Jon Hassell – Maarifa Street: Magic Realism 2 / 2005 Nyen / 7 Tracks / http://www.maarifastreet.com / http://www.takticmusic.com / Reviewed 18 May 2005 “Maarifa Street†starts out with “Divine S.O.S.â€, a track that seems just as influenced by jazz reminiscing on the Pink Panther theme as it is by ancient East Asian sounds. Each of the tracks on this disc are given the proper time by Hassell, with the average…
4/6 Los Angeles, CA Vibiana 4/9 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom 4/11 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre 4/12 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre 4/15 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom 4/17 Indio, CA Coachella Music and Arts Festival 4/22 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre 4/24 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall 4/26 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre 4/28 Montreal, QC Club Soda 4/30 Boston, MA House of Blues 5/1 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts 5/3…
Eulogy Recordings is very proud to announce the signing of Connecticut’s HATE YOUR GUTS. Their new album “BASTARD’S DISEASE” was recently recorded by Jay Silvestri and Kurt Zikaras at the Elwood Studio in Milford, CT, mixing and mastering was done by Nick Bellmore at Dexter’s Lab (Hatebreed, Kingdom of Sorrow, Toxic Holocaust) in Milford, CT. “BASTARD’S DISEASE” will be released on Eulogy Recordings this summer. They will be touring full…
UK metal band Bring Me The Horizon have entered the studio to record their anticipated follow-up to the band’s breakthrough 2008 album Suicide Season, which Epitaph Records recently released as a Deluxe Edition in the US. Having spent the past few months holed up in their Sheffield rehearsal studio writing material for their third studio album, Bring Me The Horizon have entered Sweden’s Studio Fredman where they are once again…
Harlots – The Human War Machine / 2006 Self / 2 Tracks / http://www.harlots666.com / harlots666@yahoo.com / Reviewed 24 August 2006 “This Is A Test…and No Flesh Shall Be Spared†is recorded in a very rough way. The heaviness of the track could be due to the guitars and drums playing off of each other, or it may very well be that the distortion created by the recording of these…
The all-star cast continues to grow on the Life & Faith Tour as USA Today and New York Times Best-Selling Author Karen Kingsbury alongside former Survivor contestant and now motivational speaker Austin Carty and popular pop-rock band Hawk Nelson join the spectacular lineup for the tri-city summer extravaganza that will visit Richmond, VA (6/19/2010), Rockingham, NC (7/10/2010) and Atlanta (7/24/2010). In addition to Kingsbury, 20 additional famed fiction and non-fiction…
The wait is over and Canada’s most revered indie troop, STARS,return with their fifth full-length album, The Five Ghosts, available June 22. Five Ghosts marks the first release on the band’s new label imprint Soft Revolution Records licensed everywhere around the world except Canada through Vagrant Records . ‘We have never written an album with this much cohesion and unity’ says vocalist Amy Millan , ‘It is the first time…
Tampa, FL death metalers CANNIBAL CORPSE are gearing up to hit the road in the band’s first headline run since the band headlined the Hot Topic stage on 2009’s Rockstar Mayhem Festival. Joining CANNIBAL CORPSE on The Evisceration Plague Tour is 1349 (on select dates), Skeletonwitch and Lecherous Nocturne. Decibel & Metal Sucks Present: The Evisceration Plague Tour kicks off on Tuesday, April 20th in Orlando, FL and finishes up…
Hard Skin – Same Meat Different Gravy / 2005 TKO Records / 13 Tracks / cuntchops@theoldbill.com / http://www.tkorecords.com / Reviewed 12 March 2005 Hard Skin is one of the most solid and impressive oi! Bands to come out ever, which is even more of a feat since their music is technically a “send-up of oi musicâ€. Much like their ideological brothers Stars and Stripes (and to a lesser degree Manic…
Many people file King Cobb Steelie in the “Where are they now?†file. However, a more appropriate filing should be “What could have been.†Al Okada knows this filing system all too well. In his seven years as a founding member of King Cobb Steelie, Okada had the esteemed pleasure of working with seminal producers such as Bill Laswell and Steve Albini. Furthermore, KCS’s Project Twinkle was nominated for a…
