Sometime during 1980 searching for a harder/faster outlet than the current NYC punk rock trend, three teenagers from Jackson Heights, Queens: Jack Flanagan, Jose Gonzalez and Ralph Gebbia formulated THE MOB. Once the concept was established they added high-school bud Jamie Shanahan on drums, to round out the 4 piece assault. The early MOB sound was heavily influenced by what was going on in L.A. and D.C. With NY not…
To celebrate their debut album release, This Might Hurt, in the United States on July 17th, THE TREATMENT will make an exclusive iTunes bundle available – a five song covers EP originally released exclusively in the UK as a 300 copy limited edition. The covers EP features THE TREATMENT’s interpretations of: ‘Run Run Run’ – Jo Jo Gunne ‘Evil Woman’ – ELO ‘Motor Biking’ – Chris Spedding ‘Lets…
Albuquerque, NM doom/post-metal trio NIGHT TERRAIN have set July 24th as the day on which their gripping and wholly creative full-length debut American Dream will be self-released. Theirs is a sound that is hard to peg, but does at times bring to mind acts like Neurosis and Pink Floyd. The riffs can go from slow, sludgy and droning to uplifting or face melting within a heartbeat. The mission statement is…
PROSTHETIC RECORDS is pleased to announce the signing of ripping death-metal maniacs, EYECONOCLAST. Formed in 2003 in Rome, Italy, the band have developed into a crushing force of blasting death-thrash metal, with former members of HOUR OF PENANCE and Fleshgod Apocalypse in their ranks and several underground releases under their belts. Having caught the attention of PROSTHETIC RECORDS, who eagerly signed the band, EYECONOCLAST are currently preparing to enter…
Eric Diedrichs should be famous. As the brain trust of CARI CLARA, he proves once and for all with Midnight March that his music has the melodic fortitude to appeal to pop music fans, the imagination to appeal to indie music snobs, the poetic depth to appeal to English professors and the raw emotionalism to appeal to emo kids. This album is not only bigger, bolder, brighter and more cohesive…
Kansas City indie rock band The Casket Lottery have announced plans to release their first new EP, The Door, in seven years on August 7 via No Sleep Records. Additionally, frontman Nathan Ellis will also be releasing his first ever solo, self-titled EP the same day. The EPs can be pre-ordered on 7” vinyl now at http://nosleepstore.com/artist/the-casket-lottery. Listen to the title track from The Door streaming here: http://bit.ly/NKW5iY Listen to…
Paper Bag Records is excited to announce details of the new album from the ever-morphing Slim Twig which will be released in North America on CD, LP and DL on August 21st. Sof’ Sike is a dramatic left (er, make that a right) turn follow-up to 2009’s Contempt! and replaces analog drum machines and scratched record samples with the psychedelic rumblings of live instrumentation: pianos, organs, guitar, bass, drums. Watch…
A few things you need to know about Jason Brody, the mind and voice behind At Sea: He’s a native New Yorker who everyone assumes is from California. He spent years battling stage fright (though now you’d never know it). And he once killed himself to make better music. All of those aspects, and many more, play a role in At Sea, who release their full-length debut A New Machine…
August 21st will see the 12″ vinyl release of New Jersey/New York’s NIGHT BIRDS Fresh Kills Vol. 1 singles and demo collection (originally released on CD format in 2011), courtesy of Richmond’s Grave Mistake Records. The album will consist of the band’s first three now out of print 7″ singles and 2009 demo. It can currently be streamed at the Grave Mistake Records Bandcamp page here: http://gravemistakerecords.bandcamp.com/album/fresh-kills-vol-1. Preorders will be…
Sleepy Vikings treat us to a new song, via a premiere over at Suburban Apologist, called “Easter Sunday Girls”. What a great summer song, with it’s instantly-recognizable indie “90’s hey day” unfluence. The song will be featured on a mega-limited cassette only EP available at this Saturday’s show at Tampa’s New World Brewery. The show doubles as a farewell show to drummer Ryann Slauson who is heading for…
