Imagine the Ramones, add a little bit of the earliest gothabilly put forth by 45 Grave, and throw in just a hint of the Misfits to come forth with “Frankensteinâ€, The Coffin Lids’ first output on “’Round Midmightâ€. The Lids have a minor hiccup in the repetition that drags down “Teenage Shakedownâ€; the guitar solo on the track is almost long enough to erase all memory of this rut. Place…
This Summer, Varese Sarabande releases JOHN PHILLIPS’ ANDY WARHOL PRESENTS “MAN ON THE MOON” which collects of Phillips’ compositions and performances, studio recordings as well as a cassette recording by Andy Warhol of a performance and more. The off-Broadway musical Man On The Moon was conceived by John Phillips and his third wife, the South African actress, Genevieve Waite, as a potential film or stage production originally entitled Space. John…
XSEED Games and Marvelous Entertainment USA are excited to announce that Little King’s Story has officially gone gold and will ship to retail outlets nationwide starting on July 21, 2009. The Wii-exclusive title features life-simulation, real-time strategy, and adventure elements all packaged into a charming storybook adventure title. Watch the latest gameplay elements in the following videos: Carpenter.mov – Various job classes work together to build a bridge. As Regular…
Playbrains, an independent game development studio specializing in the digital download arena, announced today a new and very personal way to play with your friends over Xbox LIVE®. For the first time in any Xbox LIVE Arcade game, gamers will be able to take full control of their custom Avatar as a playable, in-game character through “Avatar Attack” mode in Madballs in…Babo:Invasion (MiBI) for Xbox LIVE Arcade on Xbox 360.…
An elusive new project from composer Alan Palomo. Neon Indian delivers equal parts synthetic nostalgia, Dreampop lullabies, and grinding guitar noise to create something eerier than the sum of its parts. Forged after a hazy winter gathering in Texas, this initial batch of tracks were the result of field recordings, record samples, a collection of bizarre synth sounds. Soliciting the visual acrobatics of Video artist Alicia Scardetta, this project is…
“Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade” will be shown alongside other quality independent features on this year’s Southern Circuit Film Festival. This unique tour will take a group of young filmmakers on the road, taking up-and-coming directors along for each of the showings. “Let Them Know” director, Jeff Alulis, will be joining the tour and will be appearing on behalf of his film and BYO “Let Them Know:…
The very sedate sound of “Sole Provider†has an 80s sheen to it that taps equally the Mr. Mister and John Tesh feel; something that is equally innocuous and dulled-edge in impact. “More For You†continues the 80s feel by bringing a little Huey Lewis and the News to the general sound of the disc. There seems to be a weird set of production values on this disc that make…
GOATWHORE Hits Billboard Top 200 Chart with New Album ‘Carving Out the Eyes of God’! Los Angeles, CA – July 2, 2009 – New Orleans, LA’s sons of American no-frills black metal meets death and roll, GOATWHORE, have just broke the Billboard Top 200 chart with their latest release Carving Out the Eyes of God, coming in at #190! In addition to hitting the Top 200 Chart, Carving Out the…
07.06 – Iota Art Gallery (Washington, DC) 07.07 – Zebulon (Brooklyn, NY) 07.08 – North Star Bar (Philadelphia, PA) 07.11 – The Cake Shop (New York, NY) 07.12 – House Party (Pittsburgh, PA) 07.13 – House Party (Columbus, OH) 07.15 – Uncle Fester’s (Bloomington, IN) 07.16 – Al’s Bar (Lexington, KY) 07.17 – J’s Bohemia (Chattanooga, TN) 07.18 – Little Kings Shuffle Club (Athens, GA) *All Dates w/ Madeline and…
For an ambient/landscape type of album, this self-titled first collaboration between Eno and Cluster is tremendously short in a temporal way. However, the instrumentation present on the disc is rich enough and logical to such a degree that one will be utterly immersed in the music after a mere three minutes of the opening “Ho Renomoâ€. The electronic violin that starts off “Schon Hande†makes for a small bit or…
