Author: Sargeant

Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Red Hot Comic Katt Williams: Star of Stage, Screen and Now Music With the Coming Release of His New CD It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’

Los Angeles, California–Thursday, January 24—Comedian/actor Katt Williams, the little man with the big talent is already making 2008 a year to remember as the Year of the Katt despite the Chinese calendar marking 2008 as the Year of the Rat and 2008 is only two weeks old! Katt Williams is definitely on the come up. After a star turn in the box office hit First Sunday ($19 million its first…

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Soundside – Seconds From Sunrise

Soundside – Seconds From Sunrise / 2008 Mystery Sound / http://www.soundsideband.com / It is sad that at this point, the vast majority of fans of Soundside are in New York. The band’s music, especially during “Seconds From Sunrise”, should be known by a fan base that is thousands deep in every state in the United States and every country in the world. The band is slowly expanding this fan base,…

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

The Smiling Strangers – All The Way

The Smiling Strangers – All The Way / 2007 QCGS / 12 Tracks / http://www.thesmilingstrangers.com / While it wasn’t a major release by any stretch of the imagination, I believe my first experience with The Smiling Strangers came not when I received the copy of “All The Way”, but was when I picked up a copy of “The Big Indie Comeback, Volume 3”. Their track “Smile On Your Face” was…

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Glenn Patrik – Mr. Blues, Jr.

Glenn Patrik – Mr. Blues, Jr. / 2007 Self / 8 Tracks / http://www.glennpatrik.com / Glenn Patrik is an institution of Kansas City. Individuals that are in the know with music from that area will know that he has been around in one form or another in Kansas City for over 40 years. However, this marks his first trek into the recorded realm. What is amazing from the onset of…

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Daryle Ackerman – Attention To Detail

Daryle Ackerman – Attention To Detail / 2006 Self / 14 Tracks / http://cdbaby.com/cd/dsackerman / Daryle Ackerman has been around for about a decade; he made his first singing debut a decade ago, in 1998. His second album, “Not of This World”, was released in 2003. “Attention To Detail” is his second album, and it shows an expansion of the styles and sounds that were first broached during “Not Of…

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Sevendust To Release Chapter VII 4/1

Sevendust are set to release their seventh studio album, Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow, April 1st, 2008. Hope & Sorrow was produced by Sean Groove, Morgan Rose & John Connolly in Atlanta, GA at Tree Sounds Studios. The release will be their second on the band’s wholly owned record label, 7Bros. Records under Warner Music Group.

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Blind Melon Creates Tour In Support of New Album

                       In recent years, the tale of Blind Melon has taken a dramatic turn – from an abrupt and tragic end, to a rebirth and reconnection with their legion of fans. No matter how you slice it, the group was responsible for some of the most memorable and pure-sounding rock music of the ‘90s. And with their reformation in 2007 with singer Travis Warren, Blind Melon are poised to pick…

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Filter #18

Filter #18 / $4.95 / 1:30 / 116M / http://www.filter-mag.com /  Filter always has the best layout and indepth content of any of the magazines I have the chance to read. It seems as if the advertisements in this issue are actually less in number than in previous issues, and some of them are ingeniously placed (the car advertisement that is hidden away in the fold-out part of the cover.…

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Boston’s Latest and Greatest Power Rock Trio, Tab the Band, Play at Foxwoods on Feb 8th

Full US tour to be announced shortly “If you’re tired of bands auto-tuning the character out of their music and making every snare hit fit into a grid, then check out TAB the Band.”       “Masked Bandit” featured on CSI: New York Click Here To Hear Secretary’s Day : secretarysday.mp3 AOL Spinner mp3 of the Day: http://www.spinner.com

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Posted on: February 3, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Dave Gahan’s Hourglass Remixes 3/11 Release

DAVE GAHAN will follow 2007’s HOURGLASS with a vinyl collection of remixes of songs from the critically acclaimed album. HOURGLASS – REMIXES, scheduled for March 11th release via Mute/Virgin Records, features Juan Maclean, Booka Shade, Kap10Kurt, Maps, T. Raumschmiere, Digitalism, Onur Ozer and Sebastien Leger taking on tracks such as hit single “Kingdom,” (recently #1 on Billboard’s Singles chart and #5 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart), “Deeper &…

