Fat City #7 / $4.50 / Full-Sized / 80 Pages / PO Box 120196, Boston, MA 02112 / http://www.fatcityrockers.com / fatcitymag@hotmail.com / I wasn’t really expecting much from Fat City when I received it in the mail, being all glossy and with a picture of a female holding eir’s breast. However, when I actually got around to reading the magazine, there are some pieces that probably rank right up there…
Los Angeles, CA’s THE GHOST INSIDE has set an April 15th release date for their debut album ‘Fury and the Fallen Ones’ through Mediaskare Records. Recorded in Oakland, CA with producer Zack Ohren (As Blood Runs Black, First Blood), ‘Fury and the Fallen Ones’ features 12 tracks of hardcore inspired metal that is fast and in your face; three of those tracks “Faith Or Forgivenessâ€, “Destinedâ€, and “Provoke†can be…
The Fool #3 / Half Sized / 16 Pages / Free? / maxymouse@aol.com A small zine, which still remarkably tells me a lot about the author, The Fool #3 shows someone that is still working everything out in eir’s life. While ey is against uses of gay and retarded to describe things (showing a somewhat enlightened outlook), ey still uses the terms good and bad guy. While individuals may say…
Eric traded with me. I don’t knowe what issue I sent him, but I really like this zine. There are no pictures in it, though! The whoel zine, aside from a few pages at the end, is a discussion of Eric’s weekend at Beantown Zinetown. While I am one of the people that like divisions or distractions between pieces, Fish With Legs has a wonderful writing style that one just…
A Fine Idea At the Time / Fourth-Sized / 16 Pages / photographicfiles@yahoo.com / PO Box 210814, Nashville, TN 37221 / This zine is absolutely perfect. Not too much information on each page, and a scratching of the surface of a younger individual who finds out that ey might be pregnant. Ey’s period is late, and various other factors contribute to this worry. This zine discusses in detail this individuals’…
 Boston-based band, Dispatch, will release to DVD “Dispatch: Zimbabwe – Live at Madison Square Gardenâ€, a concert film exploring the trio’s on-going efforts to raise money for the frightening situation in Zimbabwe. Set for a January 29, 2008 DVD release through self-owned Bomber Records (in partnership with AEG Network Live and VDI Entertainment), “Dispatch: Zimbabwe – Live at Madison Square Garden“ was directed by renowned photographer Danny Clinch and…
* Their Dreams Are Dead, But Ours Is The Golden Ghost streaming at ThePunkSite.com * 6-week U.S. Tour routed for March – April Their Dreams Are Dead, But Ours Is The Golden Ghost, the new record from Brooklyn N.Y. / Easton, P.A. duo Slingshot Dakota is now streaming at ThePunkSite.com. The full-album stream will only be available through January 27th; go here to check it out.
 PIERCE THE VEIL wrapped up a year of constant touring in 2007 and show no signs of slowing down as they kick off 2008 with tour plans that extend through the end of the summer. With a workload like this, it’s easy to see why Alternative Press has recently named PIERCE THE VEIL one of the 100 Bands To Know In ’08.
The Fall of Convention #1/ $1 / 5.25 by 7 / 12 Pages / afunctionul@hotmail.com / 2020 Nicollet Ave. So. #227, Minneapolis, MN 55404 /Â This was the other piece of material that I received from Gerald at AMC 2003, and this is even less substantive than Afunctional #1. This does not mean it is bad, just really short on content. With this issue, which seems to point to being…
                                               The boys from Seattle have announced their first dates of 2008. The band wrapped up 2007 after dazzling audiences worldwide on the International Taste Of Chaos tour, and are set to return to the States headlining “The World By Storm†Tour. Promoting their latest hit album, Conviction, AIDEN promises to deliver and astounding live set that is sure to assault all the senses. Joining the assault…
Stobo – S/T / 2007 Fork Tongue / 12 Tracks / http://www.stobo.info / Stobo starts off this album with a smoking introduction. The band is smart when it comes to the creation of a certain tension hat will have individuals clamoring for some sort of release. This release comes with an intense blend of guitars and drums, while keeping the vocals out of the equation. The banfd has more than…
Among the most prolific and engaging artists of today’s folk and cabaret genres, singer/songwriter D.C. Anderson liberates a new collection of unique and compelling tales from his gray matter with the release of “Our Story,” online and in stores March 11, 2008 on the LML Music Label. This, his eighth album since his debut release in 1993, offers 15 new original songs that playfully and poignantly challenge traditional notions of…
Kate Nash – Made of Bricks / 2007 Polydor / 12 Tracks / http://www.katenash.co.uk / Kate Nash has been all the rage in the United Kingdom for over a year now. It is only now that Nash is trying to break it big in America, and with the works on this album, the chance that Nash breaks it big in America is considerable. The opening track on the disc is…
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Tristan Prettyman will hit the road in February along with G. Love & Special Sauce in support of her new album entitled Hello. The album will be released April 15, 2008, on Virgin Records and is an appealing portrait of this freewheeling San Diego, CA, native as she narrates stories about her life, loves, and heartbreaks. “I really wanted the album to be a reflection of me, 
Maritime – Heresy and the Hotel Choir / 2007 Flameshovel / 12 Tracks / http://www.flameshovel.com / For those individuals that do not know who Maritime is, the band consists of members from both The Dismemberment Plan and the Promise Ring. They released their first full length “Glass Floor†in 2004, and followed that up with a 2006 release in “We, the Vehiclesâ€. This, their third album, shows a very mature…
Metal Mind Productions presents a re-release of the album “Sinister Slaughter†by Macabre. While metal music often tends to seek inspiration in the horror genre, Macabre goes a step further and transforms horror into music – the Chicago trio have developed their own unique musical style which they named murder metal. The name speaks for itself and Macabre make sure that each of their releases lives up to it. “Sinister…
This is yet another zinester hailing from the Canton/Akron area, and again, I am surprised at the quality of this zine. Mind you, it is very short, sweet, and to the point (fourth size, 20 pages), but the mixture of artistic styles that she used to create this zine is simply amazing. From something like writing on her hand and taking a picture of it to doing the tried and…
Mortification, Australia’s most successful extreme metal band, now in their 18th year, is breaking into the metal scene in Europe once again. Under the license from Nuclear Blast Records, Metal Mind Productions will be re-issuing 9 Mortification titles in a deluxe digipak format. The list include following albums: “Scrolls of The Megillothâ€, “Post Momentary Afflictionâ€, “Blood Woldâ€, “Primitive Rhythm Machineâ€, “Envision Evangeleneâ€, “Triumph of Mercyâ€, “Hammer Of Godâ€, “The Silver…
Last American Buffalo – Marquis For The Debutante / 2007 Self / 11 Tracks / http://www.virb.com/lastamericanbuffalo / The first track on “Marquis For The Debutante†is “Breaking Up Mineâ€, and it shows Last American Buffalo as an act that has a style that blends together Chris Cornell’s solo work with hints of The Wallflowers and Queens of the Stone Age. “Breaking Up Mineâ€â€™s walking bass line that is present during…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mower Re-Caps 2007 and Announces Search For New Guitarist And Drummer *** Mower’s “Road Rage†Continues To Heat Up Sirius Devil’s Dozen San Diego, CA’s Mower, who just recently completed a tour supporting Diecast, has checked in with the following re-cap of 2007: The group is currently searching for new members to fill the drummer and guitarist positions.