The 16-bit remixes of “Mutual Core” and “Hollow” are out now on One Little Indian Records. The tracks can be heard here http://soundcloud.com/sacksco/bjork-hollow-16-bit-remix/s-XA7aD and here http://soundcloud.com/sacksco/bjork-mutual-core-16-bit-remix/s-CcRld.The release is the seventh in an eight-part series of remixed tracks from Björk’s Biophilia. The first six entries in the series are currently available and feature the Current Value remixes of “Crystalline,” “Solstice,” “Hollow” and “Thunderbolt,” the Death Grips remixes of “Thunderbolt” and “Sacrifice,”…
Swedish death metal legends GRAVE will release their 10th studio album Endless Procession Of Souls on August 27th in Europe and on August 28th in North America via Century Media Records. Recorded at Studio Soulless, Endless Procession Of Souls promises to be yet another death metal masterpiece in GRAVE’s revered catalog, featuring ten tracks of uncompromising no-bullshit death metal, flawlessly executed by the sole survivors of the real legendary Swedish…
John Darnielle is a human male and American musician who was born in Indiana. Alone or in collaboration with others, he has been known as the Mountain Goats since 1991. He grew up in Central California, and has lived in many states, but now lives in North Carolina with his wife and child and at least one cat that I have observed. I visited his home in…
Bell Gardens began with just two friends – Kenneth James Gibson (Furry Things, [a]pendics.shuffle) and Brian McBride (Stars Of The Lid) over many late nights talking and playing for each other the songs that have inspired them over the years. Citing influences such as Jack Nietzsche, Phil Spector, The Beach Boys and Dennis Wilson’s solo recordings, both musicians harboured a burning desire to traverse a pop sound that often belies…
Zebra and Snake have just released the official video for ‘Empty Love Song’ and we’d love to share the video and a free download of the single with your readers, ahead of the single’s official release on August 20th. The video for ‘Empty Love Song’ is live on YouTube here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5nv7U2RqxM and as a free download here : http://soundcloud.com/100percentrecords/empty-love-song-3-43-radio There’s a new photo of the band here : http://www.mudhutdigital.com/ZebraandSnake.jpg
Modular is proud to announce that West Australian psych warriors Tame Impala will return with their new album Lonerism, to be released globally this October 2012. Again recorded and produced almost entirely by Kevin Parker in studios, planes, hotels and homes around the world, and mixed by the trailblazing Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips / MGMT), Lonerism’s sound is not so much reinvented as completely redrafted and stretched way, way out.…
UFOMAMMUT, Italian sorcerers of supernatural and obliterating doom return with the second part of ORO – Opus Alter, following five months after Opus Primum to complete the entire new album and give ORO its final shape. The record will be released on 17 September on Neurot Recordings. As with all previous Ufomammut albums, the concepts behind ORO are expansive and multi-faceted, mutating the Italian palindrome which translates to “gold” with the Latin translation…
Anticipation is the most fitting title for Tyscot artist Damita’s upcoming project to be released on July 24th. As the release date draws near and excitement continues to build, Damita is set to hit the road for more musical appearances across the country. When Damita began the production phase of Anticipation, she also expressed her excitement about hitting the road and connecting with fans and supporters. From Detroit to…
No matter how busy their schedules become, the gospel group Soul Tempo understand the importance of reaching out to those who have supported their music ministry. With a developing radio single “Trust in God”, a new music concept video and an upcoming release, Soul Tempo is ready to sing their new music across the country. This driven group has no problem traveling to various states, sharing with fans…
Michael Angelo Batio, takes you on his 90 minute aural/visual journey to the different eras of rock music while playing guitars with incredible speed and musical precision. The “Hands without Shadow’s – A Tribute to Rock Guitar” show entails an awesome display of guitar wizardry accompanied by an equally talented band. This chronological tribute features Batio’s incredible arrangements and medley’s from the different eras of rock beginning with Jimi Hendrix…