Author: James McQuiston

Posted on: November 26, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Seattle export THE BLAKES celebrated being NPR’s Song of the Day today with their fan-favorite, “Don’t Bother Me.”

The trio’s self-released album has been spritzed up and retooled, but there’s no containing the primal, giddy energy that crackles through it. Careening back and forth between desperate/lovesick and drunk/predatory, the band turns raw, conflicted desire into instantly addictive pop gems and scorching, swaggering rock. The band’s hearts and influences are on full display, but the results are wonderfully contagious. For an ideal example, delve into the winningly bouncy, vaguely…

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Posted on: November 26, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Vic Goddard – Long Term Side Effect [ADB]

This was release in 99 on Tugboat Records, and it has 15 songs. It cost me nothing. Vic Godard has had a long history, from being in the Subway Sect, a British punk band, to now, as a Rock band as Vic Godard. The album is great, mixing reggae with rock with indy with soul. Vic is all over the musical map, drawing from an amazing amount of influences to…

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Posted on: November 25, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

The Pack – Based Boys

The Pack – Based Boys / 2007 Jive / 17 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/thepack / http://www.jiverecords.com / Individuals may know The Pack through a few different venues. First (and most likely), individuals will know The Pack through one of their prior hits – “Vans” – which was censored by MTV to remove all mentions of the title footware. Also, individuals may know The Pack through “I’m Shinin’”, which reached the elite…

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Posted on: November 25, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Conquistador To Occupy New Zealand/Australia Collaboration With Kinky Nominated For Two Latin Grammies

Driving his crusade to the farthest corners of the Earth, the last remaining globally-recognized Imperial Moustache Champion, Alexander Antebi, of LA funk-glam band Conquistador, will be making his first New Zealand/Australian press tour this November for International charity event, Movember, which raises awareness and money for prostate cancer research. Men are encouraged to grow a moustache for one month in November (dubbed ‘Movember’) and have their friends, family and supporters…

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Posted on: November 25, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

SMP/Thine Eyes/Noxious Emotion/Fockewolf Tape [ADB]

Wow…4 similar bands that sound completely different from each other. SMP: This band is the best on the tape. They sound like Hate Dept. and fully pull off the gothic/ GOOD industrial sound. I really hope SMP gets a full length album out, so i can be in pure technical nirvana. Rating:8/10 Noxious Emotion: This band sounds like older Manson, NIN, KMFDM, and Aphex Twin. They are obviously influenced by…

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Posted on: November 25, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Holland and Jones’ Rendition of Louis Armstrong’s “It’s A Wonderful World” A Hit

The holiday season got off to a ‘wonderful’ start today with the digital release of the two-song single by singer/songwriter Jolie Holland and soul icon Booker T. Jones. In the most heart-felt collaboration of the year, Holland and Jones met to record the classic Louis Armstrong track “It’s A Wonderful World,” in honor of the song’s 40th anniversary.

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Posted on: November 25, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

OST: Heartworn Highways

OST: Heartworn Highways / 2007 Hacktone / 26 Tracks / http://www.hacktone.com Heartworn Highways is a documentary similar in style to All My Loving, but the subject material is a little different. Where All My Loving was a child of the sixties in terms of the bands covered and individuals’ feelings about rock music, the director of Heartworn Highways, James Szalapski focuses on the folk and roots rock sounds that were…

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Posted on: November 25, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Prosthetic Records to reissue two TESTAMENT albums

Prosthetic Records is proud to announce reissues from Bay Area metal legends TESTAMENT. Both to feature new liner notes, 1997’s ‘Demonic’ was remastered and 1999’s ‘The Gathering’ will include the previously only available in Japan, “Hammer Of The Gods”. Both will see a worldwide release through the label on Jan. 8, 2008. Previously released through Spitfire Records and currently out of print, both records are a welcome addition to the…

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