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Posted on: February 3, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE FUNERAL PYRE wraps up West Coast tour, offers update on new album

Los Angeles’ THE FUNERAL PYRE have returned from a brief West Coast tour and vocalist John offers this update: “We just wrapped up our West Coast tour with the almighty Book of Black Earth. Was it fun, you ask? All you need to do is look at this one picture [/a299/thefuneralpyreaxe/IMG_0109.jpg]. That proof enough? I believe so.

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Posted on: February 3, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sappy Bell Nominated for Cleveland Free Times Music Award

Announce New Tour Dates And Wrap Up Video Shoot For “Asleep At Last” Cleveland Ohio’s Sappy Bell has been nominated for a 2008 Cleveland Free Times Music Award in the category of “Favorite Metal Band.” This is the fourth straight consecutive year the band has been nominated for an award. “A huge thanks to all of our friends/supporters for making this our 4th year straight being nominated for a Free…

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Posted on: February 3, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Filter #17

Filter #17 / $4.95 / 116M / 1:30 / http://www.filter-mag.com / Filter has all the visual things going for it. Their graphical designer(s) should be snapped up for ArtForum in a second, mixing vibrant colors with strongly-contrasting text to make the zine a visual orgasm even to those who are illiterate. While there are a few things that are a little suspect (for example, the zine takes a full fourteen…

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Posted on: February 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Psych-Hip Hop Producer Take Unleashes Plus Ultra EP

Take returns with a bonus EP featuring remixes from the album “Earthtones and Concrete” and all new exclusive off-kilter, future bangers out now on Inner Current. “Bee Sting” by from the “Plus Ultra EP” alphapupserver.com/music/06BeeSting.mp3 The “Plus Ultra EP” picks up where the highly coveted “Earthtones & Concrete” left off. This time however Take has brought his friends along for some incredible remixes and collaborations. From futuristic machine click hop,…

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Posted on: February 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SKELETONWITCH departs for tour with Job For A Cowboy, The Red Chord

SKELETONWITCH departs for tour with Job For A Cowboy, The Red Chord Athens, OH’s SKELETONWITCH have just hit the road for a nearly-three week tour alongside Job For A Cowboy and The Red Chord. The band offers up a quick update via the band’s MySpace page: “Greetings you sick fucks!! We’re kicking off our tour with Job For a Cowboy and The Red Chord tomorrow!! Please come out and shred…

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Posted on: February 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Scott Wino Set To Release New Album

  It has been a long time coming and now it is finally a reality! Legendary guitarist: Scott “Wino” Weinrich (Saint Vitus, Obsessed, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand) has an albums worth of “solo” recordings in the works.

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Posted on: February 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sabbat Announces First-Ever US Shows

  UK thrashers Sabbat will be making their US debut this April in select cities across the country. Featuring producer extraordinaire Sabbat co-founding member and guitar player Andy Sneap; known for his production prowess on timeless metal classics by Testament, Killswitch Engage, Megadeth and Machine Head.

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Posted on: February 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Fifth Estate Volume 38, #4

Fifth Estate Volume 38, #4 / 1:10 / 64M / $3 / PO Bodx 201016, Ferndale, MI 48229 / Where most of the anarchist zines that I’ve read really degenerate into unreadable theory after a few pages, Fifth Esatate is written in such a way that the pieces are actually grounded in real life experience and fact instead of the intangibilities of theory. This issue’s cover section is by far…

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Posted on: February 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Our Last Night Debut “The Ghosts Among Us”

EPITAPH’S NEWEST HARDCORE/SCREAMO GROUP TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ON MARCH 4TH   New Hampshire based quintet Our Last Night will release their debut album, The Ghosts Among Us, on March 4th via Epitaph Records.  The dynamic new album pushes boundaries with lush melodic soundscapes, brooding hardcore and cathartic rock.

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