The Die Vol.3, No.1 / :30 / 12L / Red Roach Press, PO Box 764, College Park, MD 20740 / redroachpress@yahoo.com / The Die is the closest thing to a serious journal that I read, and yet it skillfully defies the tedium and dry writing of that form of art time and time again. This time, a few key subjects are broached: the removal of solitude in the age of…
Shalini – The Surface And The Shine – Shalini, formerly of San Francisco’s Vinyl Devotion, has been recording solo albums for the past few years and November 9th marked the release of her third solo album, The Surface and the Shine (Electric Devil). You can really hear all of Shalini’s influences on this one – especially power pop icons like Mitch Easter, Cheap Trick, and the Go-Gos. TSATS is definitely…
12 song CD on jiffi pop records. Nice guy pop punk in the vein of $parechange of JFT with a little better guitar playing then the former. The bass is audible with well written lines. The guitarist isn’t afraid to some good wailing riffs .The vocals sound like a few other pop punk bands , and the lyrics usually deal with lost love. Some of the songs are actually different…
November kicks off with Silversun Pickups ruling MTV and radio. The quartet has been named the “Artist of the Week” on the channel’s ongoing, year-long series. They’re in good company, alongside recently featured musicians Common, Tegan & Sara, Beastie Boys, and Rilo Kiley.
The Die Vol 2 Issue 3 / Free / 11×14 / 12 Pages / Red Roach Press, PO Box 764, College Park, MD 20740 / redroachpress@yahoo.com / http://www.redroachpress.tripod.com / I signed up for The Die a few months ago, and haven’t really had time to read any of Joe’s zines until this period. However, I should be kicking myself, as The Die is one of the better-written reads I’ve had…
Coming off DJ Sabzi’s victory last week at The Redbull Beat Battle Championship and winning a chance to record with his choice of Redman, Young Buc, or Talib Kweli, Blue Scholars are quickly becoming the propagators of the Northwest hip-hop scene taking it national.
The album has 10 songs, and was released in 1999. It cost me nothing. From down in Dayton, 12 tribes kick some serious ass with their unique style of hardcore/metal punk. Screaming seems to mix with good guitar playing and lots of high hat hitting drums. What is really frightening are the lyrics, ranging from love to rejection to nothingness. By far, the best party of 12T is the killer…
Check out the illustrious HORSE the Band on maniaTV’s Drop D on Thursday, November 22 at 1:00am EST / 10:00pm PST. After you have your fill from the Thanksgiving Fest, tune on to http://www.maniatv.com/live to catch the band discussing their August 2007 release A NATURAL DEATH, human bone jewelry, their choice of dueling weaponry and much, much more.
Individuals that have had their ear to the ground in independent music during the last decade will be familiar with the name Julie Moffitt. Moffitt released her first album in 1995 (Labyrinth), and sporadically released follow-up efforts in 2001 (dancerdemonloveranswer) and 2002 (Yules). “Cover to Cover” represents Moffitt’s fourth release, a blend of Moffitt’s interpretations of the songs that have molded her into the performer that she is today, along…
Eastern Conference Champions – Home Away EP / 2007 Suretone / 4 Tracks / http://www.eccmusic.com / http://www.suretone.com / It has been a few years since we last reviewed the Eastern Conference Champions, and the “Home Away†EP marks the first tracks off of their “Ameritown†album. The vocals that stop off “The Box†have a lot in common with a Dave Matthews, while the rock created by the rest of…
When I turned sixteen, Mark Mansfield threw a party for me at his parents’ house in the Hollywood Hills and my band was all set to play. For my birthday, my girlfriend, Melissa, gave me a gram of coke and that night I learned a valuable lesson: I do not like to combine cocaine and guitar. I did a few lines just before we went on and I could hardly…
This is a 12 song CD, released on Popular Records in 1996 by this 5 piece band. All but one of these songs are over 4 minutes long. Odd style of hard rock in the blues vein (read: Bryan Adams and Lynard Skynard) but more musical. Great guitar riffs combine with a gruff voice to make a rough sounding set of songs. The songs are very well written and very…
Seattle’s The Protocol are back with a diverse sophomore release called Recess out on Parlor Records. Recess is a journey through the indie pop, pop punk and pop rock genres and first release for Parlor Records, the upstart indie label also based out of wonderful city of Seattle.
Fuzz is excited to announce the creation of the first of its kind 3D commercial application on the internet for music sharing and discovery- the Fuzz Mixtape. Capturing the nostalgic feel of passing around cassettes until the tape wore thin, the Mixtape allows anyone- fans, artists, labels- to distribute their own personalized creations to the masses. The streaming Mixtapes are featured on Fuzz.com with a widget available for placement across…
This Holiday Life – The Beginning of the End of the World / 2007 Self / 10 Tracks / http://www.thisholidaylife.com / This Holiday Life start out their “The Beginning of the End of the World†with “A Yes, Not A Noâ€. During “A Yes, Not A Noâ€, This Holiday Life show that they are consummate professionals, creating a style of music that is simultaneously catchy and intricate. The band puts…
Industry pioneers LAMB OF GOD have crossed the line… literally. The Grammy-nominated metal band are breaking down the smoke and mirrors and allowing – for the first time in music history – fans and professionals alike the revolutionary opportunity to produce and/or remix the entire Sacrament audio CD. All of the studio audio tracks (guitar, vocals, drums & bass) from the entire Sacrament album have been isolated, separated and prepared…
GEA is the seventh album by singer-songwriter-guitarist-poet-painter-dancer Mia Doi Todd. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, CA, self-produced in collaboration with Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, and is being released March 4, 2008 on City Zen Records in North America and Kindred Spirits abroad.
I don’t know what to classify this. I’m guessing indy rock, because its slower and more pop-like then punk. This album is OK, and it doesn’t do anything for me. It wouldn’t make me mosh, but its not bad either. I don’t know what band they sound like.This album gets a 6.5/10. The Infamous Hamburger Transfer, as well as all Trunk Federation albums, are out on Alias Records (http://www.aliasrecords.com)
Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow will release her sixth studio album, Detours, on February 5, 2008. The album marks the return of producer Bill Bottrell, who previously worked with Crow on her breakthrough debut album Tuesday Night Music Club, which earned the singer three Grammy Awards, and sold more than ten million copies worldwide.
“How a band that’s only been around for two years manages to sound this assured I don’t know, but Coronation Thieves remains a brave and thrilling debut — if not one of 2007’s best albums, then at least its greatest discovery†9.0/10 – Prefixmag.com