My father does a lot of photography, but has just came into his own, trying to submit pictures into contests, to make a little money (and possibly even get things enough together to get a nicer camera). Luckily for him, there is a new contest that he can enter to possibly pull down some nice prizes. PhotographyCorner is gearing up for their 2007 Photograph of the Year contest, and individuals…
The Rumble Strips – Alarm Clock / 2007 Kanine / 6 Tracks / http://www.therumblestrips.com / http://www.kaninerecords.com / Few bands have the cahones to cover the great Thin Lizzy. That is what The Rumble Strips do on their “Alarm Clock†EP, along with placing 5 other rockin’ songs on the disc. “Alarm Clock†starts with a very prominent horn section that make The Rumble Strips sound a little like the Planet…
Amaru Entertainment/Interscope/UMe announce the release of THE BEST OF 2PAC – Part 1: Thug and THE BEST OF 2PAC – Part 2: Life, the 2 CDs are retrospective collections showing the complex creativity of this lyrical genius. The CDs will be available on December 4, 2007. 2PAC is the top-selling rap artist of all time. His force was evident during the height of his popularity in the Nineties, but his…
Bleeding Heart #8 ($1, Amanda Shank, 9111 Jordan Rd, Fairplay, MD 21733) A very personal zine, put together in a cut and paste style. The zine is all about Amanda, with the recurring issue of her OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) flavouring every single piece in the magazine. The format, full sized pages, and the layout (cut and paste with cute images inserted), reminds me of Mecaroni and Fleas, but something much…
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Pride And Joy Legacy Recordings / Epic Records November 6, 2007 In 2007, on the 25th anniversary of the debut of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1982 – four short months before they began recording their first album for Epic Records – the sky is still crying over the loss of one of the world’s most renowned young guitarists,…
Georgie James – Places / 2007 Saddle Creek / http://www.myspace.com/georgiejames / http://www.saddle-creek.com / If one really thinks about it, the fact that Georgie James is currently on Saddle Creek and not Dischord is a fairly major type of thing. This is due to the fact that Georgie James is comprised of a member from Q And Not U, which were located on Dischord before their break-up. For quite a few…
From Fat Wreck HQ: We’re really sorry about the new NOFX live LP being delayed so we decided to put it on sale along with the next installment of the Fat Classic colored vinyl series, Propagandhi’s How To Clean Everything, on conflict-free gold vinyl! I don’t even want to hear your sorry excuse for not being signed up for the Fat newsletter to get exclusive comments like this from Prop…
Big Wheel January 2006 / Free / :30 / 76M / Big Wheel Magazine, PO Box 520, Van Nyus, CA 91401 /Â This is another of the area-specific scene zines, like those that can be found in any major city. However, this zine has a lot more in the way of material than any of the other scene zines, having features on The Briggs, The Briefs, Dead Kennedys, and Three…
Look Mexico, the band, will be rocking some sweaty basement / dive bar in your town within the next week or two. Cause it will probably happen. For those who absolutely refuse to camp out at their local venue in blind anticipation of Look Mexico showing up, here’s a handy schedule outlining the band’s upcoming tour with Chase Pagan. The boys are also booking a short tour with gal pals…
The Last Goodnight – Poison Kiss / 2007 Virgin / 12 Tracks / http://www.thelastgoodnight.net / http://www.virginrecords.com / Individuals may know who The Last Goodnight are without knowing exactly why or how they know them. Their music was featured as a free download on iTunes, and was used as a musical interlude during a promotional clip for the show Brothers & Sisters. In regards to knowing the band in a non-electronic…
The following is an exclusive remix by Boston-based DJ Die Young, a young talent whose specialty lies in his reworkings of original material. He’s taken “Heartquake†– a stand-out track from Brooklyn’s Teletextile, which is having a video filmed for it soon – and turned it into something to start the dance floors across the country. Original: Here Remix: a href=”http://basstown.net/traxxx/dieyoung/Teletextile-Heartquake(djdyremix).mp3″>Here Die Young Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/djdieyoung Hi-Res pics: http://www.planetarygroup.com/02teletextile “Teletextile is…
The Big Takeover #59 / $5.99 / 3:00 / 228M / http://www.bigtakeover.com / $6 is always a lot of money to drop on an issue of any magazine, and The Big Takeover has the unfortunate task of putting together so much content and trying to have the cost at a point that it will pay for most of their costs without turning too many individuals off from purchasing this issue.…
“So Hard”, a new music video featured for the first time today on over 30 Internet web sites, ipays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of military families separated by conflict throughout the world. But the real inspiration for the raw, emotional, and heart rending song and images comes from the singer-songwriter’s own family. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where…
Angels and Airwaves – I-Empire / 2007 Suretone / 12 Tracks / http://www.angelsandairwaves.com / http://www.geffen.com / While my post-Blink bands loyalty was in the +44 court for a while, I found out about Angels and Airwaves after procuring for myself a copy of their last album. “It Hurts†was an amazing track, and it swing my loyalty over. “Call To Armsâ€, the first track on “I-Empireâ€, puts me more firmly…
First Single from upcoming release TIME:LINE The Song: “Tight Eyes” is a bouncing, smooth track with a hook so soft it’s almost whispering, with guests The Luv Bugz singing, “We must be tight/Let’s go out.” Also featuring Oh No, Nicolay and Kay travel the well-worn path to the club, encountering some familiar characters – but what sets this slick track apart from most drink-smoke-and-dance-a-longs is the light-headed atmosphere Nic lays…
Michael Hurley, the legendary rambler, cartoonist, and “outsider” folk singer, guitarist, is undertaking a second set of select U.S. tour dates in support of The Ancestral Swamp his 20th full length album and his label debut for Devendra Banhart and Andy Cabic’s Gnomonsong label. Immediately preceding the last set of dates he taped segments for NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday” and “World Café” as well as APR’s “American Routes” program. The…
A Beat Of Our Own #2 / $2 / 40M / Jared, A Beat of Our Own, 123 B Park Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27605 / A Beat Of Our Own is a decent magazine. There are interviews with members of The Avengers, APPLE, Social Unrest, and Thought Crime, among others. This is pretty much the only thing that is in this issue of the magazine. For those individuals that are…
Ayo “Live from Monte-Carlo†will be presented on U.S. Public Television as both a one hour special and as a 90-minute fundraising special nation-wide. Like The three tenors, Andrea Bocelli, Sara Brightman, Michael Bubble, Josh Groban and many others, Ayo will be introduced to the American market on television through more than 300 pbs affiliates covering 99% of total U.S. households. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the…
NeuFutur Magazine and Total Assault band together to create a new contest. Bullet for My Valentine is getting ready to release their sophomore album, Scream Aim Fire, on January 29th. The band traveled to Texas to team up with renowned producer Colin Richardson (Machine Head, Funeral for A Friend) to create an album packed with aggressive tempos, insane guitar riffs and incredible lyrics. Bullet for My Valentine is comprised of…
OST: Enchanted / 2007 Walt Disney / 15 Tracks / http://www.disneymusic.com / Alan Menken (“The Little Mermaidâ€, “Beauty and the Beastâ€, “Pocahontasâ€, and “Herculesâ€) hooked up with Stephen Schwartz (“Godspellâ€, “Ragsâ€) to create this score, which is similar to what the two did during both “Pocahontas†and “The Hunchback of Notre Dameâ€. “Enchanted†is the latest Walt Disney movie, and it blends together live action film with animation, both in…