The Americans: Howie Kane, Marty Sanders and Sandy Deanne started the group in the early 1960s, and earned back ownership of the name, “Jay and the Americans†after their second lead singer David Blatt sold it to them. The new Jay is really named Jay, “Jay Reincke,†and he’s a Chicago guy. On stage he’ll remind you of that nice high school guy who sang lead in choir and was…
Sham Pain hits the streets with a HOT CD filled up with 17 blazing tracks which encompasses a plethora of topics and guaranteed club bangers mixed with clever punch lines and real life situations. Still unbelievably, he is an unsigned artist but has managed to set up his own Record Label – gRock Records, Film Company – gRock Films, Publishing Company – Sham Pizzall Music (ASCAP), Production company – Beat…
DAVE COUSINS of STRAWBS is calling his first ever U.S. solo tour, STORIES AND SONGS because he is a storyteller. He is supporting two albums. SECRET PATHS is due in March, and features Melvin Duffy, who played steel guitar with Robbie Williams, Joe Cocker and Zucchero. His other recent release is THE BOY IN THE SAILOR SUIT, his second solo album in his nearly 40 years of recording. BOY IN…
OST: Bonneville / 2008 Lakeshore / 15 Tracks / http://www.lakeshore-records.com / The style of “Bonneville’s†soundtrack is interesting. The first half of the disc consists of tracks by a number of individuals both famous (Donovan, Amos Lee) and either forgotten or less popular (Chelo, Nick Kershaw). The second half of the disc consists of tracks by Jeff Cardoni, an up and coming composer that has scored things as diverse as…
JOE DENINZON & STRATOSPHEERIUS… Joe has been experiencing both healthy and unhealthy adventures recently. Carol, at the Jamestown club, Carol’s Silver Dollar, named a drink after his band. “The Stratos Shot†combines Vodka (preferably Russian in honor of Joe’s place of birth), Purple Pucker and 7-Up. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer…
How I Learned to Love Myself, and Occasionally Other Men #1 / :15 / $.50 / Trade / 24S / http://www.beetfarm.org/tunazine / Grilled Tuna Zines / 1357 West Augusta #1 / Chicago, Illinois / This zine is probably the most hard-hitting and intensely personal of zines that I have ever read. Dealing with the realization of the editor about ey’s queerness, ey uses vivid metaphors and interesting animations to make…
Over the last dozen years, Sean Costello has become one of the most exciting singer-songwriters and guitarists on the blues scene, putting a deeply personal imprint on classic soul, blues, and roots rock sounds. With his gold top Les Paul itself an iconic link to postwar blues heroes like Muddy Waters and Guitar Slim, and the signatures it bears – from Jody Williams and Robert Lockwood Jr., two of the…
The Greatest Stars of Wrestlemania / 2008 WWE / 6 Hours / http://www.wwe.com / “The Greatest Stars of Wrestlemania†is a Wal-Mart exclusive DVD, and it showcases a number of classic Wrestlemania matches from the last 17 or so years. While there are not any matches from Wrestlemanias I through VI, the star power is not affected in any way. Anyone that would be within the top five or ten…
Carl Palmer, drummer extraordinaire and founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Asia and The Carl Palmer Band; has recently had a successful heart operation carried out at an undisclosed hospital. Palmer, 57, had an angioplasty procedure done which is designed to prevent further narrowing of an artery in his heart by insertion of a stent. “I am happy to say the procedure was a complete success and I am…
Inspired by a love for Public Enemy, The Specials and the Clash, Barry Ashton (formerly of Ceasefire) and Jason O’Bryan (formerly of Déjà Vu) have created a one-of-a-kind groove that will give you all the skank and body-shaking beats you’ll ever need. Formed about a decade ago in West London, the Dub Pistols have become a name recognized around the world with an impressive repertoire, which include 3 full length…
Anarchy Club – A Single Drop of Red / 2007 Self / 12 Tracks / http://www.anarchyclub.net / Hey, I didn’t know that White Zombie recorded songs under the moniker Anarchy Club. Seriously, the band starts out “Graveyard Stickshift†with a type of rock music that blends together equal parts Monster Magnet, “La Sextorcistoâ€-era White Zombie and Fu Manchu. This blend of style allows the band to keep current music fans…
The 26-year-old Amsterdam artist has never been more focused as she prepares to explore the U.S. market. Artist Cinnamon Brown is destined for a fulfilled life in music. Born Cindy Limon, May 21, 1981, in Amsterdam, the R & B, Hip Hop and Pop singer/songwriter is the daughter of parents who hail from the Caribbean nation of Suriname. She derives her artist moniker from the first letters of her first…
Fanny Grace – Rise and Shine / 2008 Self / 14 Tracks / http://www.fannygrace.com / This Oklahoma act has shared the stage with luminaries as well-known as Merle Haggard, and even a cursory glance at “Rise and Shine†will show listeners why they were tapped for that honor. The band has been recognized before – they have won KZLA’s songwriting contest, and have played with other country stars – Willie…
Hippie Casual #1 / Half-Sized / 16 Pages / $1/2 stamps / zeropunk@hotmail.com / Andrew, 104 Harrington Point, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Note: this issue is over ten months old, and Andrew might have gotten some other issues out, but this is yet another zine that reaches out on random tangents, not easily fitting into a political or perzine design. Actually, if one would get rid of the food content…
The Jealous Girlfriends make it work. The Brooklyn four-piece pull together the tunefulness of Anglo New Wave and BritPop, the aggression and energy of Washingtonian indie rock – both district and state – and infuse it all with a little soul, working an alchemy that transforms these base musical elements into songs crackling with tension and excitement that are instantly memorable while revealing something new with every listen. SargeantJohn Sargeant,…
Little Beirut – High Dive / 2008 Self / 12 Tracks / http://www.littlebeirut.com / The style of music with which Little Beirut start off their “High Dive†is somethignt hat is emotionally intense but full of the same jangly, guitar-driven indie rock that individuals have heard from acts as wide as Coldplay and Radiohead. The band starts the disc with “She’s A Martyrâ€,  a track that links together these two…
Features SpankRock & Produced By Chris Zane (White Rabbits/Asobi Sesku/Les Savy Fav) The NME declares, “Shy Child are to Kraftwerk what The White Stripes are to Led Zeppelin!†And here is their story… Nate Smith (Drums) and Pete Cafarella (Vox/Keytar) met at Wesleyan University in the mid-90’s where Nate had invited Pete to join his band. Although Pete was kicked out a few days later the two formed a fast…
The Hilt Issue #4, Vol. 2 / Free / :25 / 16M / TreeHugger029@aol.com / Reviewed 14 June 2006 The Hilt is an anarchist publication. There are just a few pieces during this issue, and they are based on trying to give individuals a true idea what anarchist is and why it is separate from ideologies like communism and socialism. At one point, the pieces do not seem as strong…
Just because a CD will hold 80 minutes of music doesn’t mean it should. Ten songs totaling just over 25 minutes in length, Long Gone and Nearly There, the debut album from Washington D.C.-based quartet Julie Ocean makes a case for fast over fatuous, poppy over prog, and concise over complicated. The album is being released by Transit of Venus, distributed in the U.S. by RedEye. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on…
Lemuria – Get Better / 2008 Asian Man / 12 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/lemuria / http://www.asianmanrecords.com / Lemuria excites me. I had little expectations for the band coming out of just looking at the CD, but it really took me sticking the disc into my player and hearing “Pants†to really get behind the act. There is not really a referent to any of the band’s unique style. Two vocalists –…