Secondhand Serenade’s “Fall For You” Is Perfect!
Singer/Songwriter John Vesely is Secondhand Serenad
Author: Sargeant
Starlit Fireball #5
Filler #1 ? Finally, a magazine that really lives up to this title. The “Filler” in the eponymous zine really is of the highest quality, specifically “A Burning Question?” which details a worker from the Lipton Tea Factory?s descent into madness, which was triggered by drinking the enemy, coffee. A piece from the editor, Faith Holland, is chock full of the same sentiment that you would find in something like…
Kassin +2 is the final installment in the +2 trilogy
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…
Anarchy Club’s A Single Drop of Red To Be Released – March 4, 2008
For Boston hard rock/ electronic duo Anarchy Club, making music is all about creating heavy, hard-hitting songs they would want to listen to themselves. Fueled by their addiction to Kung Fu and Asian underground cinema, video games, and classic muscle cars, as well as a wide variety of musical influences, from Rob Zombie and Dr. Dre to Chinese classical, Adam von Buhler and Keith Smith create the cinematic rock juggernaut…
OST: Beowulf
OST: Beowulf / 2007 Warner Brothers / 17 Tracks / http://www.beowulfmovie.com / http://www.warnerbros.com / Beowulf is one of the oldest stories that is still being told; while it is not as old as the myths that am movie like 300 were taken from, the age on this story is considerable. It is thus the duty of Alan Silvestri to make a soundtrack that fits in well with the action. Individuals…
JFAC Announce Worldwide Live Dates With Megadeth as Part of Gigantour
     Glendale, AZ extreme metal powerhouse JOB FOR A COWBOY has announced both North American and United Kingdom tours alongside thrash metal legends Megadeth in support of its celebrated debut album, Genesis. JFAC has been handpicked by Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine to support his band as part of both the UK and North American “GIGANTOUR 2008” tours. JOB FOR A COWBOY took the heavy music landscape by storm in 2007, releasing…
The Mumlers – Thickets and Stitches
The Mumlers – Thickets and Stitches / 2007 Galaxia / 11 Tracks / http://www.themumlers.com / http://www.galaxia-platform.com / The first minute or so of The Mumler’s “Thickets & Stitches†seems very dark and brooding, owing to the horns that are present. However, as “Dice in a Drawer†opens up, the catchy nature of The Mumlers comes forth. There are not direct comparisons that I can make for how The Mumlers sound,…
South Carolina’s Chop Dezol release hit single “Pump It” feat. Sean P. of The Youngbloodz
Chop Dezol, straight out the Souf Cak with a hot new single called “Pump it (Collipark Mix)” , featuring Sean Paul of The YoungBloodz. “Pump It” was recently released by this MCS Entertainment Recording Artist and has gotten immediate response from radio in NY, NC, TX, IA, IL, CT, NJ, CA, MA, SC, GA, and more, and continues to pick up momentum. Already a surefire hit, Collipark’s mix gives “Pump…
Kate Walsh – Tim’s House
Kate Walsh – Tim’s House / 2007 Blueberry Pie / 10 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/katewalsh / Kate Walsh is yet another one of those individuals that have a great career in the United Kingdom but have not made it over to the United States yet. For some reason, the United States release date for Walsh’s 2007 album is in late January. I never understood why record labels hold on to albums…
Mia Doi Todd releases 7th album, opens extensive N. Am. tour for Jose Gonzalez
Singer-songwriter-guitarist-poet-painter-dancer Mia Doi Todd will be celebrating the release of her seventh album GEA touring as the opening act with Jose Gonzalez. The tour starts February 29 in Miami and ends March 30 in Vancouver.  This will be a “green” tour with the entire touring party’s carbon emissions being calculated and offset by the company “Reverb.” GEA was recorded in Los Angeles, CA, self-produced in collaboration with Carlos Nino &…
The Female Species #5
The Female Species #5 / :20 / Free / 28M / 2692 Madison Rd Ste N1, PMB 220, Cincinnati, OH 45209 / http://www.geocities.com/yoshomon / thefemalespecies@hotmail.com / I got this zine over at AMC from presumably the editor, who was incredibly nice and talked to me at great length, more so than when I received issue three from eir off of the livejournal zine_scene community. This time though, even though ey…
Deaf Pedestrians Strike Chord with “Hail to the Geek,â€
Dallas-based quartet Deaf Pedestrians were chugging along, playing shows with bands like Staind, Papa Roach, Saliva and Shinedown and making a name for themselves on local radio. Then in June 2007, frontman Charlton Parker wrote the hooky, tongue-in-cheek song “Hail to the Geek†about his nerdy hobbies and awkwardness with girls.
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Einsturzende Neubauten – Alles Wieder Offen
Einsturzende Neubauten – Alles Wieder Offen / 2007 Virtual / 10 Tracks / http://www.neubauten.org / Einsturzende Neubauten is one of those acts that have been high on my list to check out for years, but I have not had a chance to listen to them until a copy of “Alles Wieder Offen†came to me. For those individuals that are similarly ignorant about Einsturzende Neubauten, the band came together in…
Children of Bodom Finish New Album; NA Dates as Gigantour Band
     Finnish metal giants CHILDREN OF BODOM have completed work on its highly anticipated new album. Entitled Blooddrunk, the record will see an April 15, 2008 release date via Spinefarm / Fontana International. The follow up to the band’s acclaimed 2005 release, Are You Dead Yet?, Blooddrunk is already being called the band’s “strongest and most advanced recording to date” and features a “heavier, darker” take on CHILDREN OF BODOM‘s…
Cold Dead Hands – Novelization
Cold Dead Hands – Novelization / 2007 Self / 5 Tracks / The band first lurches in a Fu Manchu o Monster Magnet direction, with the opening calling forth the same general style of stoner rock that those acts (along with early Sugar Ray) created. The vocals kick in and give the track much more of a Foo Fighters sound, while the bass line (linked to the lead guitar) finishes…
Minus The Bear Continues World Tour
Minus the Bear is currently supporting its latest release, Planet of Ice on Suicide Squeeze Records. The Seattle based outfit is gearing up to tour Australia and Japan this February, in addition to select dates in Hawaii and Florida. The tour will begin in Brisbane, AU on February 8 and will include appearances at the Langerado Music Festival on March 9 and Coachella Music Festival on April 25. Tour dates…
Ice Nine Kills – The Burning
Ice Nine Kills – The Burning / 2007 Red Blue / 7 Tracks / http://www.iceninekills.com / “The Greatest Story Ever Told†is a track that links together the work of bands like Brand New and Taking Back Sunday with the screamed out hardcore of Coalesce and Maroon. The bouncing back and forth between screaming and intensely catchy vocal lines, especially during “The Greatest Story Ever Told†is fun as all…
Cinematic Shoegazers Faunts Release M4 EP; Featured In Xbox360 Game Mass Effect
New EP available now, Faunts recording new LP for fall 2008 release Friendly Fire Recordings is extremely proud to announce that the magnificent new Faunts EP (really closer to a full-length album, considering it’s 40+ minutes long), entitled “M4,” is now available digitally. Faunts was formed in the fall of 2000 by brothers Tim and Steven Batke and soon after, Paul Arnusch. At this point the band emerged, squinting, into…
The Female Species #3
The Female Species #3 / Free / Half-Sized / 20 Pages / thefemalespecies@hotmail.com /Â An anarchist zine with the outside look of a perzine, The Female Species is a much longer read than the 20 pages would have individuals think. A lot of pieces in this issue are no longer than one or two pages, but their respective writers are talented enough to make brevity a strength. This issue contains…