Having played well over 50 shows in the states (about 50 overseas) so far this year, from Pitchfork Music Festival to The Smell, The Men will continue bringing their anthemic rock n roll across the globe. They will be performing new songs from their follow-up to Open Your Heart on this upcoming tour, which they recorded this past spring in Big Indian, NY. The Men will be touring this fall in select US markets & make…
Four is available now via iTunes and GalleryAC.com where it can be purchased in multiple formats. Production on Four began in the winter of 2011 following a year-long hiatus during which the group contemplated disbanding, only to find its determination towards making a new record stronger than it had ever been previously. Of Four, frontman Kele Okereke says, “It is the best thing that we have ever done and finishing…
Shot in New York City by Rick Rogers (Prelude To Ruins) in a highly cinematic style, lead singer Ian Astbury says the new clip reveals a “desperate descent into a fractured psyche,” and the “Honey From A Knife” song title was inspired by the Buddhist precept: “Wealth and beauty, to a man who will not relinquish them, are like a knife covered with honey which, even before he has…
Who are you and how long have you been active? Ellen M. Wilson. I’ve been performing professionally for more than 30 years…it all started with a rock band in high school while I was also studying classical music. What trends will be big in the next year? I wouldn’t bank on my opinion, but increased diversity that will be harder to categorize, and more independent artists moving to the forefront,…
T.I. has just released his video for “Go Get It”. Warner’s finally letting explicit videos go through.
With a cost of $39.99, the cost to entry is extremely small. The box set provides players with an additional set of materials, which begin with the rulebook and continue with sets of creature and order cards. Other inclusions – tokens for . The plastic miniatures are rendered with extreme care, establishing considerable variation between the competing forces. I believe that players that have played other miniature titles will…
This beautiful box set provides viewers with the full run of anohana, a Tatsuyuki Nagai-directed show that ran through the spring of 2011. NIS America’s box set is stunning and provides individuals with considerable context about how to properly enjoy the show. The hardcover art book provides crisp clips into each of the characters, while one can actually view episode previews as they would be seen on Japanese television.…
Destiny’s Alone is a track that will immediately bring listeners on board with Ellen M. Wilson. This track needs little more than vocals and a piano to shine; the resulting track uses the interplay of human and instrumental efforts to draw listeners into the fold. Shelter Me possesses a foreboding feel to the track that ties together equal amounts Nightwish and Evanescence with Switchblade Symphony. Each element of Wilson’s…
Mourn For Me Like The Prophet is the initial track on My Magic Last Days, and it is a track that blends together the gritty sound of late-eighties industrial with hints of psychedelic and new wave. What results is something that is always nuanced and requires a number of listens before listeners can get a full semblance of what is happening. The track keeps listeners firmly focused in, despite…
Empire Trashed is a track that provides a tremendously interesting atmosphere to listeners. The use of electric and organic sides during this track create a haunting effort that takes on hints of Enigma, Enya, and Massive Attack. The track possesses a number of distinct movements; Drop Electric are able to unite these into one cohesive track. The drum track that kicks towards the bottom of this track adds just enough…
Any fear that Kelsey Grammer would always be locked into his beloved Frasier character is gone within the first few episodes of the remarkably captivating political drama Boss. With simmering tyranny, hidden behind the public mask of the genial mayor of Chicago, Grammer infuses Mayor Tom Kane with a ferocity and vindictiveness that makes Tony Soprano look like… well Frasier. The show, so far the crown jewel of cable start-up…
Like many teenage boys who grew up in the 80’s Thomas Scott McKenzie was a big fan of metal. Aqua-netted guitar gods, from the top-tier (Motley Crue and Kiss) to the B-listers (Slaughter and Stryper), he subscribed to the “if it’s too loud, you’re too old,” philosophy when it came to rock. But unlike many of us who were wooed away by grunge in the early 90’s he stuck with…
DOWNSPIRIT, the heavy rock band formed by ex-SYMPHORCE/ex-FREEDOM CALL guitarist Cedric “Cede” Dupont will be releasing their new album Bulletproof? in North America on August 14th. The album is available for pre-order on AMAZON. The band based in Stuttgart, Germany blends old blues roots with a modern, down tuned guitar-feel, their songs are a mixture of typical bluesy 80’s hard rock and a contemporary metal sound, which also includes some…
T HE COMPANY BAND‘s new EP Pros & Cons charted this week on three of Billboard’s Charts. Pros & Cons came in at #25 on the Heatseeker Chart, #52 on the Hard Rock Chart and #116 on the Independent Chart. In addition to cracking the Billboard Charts, THE COMPANY BAND is continuing to explode on the radio scene. The album has reached #14 on the CMJ Loud Rock Chart, which is unheard of for an EP. …
We’ve been lucky enough to be gifted four copies of the 2012 release of Death Rally for PC. These Steam codes are going to be handed out the weekend of August 17th.
Kansas City pop rock act The After Party will hit the road with Hollywood Ending starting August 21. Special guests on the run include Sandlot Heroes and Almost Hero. The band will be playing songs off the band’s latest release Kansas. Formed in early 2010, The After Party swept through the underground music scene and quickly gained notoriety for their refreshing blend of pop, rock and something that listeners can’t…
iDrool opens up A Curious Children’s Album, and it immediately shows listeners that childrens’ music can actually be well-written and performed. The track swells and morphs into something considerably greater than its constituent parts. Of particular note during iDrool has to be the absolutely sizzling horns, which are played with an intensity that is a constant presence during the album. Don’t Forget has a solid two-part harmony that further varies…
We’ve just placed live a few reviews that we’ve done in the last year with a focus in travel. We will be hosting a grand opening of the travel section on September 15th. Keep an eye out for this grand opening, as we will be exposing some of the best attractions that the Windy City has to offer. We’ll be offering giveaways and more in the weeks to come.
Like Robbie Williams, The Libertines and Klaxon, Kasabian is one of those uniquely British bands that does (and in The Libertines case, did) remarkably well in their own country, but only manage to pull together a small, albeit rabid, following here in the U.S. Kasabian Live at the 02 – a concert DVD and accompanying CD of the show recorded last December – should serve as proof that they…