Violinist Ray Chen, who captivated the classical music scene with his consecutive victories at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2009 and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition in 2008, has signed an exclusive multi-year recording contract with Sony Classical. In February of this year, Mr. Chen signed a worldwide general management contract with CAMI Music. His first album on Sony Classical, slated to be released at the end of 2010, will feature…
Hanover Saints – Murdertown / 2006 GMM / 15 Tracks / http://www.thehanoversaints.com / http://www.gmmrecords.net / Reviewed 19 May 2006 Each of the songs on “Murdertown†is really clean and clear for streetpunk music, but at some point there is nothing harder and more fun than what the Hanover Saints put onto this disc. The first track that will hit listeners over the head repeatedly has to be “The Crosshairsâ€. From…
Last week, husband and wife duo Joey+Rory were named ACM’s Top New Vocal Duo and are now considered nominees for the Top New Artist award. This week, the couple, also nominated for ACM Vocal Duo, will perform and receive their “New Duo†trophy during a taping of the Trace Adkins-hosted GAC special “ACM Top New Artists,†which will premiere Thursday, April 1. “Wow, where do we begin?†laughs Rory. “It…
April 19th will see the release of the Double AA Side, ‘Get it On’ and ‘Mercy Hump’ the first release under the name Thomas Gandey on Southern Fried Records. This marks the launch of a string of releases aimed strictly for the dancefloor and we will be releasing one double AA side per month from now on the mighty Southern Fried. 26/3 SNAFU – ABERDEEN 5-10/4 SNOWBOMBING – AUSTRIA (Check…
Hannah Marcus – Desert Farmers / 2003 Bar None Records / 10 Tracks / http://www.bar-none.com / http://www.hannahmarcus.com / Released January 2004 / Reviewed 24 November 2003 While Hannah’s press release and CD is plastered with the fact that ey has worked and toured with Godspeed You Black Emperor!, “Desert Farmers†starts out with “Laosâ€, a track that warmly greets people with a coherence that GYBE! would hate. Synthesizers ebb and…
Beloved Canadian pop-rock icons Tegan and Sara will release a digital remix album that features 17 remixed versions of their latest single “Alligator†on the iTunes Store as well as other digital retailers on March 30th. The album includes remixes of “Alligator†by Passion Pit, VHS or Beta, Doveman, Four Tet, Hi-Deaf, and TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek to name but a few. The digital version will feature a…
“Sound It Out†is a track that provides a solid amount of energy with an ear for pop arrangements, allowing a wide swath of listeners a proper introduction to The Locals. Each element of the band hits hard, whether it the alluring vocals put forth, the splashing and all-encompassing drums, or the harmonies achieved by the guitar. Despite The Locals packing up shop on “Sound It Out†well before the…
“Ride†is an energetic bit of rock music that has all the fury of punk while having a more focused and sharp sound. There is little to compare The Cringe to; they come forth with a little of the progressive sound of Rush even as hints of Buckcherry struggle with AC/DC influences. The sheer eclecticism of The Cringe is something that will put listeners’ butts into seats, while the catchiness…
Don’t be fooled by the warm welcome. SHE BEARS aren’t just here to entice you with memorable lyrics and catchy refrains. That’s not their aim. Layering their debut “I Found Myself Asleep” with crushing piano melodies, powerful guitar work, subtle electronica and diary-relatable lyrics, She Bears claim ownership of their own undeniably honest brand of musical mastery. This energetic indie rock six-piece finds themselves immersed in a menagerie of life’s…
Nashville-based sister-rock-trio Everlife today released a brand new, eye-popping music video for their latest single, “What’s Beautiful,†at Ransom.tv. The song – a call to challenge culturally accepted concepts of beauty – is a perfect fit for Ransom.tv, an online portal with thought-provoking music videos, interviews and other pieces to appeal to youth and young adults ages 15-25 seeking meaning and purpose. Acknowledging the struggle of many young women, the…