TV Party – The Crusades Show / 2006 MVD / 58 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / http://www.brink.com / For those individuals that have had a chance to see “The Time & Makeup Showâ€, “The Crusades Show†is a year and a half later. Things have changed. If one event could be chosen as being the most momentous between 1979 and 1981, it would have to be the election of Ronald Reagan…
Just weeks after the release of its debut album, RIBBED MUSIC FOR THE NUMB GENERATION, Sohodolls has received an impressive 15 adds for the band’s video, “Right and Right Again,” on national, multi-regional and Internet programming outlets.
The Hazey Janes – Always There / 2006 Measured / 3 Tracks / http://www.thehazeyjanes.co.uk / “Always There†is the first track on this EP, and it sounds like The Hazey Janes have heard a lot of “Big Meâ€-era Foo Fighters. The opening strains of the track have a high amount of this influence, with only later the band taking a sixties boy band (think a blend of equal part Beatles…
A pretty amazing story has surfaced regarding the infamous All Time Low promo photos for their new album So Wrong, It’s Right which comes out September 25th on Hopeless Records. A girl by the name of “Rea” who goes to school in ATL’s home state of Maryland at Magnolia Middle School in Harford County was suspended from school for THREE DAYS for having this photo (http://www.media.wmg-is.com/media/portal/media/cms/images/200708/all-time-low-1-extralarge_1187366032969.jpg) hanging outside her locker.
Robin Trower – Living Out of Time / 2006 Music Video Distributors / 83 Minutes / http://www.trowerpower.com / http://www.mvdb2b.com / I always am shocked by these individuals; skinny, British guitarists that I would normally assume would play a brand of music that wouldn’t be too incongruous with James Taylor. Starting off “Living Out of Time†with “Too Rolling Stonedâ€, Trower shows fans that ey has not lost any of the…
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Minus The Bear Tour Dates: 9/28 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop – Late (Subtle supports) 9/29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel* 9/30 – Buffalo, NY – Traif Music Hall* 10/1 – Toronto, ON – Opera House -(TBA?)
On September 4, London-based Brazilian-born band The Tamborines make their U.S. debut with the release of the “Sally O’Gannon” EP. The single has already met with critical acclaim in the UK. The EP will be available as an exclusive limited edition 4-song CDEP – with no digital distribution. The release will be distributed in North America via Darla Record and Junk Records in Spain/Portugal territories.
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Scene of Action – S/T / 2007 Pop Smear / 5 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/sceneofaction / http://www.popsmearrecords.com / I have to be honest here. When I first the instrumentation at the beginning of Scene of Action’s disc, I heard The Killers. In much of the same way, the first time I heard the band’s vocals on “Daydream Stop hockâ€, I thought they paid off Gerard Way to do the vocals. The…
“They have taken the brass sound that Dexys Midnight Runners packed away in their attic 20 years ago and injected it with enough fun, melody and soul to make it truly their own.” Music Week”Having toured relentlessly round the UK for the past year, Charlie’s rousing hymns to underdogs and the band’s parping brass and rock’n’soul reverie finally seems to be creating ever-bigger waves.” The Fly
The Toy Dolls – Our Last DVD? / 2006 MVD / 72 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Why is it that The Toy Dolls look exactly the same as when they started out their career in 1979? Why is it that when I’m not looking at the screen and just listening to the style of their music, I am not sure whether this is 1980, 1990, 2000, or 2006? The video…
The latest addition to Candlelight USA’s distributed roster from London’s Siege of Amida Records, Knights of the Abyss bring skin melting cacophony, sure to split the pants of all of those into Job For A Cowboy, Dying Fetus and All Shall Perish.
Caleb Micah – Come Home / 2007 Aux / 6 Tracks / http://www.calebmich.com / http://www.auxrecords.com / “Come Home†starts out with “Juan Shoe is Gonna Rock You!â€, a track that uses a duet of vocals done in a back and forth style that is given the perfect amount of support by the slightly country-tinged sound of the guitars and drums. This style reminds me vaguely of The Anniversary, but don’t…
Polish progressive rock band SBB announced a release date of their new material. Full length album entitled “The Rock” will be released via Metal Mind Productions on the 5th November 2007 (20th November in US via MVD). The band in a refreshed line-up: Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos, Gabor Nemethis is working on the follow up to the “New Century” album from 2005. Gabor is known from his work with Hungarian…
Tiamat – The Church of Tiamat / 2006 MVD / 95 Minutes / http://www.churchoftiamat.com / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Wow, Tiamat has a lot of stuff to give their fans on “The Church of Tiamatâ€. Yes, it is really a bible of the band that any true fan should pick up. Of course, there is a concert to watch, but just one glance at the bonus section and one will be shocked.…
Foreigner will share the same stage at London’s O2 Arena with Atlantic Records label mates Led Zeppelin for a long-anticipated tribute concert honoring the late Ahmet Ertegun, the visionary founder of Atlantic Records.
The Action Design – Into A Sound / 2007 Pop Smear / 6 Tracks / http://www.theactiondesign.com / http://www.popsmearrecords.com / The first track on “Into A Sound†is “The Scissor Game†and it gives The Action Design a rock meets goth type of sound that really brings the band into a Nightwish or an Evanscence sound in my opinion. The second track on the disc is “Eyes On Meâ€, and aside…
Certified Air Raid Material Dropping All Throughout the USA and Canada After finishing up his residency at LA’s already legendary Low End Theory club night, recently rocking the crowds of thousands at Burning Man (!) and Red Rocks, and completing his long-anticipated sophomore release Certified Air Raid Material; edIT is ready to shakes asses across the continent with the innovative crunk of The Glitch Mob in tow.
Testament – Live In London DVD / 2005 Eagle Rock / 14 Tracks / http://www.testamentlegions.com / http://www.spitfireregions.com / The interview on the Live In London DVD may just be the most informational in showing how Testament getting back together. With each of the members having a few minutes to show what happened over the twelve-year interval, the band’s music on Live In London is given even further of a boost.…