Filter #18 / $4.95 / 1:30 / 116M / http://www.filter-mag.com /Â 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.…
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.” Â Â Â Â “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
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 &…
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.
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…
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…
Big D and the Kids Table will joining fellow Bostonian’s and long time friends, Dropkick Murphys on their Feb/Mar dates leading up to St. Patrick’s Day. Big D recently finished their own headlining tour and are getting ready to start work on a new album for SideOneDummy.
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,…
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…
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.
 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.
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…
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.
“THROTTLE WIDE OPEN” TOUR GEARS UP FEB. 14 in GAINESVILLE, FLA Bentley will return to Los Angeles the following week for media appearances and events leading up to the 2008 GRAMMY Awards, including a performance on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (Feb. 6), a guest appearance on E! Entertainment’s hottest new late night talk show Chelsea Lately (Feb. 7), and a private pre-GRAMMY concert at the Knitting Factory…
Sally Anthony – Goodbye / 2007 EMI / 19 Tracks / http://www.sallyanthony.com / http://www.emicap.com / Individuals may not remember exactly where they remember the name Sally Anthony from, but if they saw a show with Natalie Merchant, Chris Isaak, James Taylor, Tom Petty, or Enrique Iglesias in the last few years (since 1998, when Anthony released eir first EP), there is a chance that they have seen Sally Anthony perform.…
An outstanding release!!!!!! “She†– a unique event on the world-wide scale!!!! This fantastic release is a must have for all fans of the best quality progressive/rock music!!!!  Caamora represents the partnership of Clive Nolan (Pendragon, Arena) and Agnieszka Swita in a lavish and creative collaboration. The musical version of ‘She’ is based on the classic novel of the same name by Victorian adventure writer H. Rider Haggard. Clive…
WWE Armageddon 2007 / 2007 WWE / 180 Minutes / http://www.wwe.com / This iteration of Armageddon has one of the better cards for this PPV. This time around, everything even down to the dark match (which saw Jesse and Festus defeat John Morrison and The Miz) was compelling in its own right. Rey Mysterio and MVP had a match that for once saw them fight against individuals that were more…
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Filler #3 / :10 / 16M / PO Box 614, New City, NY 10956 / http://www.fillmeup.net / asugarhigh@aol.com /Â Just like the previous issue of Filler, this issue has a preponderance of poetry, but is unlike many other poetry and poetry-themed zines in the sense that the poetry does not fit in the same genre or literary style. While the vast majority of pieces in this issue of Filler are…
Frederik Magle – Souffle Le Vent + The Hope / 2007 Self / 2 Tracks / http://www.magle.dk / http://www.magle.dk/music-mp3-downloads.html / Frederik Magle is rapidly reaching prominence in the field of classical music. This is due to the fact that Magle’s compositions have reached a level of sophistication and skill that have brought him accolades, including having The London Philharmonic, The Danish Radio Sinfonietta, and Nikolaj Znaider play his compositions. However,…