With a soulful beat reminiscient of J. Dilla, this chorusless banger rides upon a catchy vintage sample that croons “Don’t give up the good life.” The Tanya Morgan emcee showcases his skillful delivery and lets his personality shine through on the whole track. Some of the lyrics come directly from the writings of the rapper’s high school journal and include sentiments that have taken on a different tone as time…
Scuba, aka Paul Rose, has been at the forefront of the dubstep scene since its birth. Having founded the innovative and influential Hotflush Recordings label in 2003, he has continually brought colour and depth to an advancing genre, expanding its sonic structure and increasing its influence on the wider electronic scene. Through Scuba and seminal work by central figures including Distance, Vex’d and more recently Mount Kimbie and Joy Orbison,…
Anna Netrebko will reprise her celebrated portrayal of Norina, the irresistible and clever romantic heroine of Don Pasquale, in a revival of Donizetti’s comic opera that begins performances Friday, October 29. James Levine, in his first-ever performances of this opera, will conduct a cast that also features Matthew Polenzani as the lovelorn Ernesto, Mariusz Kwiecien as the duplicitous Dr. Malatesta, and John Del Carlo as the title character. Renowned Austrian…
“Gran Turismo is one of the most beloved videogame franchises of all time, with fans across the globe,” says My Chemical Romance’s lead singer Gerard Way. “Having a song featured as the lead intro to GT5 allows us to reach fans beyond radio and online and into a totally different platform. We are thrilled that our song is going to be the first thing you hear when you boot up…
October 27, 2010 | New Orleans, LA The Heavy @ One Eyed Jack’s^ October 28, 2010 | Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds^# October 29, 2010 | Austin, TX The Heavy @ The Mohawk^ October 30, 2010 | Scottsdale, AZ The Heavy @ Martini Ranch^ October 31, 2010 | Las Vegas, NV The Heavy @ Hard Rock Cafe^ November 3, 2010 | Seattle, WA The Heavy @ The Showbox at The Market^…
For the last thirteen years, Secret Sphere have been successfully building their reputation of power metal heroes. Strongly influenced by such acts as Dream Theater, Savatage and Helloween, this Italian group managed to develop a style of their own, forging together fast aggressive riffs and bold symphonic elements. Now, with the re-issues of two of some of their finest albums – “Scent of Human Desire” (2003) and “Heart & Anger”…
11/24 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues 11/26 Columbus, OH @ AlRosa Villa 11/27 Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s Concert Theatre 11/28 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre 11/29 Toronto, ON @ Opera House 11/30 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda 12/01 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance 12/02 West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx 12/03 Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock 12/04 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club CHIMAIRA CHRISTMAS 11: 12/30 Cleveland, OH @…
PROSTHETIC RECORDS is happy to announce the signing of the Augusta, Maine based, experimental prog-metal sextet, LAST CHANCE TO REASON. The band will be releasing their second full length, “Level 2,” in early 2011 and will be playing the MetalSucks/Metal Injection/1000 Knives’ joint showcase, at CMJ, this Wednesday night, at Europa, in Brooklyn NY. Teaming up with producer Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me, The Human Abstract), LAST CHANCE…
10.27.10 – Solano Beach, CA @ Belly-Up Tavern w/ Built To Spill 10.28.10 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theather w/ Built To Spill 10.29.10 – San Francisco, CA @ the Fillmore w/ Built To Spill 10.30.10 – San Francisco, CA @ the Fillmore w/ Built To Spill 10.31.10 – Arcata, CA @ the Depot w/ Built To Spill What the press is saying: “Idaho’s Finn Riggins, on the…
Depending on whom you ask, Matthew Dear is a DJ, a dance-music producer, an experimental pop artist, a bandleader. He co-founded both Ghostly International and its dancefloor offshoot, Spectral Sound. He’s had remixes commissioned by The XX, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Spoon, Hot Chip, The Postal Service, and Chemical Brothers; he’s made mixes for the Fabric mix series and Get Physical’s Body Language. He maintains four aliases (Audion, False, Jabberjaw, and Matthew…
