COOKING IN THE KITCHEN Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been hopscotching down the road less traveled- from a barn in the Northeast to a ranch in the Southwest on our journey for the next sound. Why go RURAL? We’re not yet sure ourselves, but one thing the city don’t have that the country got is SPACE and there has been plenty of spacing out in the studio as of late.
Sweet Talking Soul: The Manhattans 1965–1990 3-Disc Set In Stores August 19 With their smooth harmonies, distinctive stylings and a strong penchant for telling bittersweet stories, vocal quintet The Manhattans have been captivating audiences for over four decades with their enviable canon of songs. This 3-Disc Shout! Factory collection titled Sweet Talking Soul: The Manhattans 1965–1990 marks the first time that the cream from all four of their original record…
Nikal Fieldz is currently touring in China promoting his new album ‘Almost Somebody’ featuring the #1 single on WBLK ‘Racist’ Produced by Midnite. (Also available on iTunes) Be on the lookout for the ‘Racist’ Remix F/ Brooklyn’s own Sha Stimuli. Nikal has been heavy on his buzz game, recently interviewing for Block Report DVD, YoRaps.com, Rapcapital.com, Protege Magazine, Spate Magazine, Video City TV, Grind Hard TV, Check The Credits TV,…
Influential metal quintet UNEARTH has completed work on its new album. Entitled The March, the record is scheduled to drop on October 14 via Metal Blade Records. The March was recorded at both MA’s System Recording Studios and Zing Studios with producer Adam Dutkiewicz. The album is said to feature UNEARTH’s “most dynamic material to date,†combining strong tension and release, abundant guitar solos and a bulldozing power-groove.
’80’s Metal Pioneer, Willie Basse has posted the track “Danger Zone†featuring ex- Ozzy Osbourne/Motely Crue drummer, Randy Castillo online at www.MySpace.com/WillieBasse. The track is taken from Basse’s new album “The Money Grind†which was recently released on New Empire Media.
If you catch only one show this fall, catch CW Stoneking “Across almost 40 minutes Stoneking doesn’t put a finger or phrase wrong, moving magically from one perfectly crafted pastiche piece to another with a charm that’s more celebration than imitation†Rolling Stone 4 stars
Nachtmystium will join the first half of the upcoming North American Opeth / High on Fire tour, opening the first half of the tour’s shows (with Baroness opening the second half of the tour) beginning in September.
Stereogum Debuts New Track Today, “Dishwasher,” Via Their ‘Gum Drop’ Newsletter Sophomore LP “Lightbulbs†To Be Released September 16th On Deaf, Dumb + Blind Recordings F&M have also kept up their interest in some of life’s finer things: motorik pulses, retro-futurist electronics, fake Japanese accents. And, OK, this Lightbulbs track doesn’t always keep its things in the dark: “Vanilla, strawberry, knickerbocker, glory,” Best sings, as the instruments make like metronomes.…
The Dandy Warhols’ sixth LP, Earth To The Dandy Warhols, is set for release on August 19, 2008, via their label, Beat The World Records. This month the Dandys are playing four shows in the Pacific Northwest, with European festival dates to follow in July, and a fall North American tour to kick off in September. For the June dates, Beat The World artists the Upsidedown and Monstrous are the…
Bum Kon (named after Korean mass murderer Woo Bum Kon) was one of the best punk rock bands in the early ’80s, even if few outside of its Denver home knew it. To those who were familiar – Fanatic’s own Dave Clifford for example, who witnessed the band during his very impressionable pre-teen years — Bum Kon was the coolest, most intimidating band on the planet, gliding from a blisteringly…
George Jones, Country Music Hall of Fame member, lends a hand to support HopeHouse International, a non-profit organization that exists so that orphans in Ukraine can become adopted by Christian couples within their country.
The Acacia Strain’s hometown of Springfield, where the band will have their set filmed for an upcoming DVD. The band bring the brutality overseas for a European tour with Annotations of an Autopsy and Knights of the Abyss.
Big Machine Records newcomer Fisher Stevenson has been dubbed by MSN Music as “One To Watch” along with hot rising country artists James Otto and Lady Antebellum. The feature can be found on the homepage of the music website, along with streaming audio of Stevenson’s first single “No Tomorrow Here Tonight.”
Innerpartysystem set up tour With Kill Hannah, Medic Droic, and White Tie Affair, that will run through summer.
Harlem-based indie rock quartet, Baskervilles, are no strangers to ’60s Brit-pop and ’70s Sire new wave and it’s evident on their newest album, Twilight, produced by the legendary Mitch Easter (R.E.M., Pavement, Birds of Avalon). And though Baskervilles draw on the past for some inspiration, their songs are infused with buoyant and modern pop sensibilities. The result is one of the finer strains of music likely to brush its melodic…
Southern California ska-punk stalwart Reel Big Fish has been blazing a trail of angst-filled, shenanigan-loaded rock for 15 years now. And it seems their legendary summer treks are always a rite of passage for fans. This summer will be no different when the band takes its hi-jinx brand of ska/punk rock to the main stage of the Vans Warped Tour on a daily basis.
Black Cobra, the act that just does not stop touring, bring their two-man sludgefest to the masses once again beginning this week. First they hit some West Coast and Southern dates with ‘Frisco brothers Slough Feg, then pick up and head up through the rest of the country with filthmongers Weedeater for a few weeks.
Paper Bag Records is mega-excited to announce the release of Toronto duo Woodhands first album, Heart Attack, in the US! Woodhands is an electro-pop duo with a relentlessly energetic live-show and a total disdain for anything but balls-to-the-wall, dirty, sexy dance parties. The brainchild of Dan Werb (vocals, synths, drum machines) and Paul Banwatt (drums, vocals), Woodhands has garnered national press in Canada and was tagged as one of “5…
*VH1 VH1’s highly-acclaimed “You Oughta Know” franchise has helped break artists such as Amy Winehouse, The Fray, Hinder and Sara Bareilles. VH1 is now adding San Francisco-based Thriving Ivory to the list.
Anthem In’s fantastic, confident self-titled debut overflows with sneaky rhythms and powerful melodies. These New York City transplants create danceable indie-rock tunes that share the same sense of layering and depth with fellow travelers Rogue Wave, Death Cab for Cutie, or Pinback, while following their own path. Their self-titled debut saw release on Quiet/Loud Records on June 24th, 2008.