Instant gratification. That’s the best way to describe these monsters of rock. Going big on their masterful debut AURORA with irresistible hooks, incredible lyrics and towering riffs, every song hits hard and lingers long. Combining post-hardcore elements with tender lyrics and soaring choruses, this arena-ready wall of sound leaves no stone unturned…nothing left to be desired.
Fresno, CA ain’t just the birthplace of the Sun Maid Raisin girl and Kevin Federline. It also is home to Rademacher – a quartet of musicians who have spent the past three years living on a strict DIY, van-and-sofa based touring and recording diet, a band that has shared the stage with indie luminaries like John Vanderslice, David Dondero and the Silversun Pickups. Set to unleash Stunts on December 4,…
When I bought this tape, I thought Righteous Anger would be an old local heavy metal band, but it is a weird-ass Christian band. As with all reviews, my grading is not affected by religion of the band. Framed Reality has 6 songs, and is on Little Buddy Records. The 1st two songs are songs that preach throughout the whole time, and both include the word “Jesus” in them 20…
Punahele Productions is pleased to announce the release of “Kukahi – Keali`i Reichel Live in Concert,†recorded at the Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu. The DVD features Keali`i, one of Hawai`i’s best known artists and kumu hula instructors, and his Halau Ke`alaokamaile in a musical journey of old and new favorites. The DVD begins with an elaborate Kahiko segment, celebrating Hawai`i’s pre-contact era with an exquisitely choreographed dance and chant…
Bobaflex has just released the music video for their first single “Home†off their new album Tales from Dirt Town. Bobaflex teamed up with director Dan Dobi to film the video at the infamous Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. The band was caught on film before and during their sold-out concert on October 12th at the notorious venue and the video puts a lucid visual to their emotional song. Bobaflex’s…
Sean Madigan Hoen covers Misfits’ Bloodfeast for Halloween In honor of Halloween, Sean Madigan Hoen has recorded a cover of the Misfits classic Bloodfeast! The song is now posted to our song-a-week blog and through the itunes podcast, along with an accompanying post from Hoen himself. Hoen’s debut full-length, The Liquor Witch, is now available in our online store and in stores across the country. Please contact us if you…
New York City’s favorite sister act The Pierces will appear on the December 5th episode of the hit CW TV show GOSSIP GIRLS playing two of their songs “Secret” and “Three Wishes.” GOSSIP GIRLS is the #1 new show on TV with teens and is currently the #1 most downloaded show at iTunes. The Pierces will appear as the band playing the Debutante Ball in the episode titled “Hi, Society.”…
Beginning tomorrow, GIVING CHASE will embark on a five week tour of Europe in support of A Cheap Print Of A Masterpiece. Released by Jump Start Records on June 19th, 2007, the Philadelphia band’s debut full-length was recorded by Nick Rotundo (Boy Sets Fire, None More Black) at Clay Creek Studios.
As Tall As Lions are set to release a new digital EP entitled Into The Flood November 29th on Triple Crown/East West. The band recorded the EP with Mike Watts over a six day period in October at Vudu Studios in Long Island and are excited for their fans to get a taste of something new before they hibernate in early 2008 to record the follow up to 2006’s self…
“An intriguing, totally new direction. . . like the particular later-’80s 4AD period when Ivo Watts Russell was fixated on Pixies and Throwing Muses, with loopy harsh guitar, beat, and cooed vocal. . . with a bit of what you liked about Weezer’s radio hits.” ÂJack Rabid, The Big Takeover NYC – Rat Wakes Red’s sad, soulful sound found its roots in James Raftery’s (the boy nicknamed Rat) solo living…
Add the Y of multi-instrumentalist John Davis [drummer of D.C.’s defunct Q And Not U], the X of singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn, and their combined knack for evocative production, inventive songwriting, and multi-part harmonies, and you’re almost there. Mix in the duo’s passion for 60s & 70s pop music including The Kinks, Richard & Linda Thompson, The Jam, Simon & Garfunkel, and some “Shake Some Action”-era Flamin’ Groovies, and you’ve got…
Being known as just a “band” is too vague for the Midwest boys of Love in October, they would rather be known as “creators.” What they do is more than play fun, pop rock, dance music — they also have made a critically acclaimed music video, in addition to their funny, handmade clips that appear on their Web site from time to time creating an online following. Set to hit…
Shred Sled #1 / $1 / :20 / http://www.myspace.com/jakewatts / Reviewed 10 June 2007 This is a skate-specific zine done by a 14 year old. I don’t get many zines done by such young people anymore, so it is nice to see one of these zines. The zine is fairly sterile, with everything looking to be laid out using Word or Paint/Photoshop. The pages themselves are quick reads, with pictures…
MTV VMA Award-winning, Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum Island Records group the Killers are hard at work collecting B-sides, rarities and one-off sides for a compilation album to be released later this year, entitled SAWDUST, out November 13th with lead track SHADOWPLAY at radio now! The band hunkered down at a recording studio in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, completing the album with Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Lou Reed.
The Lord Weird Slough Feg, whose name is derived from a character in ancient Irish mythology, originates from Central Pennsylvania. The band relocated to San Francisco, California in 1990 in hopes of resurrecting the ailing ‘true metal’ scene in the United States. The band quickly gained a reputation as, ‘The band San Francisco loved to hate’ by taking a stand against the trends and incorporating stage savagery with strong visual…
DATELINE – Burbank, CA – Avenged Sevenfold, the self-titled and self-produced follow-up to the 2005 million-selling City of Evil, topped the Billboard Alternative, Hard and Rock Charts this week. It also debuted at Number Four on the Billboard Top 200, marking the biggest sales week ever for the Huntington Beach based band. Avenged Sevenfold was released on October 30th by Warner Bros. Records.
Vagrant is proud to announce that Bloomington, Indiana’s MURDER BY DEATH has signed to the label. The quartet’s fourth full-length, Red of Tooth and Claw was produced by Trina Shoemaker (QOTSA, Emmylou Harris, Iggy Pop) at Dark Horse Studios in Tennessee and will be released in the early spring of 2008. “We are thrilled to be working with Vagrant and we’re really excited about the new album,” says Adam Turla,…
Acclaimed Southern California-based band The Feisty Piranhas have been entered into eleven categories for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. They are: * Record of the Year — “THE END” * Album of the Year — “THE END” * Best NEW Artist — Feisty Piranhas * Best Rock Duo — Feisty Piranhas/ Lil Cuddy “24” * Best Rock Album — “THE END” * Best Rock Song — “WAR” * Best Engineered…
Pilgrimage is the third sacred voyage of drone mantra purity from Om! Helmed by the master rhythm section of Chris Hakius (drums) and Al Cisneros (bass) – both formerly of doom/drone gods Sleep – Pilgrimage contains four brand new songs featuring the group’s unique use of riff, cadence and chant. Lyrical themes address the processes of mind, psychic reality, astral and causal planes of being, and the nature of the…
STATE RADIO are set to release their second studio album YEAR OF THE CROW–an amalgam of rock, punk and reggae that’s as distinctive as it is sublime–February 5 on their own Ruff Shod Records.Hailing from Boston, the musically inventive, socially and politically charged trio fronted by Dispatch member CHAD STOKES and rounded out by bassist CHUCK FAY and drummer MAD DOG are currently on a U.S. headlining tour with Australia’s…