Goldblade – Punk Rockers In The Dance Hall / 2006 SOS / 17 Tracks / http://www.goldblade.com / http://www.sosrecords.us / Reviewed 31 October 2006 When I first encountered Goldblade, they were present on the “God Save The Queen†DVD that came out last year. I had no clue what exactly they were on this DVD, as the rest of the acts on there had been around or had been defunct for…
In support of their first Bridge Nine release, Chasing Hamburg, Polar Bear Club have been pounding the pavement relentlessly, earning themselves the title of “touring machines.” Having already spent most of January in Australia, and currently en route to Europe, the guys of PBC are starting 2010 off with a bang, a perfect preamble for the months to come. Beginning in March, Polar Bear Club will be trekking across the…
A year and a half after releasing the acclaimed Alopecia LP, WHY? returns with their fourth album, Eskimo Snow (released Sept. 22, 2009). The two records are each other’s perfect foil: While last year’s release found Yoni Wolf and the gang delivering a tight set of intricate rhymes, live loops, slurred hooks and acerbic wit, Eskimo Snow offers a sung, sobering take on mortality that unfurls in lush waves of…
Gods Among Men – Self/Titled Gods Among Men – Self/Titled / 2004 Sardonic Sounds / 7 Tracks / http://www.godsamongmen.net/ flophaus@hotmail.com / Reviewed 04 April 2005 Two distinct paths are laid out for the listener during Gods Among Men’s first track on their self-titled disc, “Third Languageâ€. Ruth’s smoother version of vocals provide support to the viola, an element that would seem wholly out of place alongside brash drumming and rough…
Dave Shapiro (Booking Agent at The Agency Group, Los Angeles) and Portland, Oregon’s Rise Records are pleased to announce their recent partnership to create a new imprint in the Rise Records family- Velocity Records. Dave Shapiro will own and run the new label with the help of the Rise team, and will be working directly with Rise on all upcoming and future projects. This exciting new partnership will further develop…
Fates Warning to release deluxe edition of Parallels on March 16th, 2010! Fates Warning has announced the release of the deluxe edition of their seminal 1991 album, Parallels! Fans can get their hands on this new take on the album on March 16th, 2010. The deluxe edition has been completely re-mastered and contains well over 3 hours of music and live footage. Parallels is the sixth record from the prog…
Gods – I See You Through Glass / 2005 Hand of Hope / 10 Tracks / http://www.cultofgods.com / http://www.handofhoperecords.com / Reviewed 31 May 2005 Gods is a hardcore band that has influenced immensely by the current styling of rock that has plastered itself throughout the entirety of harder-themed radio. Unlike a great deal of these over-hyped new-rock bands, Gods really comes through on “I See You Through Glass†with a…
The 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival celebrates its fifth anniversary this year at Chicago’s Union Park, on Friday, July 16 – Sunday, July 18. This three-day event will once again showcase a variety of cutting-edge, global performers on three stages in one of the most comfortable and positive festival environments in the country, all brought to fans at a fraction of the price of any other nationally renowned music festival. In…
Los Angeles rising star metal quintet Holy Grail will head in to the studio this month to record their debut album, CRISIS IN UTOPIA, due out on Prosthetic Records in late Spring. Acclaimed producer/remixer/musician Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle) will be at the production helm. Previously known as Sorcerer, Holy Grail features members from a former line-up of White Wizzard. Assembled less than a year ago, Holy…
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM are preparing to embark on their Cascadian Tour 2010, the previously announced four-date all-ages live run within their Pacific Northwest homelands. Since the tour’s initial announcement, the show in Portland, Oregon has been moved to a new venue, now taking place at Rotture. Immediately following this set of shows, the band embark on their first ever Australian tour for a week and a half of…
