Coming off the success of his sophomore album, Robots & Dinosaurs, Grammy nominated jack-of-all-trades Kokayi is proud to release the latest track from the album “Chanticleer.” The self-produced song – Kokayi produced all of Robots & Dinosaurs, save “Autumn Rules,” produced by Oddisee – again shows off Kokayi’s ability to blend a variety of musical styles to create a unique and infectious beat. Breaking away from the norm, Kokayi’s main…
In the third installment of their campaign to reissue classic albums, Rebel Records is releasing Curly Ray Cline’s Chicken Reel and Dave Evans’ Bluegrass Memories for digital download on Tuesday, December 21st. The albums will be available for purchase through major retailers including iTunes music store and Amazon MP3. During his nearly thirty years as Ralph Stanley’s faithful sideman Curly Ray Cline recorded a handful of fiddle albums to sell…
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: · Two Grammy Awards: Jason Mraz, “Make It Mine,” Best Pop Vocal Performance; Jason Mraz/Colbie Caillat, “Lucky,” Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals · Producer for Train’s “Hey Soul Sister,” the #1 best seller on iTunes in 2010 · Producer for Jason Mraz “I’m Yours,” the #7 best seller on iTunes in 2010 · Production and songwriting with KT Tunstall (songs on Tiger Suit); Joshua Radin, The Rock And…
As if their 2011 touring schedule wasn’t impressive enough, Comeback Kid has announced a spring European headlining tour with The Ghost Inside, Kvelertak, Grave Maker and Social Suicide. Dates below. Previously announced this month, Comeback Kid also will be hitting theUS with H2O and Attack, followed by a run with Madball and Cruel Hand before heading over to South America with Sick of It All. As noted by Review Rinse…
The Get Up Kids have announced details of the second leg of their 2011 North American tour, covering cities on the east coast and midwest, in support of their forthcoming album There Are Rules. The second set of dates begins in Orlando, FL on February 22 and runs through March 13 and includes two shows in New York City March 2 and 3. A limited number of tickets for each…
For the original band members Harry Conklin (vocals), Mark Briody (guitar) and John Tetley (bass), JAG PANZER has always been something they held close to their hearts. “We’ve known each other from our earliest childhood and have never lost sight of the idea that this band is based on,” Tetley explains. “I don’t exactly want to use the term ‘spiritual’, but the three of us are connected with this band…
You can’t build an Empire overnight and for the guys of Eye Empire, it has been three years in the making. It all started in 2007 when Corey Lowery (Stuck Mojo/Stereomud/Dark New Day) and B.C. Kochmit (Switched/Dark New Day) started to construct what would eventually become the foundation of this Empire. After two years of writing and searching for the right voice of their Empire, they found Donald Carpenter (Submersed)…
Los Angeles-based Grouplove are set to do a 4-date residency the Bootleg Theatre in January 2011. The first three shows (Jan 3, 10 and 17th) are free and open to all and the final show on January 24 is a paid show with a special guest headliner TBA. BOOTLEG RESIDENCY – EVERY MONDAY! FREE! Jan 3rd – Grouplove w/ Guards, + guest TBA FREE Jan 10th- Grouplove w/ White Arrows…
Los Angeles-based Grouplove are set to do a 4-date residency the Bootleg Theatre in January 2011. The first three shows (Jan 3, 10 and 17th) are free and open to all and the final show on January 24 is a paid show with a special guest headliner TBA. BOOTLEG RESIDENCY – EVERY MONDAY! FREE! Jan 3rd – Grouplove w/ Guards, + guest TBA FREE Jan 10th- Grouplove w/ White Arrows…
In the cold dark Winter of 2008, Braintheft began performing at house party’s and underground Dubstep nights in Berlin. It didn’t take long for word to spread about this unique new “Psychedelic Dub Sound” and before long Braintheft were playing in some of Berlin’s most respected music venues and festivals. By Summer 2009 the band began to collaborate with various vj’s to set up a live Audio/Visual show using a…
Tap Disc Review By Jesse Hayges Legal Radiation gave me a code to review their title “Tap Disc” a couple months ago, and I’ve been playing it heavily since I received it, but due to the nature of being a student, school work become more important than reviews. For this I apologize, however, much to my delight, after a recent update, a lot of my previous issues with the game…
CALM HATCHERY, death metal quintet from northern Poland, featuring past and present members of Dead Infection or Tehace is about to release their new, second album, entitled „Sacrilege Of Humanity”. The band signed worldwide deal with Selfmadegod, and the album will hit the stores on 20th December 2010. Cover artwork was designed by Mentalporn (Deathstars, Behemoth). On band’s Myspace page (www.myspace.com/calmhatchery) you can already listen to three songs from this…
Gun Star Heroes Review By Jesse Hayges Sega has re-released the classic genesis game Gun Star Heroes for the iOS platform. This game is a game a few friends of mine were so excited to see it appear in the Wii downloadable games center. They loved this game, and after playing it for a few weeks, I can see why. In this classic side scrolling shooter, we see some of…
Italian purveyors of all things heavy Supernatural Cat Records are proud to announce the signing of experimental duo OvO to their eclectic and crushing label roster. In a brief statement from the label this week, Supernatural Cat stated: “We’re proud to announce that OvO joined Supernatural Cat. OvO is not noise, not metal, not doom, not punk, not rock and roll, even if there’s a little bit of influence from…
Fearless Records is excited to announce that Every Avenue, Go Radio and The Word Alive will be part of Vans Warped Tour 2011! All three bands will be playing a full summer on the legendary punk rock festival tour, that kicks off in Dallas, TX on June 24th. “We are very excited to be doing the whole Warped Tour for the first time,” notes Every Avenue singer Dave Strauchman. “This…
Montreal cinematic rockers, October Sky who have just completed their tour of France, have posted new videos chronicling the tour on their youtube channel here. Day 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdNSnsmvgGQ Day 3 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzHC5IATrgQ Day 4 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8DDq1QR_mY Day 5 & 6 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WnIxGIvA7M October Sky recently released their Green & Beautiful EP, a follow up to their highly celebrated release “Hell Isn’t My Home”. Green & Beautiful features 5 new…
Knoxville, TN’s WHITECHAPEL are pleased to announce the Welcome to Hell Tour that kicks off in the band’s hometown on February 10 and finishes up in Memphis, TN on March 25. Joining WHITECHAPEL on the band’s headline run are The Acacia Strain, Veil of Maya, Chelsea Grin, and I declare war. Guitarist and founding member Alex Wade comments; “We are very excited to announce our first major market headliner in…
As an avid fan of both Apple, and the iPhone/iPad, I feel honored to report something shocking. I would first like to take moment and express some thoughts. I am a fan of gaming on the iPhone, and now gaming on the iPad, and some recent games being a shining example of what a gaming company can really do with the iOS platform, I feel that the iOS platform is…
An exciting year for Gnome Life Records, 2010 saw the release of label operator Fletcher Tucker’s latest Bird By Snow full-length “Common Wealth” to much praise. 2011 promises to be even better with new releases from Bird By Snow, Psychic Hiking, Spencer Owen, Sean Smith & Johanna Borcert, The Range Of Light Wilderness, Aaron Sheppard, as well as a new Bird By Snow album on the horizon. Magnet Magazine has…
Alt-rock outfit Lovedrug’s campaign for fans to fund their new album is a far cry from a handout. Just two weeks into the 60-day campaign, the band has already given contributors over a dozen songs, videos, and downloads, including a brand new Christmas EP. All restricted content is available with any and every pledge, even the most entry-level amount of $15. All such bonus material is in addition to Exclusives…