Eazy-E – Featuring Eazy-E / 2007 Capitol / 16 Tracks / http://www.emicap.com / “Featuring Eazy-E†is an album that collects all of the different songs that were milestones of Eazy-E’s career, whether it be with other individuals or were songs that were hidden away for about the last fifteen years. This means that there are songs on here like “Automobile†(with N.W.A.), “Get Yo Ride On†(with Mack 10 and…
Internet radio/art collective expands archives and makes ambient, headphone-masterpiece available digitally. Approaching their Proton Drive goal and celebrating their 8th anniversary, pioneering internet radio station DUBLAB is plenty pumped heading into 2008 with a new, more-functional website and a shift into nonprofit status. In appreciation of their 300,000+ listeners worldwide, DUBLAB will be steadily expanding their ever-growing archive of sonic gems in the upcoming weeks premiering an arsenal of live…
There is a new web site for those individuals that are looking for writing tips. This web site, dailywritingtips.com, has a number of tips on writing. The web site will give individuals the ability to increase their writing skills to a degree that will put them at the top of their friends, family, or other social agglomeration of individuals.
Clamor #31 / $4.50 / 1:00 / 80M / http://www.clamormagazine.org / Clamor is a zine that tries to model itself after the higher-print run zines like The Progressive. They succeed with this, and with a fairly light entry into this issue (the first actual article comes a full seven pages into the zine) individuals might wonder where’s the beef (or soy/tofu as the case may be). This feeling will soon…
The musical and award-winning talents of MARY J. BLIGE, MAROON 5, and internationally acclaimed Latin pop stars RBD, will be showcased in the NFL PEPSI SMASH SUPER BOWL CONCERT SERIES on Thursday, Jan. 31, and Friday, Feb. 1, in Glendale, Arizona.
Hellraiser 20th Anniversary / 2007 Anchor Bay / 93 Minutes / http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com / Hellraiser is one of those lines of horror movies that seem to get the shaft when compared to either the Jason or Freddy movies. The plots are always interesting, the deaths always innovative, but yet the films typically reside at a level below that of the more established horror franchises. Luckily, Anchor Bay noticed that the movie…
Vickie Winans and Marvin Winans, Jr. Lead Nationally Known Christian Lineup During Two-Day Event Expected to Draw 13,500 A new Christian Music Festival has been launched by veteran Oakland County attorney, C. Daniel Harry, with the aim of inspiring thousands of people to come together in peace and worship to enjoy two days of music and family fun in the outdoor, pastoral setting of Northern Oakland County.
Clamor #23 / $4.50 / Full-Sized / 68 Pages / PO Box 20128, Toledo, OH 43610 / http://www.clamormagazine.org / My first experience with Clamor was really a mixed bag. While all of the pictures and layout look decent, with the layout seeming a little sterile but workable, some of the pieces collected in this issue really seem diffuse or lacking in any sense of cohesion. Take, for example, the interview…
On his first studio album since 2003’s highly praised Later That Day… (called “easily one of the most creative hip hop albums of the year†by Amazon.com), Lyrics Born (aka Tom Shimura) once again raises the bar with Everywhere At Once. Long known for his innovative beats, creative collaborations and crooner-esque vocal performances, Lyrics Born furthers his song-craft and incorporates elements such as pop, reggaeton and R ‘n B on…
Black Tide – Shockwave / 2007 Interscope / 2 Tracks / http://www.blacktidemusic.com / http://www.interscope.com / This single is Black Tide’s first foray into the major label scene, and their brand of classically influenced metal will go over big with a populace that has been lusting after anything retro. “Shockwave†is so close to a Judas Priest song that I’m frankly afraid that Black Tide will be tapped as a copycat…
Across the pond, British Sea Power fans are kicking up quite a ruckus in the name of rock music as anticipation builds for the release of their forthcoming album in early 2008.
While this is another zine that has had issues made after the first, I feel as if I still need to go and do a review of it because it just is so fabulous . This is the second time that I’ve reviewed this magazine, as this was yet another magazine about who I lost the review to. We see everything through Kannan’s view, including issues about weight and about…
The music on the CD (set for release on Feb. 6 2008) brings some famous saints to life. It focuses on their life story, their struggles, and their sacred beauty. The music blends ambient, classical, jazz, and some world music styles together to create a rich musical landscape. A special piece on the album is also an innovative, contemporary arrangement of “Amazing Grace”.
Koop – Koop Islands / 2007 Atlantic / 11 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/koop / Koop is an odd band. I believe, in the 2,500+ discs that I’ve reviewed in the last decade, that they are the first to link together the swing genre with a more Caribbean type of sound. Where I originally thought that the style would not work in the slightest, just listening to a few seconds of “Koop…
“Ah! the sound of the 90’s… …being dragged kicking and screaming into modern day. That’s what we like. Y’all remember Robot pal and production whizzkid Jason Drake? The one man act behind Cassettes Won’t Listen and many , many excellent remixes (original work featured on MFR here ) has turned his attention to one of my most consistent sources of baseless guilt as a 90’s teen.
The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #2 / $1 / 5 x 5 / 32 Pages / http://www.microcosmpublishing.com / PO Box 14332, Portland OR 97293 /Â This time around, we have the history of the AIDS virus completely broken open in a way that is both informative and well-documented. Using sources like the storied C.I. Aids and What If Everything You Thought You Knew About AIDS Was Wrong, this issue…
Vendlus Records’ Grayceon has recently finished a 7″ split with Giant Squid that is now available by The End Records, limited to 500 copies. Tour dates are scheduled through the first quarter of 2008 with acts like Agalloch, Lesbian, Giant Squid, Black Elk, Ludicra and more, with more dates being scheduled and updated all the time. Grayceon’s self-titled debut is still available for coverage via Vendlus/Earsplit, with a new full-length…
Brian Dewan – Words of Wisdom / 2007 Eschatone / 16 Tracks / http://www.briandewan.com / http://www.eschatone.com / Brian Dewan is one weird individual. The sing-song nature of “Words of Wisdom†(the opening track), could conceivably be on a Disney movie or some odd, out of the way, radio station. Dewan’s opening to the album “Words of Wisdom†is primarily vocal, with only the lightest in terms of instrumentation to fill…
Finland’s and Oceans is dead, now rises the new age of machines: the industrialized proclamation of Havoc Unit. Havoc Unit is the new propaganda machine & the audio-visual forum for artists to collaborate without restrictions: a test channel where neurons communicate via chemical and electrical synapses in order to spread audio-virulence and bacteria. The iridescent concept album [h.IV+] is a terror assault on the world taboos & baboons, and for…
Christian * New Age Quarterly: Volume 16, Number 2 / $3.50 / :30 / 20M / info@christiannewage.com / http://www.christiannewage.com / Wow, the premise of this zine is very positive – Christian and New Age individuals getting together to positively enact change and have dialogue. However, when one actually gets into the zine proper, pieces like Catherine Groves’ “A Tale of Two Lenses†rapidly lose readers as the focus changes from…