A Profile With ten years of street battles and night club gigs behind him, Chicago rapper and hip-hop artist PonyPak is now a veteran in his field. His new CD release, Words Are Power: Volume 1, is trailblazing a style being called truth music PonyPak started DJ-ing and mixing house music tapes when he was in the eighth grade.
Hopeless Records, through its non profit organization Sub City, is pleased to once again bring you the Take Action Tour. This year the tour will spotlight Patrick Pedraja and the need to get people signed up for the National Marrow Registry. Presented by Hot Topic, the tour will feature headliner WE THE KINGS, in addition to MAYDAY PARADE, A ROCKET TO THE MOON, THERE FOR TOMORROW, and STEREO SKYLINE (on…
New Jersey experimental/ambient/black metallers OSSEIN recently released their third full-length, a double album entitled FÃœHRER. A free download of the record is available on Ossein’s Myspace page, alongside free downloads of their other releases (2008’s Declination and Osaka). According to mainman Nile Bowie, “FÃœHRER is a record about the God in Man, oppressed by Men playing God. Our brains react differently when exposed to various sound frequencies, which alter our…
License To Thrill Music LLC (www.licensetothrillmusic.com), an independent music publisher providing one-stop music synchronization and licensing for advertising, films, television, radio, movie trailers, video games and new media, today announced a music publishing partnership with BAFTA award-winning composer Jesper Kyd. License To Thrill Music represents original music composed by Jesper Kyd available for use in advertising, film, TV and other media productions. Jesper Kyd’s music for blockbuster franchises such as…
Mothra has been destroying stages since 2000 with Piotr Koryzma (vocals), Daniel Szwed (drums), Andrzej Burzynski (bass) and Pawel Stefan Rosiak (guitar) on board. After first few months of existence, band recorded their first promo single, entitled “Sugar ‘01.” After that, the musicians focused on touring and writing new songs, which appeared on 2004’s demo CD – a six-track EP, recorded by the band. It wasn’t awesome-sounding material with killing…
British rock trio Muse has announced select dates, venues, and ticket on-sale dates for its upcoming spring North American tour. The headlining trek begins February 27th in Atlanta and criss-crosses the continent, including a stop at New York City’s legendary Madison Square Garden. The band are touring in support of their fifth studio album The Resistance, which earned Muse their highest-ever debut on the Billboard album chart when it bowed…
“Shawn Z. has an unvarnished vocal suited for Americana and an unpretentious yet thoughtful way of looking at things.” – Amplifier Magazine – May 2005 “He talks funny, can’t dance, And he owes me money.” – Todd Snider – Singer/Songwriter and Traveling Gypsy “After listening to the cd, I found myself entertained. Shawn’s love for Americana is obvious!” – Ryan Hoffer, A&R – Shut-Eye Records “Shawn Z could very well…
Phish will launch its first summer tour in five years with a two-night stand at the Nikon Theatre at Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY on June 4th and 5th. Yesterday the band resumed rehearsals, which began in November, in preparation for the upcoming shows.
THE AUDITION is kicking off the New Year with a headlining US run! “The Revolution and Resolution Tour†will start off in New York on January 20th and conclude in St. Louis, MO on February 19th. Joining THE AUDITION on the road will be The Dangerous Summer, Sparks The Rescue, The Right Coast, and Runner Runner on select dates. Dates are as follows: Jan 20, 2010 New York, NY, US…
Selfmadegod Records is proud to announce the signing of one-man alternative metal band Egoist from Bielsko-Biala, Poland. Egoist was founded and lead by the very young and enormously talented musician Stanislaw Wolonciej (guitars, bass, drums, vocals, synthesizers, production, artwork). The artist was born in 1986 in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. In his 20s, Stanislaw’s father was a bass player in the band Fatum. Music has always been present in Stan’s home. Everything…
Appropriately enough, Hospice’s 10 distinct chapters resonate on debilitating sonic and lyrical levels, from the hypnotic harp and tension-ratcheting build of “Two†to the sing-or-sink choruses of “Bear†and the speaker-rattling peaks of “Sylvia,†easily one of the year’s most immediate epics. It’s here, amidst contrasting shards of ambient noise, sweeping strings and smoky horns, where The Antlers truly transcend Silberman’s singer-songwriter beginnings—a striking escalation of expectations first hinted at…
The Chicago based group, Mambo Zombies, consists of 3 main players, Dez Desormeaux, Luis Prieto Rosario, and Jose Valdes, who have performed together over the past 10 years. They appear each Tuesday night at Green Dolphin Street, in Chicago, from 6:30 = 9:30. Their self titled debut CD can be purchased at their website: www.mambozombies.com.
Montreal, QC’s Barn Burner are ready to unleash Bangers worldwide and have released the final track listing. With Bangers, Barn Burner captures a signature sound that cannot be easily placed or categorized. Cultivating the principles of partying and the everlasting might of the riff, Barn Burner creates a live atmosphere that render an audience incapable of standing still. Whether it is giving your best friend a well-deserved swill of beer…
It will be a busy one for Sudden Death Records and D.O.A. as they tour to support their new album, Northern Avenger, which is getting rave reviews
Tee Pee Records is proud to announce Los Angeles rockers Night Horse will enter the studio this January 2010 to begin recording their sophomore record with esteemed producer, engineer and mixer Matt Bayles at Infrasonic Studios. Bayles is known and highly regarded for his work with bands such as Mastodon, Isis, Pearl Jam, Botch and The Murder City Devils. Matt excitely stated his main intention in recording Night Horse is…
From their Myspace ( http://www.myspace.com/occasionalmonster ) : If you are or know anyone that would be game for this type of gig, contact them. “Our keyboardist/trombonist/other-ist decided that being in a band was not for him and quit last week. So, we have a role to fill, but we want to have fun with it.
“Drain the Blood” is the first official single from the Hometowns LP and will be released on 7″ vinyl (w/ download code) and digital formats on Jan. 12. The single includes the newly recorded B-side cover of Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger”. The Rural Alberta Advantage was born out of singer / songwriter Nils Edenloff’s exodus from the province that inspired the band’s name and many of the songs from…
The Smiling Strangers were formed in 2004 by songwriter Jeff Reynolds and are based in London and the Midlands area of the UK. Jeff had played in bands and appeared at both the Edinburgh Fringe and the Greenbelt Arts Festival but had a break from music before writing a batch of new songs that were meant to be a solo project but which quickly developed into The Smiling Strangers.
“‘No Delia don’t go round when the Devil’s loose,’ A.A. Bondy cautions, his voice heavy with the kind of prescience that doesn’t come easy. A brooding Americana singer and songwriter, Mr. Bondy plays craggy, atmospheric folk songs – echoing acoustic guitar, spare piano – that are mournful, but never burdensome.” – The New York Times “On his arresting sophomore effort, When The Devil’s Loose, tales of loneliness, loss and love…
The Federal Moguls first studio release, High Risk Investment Planning, is set to be released on Tuesday, and young listeners will be very impressed with the entire CD. The album contains 17 (plus a hidden 18th track) tracks that show off a complete diversity of music styles. High Risk Investment Planning will take listeners in so many new musical directions, with a quirky style of music similar to artists such…