Atrophy Zine #11 : Toystore Handcuffs (PO Box C-11, New Rochelle, NY 10804) One of the few personal zines in the pile to review for this time, Atrophy #11 is Colin’s look back at the earliest days of his love life. Starting off at the tender young age of 14, Colin goes point by point through all of his romances, and all of the journal entries that accompanied those times.…
Seminal Industrial ensemble, Germany’s Einsturzende Neubauten vaults 62 spots up the CMJ Top 200 national radio charts to #67; the strongest showing they’ve had in a decade. The new album, “Alles Wieder Offen” has been getting great press galore, another sampling of which I include below.
Champaign, IL trio Headlights will release its second album, Some Racing, Some Stopping on Feb. 19, 2008 on their hometown label, Polyvinyl Records. The band has built a devoted following by touring non-stop since the band formed in 2004. However, after all this touring, much of it just as a three-piece, the band members have learned that they cannot do it alone. This time they will be joined by Nick…
Lazuright – you may think, what the hell is that? Well, it’s just a band name. You may think they sound very American! But as a matter of fact, this band comes from the very heart of south Germany. To be precise from Tuttlingen – a small town in the middle of nowhere! In 2004 they record their first album. It’s a home recording session, far away from any studio…
/ :10 / $.50 / Trade / 24S / http://www.beetfarm.org/tunazine / Grilled Tuna Zines / 1357 West Augusta #1 / Chicago, Illinois / Even though Dave shrinks all of these pieces of notebook paper to an acceptable size to ft in the small format of the zine, the fact is that with just a few illustrations, a great deal of information is conveyed. The style is by no means at…
Devendra Banhart released his fifth album in September. Having concluded a mid-sized European tour, he did a lengthy U.S. tour and then a lengthy European tour, now concluded. The new album “Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon” continues to make headway on independent radio charts around the country and of course, the adulatory press continues, including the new samples In include below.
Anchors for Arms – Listen.React / 2007 Oort / 11 Tracks / http://www.anchorsforarms.com / http://www.ortrecords.com / “The Roots†is the first track on “Listen.Reactâ€, and it shows the approach that Oort is taking in signing a number of these independent emo bands to their label (for those that do no know, Oort is an imprint of Lobster Records). What I mean with that is that Oort is bringing back the…
LOSING TODAY “This EP is a glimpse of the essential storytelling that they have been working on which will form their debut album. As a taster it is outrageously good. It has classic and collector’s item flashing all over it. Papertrigger will soon be part of many peoples’ worlds…The term Band To Watch is much abused, Papertrigger are more like a Phenomenon About To Happen. Their local Philadelphia press rave,…
With the highly anticipated release of AVENGER OF BLOOD’s Death Brigade just around the corner, HEAVY ARTILLERY is previewing two tracks from the forthcoming album on their myspace profile. The previewed tracks, entitled “Sadistic Inquisitor” and “Poserslaughter” give a small glimpse of the full-blown thrash metal assault that is Death Brigade. Featuring cover artwork by the legendary Joe “Motorhead” Petagno, Death Brigade will be unleashed on December 23rd.
Oslo – The Rise and Fall of Love and Hate / 2007 Six Feet / 11 Tracks / http://www.osloband.com / I had a feeling that this was the case, but Oslo is a band from the United States. On “The Rise and Fallâ€s first track, “Slowdiveâ€, the band calls forth a very current, British sound to alternative rock. The track is catchy in the same neurotically-sung, neatly arranged style as…
Keali`i is more than a singer or performer, he is a cultural icon and ambassador for the Aloha State. In the words of Donne Dawson (Hawai`i State Film Commissioner) “For those beyond our shores, Keali’i provides an amazing window for the world to see why Hawai’i is a place like no other.” One of Hawai`i’s best known singers and kumu hula instructors, Keali`i and his Halau Ke`alaokamaile perform a musical…
NeuFutur Magazine and Cornerstone Promotions have joined together to give two lucky winners a prize packet for Rock Bandâ„¢. In these prize packs there are Rock Bandâ„¢ tshirts, drumsticks, and stickers. They’d make a great stocking stuffer for individuals, or can be an early holiday present for others. Contest winners this time around are: Jonathan Yue of Austin, Texas and Nathan Cernetic of Phoenix, Arizona. Thanks again for signing…
First off, no. The title is such a misnomer that it’s not funny. The writers of this magazine do not practice what they preach. And lordy, do they ever preach up a storm with this magazine. First off, this seems like your average zine, with an intro piece and a piece about going vegetarian, but bam bam bam, you have pieces about going up to people to convert them to…
With a balanced combination of energy, musical diversity, stage presence and a passion for music, YoungFlame of Wreckhouse Entertainment, took home the Hip Hop prize package by placing 1st in the SRC/ Universal sponsored industry showcase entitled ‘Faces In The Crowd’. This showcase has helped 4 artists get major record deals including Island Def Jam recording artist, Chrisette Michele (who was featured on both Jay Z and Nas singles, as…
Fresh from a 50 concert blitz through the wilds of North America with the shaman-rock of Old Time Relijun, frontman Arrington de Dionyso returns to his love of free improvisation with the bass clarinet and throatsinging, in duos with Japanese underground musician Katsura Yamauchi for a series of concerts in the Pacific Northwest. Arrington will perform bass clarinet and throatsinging, Katsura will perform on soprano and baritone saxophones. Katsura plays…
Celtic Woman – A Christmas Celebration / 2007 Manhattan / 15 Tracks / http://www.celticwoman.com / http://www.manhattanrecords.com / In the last few years, Celtic Woman has taken the world by storm. Starting out with PBS specials and moving into selling out venues, going Gold and Platinum, and they have reached a level of fame high enough to merit recording a disc of Christmas tracks. The disc captures a perfect blend of…
The Hives have just released a new video for “Fall is Just Something Grown Ups Invented†featuring a personal performance for Cartoon Network. The Hives’ single is now playing as the fall theme song on Cartoon Network. The Hives’ new album, The Black & White Album, is now available in stores. The Hives are currently on tour in Europe until 2008. The Hives have just released a new video for…
This was a zine that was traded for issues of my zine, and now I feel bad, as if my zine is not one, much less a page of this amazing zine. Think of Ideosyncratic Girl, the comic that the audience sees but does not get to read in Mallrats. The inner content of the comic, I imagine, would read a lot like this comic. And, I can honestly say…
On the heels of their heralded North American tour, Van Halen has announced the release of official ringtones and ringback tones for the first time. Among the 15 official Van Halen ringers available are the Grammy-nominated, #1 smash hit, “Jump,†one of the most famous guitar solos of all time, “Eruption,†and the iconic rock classics “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love,†“Runnin’ With The Devil,†“Jamie’s Cryin’,†â€Unchained,†“Panama,†and “Hot…
Tender Forever – Wider / 2007 K / 12 Tracks / http://www.takemybreathaay.net / http://www.krecs.com / You know, the cover of “Wider†does not immediately give individuals a good sense of what the album will ultimately sound like. The lead singer is sitting in front of a cardboard (or paper) representation of a fire, in an meditative pose. When one actually puts the CD in, the cover of the album actually…