Francois Virot Captivates with “Yes Or No”
Lyon, France’s Francois Virot captivates with his debut album Yes Or No, a quirky folk record destined for many year-end top ten lists.
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Opprobrium – re-issue of the back catalogue
Opprobrium – this death/thrash monstrosity has been infecting the metal scene for more than 20 years now, at first using the name Incubus and then changing it in to Opprobrium in 1997. Metal Mind Productions will release Opprobrium’s newest offering entitled “Mandatory Evac†on 10th November 2008 Europe / 20th January 2009 in USA along with the exclusive re-issues of “Beyond the Unknown†and “Serpent Temptationâ€.
KingsIsle Entertainment Lets Wizard101 Players Choose Their Payment With Pay-By-Zone
Online entertainment company KingsIsle Entertainment today launched a new payment option that essentially lets players of the company’s new virtual world, Wizard101 (www.wizard101.com) decide for themselves which game payment plan suits them best, whether it’s via monthly subscription or micropayment. Each of the four imaginative 3D worlds currently in Wizard101 contains zones that are now individually unlockable through micropayment. A considerable amount of game content remains free to play.
The Subjects Announce US Fall Tour Dates
11/10 Rock Island, IL – Huckleberry’s Pizza Parlor 11/11 Bloomington, IN – The Cinemat 11/12 St Louis, MO – Cicero’s 11/13 Indianapolis, IN – Sam’s Saloon 11/15 Philadelphia, PA – The Pi Lam (UPENN)
Fluid Entertainment Launches Eco-Themed MMOG Emerald Island
Veteran children’s software developer Fluid Entertainment announces the official launch today of Emerald Island, a new MMOG (massively multiplayer online game) for children. Available for play immediately at www.emeraldisland.com, Emerald Island offers kids a green-themed virtual world featuring fun and adventure, awesome games and cool characters. Players are challenged to “Help Save Emerald Island!†from environmental destruction at the hands of the pillaging Pirat invaders. Designed for children age 6…
Artist of the Week: Dead Heart Bloom!
“…a sublime combination of dour, druggy vocals and corkscrewing guitars.” – J. Edward Keyes of Rollingstone
ZERO BOYS re-release classic album and fabled lost album
SECRETLY CANADIAN is very proud to announce the re-release of “Vicious Circle”, the essential debut punk album by the Midwest punk legends, Zero Boys. In addition we are also releasing for the first time the lost second album, “History Of”, which includes the classic “Livin’ In The ’80s” EP. These two releases constitute the entirety of their recorded output from the classic ’79-’83 era and will be available January 20,…
RELIENT K HEADS OUT WITH TOBY MAC ON “WINTER WONDER-SLAM” TOUR LAUNCHING NOVEMBER 13th
Relient K will hit the road with tobyMac on November 13th for the “Winter Wonder-Slam” tour. As befitting the season, the band will play several Christmas songs as well as a variety of hits and fan favorites from its 10-year history. U.S. Marines will be on hand to collect toys for The Marines Toys for Tots Foundation, so fans are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped gift to the concert.
Tank – another batch of re-issues out in November!
Metal Mind Productions presents re-releases of 3 full-length albums from the discography of TANK: “Tank†(1987), “The Return Of A Filth Hounds Live†(1988) and “Still At War†(2002).
The All American Rejects Premiere Official Music Video
The All-American Rejects have just premiered the video for explosive single “Gives You Hell†on Yahoo! Music. Directed by Marc Webb, the video was described by the band as a neighborly quarrel between two completely opposite households, the square versus the raucous rockers, both of which have front-man Tyson Ritter as the head of the house. The trials and tribulations between the Rockers and the Preps unfold as the video…
Chris Hicken / Cantinero Continues To Succeed After Release of “Better For The Metaphon”
An immediate contender for the hearts of discerning, literate indie music fans around the world, British born, New York based alt-pop singer/songwriter Chris Hicken—better known to his growing legion of fans as “Cantineroâ€â€”entered the highly competitive fray in 2004 with Championship Boxing, his critically acclaimed Artemis/V2 Records debut whose title was a not so subtle metaphor for the successful battle for his creative sanity after years of ups and downs…
Cassettes Won’t Listen has a new blog on MTV about Independence
Cassettes Won’t Listen has a new blog that will be appearing on MTV2’s Subterranean at www.subterraneanblog.com. It’s going to offer advice to musicians about the DIY ethic. Both in his role as an artist and at his day job as Director of Marketing at Def Jux (whose mantra, Independent as Fuck, rang with a sharp clang upon its launch near the beginning of this decade), Cassettes Won’t Listen (a/k/a Jason Drake) has a lot of…
Gloria Gaynor Releases Christmas CD Featuring a Tribute to the Troops
Gloria Gaynor, long known as a source of inspiration for her hit single “I Will Survive,” has released a Christmas album entitled “Christmas Presence,” just in time for the holiday season. The CD includes many traditional holiday songs such as God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman, Frosty the Snowman and O Holy Night.
The Sound of the Smiths: Rhino Offers A Major New Smiths Collection Of Classic Recordings
Rhino announces the release of THE SOUND OF THE SMITHS, a new collection of classic and rare recordings that will be available November 11. The compilation was completed with the full cooperation of Morrissey, who provided the title, and Johnny Marr, who personally supervised the mastering. They both assisted in the track selection, and their joint involvement ensures that this will be the most comprehensive look back at The Smiths’…
The Bloody Irish Boys – Drunk Rock (DVD)
It has been a long time since we have had a chance to cover The Bloody Irish Boys. We had a chance to review and interview them when their CD “Drunk Rock†came out, and we just received the full retail version of their first DVD. Uniting a video component to the cuts of “Drunk Rockâ€, the first thing that viewers will be able to see with “Drunk Rock†is…
Chapin Sisters donate Smiths’ cover to Imagine There’s No Hunger benefit CD along with Lennon
Setting the foundation for the “Imagine There’s No Hunger” campaign, artist and musician Yoko Ono has graciously donated her late husband John Lennon’s inspirational song “Give Peace A Chance” to the SERVE3 compilation. The CD will also include rare, new or previously unreleased tracks from some of music’s most influential artists, including Bruce Springsteen, Joss Stone, Avril Lavigne, Starsailor, My Morning Jacket and more. SERVE3 will be available at Hard…
Hedpe Video For Renegade Now Available Online
The leaders of The Truth Movement, (Hed)pe have made their video for the track “Renegade†available online at www.youtube.com/hedpetv .The video was shot in Los Angeles, CA with directors Philip Carrier and Chad Archibald (Arise and Ruin) of Black Fawn Films.