Ooh… its the Manfred Mann Band meeting with The Specials. Or, at least, that is how the beginning of this EP (Last Words This Morning) sounds. Borth’s saxophone really gives “Last Words This Morning†a full-bodied sound that draws the emotions of listeners just like the keys of Choi intensify the second track, “Go Feet Goâ€. The great thing about the Bruce Lee Band in this track is that they…
Pitch Black Records is pleased to announce the release of the eagerly awaited debut album by Cypriot metallers Prodigal Earth, “Zenith II Zeroâ€. This is classic heavy metal at its very best, full of melody and touches of power throughout while having an overall fresh sound. Special mention has to be made to Nicholas Letpos’ (DIPHTHERIA, ARRYAN PATH) brilliant vocals and of course the rest of the band members’ excellent…
Brooklyn quintet HULL are back home after their recent tour surrounding SXSW 2009. The band comments… “On our first tour as part of the End records roster, HULL have stormed through the South East with much force, at every stop winning the faces and minds of those in attendance. On the road to Austin for the mighty SXSW festival and onward, many miles have passed and decibels peaked in the…
Even though Music To Quilt By is over three years old, the band was forward-thinking enough to make a hard-rock disc in the form of what is currently popular. However, there are some interesting derivations from the norm on Music To Quite By, especially the weird “Popcornâ€-esque electronic noise stuck at the end of the first track, “She Wantsâ€. Brown Sox play a style of hard rock that is musically…
Conservation International (CI) today announced the launch of the “Great Turtle Race,” a virtual “race” that follows 11 real leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) on an epic journey from feeding areas in chilly waters off Canada’s Atlantic coast to breeding areas in the warm tropical waters of the Caribbean. Race fans can see the action online at www.GreatTurtleRace.org, created in partnership with NationalGeographic.com, which puts the spotlight on one of…
Sparrow Records singer/songwriter Matthew West garners a No. 1 single this week with “The Motions,†according to the Radio & Records Christian AC Monitored chart. The event marks West’s second No. 1 song from his current release, Something to Say, following “You Are Everything,†which was the most played song of 2008. In addition to topping the Christian AC Monitored chart, “The Motions†currently holds at No. 2 on the…
t’s a prog-rock fan’s dream come true, with two of the legendary British bands of all time on the same stage, playing hits like “I’ve Seen All Good People,†“Roundabout†and “Heat of the Moment.†Acclaimed British band YES launch their 24-city U.S. tour on June 26 at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, CA, featuring the classic line-up of guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White…
Talking over a punk beat does not a song make, and Brown Paper Bag obscure their solid arrangements with sloppy, shouted out lyrics. In fact, Brown paper Bag sounds like an equal mixture of Leftover Crack and Blink 182, to the point that both factions present on the disc really make for a cluttered time. The second track is much more coherent than the opening, but shows the vocals on…
Dylan Bezzina AKA Sketch 17 years old Born in Toronto and now living in Cambridge, has always dreamed of making it in the music industry . Sketch’s musical influences growing up were N’sync, LL Cool J and more recently Mario,Ne-Yo and Chris Brown. Sketch has been able to capture all of these influences in his music combining both his lyrical writing talent with his vocal ability to sing both as…
Harlem Shakes as we know it were born in 2006, after an earlier incarnation of the band went to college and went nuts. Lexy still sings lead, and Brent still plays the drums (and drum machine), but now Kendrick plays keyboards, Jose plays bass, and Todd plays guitar. Everyone sings. Harlem Shakes have toured with Deerhoof, Vampire Weekend, and Beirut, and opened for Wire, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Arctic…
Hey, did someone steal an unreleased Don Henley track and pass it off as Brothermandude’s first track, “Movin Onâ€? No, well it sounds like that, as Brothermandude place the vocals at the fore of the track as the bass gets down and funky and the guitar occupies a space in the track that allows it to supplement both of those other instruments. The slight fuzz present on the track, owing…
I see a lot of parallels in Solomon Burke and Johnny Cash. I started thinking about the comparisons when I read that “Nashville†was Burke’s cover album, where ey takes on country classics by individuals as widespread as Tom T. Hall, Dolly Parton, and Don Williams. This is similar to the American series of CDs that were released by Johnny Cash. Looking at a history of Burke, the sheer amount…
“Nonstop†is the focal point on the “This Is Life†EP, and this track is something that acts as a great introduction to Estrella Cristina. This is due to the eclectic composition of “Nonstopâ€, which takes on a wide body of work in the formulation of Cristina’s sound. There are hints of classic alternative artists like Natalie Cole, Jewel, and Lisa Loeb just as there are subtle touches of contemporary…
Las Vegas’ Molotov Solution have posted two new songs to their myspace page. Living Proof and The Harbinger are up now for fans to check out. The Harbinger, the band’s sophomore album and Metal Blade debut, will be available everywhere on June 9th. Molotov Solution delivers a violent and brooding sound, with a strong politically driven message that this world is only getting worse as each day goes by. Formed…
Polish extreme metalers BEHEMOTH have set Evangelion as the title of their 9th full-length studio album due out this summer. Evangelion marks the follow up to the bands extremely successful 2007 release The Apostasy; a release which saw BEHEMOTH acquire the supporting slot to second stage headliners Hatebreed on Ozzfest which also featured Lamb of God, Lordi, and Nile just to name a few. Following Ozzfest, BEHEMOTH co-headlined the Radio…
“I’m incredibly pleased to announce that James Blackshaw will now be working with Young God Records for future releases of his absolutely beautiful and spellbinding music. The first such release is The Glass Bead Game. I am – and have been for a long time – a huge fan. James has received a lot of attention lately as a prodigy/virtuoso of the 12 string guitar , but he’s anything but…
I still remember the first time I saw Brookside live. It was in a coffee shop in Greencastle, Indiana wwhen only about twenty individuals were in attendance. Despite the poor acoustics of the venue, the energy of Brookside was able to shine. This energy is the same on “Tonight, Long Islandâ€. I know that both the Purevolume and Myspace pages of Brookside have tracks by the band, but having the…
Now it’s time for some real deepness! Cosmic Cowboys are a duo from Venice, Italy, who has been supporting Trenton records for a while now. After a month of myspace/skype/facebook/msn/email exchanges and lots of music sharing we ended up working together which felt really natural and predestined on both sides. “Luce†and “Fuerteventura†are two deep house tracks that take you on a nice ride, with the wall of keys that is the…
Who is Ed Bentley? Now there’s a question that comes up more and more lately, as the new generation of Country and Rockabilly fans keeps evolveing. The answer in short… Ed Bentley is a rockin’ country/rockabilly singer/songwriter… http://www.cdbaby.com/edbentley Some of you may know that late in 2004, Ed was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. www.rockabillyhall.com/edbentley Having been away from the music scene for over 20 years, at that…
When Randolph Chabot, the 22-year-old auteur behind Deastro, is asked about the title of his new album, he recounts a dream about a prince, a kingdom, an evil King of Darkness, and a search for the mythical “Moondagger,†the bearer of which wields ultimate power. And while Moondagger, Deastro’s astonishing new album, does contain traces of that dream–in all of its bittersweet, fantasy-novel glory–the record itself is infinitely more down-to-earth,…