Alternately reviled, worshipped, misunderstood, analyzed, interpreted, revisited, forgotten, revisited again, bought, sold, and bartered on eBay, the Dream Syndicate’s second album, “Medicine Show” was just reissued Water Records and this will be the first time the record has been available in almost 20 years.
We warned you this was coming. You’ve had your chance to prepare. Steeple is the first album proper from UK’s Wolf People and represents the emergence of a fully fledged band from the fragmented, haunted bedroom meanderings of their Tidings singles compilation, released earlier this year. Recorded in a converted chicken barn on the grounds of a 17th century Welsh mansion, Steeple takes on a heavier sound while maintaining the…
Kyle Morton sings the first line of Typhoon’s Hunger & Thirst, “I’ve started a new beginning… suspiciously like the old one, only this time, I’m ready”, with the bravery and trepidation of someone who is staring down a familiar path, with all its known challenges and potential pitfalls, surrounded by his dearest longtime friends. The seven core members of Typhoon (17 total contributors sing, play upright bass, toy piano, real…
What do you get when you combine the spoken Word of God and Modern Day Psalms of Adoration and Praise? You get the brand new CD, My Worship Experience CD. Produced and written by Bryant Scott and Bishop Leonard Scott, My Worship Experience is a unique, Father-Son project setting new trends in Praise and Worship music. In August 2009, Bryant Scott’s vision was birthed of creating a worship service where…
Nashville-based Kyle Andrews’ single “You Always Make Me Smile” has become the song of the summer via the charming “Stay You” Holiday Inn commercial, which has enjoyed national coverage on television and online. The successful licensing placement and addictive melody of the track has led to an abundance of interest about both the song and the artist behind it. Kyle Andrews will follow up the release of the single with…
Following a brief hiatus following the passing of drummer Devon Clifford, indie quintet You Say Party returns with new tour dates and a “REMIXXXX” album set to release digitally September 21, 2010. TRACKLISTING: Dark Days (CFCF Mix) Dark Days (Teen Daze Mix) There is XXXX (Within My Heart) (Mathemagic Mix) There is XXXX (Within My Heart) (Beckwith and Tombstone Mix) Laura Palmer’s Prom (Sally Shapiro Mix) Laura Palmer’s Prom (Los…
The immediate reaction that one has to give after the first track on “What I Came Here For” has to be that Mary-Jane sounds tremendously like LoveOnRelease, who were best known for their single “I’m Afraid of Britney Spears.” A lot of this comparison has to be in the similarities exhibited by the lead singers of both bands; a later track like “Love” really brings the band into something more…
Justin Time Records announces the North American release of Reunited, the new recording by The Jazz Passengers, and its first recording in 12 years. The recording, positively blasting with energy, features the venerable NYC-based ensemble in its original incarnation, with guitarist Marc Ribot (re) joining members Roy Nathanson, Curtis Fowlkes, Brad Jones, Bill Ware, Sam Bardfeld and E.J. Rodriguez for what is not only an undeniably strong record, but arguably…
The front cover of “Something In Your Eyes” is simple. It has David’s name and the title of the disc, with the vocalist’s head resting on eir palms. One can easily guess the music that is going to issue forth from the disc. What results is pop music that more often than not moves into a more emotional version of Westlife and John Maher. Tracks like the opening (title) track…
10 Years ignite hard rock once more with their incendiary new single, “Shoot It Out”, now available on iTunes. “Shoot It Out” has already been blasted out to radio, infiltrating Active and Modern Rock stations nationwide, and it’s a fitting preview of what’s to come from the Tennessee quartet’s highly anticipated third full-length, Feeding the Wolves, available August 31st on Universal Republic Records. Feeding the Wolves is the heaviest album…
Following the recently-completed West Coast tour in support of the band’s debut album, GYPSYHAWK has returned home to Pasadena, Calif. and has several Southern California shows planned for the remainder of July and August before embarking on another tour — this time reaching out east — in support of the July 6 release of ‘Patience And Perseverance’ through Creator-Destructor Records. Several songs are available on the band’s MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/gypsyhawkusa).…
Today’s premiere hardcore band, COMEBACK KID prepares for the release of their fourth studio album Symptoms + Cures on August 31. Produced by Eric Ratz (Cancer Bats, Billy Talent) and Kenny Luong (Cancer Bats, Billy Talent), Symptoms + Cures features 11 mind-blowing tracks assured to please. Drummer Kyle Profeta states, “Our last album was more of a ‘feeler.’ We were just getting in the mode of Andrew becoming our front…
New York’s COLIN SCHILLER AND THE REACTIONS celebrate life’s excitement through music, combining catchy, simple rock n ‘roll with serious musicianship. Taking a modern spin on feel-good 80’s-influenced rock, Schiller says, “I want to give the kind of show that I like to see. I want to be entertained, hear catchy melodies and have a smile on my face when I leave a show.” They just released the single and…
Nashville’s Kyle Andrews announces the release of his upcoming KANGAROO EP, out August 31st on Elephant Lady Records. The songwriter has enjoyed a recent abundance of interest and new fans with the placement of his jaunty tune “You Always Make Me Smile” playing an integral part of Holiday Inn’s “Stay You” advertising campaign. Airing heavily on international television and online, there are many different versions of the ad with all…
New York City hardcore legends MADBALL have issued an in-studio update, intending to bring fans up to speed on the recording of their upcoming GOOD FIGHT MUSIC release, Empire. The record will hit stores on October 12th, 2010. “The recording process has gone smoothly. Hopefully I won’t screw it up,” jokes MADBALL vocalist Freddy Cricien. “I’m actually going in to track vocals today and I’m looking forward to it. And…
Martin Clancy is a native of Dublin, Ireland who primarily writes and records in the medieval village of Haute De Cagnes, France. He is the first artist signed to New York’s Seaport Music record label. He is the artist in residence for the Seaport Music festivals. Martin DJs these events as part of his collective band gLab (pronounced Gee-Lab). In addition to gLab Martin has a dance outfit called Martin…
Rusty Willoughby is celebrating the release of his latest full-length, “Cobirds Unite,” featuring Seattle elite such as Rachel Flotard, Barrett Martin, Barb Antonio, Margrethe Bjorklund, Johnny Sangster, Scott Sutherland, Lisa King, and Tillman Herb. A Pacific Northwest songwriting mainstay, Rusty Willoughby has been writing, recording, and performing music since 1982. Largely known for his work with the rock/pop bands Pure Joy, Flop, and Llama, Willoughby¹s mostly lo-key, often lo-fi and…
Body Talk PT 2, the second in a trilogy of albums that Robyn will release this year on Cherrytree Records, is due out on September 7th. “Hang With Me,” the album’s lead single, will be available at all digital retailers on August 17th. The collection will also feature a duet with Snoop Dogg, who delivers what Robyn describes as a “very gangsta” performance on “U Should Know Better.” Just last…
The name might as well be a movie title: Twin Shadow in … Forget. Only it’s not a movie; it’s a panoramic LP that introduces us to the twilight zone tale of George Lewis Jr. The troubled son of a hairdresser and a “teacher who lived many lives” (semi-pro football, massage therapy, film maker and other things we’ll tell you about when you’re older), George was born in the Dominican…
Play Ball. Hailed by Sports Illustrated as “a damn good baseball movie” and ranked the #1 sports movie of all time*, Bull Durham hits a new high when it debuts on Blu-ray August 3 from MGM Home Entertainment. Covering all bases with critics, men and women alike, the film about sports and sex from writer/director Ron Shelton (White Men Can’t Jump, Cobb) stars Oscar® winners Kevin Costner (Dances With Wolves,…