Smash Mouth meets Depeche Mode. However, they have been doing Fluke together for fifteen years, a pretty impressive amount of time when one actually digests that fast. The opening track to “Puppyâ€, Fluke’s fifth album, is a fairly forgettable radio-friendly track that is driven quickly into the ground by a repetitive back-beat and annoyingly-inflected lyrics. The opening to “My Spine†recalls Trans-Europe Express in its highly emotive content and broad…
Trevor Peres, guitarist of long running Florida death metal legends OBITUARY, recently launched his own Bar-B-Que sauce line. Dubbed T-Bone’s Famous, Peres’ “Original Rib’Licous Bar-B-Que Sauce” has “a sweet and tangy flavor with a blend of mild spices and a hint of hickory smoke.” In a word: Awesome. Peres will be releasing additional flavors — Spicy Rib Rub, Sweet Chicken Rub and Spicy Hot Bar-B-Que — in the coming weeks.…
Dres is back to represent the legendary group Black Sheep with “Forever Luvlee,” the first single from his forthcoming EP, From The Black Pool Of Genius: The Prelude. The song showcases Dres’ unmistakable flow, proving, yet again, that although he is one of hip-hop’s originators he has yet to loose a step. Different from some of Black Sheep’s earlier records, this track has a distinct smoothness that represents growth and…
Flyleaf have just released a video for the song “Beautiful Bride” which comes off their new album, Memento Mori, which is in-stores now. A focused fire burns bright at the heart of Flyleaf’s second full-length album. The platinum-selling Texas quintet’s latest offering is a collection of poignant, passionate and pensive hard rock songs. From the kinetic first single, “Again,” to the touching album closer, “Arise,” guitarists Sameer Bhattacharya and Jared…
Continuing their live insanity onto disc, “Somebody Twisted Your Arm†is a perfect example of the thrash/punk fusion that Fleshies work so well in. Using distortion right out of the eighties and a shouted-out set of vocals reminiscent of Darby Crash, Fleshies come to each track on “Gung Ho!†with a myriad of interests and short times in which to express them. Ending “Twisted†with a sizzling guitar riff, “I…
Check out the brand new video from our favorite keytar-weilding, comic book-writing, video gaming, graduate from the Warped Tour school of badass: LIGHTS. Like the heroine she plays in Audio Quest: Captain LIGHTS Adventure, it’s once again a battle between good versus evil, but there’s a twist – she’s both! Does good prevail? See for yourself below. “Ice” http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=100542794 LIGHTS debut album, The Listening (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=332673903&s=143441) is also available now courtesy…
NPR : “Freelance Whales: Busking to the Big Time” http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114164975 Stereogum : “Band To Watch” – “There’s palpable warmth and tactful touch that crackles throughout their strongest tunes’s group chants, harmonies, occasional computer beats and baroque-pop arrangements that should prove irresistible…” http://stereogum.com/archives/band_to_watch/band-to-watch-freelance-whales_092961.html Brooklyn Vegan, CMJ- “The band’s varied indie-pop has a humble, homespun quality to it. They lean on banjos and xylophones for tender rural sounds but also use glitchy…
I expected Fleshgore to be a band that is brutal, and that they are, but there are bits of harmony stuck throughout their “May God Strike Me Dead†that will bring individuals dancing into the picture. In some sense, Fleshgore reminds me of Some Girls. The technical ability of the bands are similar, while Fleshgore and Some Girls both throw in these catchy and fun guitar riffs. The bands may…
Seventeen-year-old pop sensation, ALEX ROOTS, has been very busy the past couple of weeks! The UK teen’s new track ‘PUT YOUR HANDS UP’ off her debut album “ADRENALINE RUSH†was featured last month on MTV’s hit show, THE HILLS, and just this week MTV’s equally as popular spin-off, The City, featured several songs off the album as well. The episode opens with Roots’ track “Dizzy From The Ride†and “Put…
Former M.O.D./S.O.D. frontman Billy Milano joined MUNICIPAL WASTE on stage at Red 7 in Austin, Texas on November 12, 2009 to perform a version of the S.O.D. classic “United Forces”. Check out the footage below: http://www.roxwel.com/player/municipalwasteunitedforces.html?detect_mediatype=flv&detect_bitrate=_700&big=1 Drummer Dave Witte had the following to say about the collaboration: “S.O.D. is such an important band for the crossover movement, pioneers in fact. We’ve played united forces on and off for over two…
