Movie Star Kiss – Sunset Junction / 2007 Self / 6 Tracks / http://www.moviestarkiss.com / The tidiness with which Movie Star Kiss create their introductory track on “Sunset Junctionâ€, “Just Can’t Have It All†virtually ensure some large fan base for the band. The band does not immediately link themselves to a specific set of bands and influences, but plays rock music with hints of emo music strewn throughout. “Just…
In the current period, individuals have to be concerned that their identities will be stolen, their credit cards used for nefarious purposes, or some other horrible thing. However, there are a fewfirms that are trying to ensure that individuals will not have to worry about that problem. One of these places is LifeLock, and they ensure that individuals will not have the slightest amount of money or goods stolen from…
Exclusive Elliot Smith Photos By Acclaimed Photographer Autumn De Wilde Debut Films: WHAT WE DO IS SECRET, Starring Shane West and Bijou Phillips & Jamie Kennedy’s Comic Documentary HECKLER New Bands: The Walkmen, The Dodos, Helio Sequence, MSTRKRFT & Stellastarr* February 26 – March 2, 2008 San Francisco, CA The Noise Pop Festival takes over San Francisco February 26 to March 2. Over six nights, Noise Pop 16 will come…
Bring Me The Horizon Present – This Is What The Edge of Your Seat Was Made For / 2007 Earache / 4 Tracks / http://www.earache.com / Bring Me The Horizon Present creates some of the noise-infused hardcore music that has been put forth by a number of acts in the current period. The first track on the disc is “Re: They Have No Reflections†does not give too much new…
Following the January 22nd release of “The Evening Descends,” Norman, OK’s Evangelicals are headed out on a seven week cross country trek with Headlights. Playing towns big and small, Evangelicals are bringing their unforgettable psychedelic joyride to a club near you very soon. Taking the prodigious musical skill and clever pop sensibility of their recorded work and pushing it into overdrive, Evangelicals live is not just something to listen to,…
Drank Too Much In Milwaukee #2 (Dug, iliketodrawpictures@hotmail.com , 414-372-4260– no other addy) The title of this zine (at least the first part) is probably the most truthful title of a zine that I have seen in my days of reviewing. Pretty much every little snippet of Dug’s journal entries deals with a serious amount of drinking, whether it be “I’m Thankful for Beerâ€, “Songs About Drinkingâ€, or “Drinkin’ With…
   Say Anything, led by creative mastermind and lyrical genius Max Bemis, will headline a nationwide club tour kicking off on March 13th in Hollywood, CA. The 28 city tour comes full circle when it concludes a little over a month later in Los Angeles, CA. The band will be joined on the road by Manchester Orchestra, Biffy Clyro and Weatherbox. Say Anything is touring in support of…
Switches – We Are Switches / 2007 Interscope / 4 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/weareswitches / “Lay Down The Law†is the first track on this EP, and it shows The Switches as a band that can create an angular rock sound that does not sound like the style crafted by many of the other bands in that style. This is done by incorporating a softer, more dreamy type of style –…
Following the release of their fifth studio masterpiece, “The Black And White Album,†and a brief successive tour taunting the masses, singer Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist, drummer Chris Dangerous, bassist Dr. Matt Destruction, guitarists Nicholaus Arson and Vigilante Carlstroem are launching a stateside tour in honor of their last stupendously spectacular sold-out spree. Unrivaled perfection awaits those lucky enough to attend— February 19th in Los Angeles through March 8th in Washington,…
Alana Amram & The Rough Gems – S/T / 2007 Zealous / 5 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/alanaamram / http://www.zealousrecords.com / “Blackest Crow†is the first track on this EP, and it showcases Amram’s work as something that can fit in well with the work of Alison Krauss or even the re-imagined folk genre of the current period (which has adherents including Akron/Family and Devendra Banhart). There seems to be a slight…
     Explosive, Oakland, CA quartet SAVIOURS will unleash its sophomore full-length album Into Abaddon on January 22 via Kemado Records.  Known for its refreshing take on the classic metal of decades past, SAVIOURS are becoming frontrunners in today’s thriving heavy metal underworld, rapidly garnering international attention as one of the best heavy bands active today.
Pawbox – S/T / 2007 Self / 5 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/pawbox / Pawbox does not immediately shoehorn themselves into a specific style of music. Sure, they play rock music, but it is hard to tell where exactly they get their influences during a track like â€O.O.T.N.I.F.â€. There are hints of HIM, Velvet Underground, and even the Stone Temple Pilots, but these only describe a fraction of the band’s sound. The…
Philly’s favorite sons Man Man are readying a three week tour, scheduled to kick off on March 4th in Baltimore MD. Famous for kinetic live shows that include playing everything from apples to zithers are set to release their much anticipated Anti- Records debut Rabbit Habits on April 8th.
If you want to know how I got this zine, I would say to read the review of #3. This zine is just as fabulous as the last issue, with a little bit different choice of topics. I am really curious about the writer named Mike Hideous. I’m guessing it’s a different Myke Hideous than the one that sang with the Misfits for the grand total of about three weeks,…
The R.E.B.I.R.T.H. Features Production by Vitamin D, Jake One, and Others Successful and independent emcee, producer, and business man, One Be Lo will be releasing his second solo album, The R.E.B.I.R.T.H. via his own Subterraneous Records and Integral Music Group on February 19th, 2008. The R.E.B.I.R.T.H., (Real Emcees Bring Intelligent Rhymes to Hip-Hop) is the end product of growth and the obstacles he’s overcome since the release of his last…
Tom Savell – You Just Gotta Love It / 2007 Still Fumin’ / 8 Tracks / http://www.stillfumin.com / “Simple Game†blends together Karl Clang and David Bowie into something that is interesting to say the least. The arrangements present during the disc are solid, but it feels like the vocals are mixed a little too loud for comfort on this track. If another producer could come through and let the…
 Tiger Army has been rejoined by stand-up bass player Geoff Kresge, a name that will be no doubt familiar to the Tiger Army faithful. Kresge performed all live shows with the band from 1999 to mid-2004 and appeared on Tiger Army’s second and third studio albums, as well as providing back-up vocals on the band’s new album, Music From Regions Beyond. Jeff Roffredo has left the band on good terms…
Autonomadic – The Missionary / 2007 Bleeding Ear / 7 Tracks / http://www.autonomadic.com / Apparently we had a chance to review a song from Autonomadic (“Pig Tailsâ€) when we reviewed the “Punks and Pints†compilation a few years back. The review given then is still accurate – Autonomadic play a style of punk music that is catchy as all get out. Unlike their “Pig Tailsâ€, it seems as if the…
 Atmosphere, the prolific duo of Slug and producer Ant are set to release their highly anticipated sixth official studio album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold on April 22nd 2008. The acclaimed Minneapolis-based hip hop group have performed over 2000 shows and sold well over 1 million units worldwide as the flagship artist on the independent label Rhymesayers Entertainment.
Eat Sugar – S/T EP / 2007 Self / 4 Tracks / http://www.eatsugarmusic.com / The noisy, spastic type of electro rock that starts off this EP in “I’m A Carrier†virtually ensures that Eat Sugar will be what is blasted out at any indie club throughout the United States. The synthesizers, clap lines, and coke-addled speed of the track will whip anyone that is listening in into a frenzy, while…