A genre defying blockbuster and awesome beat creating sound guru, who is forever innovative in his approach to music. Yamasaki (Tom Edwards) has enjoyed album releases with the independent labels Criminal Recordz and Just Joe as well as achieving underground acclaim and radio play across the world (including having his tracks feature on Scott Mills show on BBC Radio 1 and The Jazz Suite & Soul Travels Radio in the…
Quiet Life is a candle with ecstatic wax and wick, modern burn and recycled light. Their blend of classic country/folk and indie/rock is one of the most genuine combinations being fused across modern America. Hailing from the whaling city of New London, Connecticut, these two brothers [Sean and Ryan Spellman] and two best friends [Craig Rupert and Paul Dutton] have all the sincerity of their great folk predecessors, influenced by…
Skelmersdale England’s death-thrash outfit Machiavellian has officially signed with Year of the Sun Records for the release of their upcoming debut four song EP, “The Impossibility of Death in the Minds of the Living”. The album will see release through the label on April 29th, 2008. Machiavellian marks the first international signing by the Canadian label.
Combining the soulful ache of Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall with the sultry falsetto of Smokey Robinson, Lemon resurrects the plaintive longing and raw sexuality of vintage R&B with the synthesized rhythms of ‘80s modern rock.
Memphis based Southern boys Saving Abel, whose self-titled Virgin Records debut is set to be released on March 11th have announced a string of tour dates as opening band for label mates Sick Puppies beginning today at the Canyon in Las Vegas, NV (full schedule below). With four weeks until Saving Abel’s debut hits stores, the southern rockers first single “Addicted” is quickly becoming a staple at rock and alternative…
Few tales from the Playboy Mansion make mention of the light switches. Yet, when Dimitri from Paris played in the Gothic-Tudor LA estate, he paid more attention to the fixtures than he did to the Playmates. “The whole decor of the place, the furniture, the light switches,†recalls the Gallic disco selector, “it was like something out of a James Bond movie.†Dimitri visited the world famous LA pad in…
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, who knows the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at his best knows in the end the high achievement of triumph and who at…
Seven years ago, Curb Recording Artist Tim McGraw claimed the feat of having four consecutive singles off the same album land the coveted number one position on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles Chart. This week, label-mate Rodney Atkins accomplishes the same feat with “Cleaning This Gun” off his current CD If You’re Going Through Hell.
Spin.com : “There’s no such thing as too much reverb for Chicago’s Sybris†Chicago’s Sybris is a quartet of powerful grace, the sound of a battalion of Valkyries astride winged horses bound for Valhalla. The sweep of giant white wings in the wind, the creak of the saddle beneath the weight of warrior goddesses in full regalia, the dreamy, gauzy, glittery haze of the ghosts of the warrior dead behind…
Kadion “Omeil” Lewis better known as Omeil the Lava Lady is hailing from Kingston , Jamaica . Omeil is no stranger to the music business having Release her Single “FRET” that Gained tremendous radio adds that lead to her BillBoard Compilation appearance of her single “Hot Girls” featured on her Debut Album “Reggae Sweetheart”. She ‘s a Star and a tremendous perform er for those who have had the privilege…
 Equal Vision Record’s own DEAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS have been hand picked as the sole opener of the highly anticipated Paramore/Jimmy Eat World co-headlining spring tour. The tour kicks off April 1st in San Antonio, TX and wraps up May 2nd in Atlantic City, NJ. The tour also makes a stop at Bamboozle Left in Irvine, CA on April 5th.
“Delivered with a bravura that makes it work a treat†The Independent A chaotic jazz-funk shuffle . . . brass-backed, sixties-style soul . . . breezy country-and-western . . . swampy Southern States blues – [Adamson’s] new songs shone brightest†The Times of London
The rap artist GAHD has done something that, until this day, has never been done in the music business. GAHD has formed a corporation named GAHD Inc., signed himself to it, and now offers shares so that fans as well as major labels can buy stock and share in his success as an artist.
“Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO” teaser posted! Finally an update on the long anticipated BYO DVD! We screened it for the folks that attended our 10th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament, so for those of you who were not able to be there, here’s a sneak peek of the movie!
Underground Mexican hip-hop artist/entrepreneur, SOLOW13, breaks the music game wide open by establishing his own label, TRUTH LOVES LA WFAMILIA, LLC or simply LAWFAMILIA, LLC. The new imprint is a collaborative partnership between SOLOW13 and famed West Coast label, Latin Thug Records—best known for being founded by Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog and home to the Reyes Brothers, B Real’s “Gunslinger†albums and many other notable releases. “Solow brings a lot…
After releasing a full-length album, a live CD and two EPs, Nashville rock band The Loft is back in the studio with Grammy winning producer Joe West (Emmylou Harris, Warren Zevon, Dropping Daylight) and planning to release a new album later this year. Meanwhile, in order to keep their fans appeased, the band and archivist Nick Graham have sifted through the recordings of over 100 shows and are releasing a…
There is a remarkable blend of Arts and Technology which is molding the career of recent artists and musicians of the 21st century. The debut album “Acroiris†by Anuradha Sharma spins a new captivating sound which echoes an unconscious familiarity in its milieu. Each track on this album is an invitation to soft contemplation while enthused by its jovial rhythmic section which, inclines towards a mood of light hearted distraction.…
Proggy Acid Punks Triclops! Sign To Alternative Tentacles; Prep First LP Out Of Africa The Bay Area’s most explosive live act to release anticipated debut on March 25th, 2008 Science fiction authors forewarn the dangers of gene-splicing and its freakish byproduct, but in an Alternative Tentacles tome, “freakish” is a desirable trait. Triclops! (“!” is part of the name) is one such result of SF Bay Area inter-band splicing (featuring…
In the Fall of 2007 Lights found themselves in Greg Weeks’ (Espers) Hexham Head studio in Philadelphia. With some analog tape and a little help from their friends, the band wove together their self-titled LP. The album is to be released (late Spring 2008) on Weeks’ Language of Stone label: M & D through Drag City in the U.S.; it’s being released on Andy Votel’s Twisted Nerve label (part of the B-Music collective)…
SUNDAY MORNING IN SATURDAY’S SHOES is Richard Julian’s follow up to his critically acclaimed SLOW NEW YORK. Produced by the legendary Mitchell Froom, the new album again showcases Richard’s confessional, whip-smart and witty songwriting prowess. Equally engaging on stage as on record, Richard kicks off a two-month long tour on March 8th.