While it seemed for a few years that all the bands that were playing independent music with “The†opening up their names were those retro or dance punk bands that made it big, The Flesh break free of that categorization. The band opens up “Fire Tower†with “The Truantâ€, a track that reflects a very current brand of indie rock that uses hints of punk, rockabilly, goth, and rock music…
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have stuck more pins in the map and pulled more Gin from taps than they care to remember. Over the years they’ve earned the reputation as one of the hardest touring bands in rock. Now they are back with their first full length studio release in seven years. Featuring 14 new songs “Pin Points and Gin Joints†produced by BossTones Dicky Barrett, Joe Gittleman and producer…
New Jersey progressive death metallers THE BINARY CODE have released the tracklisting and artwork for their highly-anticipated debut album, Suspension of Disbelief, which is slated for a digital-only release through MetalSucks. Engineered by Paulie Cutri & The Binary Code’s own Jesse Zuretti (who also handles the band’s design and artwork), the record is due to drop December 15, 2009, and features a bang-up mixing job courtesy of Kevin Antreassian (Number…
Matt Lowell, with his sophomore EP, “Second Storm,†offers up a melodic journey of unabashed soul redemption. Lowell’s passionate vocals shift from quiet, in-the-room intimacy to stadium-worthy dynamic bursts of power, all alongside a blend of soaring acoustic and a comfortably familiar lyrical honesty. Co-written and produced by the 2008 Boston Music Awards Producer of the Year, Crit Harmon, this is Matt’s second time working with Crit. After graduating Berklee…
I didn’t want to like this CD at all. However, the catchy beats (think The Rapture meets Electric Six and Deadsy) just make one want to get up out of their seat and start dancing. The lyrics aren’t anything to be proud of, but with beats like this, I’m pretty sure that listeners are not paying attention to what Nathan Halpem, the lead singer, is saying. Raising the bar for…
The Oak Ridge Boys will be back for Christmas this year. Their 20th Annual Christmas tour, The Boys Are Back for Christmas, will take the group to 14 states in 34 days, beginning early November and running through December 22. The group opens their two-hour show each year with everybody’s favorites, like Elvira, Bobbie Sue, and Thank God For Kids. This year they are adding new music from their acclaimed…
http://www.youtube.com/justsurrenderrock MUSIC Visit http://www.justsurrenderrock.com/ to download an acoustic version of one of the new tracks, “Burning Up.” LINKS http://www.myspace.com/justsurrenderrock http://www.facebook.com/just-surrender Tweets by JustSurrenderNY Dec. 9 – Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk Dec. 10 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction Dec. 15 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dec. 16 – San Antonio, TX – Zombie’s Dec. 17 – Houston, TX – Meridian Dec. 18 – Oklahoma City, OK –…
Germany’s The Ocean have issued an update on their vocalist situation and the progress of their follow up to 2007’s epic double-disc master piece, Precambrian. After many weeks in the dark, The Ocean have finally found a new vocalist. “We are happy to announce Mr. Loïc Rossetti as tour new vocalist. “We are looking forward to weeks and months of intense touring in the future and a new era in…
Flattbush starts out their “Seize The Time†in a way that reminds me a lot of a blend of To My Surprise, Buckethead, Fear Factory, and early Korn. The use of double bass drums and shrill guitars is something that hits listeners throughout “Serve The Peopleâ€, and while the track may only be two minutes long, the band feels as if they have been playing for four or five minutes.…
Ylajali is the debut full-length from Syntaks, the Danish duo of Jakob Skott and Anna Cecilia. In Ylajali’s beautifully scorched sonic landscape, acres of drones run beneath Cecilia’s wordless sighs; Skott’s beats crunch like autumn leaves while synthesizers swell, flourish, and disappear. Songs either tramp through hazy forests until they fade into the dark (the Boards of Canada-esque “Love Camp 23â€), or stack tone upon tone like translucent building blocks,…