Although their name would invoke yuletide tidings and blissful chanting, U.S. CHRISTMAS creates music which is anything but. Spanning the dark, decrepit and painful side of disharmonic psychedelia, this North Carolina outfit has successfully distilled the essence of cacophony through countless layers of sound and crushing waves of volume that are an orchestrated assault on the senses. None other than Neurosis’ Scott Kelly took notice of U.S. CHRISTMAS through his…
The fourth full length by Woods, Songs of Shame, rips deeper with both 90-second and 10-minute forays into skeletal psychedelia. This is not to say the idiosyncratic songwriting style and vocalizing of Jeremy Earl is not present in spades but expanded, colored, and twisted into a tie-dye of soundscapes. Having toured incessantly over the last 12 months as a four piece (Jarvis Taveniere, G. Lucas Crane and Kevin Morby round…
XSEED Games today announced that they have secured the North American publishing rights to The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces, an intense flight simulation game on Wiiâ„¢. Originally released in Japan by NAMCO BANDAI Games, this latest title from Project Aces, will be available Holiday 2009 exclusively for Wii. After decades of constant war and fighting, the world has finally come to a lasting peace. But with war being an integral…
12 song CD,2000. 35:45, practically 3 minutes a song. They are a 4 piece band from some East European nation that play some extremely catchy clear punk music in the vein of the first wave of punk bands to wash upon the U.K’s shores. The album is surprisingly clear with clean vocals and guitar. In “Saturday Night†the guitarist pulls off an amazing solo aside from his great axe work…
Yukon roots music songwriter Gordie Tentrees has released his 3rd album, Mercy or Sin, produced by Juno Award-winning producer Bob Hamilton. Joining Gordie (dobro, guitar, harmonica) are long-time bandmates Ken Hermanson (banjo, lapsteel, guitar) and Matt King (upright bass). This is the much-anticipated follow up to critically-acclaimed Bottleneck to Wire (2007) and 29 Loads of Freight (2004). This album finally captures the bands dynamic live show and unique growth of…
How often do you meet a band that ties together brilliant songwriting, flawless technique, mad intensity and a thought-provoking lyrical content to boost? When it comes to extreme metal, it’s really difficult to find the complete package. Maybe that’s why “Retaliate†by Misery Index is such an important album. It shows that the impossible is sometimes just a head bang away…. Misery Index isn’t your average death metal or grindcore…
The Clock Work Army is an interesting band. The band is able to create a distinct style that is still very salient and catchy for the current era. The band is able to throw in a dance-punk backing beat (mainly drums) with a strong female voice and alternative-infused, swirling guitar eddies. There are only five tracks on “A Catalyst For Change†but the band confidently crafts their own sound here.…
So this week, we present week 3 of the “Summer of Golden Bloom†(thank you again Magnet for the aptly titled slogan) which is given to you by Ireland’s own, Tuneraker. “Fan the Flames†is the track for this week which is available at http://www.tuneraker.com/index.php/music-features/world-exclusive-preview-of-fan-the-flames-by-golden-bloom/ anfnewsacctwww.neufutur.com
ivian Girls have had an extremely eventful couple of years as a band, from appearing at major festivals, to playing the Bowery Ballroom about a million times, to having their own question on Jeopardy. The band spoke with Pitchfork’s Tom Breihan back in March while in the studio in LA working on their sophomore LP, Everything Goes Wrong, due Sept. 8 on In The Red – below is an excerpt…
The shouted-out vocals that start out “2,4,6,8†bode well for Clit 45. The style of punk music that hits listeners’ ears are quick and streetpunk influenced, with guitars that are influenced by the Bad Religion school of music. There are few times that individuals can breathe on this disc, and this is not because Clit 45 is obnoxious, but rather that the band kicks it into high gear whenever they…