So what has La Crescenta rapper Kenan Bell been up to since hearing that he would be touring with De La Soul? “Been practicing my shout-outs,†he cracked, adding more seriously, “I’ve been hoop-ing, trying to get my wind back. Gotta be ready.†It’s safe to assume he meant basketball, and not hula. Bell has drawn De La Soul comparisons for the alternative approach both take to their respective brands…
The ninth release on Hessle Audio sees Pearson Sound, aka David Kennedy, make his debut release on the label. Soul Jazz Records have recently released a Pearson Sound 12″ (Gambetta / So Far Ago), and his tune ‘Indelible’ appeared on the ‘All Night Long’ CD and 12″ released on Aus Music. In addition, he has a double pack forthcoming on the forward thinking Darkestral label. Hessle Audio was formed in…
The Cooper Temple Clause has no idea that brevity is a good thing, with their average song being over five and a half minutes. As such, Loose doesn’t have songs as much as it has pieces with individual movements, demarcated when The CTC decide to go on a different tack. The Spartanness of the beginning of “Talking to a Brick Wall” moves into a Placebo/Oasis style of vocals, supplied by…
Whatcha Say,†the debut single from up-and-coming pop singer and songwriter Jason Derulo, has been added to playlists at 21 pop and rhythmic radio stations from coast to coast, including Los Angeles’ influential KIIS FM, WKST in Pittsburgh, and WNKS in Charlotte, NC. Derulo has set out on a nationwide radio promo tour during which he will visit on-air with various program hosts and perform at events throughout July and…
aughtry will embark upon a short club tour this August, starting just weeks after the release of LEAVE THIS TOWN (19 Recordings/RCA Music Group), the follow-up to the band’s Grammy-nominated and quintuple-platinum debut. Singer Chris Daughtry, bassist Josh Paul, drummer Joey Barnes, and guitarists Brian Craddock and Josh Steely will use the intimate shows to perform many of the songs from the new album on stage for the first time.…
For the past few months Queensbridge emcee Blaq Poet has been feeding the fans – songs, exclusive remixes, videos, behind the scenes… the works. All that hard work pays off today with the release of Blaq Poet’s new album, Tha Blaqprint. To celebrate the album release, Blaq Poet is unleashing a new, never before heard track from the new album, “Stretch Marks and Cigarette Burns” featuring Panchi of NYGz and…
VP Records will release Extra Raw: The Best of Lady Saw on July 14, 2009. This 18-track album and DVD encapsulates her most brilliant work over her 13 year career with VP with crucial hits from her catalogue and a bonus DVD featuring uncut and an explicitly electrifying 1997 New York City stage performance as well as her biggest music videos. Extra Raw features production by Dave Kelly, Tony “CD 
There is a wonderful beginning to this Demonstration cd, as a shrill guitar solo goes into a rough metal delivery, with the influence of old Fear Factory, Coal Chamber, and Clutch to provide the listeners with an excellent moshing album. The contrasting use of guitars in the cd work better with the changing odf tempos. While both of the guitars are clearly heard, the bass is concealed through a double…
And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead announce a headlining North American tour kicking off July 26th at Jelly NYC’s Summer Pool Party Series in Brooklyn, NY at the newly located 5,000 capacity Williamsburg Waterfront music venue. The tour also features performances at two major US music festivals: All Points West on August 1st and Austin City Limits on October 3rd. This announcement comes on the heels…
Washington may be chock-a-block with lobbyists and consultants, but only one of them rocks the n’goni, the West African plucked lute covered with animal skin. He advises presidents and the World Bank. He’s played for everyone from a struggling couple trying to save their marriage, to the U.S. Congress. He’s hobnobbed with American string and Blues legends—from Bela Fleck to Corey Harris—and along the way reunited his beloved instrument with…
Almost like the metal put forth by Hydra Head, the opening to “Audio Flame Kit†really expands on the mentality of Corm before really brining in a simple indie or rock set of vocals. Essentially, one can look into the osuls of these individuals, who would eventually become Q and not U, The Elusive and The Maginot Line. The drums finally come in in a major way during “Architectureâ€, really…
The ï¬rst single from her upcoming Wagon Repair debut album and her ï¬rst release of 2009, Dinky (aka Alejandra Iglesias) is ably following up on the momentum gathered from her 2008 album ‘May Be Later’ on Vakant. In a decade of releases on labels from Cocoon and Traum to Carpark and Crosstown Rebels, Dinky continues to cement her place amongst techno’s most enterprising producers with four new tracks. Opener ‘Wind’…
Today Paper + Plastick Records is pleased to announce that punk mainstays A WILHELM SCREAM have joined its growing and already impressive roster. The label will release a self-titled 12†EP early this Fall, which will be sold exclusively at www.paperandplastick.com. “I’ve toured with A Wilhelm Scream,†admits P+P founder and Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello. “I know the band’s work and touring ethic. I know them as friends…
The emotive brand of rock that Cordova plays on “Lie Until It Becomes The Turth†draws equally from the deeply affecting brand of rock put on CD by the Deep Elm bands of the early 00s and vague hints of the emo structuring present in heavy proportions in the current period. “Some Killers Are Fashionable†has a pseudo-dance rhythms snuck behind the splashing drums and intense vocals on the track.…
Ancestors have announced they will release the follow up their critically acclaimed debut album “Neptune With Fire” on October 6th. The brand new album will be titled “Of Sound Mind”. We have an exclusive stream (for Press/Radio only) set up of the album below. The password is “temp1”: “LA Quintet Ancestors are suitably lysergic, their debut consisting of two conceptual, organ-striated heavy rock odysseys” – MOJO “Come to Neptune With…
Walkerton, Ontario based Odium have posted their video for the track “At The Bottom†at the following location: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KimK01YmjPY . The video was directed by Chad Archibald of Black Fawn Films at and old abandoned farm house in Guelph, Ontario. “The video looks phenomenal. Chad Archibald did an amazing job executing the vision he had for the song and that’s why he is one of the best video directors in…
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today revealed new game details and screenshots from the upcoming tactical role-playing game, Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment for PLAYSTATION®Network and Xbox LIVE® Arcade in this winter. On the continent of Sostegaria, two rival kingdoms stand on the brink of war. In a small town on their border is a simple church orphanage, home to young Tobias Martin. Caught in the tide of battle, Tobias and…
Copeland has come up with “In Motionâ€, a disc that uses tracks like “No One Really Wins†to mix the current “emo†sound with both indie and power-pop like Weezer. The nuanced strings and dreamy feel of a track like “Choose The One Who Loves You More†really allow for lead vocalist Aaron to strut a very cultured style to eir vocals. What is probably the biggest difference between “In…
John Butler is proud to announce the new line up to the ever-evolving John Butler Trio. Australian musician Nicky Bomba will feature as the new drummer and percussionist. Nicky has been a prominent member of the Melbourne music scene with his band Bomba and is a prolific songwriter, performer and producer in his own right. Nicky was also the principle drummer on JBT’s five times platinum album ‘Sunrise Over Sea’.…
Liberation Entertainment, Inc. and Pure West bring the first feature length documentary about virtual worlds and the gamers who live in them, Second Skin, to DVD August 25. Second Skin takes an intimate look at the people whose lives have been transformed by virtual worlds in online games such as World of Warcraft, Everquest and Second Life. The documentary follows a group of online gamers whose lives are intensely woven…