Oct 27 Little Rock, AR @ Rev Room Oct 29 Knoxville, TN @ Valarium Oct 31 Chattanooga, TN @ Rhythm & Brews Nov 1 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In Nov 2 Cleveland, Oh @ The Grog Shop Nov 4 Flint, MI @ Machine Shop Nov 5 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection Nov 6 Chicago, IL @ The Cubby Bear Nov 9 Des Moines, IA @ People’s Court Nov 11 Fargo,…
An immensely talented actress, Epstein’s love of performing and art simply cannot be contained. Having studied Voice at McGill University and completing her Bachelor of Music, Gabi has performed at renowned venues including The Pantages Hotel, Trane Studio, The Toronto Centre for the Arts, and The Algonquin Hotel in New York City. But Gabi decided she needed to take her cabaret career one step further. Teaming up with Alcorn allowed…
WITHERED will be supporting DANZIG on this fall’s installment of his “Blackest of the Black Tour” and doing off dates with MARDUK, who are also on the tour. They will then joining up with label mates SKELETONWITCH and LANDMINE MARATHON for the “North American Skullsplitter 2010 Tour.” Their confirmed dates are: 10/26 Oklahoma City, OK- The Conservatory * 10/27 Little Rock, AR- The Village # 10/29 San Antonio, TX- San…
HIDE features ten new compositions by JG Thirlwell, who describes it as a “neo-symphonic avant-psychedelic concept album informed by the culture of fear”. Kicking off with a nine minute operatic opus featuring the guest vocal talents of opera singer Abby Fischer, HIDE is an immersive album infused with strands of progressive and contemporary classical, from symphonic psychedelia to musiq concrete, as well as Thirlwell’s twisting cinematic journeys, bombast and sombre…
Last Rites Tattoo Theatre is celebrating the Halloween season by showing a return of support to all Last Rites friends, family and fans. With the second annual Creep In Day, dedicated tattoo enthusiasts will receive a rare opportunity to be tattooed convention style -spontaneously and without an appointment- by the world renowned tattoo artists of Last Rites, including Paul Booth himself, who’s waiting list is over 3 years long. Operating…
Strut link up with one of the true greats of Ghanaian music, Ebo Taylor, for his first internationally released new studio album in over 20 years. Following the wartime big band highlife pioneers like E.T. Mensah, Taylor became a major figure in Ghanaian highlife during the 1950s and ’60s as highlife exploded. Cutting his teeth with leading big bands like Stargazers and Broadway Dance Band, Ebo Taylor quickly rose through…
November 18 Cardiff (UK) Millennium Music Hall November 20 Sheffield (UK) Corporation November 21 Reading (UK) Sub 89 November 22 Southampton (UK) University November 23 Birmingham (UK) HMV Institute November 25 Manchester (UK) Moho Live November 26 London (UK) Electric Ballroom Described as a “mind-expansion team” by The New York Times and “a decadent psych-rock whirlpool” by Rolling Stone, MONSTER MAGNET is hands down one of the most explosive and…
10/26 North Hills Church Brea, CA 10/28 Epic Ventura Ventura, CA 10/30 Live @ the Chapel Reedley, CA 11/2 The Axiom Oroville, CA 11/4 The Revolution Ashland, OR 11/5 Newport Nazarene Church Newport, OR 11/6 The Noise Box Camas, WA 11/7 Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA 11/9 The Venue Boise, ID 11/11 Marquis Theater Denver, CO 11/13 The Boulevard Wichita, KS www.thehouseofheroes.com www.gotee.com SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as…
DARKEST HOUR will heading over to Europe this winter and they couldn’t be more excited to get back across the pond. “Put on your winter jacket and get ready for endless nights of good times, because were headed back to Europe. We’re bringing the legacy tour overseas – playing songs from our entire catalog. We fell in love with Europe in 2000 and have enjoyed touring there for an entire…
A tour dubbed Decembersongs, featuring four singer-songwriters (with a couple of Grammy nominations and awards among them), will be making its way across the Northeast, Midwest, South, and Mid-Atlantic regions with eleven stops during the month of December (see full tour schedule below). Decembersongs is the brainchild of one of the four performers, Amy Speace, who had the idea for the tour following separate showcases last February at the Folk…