Jaded in Chicago #16 / $2.00 / 40M / http://www.jadedinchicago.com / Jaded in Chicago, PO Box 330, Western Springs, IL 60558 / Jaded in Chicago has the feel of a major-print run publication, but the writing and price of a small, intimate ‘zine. There are a large number of advertisements for this issue, and I would put the ad/material ratio at about 1:1, but the fact is the material contained…
All Together has a new release date: May 6, 2008! “Pattern Is Movement deserve your worship.” –Stereogum Boulder-based Hometapes Records will release Pattern is Movement’s fourth album, the enigmatic and astounding album, All Together on May 6, 2008. Pattern is Movement is also kicking off a few months of touring with a show with pal St. Vincent.
Raised in the nuclear wilds of a small town in Eastern Washington,Sue started playing guitar after her teenaged sister abandoned it for other pursuits ( boys). She finally decided to get serious and make a band 3 years ago…Since then -there’s been no looking back:she has been featured in the prestigous “Rockgrrl” festival, performed in NYC’s famous “Bitter End”,featured in Comcast’s Bite Of Seattle and selected to be interviewed and…
Linda Eder – Greatest Hits / 2008 Rhino / 15 Tracks / http://www.lindaeder.com / http://www.rhino.com / Linda Eder is only 47, and at this point in eir career, has 11 different albums of material. Sure, there are Christmas albums and the Greatest Hits album in the mix, but one has to marvel at the sheer amount of music that Eder has created over the years. However, I know I was…
Available from Luaka Bop May 13th 2008 Continuing the trilogy of The Plus 2’s, Moreno/Domenico/Kassin+2, Futurismo nimbly threads the lyricism and playfulness of its predecessors Music Typewriter (2001) and Sincerely Hot (2004). The +2’s arrive on the scene again, this time alongside other bands from Brazil, like Bonde de Role and CSS, all of whom demonstrate that music from other places is no longer considered outside of the mainstream. The…
Check out Against Me!’s new acoustic performance clip of “New Wave†: tGfchlFAg-o . Against Me! Tour Dates: Feb 24, 2008 07:00 PM Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena 600 Civic Center Dr. Detroit, MI 48226 with Foo Fighters and Serj Tankian All Ages Show
Go Metric #17 / 8.5 x 7 / 48 Pages / gogometric@yahoo.com / I don’t really know what to say about Go Metric! besides that it is another zine that injects humor at every turn. Seemingly one of about thirty zines that Rev. Norb (Razorcake) works with, #17 really shows the longer-winded, less-interesting side of the Reverend. This issue of Go Metric! starts relatively slowly, beginning with a somewhat-dated piece…
Athens, Ohio’s SKELETONWITCH have confirmed a new batch of updated tour dates, both Stateside alongside the likes of A Life Once Lost, Arsis and Veil of Maya as well as dates with Hate Eternal, Soilent Green, and Braindrill, which also features an appearance on the 10th annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. In addition, SKELETONWITCH will head across the pond to Europe for the first time later this year…
Linda Eder – Greatest Hits / 2008 Rhino / 15 Tracks / http://www.lindaeder.com / http://www.rhino.com / Linda Eder is only 47, and at this point in eir career, has 11 different albums of material. Sure, there are Christmas albums and the Greatest Hits album in the mix, but one has to marvel at the sheer amount of music that Eder has created over the years. However, I know I was…
****************************************************************************************** In a move that will surely please devout Outlaws fans, original founding members Henry Paul and Monte Yoho have announced that they will continue after the unfortunate passing of band mate Hughie Thomasson in September of 2007.
Jaded in Chicago #15 / $2 / 36 Pages / Full-Sized / PO Box 330, Western Springs, IL / http://www.jadedinchicago.com /Â Jaded in Chicago is one of the only zines that can be a scene-oriented zine and still be hugely successful. With layouts that would make Punk Planet jealous, Jaded in Chicago has something for everyone, whether it be a visual, literary, or simply fun type of content. Obviously, JIC…
In the Tradition of Random Thoughts No. 10 / :5 / 20S / $1 / David Michael McNamara, PO Box 441429, Somerville, MA 02144 /Â Originally an online project, this zine is a nice little description of a trip that the editor, David, has made around certain monuments and towns. Much more catching on the printed page, In the Tradition of Random Thoughts is a slight bit on the light…
Canadian tech-thrashers NEURAXIS will enter the studio February 19 with producer Jef Fortin (of fellow Canadians Anonymous) to record the band’s fifth studio album. The recording process will be done in late March and is scheduled to be mastered by Alan Douches (Mastodon, Converge, Shadows Fall), and will feature artwork from Dennis Sibeijn of Damnengine Art (Job For A Cowboy, Chimaira). The yet-untitled effort should see a July release through…
Al Jarreau – Love Songs / 2008 Rhino / 14 Tracks / http://www.aljarreau.com / http://www.rhino.com / Al Jarreau has been around for a long period of time. While individuals that are in to contemporary music may remember eir duet with Paris Bennett during the 5th season of American Idol, Jarreau made a name for eirself through eir 1981 hit “We’re in this Love Together†as well as being a major…
East Bay trailblazer Lyrics Born will make two special appearances at the famed South By Southwest Music festival in Austin TX next month. March 14th will find him at the Cedar Street Courtyard, followed the next night by a free, open to the public show at Auditorium Shores along with Ice Cube, Talib Kweli and Jean Grae.
Having wrapped the mtvU tour with Motion City Soundtrack, MAE have announced they’ll launch a spring headlining run in support of their widely acclaimed major label debut SINGULARITY, released last fall on Capitol Records. Starting March 16, the trio is partnering with Habitat For Humanity and Invisible Children for their five-week U.S. headlining tour with The Honorary Title, Between The Trees and Far-Less supporting. Frontman DAVE ELKINS states:
Heartattack #39 / 80 Pages / Full Sized / PO Box 848, Goleta, CA 93116 / heartattack@ebullition.com / 805-964-6111 / Heartattack was one of the first zines that I got my hands on, after Jersey Beat and before Muddle . Slightly thicker than I remember, this issue is literally packed with columns. A very few interviews fill the rest of the pages that aren’t jammed with reviews. This time, we…
William Hart Strecker – Smoke and Clouds / 2008 WHS / 13 Tracks / http://www.williamhartstrecker.com / Strecker’s “Smoke and Clouds†is the third foray into Americana music by this individual, who was previously known for touring with individuals as diverse as Dizzy Gillespie, George Duke, and Mariah Carey. If eir contributions to the works and live shows of those individuals has not rang a bell, Strecker is also well known…
Santogold is a survivor of a half-century worth of living along musical evolution’s most cutting edges. The only live act that can boast of having out-aged Barbara Bush, having outlived Mr. Miyagi and out-styled Liberace, Santogold is here with future flavor.
Demetrios was born in Athens, Greece / European Union.He originates from a village named St. George (ancient Coronia) in Boeotia which lies to the north of Helicon mountain the land of the ancient Muses and to the east of mountain Parnassus the land of the golden haired Sun God Apollo and his sacred temple of Delphi.