First To Leave – Forging A Future / 2007 Wednesday Records / 12 Tracks / http://www.firsttoleave.org / http://www.wednesdayrecords.com / Man, I had no idea that First To Leave was going to sound like how they end up sounding at the beginning of “Forging A Futureâ€. The cover of this album is very nondescript when it comes to giving clues about the band, so needless I was shocked when I heard…
Tuesday, November 6th, JAY-Z will release his 10th studio album. Already receiving rave reviews, AMERICAN GANGSTER, is JAY-Z’s first conceptual work of art. Separate from the official motion picture soundtrack, this collection of all-new original material is a musical journey and lyrical interpretation of snapshots from the motion picture American Gangster.
This was released in 1999 on Vegas Records, and it has 14 songs. Cost to me: Free. Pain is an odd sounding band: combining Nerd Rock, Rock, and Ska to make a very catchy sound. THe vocalist sounds like the guys from They Might Be Giants, various new wave singers, and 70’s rock singers. Pain sounds like a major label band, with an extremely rich and well produced sound. It’s…
For the first time since Xbox 360 launched their Xbox LIVE Marketplace, a full HD concert download will be made available to users in the United States for free. Finger Eleven’s set from the Berkeley Church in Toronto, Ontario will be available to all users gratis. The content will be placed on the servers on November 6, 2007 where it will be for sixty days.
Silence Is Safety – S/T / 2007 Teeno / 7 Tracks / http://www.teenorecords.com / Silence Is Safety plays a style of rock that has not been heard on the radio for about ten years. There are hints of the Goo Goo Dolls as well as with the Spin Doctors, but the energy present during this track is high enough that individuals can get behind this female-lead band. “He Doesn’t Know 
Queensrÿche pay tribute to some of their favorite songs with an adventurous collection of covers that range from Black Sabbath and The O’Jays to Italian opera and Broadway musical. Singer and chief songwriter Geoff Tate, guitarists Michael Wilton and Mike Stone, bassist Eddie Jackson, and drummer Scott Rockenfield put their stamp on 11 classic tracks with Take Cover. The album is available November 13 at regular physical retail outlets and…
This is on NG records, and it has 10 songs. O9MM is a rock/rap metal band with a black lead singer. This is a 3 piece band with Chaka Malik on Vocals, Taylor Mcham on Guitars and Bass and Matthew Cross on Drums.The rap on this album isn’t bad because it is of the “Old Skewl”, the lyrics are well written and the guitars are well placed. They change tempos…
Middle Distance Runner – S/T / 2007 Self / 6 Tracks / http://www.middledistancerunner.com/ “The Sun and Earth†is the first track on this EP, and it starts out in a sedate way. However, the tempo is something that slowly builds up to give individuals something to get amped up with. The neat composition allow the vocals to take a focal part of the band’s sound, and while the act is…
SAN DIEGO, CA – Freshly back from a tour across the United Kingdom with The Blackout, Equal Vision recording artist Pierce The Veil are continuing their trek with labelmates (and fellow Reybee Production clients) Chiodos in support of their recently released debut A Flair for the Dramatic.
Highly respected hard rock / metal powerhouse CLUTCH will kick off a North American co-headlining tour alongside progressive rock unit Coheed and Cambria in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The month-long trek will conclude on November 29 in NYC. Inarguably one of heavy music’s most recognizable bands, CLUTCH has constantly evolved, always set standards and never followed trends, resulting in a strong succession of first-rate, engrossing hard rock albums. Impossible to categorize,…
Chris Botti – Italia / 2007 Sony / 12 Tracks / http://www.chrisbotti.com / http://www.sony.com / Ah , Chris Botti. Before I received a copy of “Italiaâ€, I had no clue who you were. For those individuals that want a short backdrop, Botti is a trumpeter that has released nine solo albums over the course of twelve years. Much of Botti’s work can be broadly categorized as “smooth jazzâ€, but there…
New York Times Live Review @ CMJ http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/dragons-of-zynth-at-union-pool/ New York Times Wrap Up http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/arts/music/22cmj.html Prefixmag.com “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 –
Silverchair swept the 2007 ARIA Awards in Sydney last night. They won five ARIA’s – more than any other artist this year. Most significantly the band took out the prestigious Album Of The Year award for their acclaimed Young Modern. While they’ve had five chart topping albums over their career this was actually the first time that any Silverchair release has received that honor.
OST: Heartbreak Kid / 2007 Plan R / 14 Tracks / http://www.heartbreakkidmovie.com / For those that do not know, The Heartbreak Kid is the latest movie from the Farrelly Brothers (who are known for such “classics†as There’s Something About Mary, Me, Myself and Irene, and Dumb and Dumber). Despite the fact that these aren’t even their “bad†movies (that honor goes to Shallow Hal and Fever Pitch), the brothers…
Click Here To Hear Secretary’s Day : http://www.northstreetrecords.net/secretarysday.mp3 Music Connection – “Raw and intense with just enough raging energy to scorch your skin. Tab’s form of rock is unrelenting, uncompromising and irresistible…young intense and tremendously talented”
This was released in 1999 on Will Records, 8 songs, and this band is a 5 piece based in Seattle.The inside cover has a really cool looking naked punk chick in it. The band vocalist has a 80s glam sound , which is most closely related to the black crowes.The guitars are really good sounding, and the riffs are top notch.The guitarist can pull off some pretty good solos as…
From her departure of cold-war communist Russia to her landing in the United States at the age of 10, Julia Gerard has moved monuments with her efforts to open minds in regard to demonstrating the importance of World Peace and has done so by impacting the Los Angeles fashion scene from her J Gerard Design Studios & Peace Gallery on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, CA.
John Fogerty – Revival / 2007 Fantasy / 12 Tracks / http://www.johnfogerty.com / I was never that big of a fan of Credence Clearwater Revival, but both my mother and my significant other are huge fans. What Fogerty did back in the seventies was simply not my thing, but the revival of the style, infused with a few other elements, is something much more near and dear to me. Fogerty…
THE HIVES’ new single “Fall Is Just Something Grown Ups Invented†is the featured theme song for Cartoon Network’s fall season. Every ten minutes, you can hear “Fall Is Just Something Grown Ups Invented†on CN! The charismatic garage rock band, THE HIVES, will release their newest album The Black & White Album on November 13th. Cartoon Network will premiere the video for “Fall Is Just Something That Grown Ups…