigo is an amazingly cleanly-laid out zine that is dense as hell, yet incredibly informative and fun to read. The different approaches and topics that Mich puts in the magazine makes it…
The Salvador Santana Band (SSB), featuring bandleader, vocalist, composer & keyboardist Salvador Santana, will release its debut full-length album SSB on February 26. Salvador also served as Album Producer, and the disc comes out on the artist’s VBE imprint with distribution through Tsunami Label Group. The band will celebrated with an album release party at Temple Bar in Santa Monica, CA on Saturday, February 23. The date also kicked off…
Strawberry Shortcake: Big Country Fun / 2008 Fox / 44 Minutes / http://www.strawberryshortcakedvd.com / When I was a child, I was familiar with Strawberry Shortcake but did not watch any of the shows or available materials. I was surprised when I received “Big Country Fun†in the mail, due to the fact that the character design was much different than it was about twenty years ago. The characters are renovated…
“…rock of this caliber is really timeless.”–Rolling Stone On April 1, Nonesuch Records will release The Black Keys’ fifth full-length LP, Attack & Release. The album follows their 2006 critically acclaimed Nonesuch debut Magic Potion, which the Chicago Tribune proclaimed, “a gritty, wild, minimalist masterpiece.”
New England’s Fire on Fire released their debut recording with very little upfront fanfare but almost immediately music journalists began singing their praise and the press kudos and excitement CONTINUES to build.
New Found Glory – Hits / 2008 Geffen / 12 Tracks / http://www.universal.com / http://www.ilovethatsong.com / New Found Glory has been around for a very long time when it comes to pop-punk bands. Individuals may have thought that the act started up in 1999, when their “Nothing Gold Can Stay†brought the world “Hit or Missâ€. If individuals missed that minor hit, chances are good that they might have thought…
Country music icon and longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry Marty Stuart kicked off 2008 with six Opry appearances in just six weeks and continues to make country music’s most famous stage a priority with more upcoming performances than ever. Opry fans can catch Stuart making unforgettable Opry moments happen on Feb. 29, March 1, March 7, March 8, and March 22 before he heads out on the road…
Tools to extend one’s penis are interesting to me. Most of them just do not work. However, the X4 penis extender seems to rest on solid evidence. This penis stretcher really seems to work on the principle that things stretched out will be longer than those that are not. This Penis Enlarger should at least be considered by individuals that are not happy with their size.
Incredulous #8 / :25 / $2.00 / 32S / Incredulous, 00730 Clute Rd, Boyne City, MI 49712 / http://incredulous.tripod.com / This issue seems a little more coherent than the previous one, but the humor is still fairly blunt and tangential at times. The Family Circus parodies just need to stop. All possible avenues of humor have been traversed umpteen times about a decade before by the Dysfunctional Family Circus, and…
Check out the video for “Madi, Don’t Leave” & be sure to vote for it on Oven Fresh! Oven Fresh airs weekdays at 2:30pm EST on FUSE, be sure to watch for it. Texas is releasing on March 18th, but you can pre-order it now at Newbury Comics and receive a signed cd. You can also enter to win two tickets to the Yellowcard, Spill Canvas, and PlayRadioPlay tour. Check the details here
Walk The Line: Extended Cut / 2008 Fox / 153 Minutes / http://www.foxhome.com / Most of America (or at least a good segment of the populace), watched Walk The Line. This story, about the earlier days of Johnny Cash, was given a number of accolades. The original (2006) edition of the DVD sold incredible amounts, with over three million copies of the original editions sold on the first day of…
Sometimes simplicity packs the most powerful punch. Upon the first listen to Richard Julian’s newest release “Sunday Morning in Saturday’s Shoes†you’ll first pick up on the simple and catchy melodies and the overall air of fun and light heartedness that Richard exudes. Listen more closely and attentively and you’ll notice that Richard’s slice of life lyrics and stories are metaphors for hope as well as the world’s indifference to…
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