Author: James McQuiston

Posted on: January 30, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

The Female Species #5

The Female Species #5 / :20 / Free / 28M / 2692 Madison Rd Ste N1, PMB 220, Cincinnati, OH 45209 / http://www.geocities.com/yoshomon / [email protected] / I got this zine over at AMC from presumably the editor, who was incredibly nice and talked to me at great length, more so than when I received issue three from eir off of the livejournal zine_scene community. This time though, even though ey…

Posted on: January 30, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Deaf Pedestrians Strike Chord with “Hail to the Geek,”

Dallas-based quartet Deaf Pedestrians were chugging along, playing shows with bands like Staind, Papa Roach, Saliva and Shinedown and making a name for themselves on local radio. Then in June 2007, frontman Charlton Parker wrote the hooky, tongue-in-cheek song “Hail to the Geek” about his nerdy hobbies and awkwardness with girls.

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Zenni Optical

I wear glasses. Pretty much anyone that knows me knows that I wear them practically 24/7. There is a site that allows individuals to find very cheap (but good) glasses: Zenni Optical $8 Rx Glasses. This Best Thing Found: Zenni Optical, will ensure that you have many stylish choices to pick from. Great Discovery: Zenni Optical will bring you into a whole new sphere – check it out.

Posted on: January 29, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Einsturzende Neubauten – Alles Wieder Offen

Einsturzende Neubauten – Alles Wieder Offen / 2007 Virtual / 10 Tracks / http://www.neubauten.org / Einsturzende Neubauten is one of those acts that have been high on my list to check out for years, but I have not had a chance to listen to them until a copy of “Alles Wieder Offen” came to me. For those individuals that are similarly ignorant about Einsturzende Neubauten, the band came together in…

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Children of Bodom Finish New Album; NA Dates as Gigantour Band

      Finnish metal giants CHILDREN OF BODOM have completed work on its highly anticipated new album.  Entitled Blooddrunk, the record will see an April 15, 2008 release date via Spinefarm / Fontana International. The follow up to the band’s acclaimed 2005 release, Are You Dead Yet?, Blooddrunk is already being called the band’s “strongest and most advanced recording to date” and features a “heavier, darker” take on CHILDREN OF BODOM‘s…

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Cold Dead Hands – Novelization

Cold Dead Hands – Novelization / 2007 Self / 5 Tracks /  The band first lurches in a Fu Manchu o Monster Magnet direction, with the opening calling forth the same general style of stoner rock that those acts (along with early Sugar Ray) created. The vocals kick in and give the track much more of a Foo Fighters sound, while the bass line (linked to the lead guitar) finishes…

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Minus The Bear Continues World Tour

Minus the Bear is currently supporting its latest release, Planet of Ice on Suicide Squeeze Records. The Seattle based outfit is gearing up to tour Australia and Japan this February, in addition to select dates in Hawaii and Florida. The tour will begin in Brisbane, AU on February 8 and will include appearances at the Langerado Music Festival on March 9 and Coachella Music Festival on April 25. Tour dates…

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Ice Nine Kills – The Burning

Ice Nine Kills – The Burning / 2007 Red Blue / 7 Tracks / http://www.iceninekills.com / “The Greatest Story Ever Told” is a track that links together the work of bands like Brand New and Taking Back Sunday with the screamed out hardcore of Coalesce and Maroon. The bouncing back and forth between screaming and intensely catchy vocal lines, especially during “The Greatest Story Ever Told” is fun as all…

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Cinematic Shoegazers Faunts Release M4 EP; Featured In Xbox360 Game Mass Effect

New EP available now, Faunts recording new LP for fall 2008 release Friendly Fire Recordings is extremely proud to announce that the magnificent new Faunts EP (really closer to a full-length album, considering it’s 40+ minutes long), entitled “M4,” is now available digitally. Faunts was formed in the fall of 2000 by brothers Tim and Steven Batke and soon after, Paul Arnusch. At this point the band emerged, squinting, into…

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The Female Species #3

The Female Species #3 / Free / Half-Sized / 20 Pages / [email protected] /  An anarchist zine with the outside look of a perzine, The Female Species is a much longer read than the 20 pages would have individuals think. A lot of pieces in this issue are no longer than one or two pages, but their respective writers are talented enough to make brevity a strength. This issue contains…