Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers may just be the largest band we’ve ever reviewed without a Wikipedia. I am confident that as soon as listeners can give “Teenage and Torture” a fair shake, that those in the know at Wikipedia will fall over themselves creating a page for them. This band has had one previous recording – 2009’s A Fish Hook An Open Eye – which set the stage…
North Carolina natives Tab-One, Rapsody, Charlie Smarts, Foolery, The Sinopsis, and DJ Ill Digitz, together known as Kooley High, have hit the ground running with their new video for “Pedals,” the second single off Eastern Standard Time, an album critically acclaimed since being released for free earlier this year, leading to a deal with Fat Beats Records to re-release the album at retail with a number of add-ons and new…
The Internet browsing experience is never complete without putting on some music. A rousing playlist, after all, sets the tone for not just your social networking activities, but for the entire day as well. The easy accessibility of music online allows you to get tons of free music downloads, and perhaps the most ideal source for such is Bearshare. Bearshare presents a highly functional, user friendly interface for you to…
Oathbreaker are a brutal Punk/Metal band from Ghent, Belgium. To outsiders, Belgium is a country rich in cultural diversity and history. However to its residents it is also a country of crime, corruption, and political incompetence. For the Ghent based Oathbreaker, the festering blood that surfaces from these social cracks and fissures burns as fuel for their creative engine. After their formation in early 2008, Oathbreaker released a debut 7″EP…
The 6th of June will witness the release of the new album by KRUK, a Polish Hard Rock band, formed in 2001 by Piotr Brzychcy and Krzysztof Walczyk. Their second studio album will feature a big surprise! The song “In Reverie”, which will promote the album, will include a guest appearance by Doogie White! This charismatic singer is best known to the wide audience for his cooperation with such bands…
Blogging on iPad: A Do or a Don’t? Dale Henry has blogged about the pros and cons of working towards becoming a sonogram tech When the iPad debuted just a few short months ago, many said it would change computing forever. Some predicted that like cell phones did to land lines, it would make computing a portable venture and would eventually render traditional computers obsolete. Whether that happens still remains to…
Rock ‘n’ roll heavyweights Social Distortion have announced a US spring tour in support of their critically acclaimed new album, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes. Touring in support will be Chuck Ragan and Sharks. Tickets go on sale January 28/29, depending on the market (http://socialdistortion.com/tours/). On the verge of their highest charting album to date, Social Distortion kicked off their West Coast tour last week with three consecutive sold-out shows…
The real-life exploits of John Wayne Gacy far outstrip in terms of horror any film or any similar type of suspense or thriller celluloid, so it only makes sense that there should be a film made detailing Jason Moss’ look into Gacy’s life and crime. For those not familiar with Moss, ey was a student of criminology (related to criminal justice), and attempted to provide some sort of look into…
These are anxious times. >From unemployment and embattled governments to mysterious mass deaths of birds and fish, it’s easy to wonder if 2012’s apocalypse won’t come a year early. It’s heady fare for an indie rock record, but somehow the dense soundscapes from Hooray for Earth’s True Loves find a way to float on thin air. “The record is really aggressive sounding, but soft in attitude,” band leader Noel Heroux…
1/26 Boise, ID- Neurolux * 1/28 Lincoln, NE- Bourbon Theatre * 1/29 Columbia, MO- Mojo’s * 1/30 Bloomington, IN- The Bluebird * 2/1 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of The Living Arts # 2/2 New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre # 2/3 Worcester, MA – The Palladium # 2/4 Quebec City, QC – Cercle # 2/5 Montreal, QC – Le National # 2/6 Toronto, ON – Opera House # 2/8 Chicago,…
The All-American Rejects and Magic Bullet Records have teamed up to issue 10 very special copies of the AAR album “When the World Comes Down” with all proceeds benefitting Charity: Water! This organization works to directly fund sustainable water solutions in areas of the planet with the greatest need. It’s surprising to learn that one in eight people on earth currently do not have access to clean, safe drinking water,…
Many critics have opined that Lloyd’s “New Quartet”, with Jason Moran, Reuben Rogers and Eric Harland may be the best of all his groups. The quartet’s previous release in this line-up, the live-recorded Rabo de Nube, met with across-the-board approval and was voted #1 album of the year in both the Critics and Readers Polls of JazzTimes. The Quartet has toured extensively since the September release of Mirror both in…
Deborah Voigt has been wowing critics and fans alike with her turn as Puccini’s quintessential New World heroine in the Metropolitan Opera’s centenary staging of La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West). The New Year soon brings another anniversary production, when Voigt embodies Puccini’s Gold Rush girl again at Lyric Opera of Chicago (Jan 22 – Feb 21). Of a December Met performance as the pistol-packing, poker-playing…
H2O is scheduled to have a fun December as they just announced a quick tour with Man Overboard and Wisdom in Chains and will spend the last part of the month playing shows with the likes of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Hatebreed, the Bouncing Souls, and a special show in NYC where you can pick the bands set list! Show details are listed below. Since the release of their Bridge…
German atmospheric progressive metal enigmas, THE OCEAN, recently wrapped up two successful back-to-back European tours; one with math metallers The Dillinger Escape Plan and the other with legendary doom/atmospheric rockers Anathema. The tours coincided with the band’s latest opus, Anthropocentric, released via Metal Blade early last month. Said guitarist Robin Staps of the two treks: “Thanks to everyone who came out to see us during our recent European tours supporting…
Halloween has just ended, and individuals should look to get ready for the Holiday Season. While I do not know too much in the way of other Holiday events besides Christmas, I am confident that I am hitting up a good site in Christmas Signs . This site is continually updated, while providing viewers with a tremendous amount of information egarding Christmas signs. Where companies like the Flower Factory have…
Within The Ruins are currently out on The Portals Tour. Also on the road with them is Arsonists Get All The Girls, Ion Dissonance, And Hell Followed With, Destruction of a Rose and Struc/tures. The tour is being presented by Malus Colthing. Within The Ruins released their new album Invade on August 31st through Victory Records. You can purchase a copy here. Do you like Rock Band? Do you like…
Myself and the wife like Greek food. While we have some love for the gyro or the generic Mediterranean food shop (check out South Side 6 in Bowling Green, Ohio or Continental Grill in Kent, Ohio), pure Greek food is hard to get. Pure Greek food that is actually well-made and cheap is even harder to get.
VCI Entertainment has created a number of DVD releases for films that have been forgotten about or otherwise slept on for a great period of time. Hell is Sold Out is one of these films; a 1951 film featuring Richard Attenborough, has been released under the company’s “Best of!” line. This Special Edition has been cleaned up from source prints, ensuring that video and audio quality is absolutely stunning considering…
HOUSECORE RECORDS recording artists CROWBAR, WARBEAST and haarp will join forces on stage on October 1st, 2010, for a label showcase brought to you by HOUSECORE RECORDS and FIREWATER PRODUCTIONS. With two of the groups hailing from Louisiana and one representing Texas, the showcase is sure to be a southern, dirty metal brawl. Doors open at 8pm, and the event begins at 9pm. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15…