The Go-Betweens – Oceans Apart The Go-Betweens – Oceans Apart / 2005 YepRoc / 15 Tracks / http://www.go-betweens.net / http://www.yeproc.com / Reviewed 09 May 2005 “Here Comes A City†shows a band that is well-versed in the old forms of rock, having vocals reminiscent of Mick Jagger even as the music has a cousin in “China Girlâ€. What is immediately striking about The Go-Betweens is the fullness of their songs.…
2/26 Toronto @ Supermarket: Nufunk, G.E & Do Right! Music 2/27 Montreal @ Sala Rossa: The Goods 3/3 Amoeba Hollywood Instore 3/4 Santa Monica @ Zanzibar: Afro Funke 3/5 San Francisco @ Milk 3/6 Washington D.C. @ Eighteenth St. Lounge In the words of Benedic Lamdin: “Skeletons is a made up band. I kid you not – it doesn’t exist. These musicians never stood in the studio together, they just…
Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere / 2006 Downtown / 14 Tracks / http://www.gnarlsbarkley.com / http://www.downtownrecordings.com / Reviewed 16 July 2006 The United Kingdom picks up on bands well before the United States. Case in point is Gnarls Barkley, the collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-lo that was on the top of the charts in the UK for over two months. “Crazy†was the first single and “Smiley Faces†was just…
01 March Brooklyn, Music Hall of Williamsburg SOLD OUT 02 May Washington, 9:30 Club 03 May Philadelphia, First Unitarian Church 05 May New York, Webster Hall 06 May Boston, Paradise 07 May Montreal, Cabaret Music Hall 08 May Toronto, Mod Club 10 May Chicago, Lincoln Hall 11 May Minneapolis, Varsity Theater 14 May Vancouver, Commodore Ballroom 15 May Seattle, Neumos 16 May Portland, Doug Fir 18 May San Francisco, Great…
New Jersey’s VTT is proud to announce a confirmed March 12 show in the band’s home state of New Jersey alongside legendary American metal band W.A.S.P. on their headlining trek. Plans are also underway for a tour of greater America later this year, most likely this summer; details will be available on that trek shortly. In the meantime VTT will continue playing in and around the Northeastern US, continuing to…
Winston Audio 2010 Tour Dates! Feb 16 – 40 Watt – Athens, GA Feb 19 – Princess Theatre – Columbus, MS** Feb 20 – Ole Tavern – Jackson, MS** Feb 21 – Hayride – Shreveport, LA Feb 22 – Hey Joes – Cleveland, MS** Feb 24 – O’Leavers Pub – Omaha, NE Feb 25 – 400 Bar – Minneapolis, MN Feb 26 – 400 Bar – Minneapolis, MN Feb 27…
Hellshock – Warlord EP / 2005 Profane Existence / 2 Tracks / http://www.profaneexistence.com / Reviewed 11 October 2005 Two tracks really make it nearly impossible to gauge the sound of a band, and while the two tracks of the Warlord EP (Warlord and Legion) are both of an extend track length (at least for a punk type of sound), this hypothesis still holds water. The music that Hellshock puts down…
Feb 13 || Denver, CO || Ogden Theatre Feb 15 || Chicago, IL || Vic Theatre Feb 16 || Toronto, ON || Phoenix Concert Theatre Feb 18 || Boston, MA || House of Blues Feb 19 || New York, NY || Terminal 5 Feb 20 || Philadelphia, PA || Trocadero Feb 21 || Washington, DC || 9:30 Club The Antlers will be supporting Editors on all dates besides Seattle and…
Nebula will embark on a full US Tour beginning on March 16th in Houston, TX. The band will also be appearing at SXSW and will be performing at the recently announced Tee Pee Records Showcase . Tee Pee Records labelmates Quest For Fire will support the band on the first leg and The Willowz and Lionize will support Nebula on the second leg of the tour. Nebula is currently in…
Glitter Pals – Unleash The Compassion / 2005 Lovepump United / 4 Tracks / http://www.glitterpals.com / http://www.lpurecords.com / Reviewed 24 September 2005 The tension that starts off “Unleash The Compassion†is so thick that someone could cut it with a night; this is primarily due to the vocals of Mookie, which are paralleled bnicely by the guitar work (also by Mookie) that opens up the second track “Unleash The Compassionâ€.…